The morning news., 1892-03-28

benefits Of the same, and see you advocate
the planting of the nuts instead of trans
planting trees.
For the benefit Of your readers will you
IN your next issue answer these questions:
L At what time Of the season should the
nuts be pIantedl
2. The best varietvl
3. How many nuts to the hill to insure q
standl
4. How far apart should they be plantedl
5. Can you name a dealer who has a good
variety OF nutss
By answering these questions you will
confer favor and oblige s. N. H.
Savannah, Ga.
]. The nuts should be planted out in the
fall or early in the spying. but the nuts
should be kept In moist soil until planting
out. After being gathered from the tree
the nuts should not be allowed to become
very dry before planting.
2. The thin or "proper she'll" is the best.
3. Ii Is safer to plant three nuts to the
hill.
4. Twenty-four trees to the acre. which
gives distance Of 42x42 feet apart Peaches
or other fruit trees may be grown in the
middles, and may be cut out in course of
eight or ten years, or as soon as they appear
to trespass upon the pecans. A great many
will make the mistake Of planting the pe-
can trees too close to start with.
5. The Texas Pecan and Seed Company,
Fort Worth, Tex, or W. R Stewart, Ocean
Springs, Miss.
1t is much better to plant the seeds pre-
pairing the hills carefully, planting seeds
that have not been allowed to become dry .
When ten to twenty inches high thin out to
one plant and cultivate until the young trees
get a good start. AS stated. a crop Of
peaches can be made for several years in the
middles, or sweet potatoes or pease eau be
made on the land to the advantage or the
pecans.
Poultry and Bee Papers.
(which is the best poultry paper pub
lishedi Is there any southern paper devoted
to poultry2-to bees" HARVEY.
Blob County.
There are a score or more OF poultry pa
pers published in the United States. There
are number of good ones, but we cannot
say which is the best.
There are several published In the south,
but we cannot recall their names just now,
as they are not very widely known. The
Southern Fdncier at Atlanta. however, is
one. The Southern Farm at the same place
has poultry department.
The most widely circulated poultry pa
pers-and good ones, too-are the Poultry
Monthly, Albany, N. Y; Poultry World,
Hartfort, Conn; Farm Poultry, Boston,
and Fdncier Gazette. Indianapolis, Ind.
We know of no southern bee paper .
There are a number in the north and west.
American Bee Journal, Chicago; Bee
Keepers Guide. Kendalville, Ind; Clean
ings in Bee Culture. Medina. o. The last
is regarded as excellent. All. no doubt, are
instructive and worth their price.
You can hardly name an occupation that
has not its Journal.
By the way. why should there not be more
honey raised in the south3
Crimson Clover.
"Wil crimson clover do we'll in South
Georgial Is it not one Of the very best
kinds for hay or pasture?' Fl. T. E.
Yes, it is only a question of good seed
sowed properly on soil fertile enough to
grow a crop. 1t will not grow on barren
sand or clay. Nearly all the clovers do bet
September-Octob or even early Novem-
Der. the crimson as well as other kinds will
succeed in sandy soil that is rich.
Like bur clover, the crimson Is an an
nual. 1t will on good land make large
amount of food, either to feed green or to
be converted into hay. Whether it would
suit your soil better than bur clover, we
cannot say. The latter is valuable plant
for Middle Georgia. We would be glad to
1f
given the crimson clover a trial. and also
from those who have tested the bur.
We have no lack of desirable clovers for
this section Of the country. AS rule mix
lures are to be commended.
Nitrate of Soda AS a Fertilizer.
see this substance recommended for top
dressing oats and wheat.
l. Is it the best fertilizer for such?
2. Where can it be procureds
3. What is the pricea NOVICE.
Nitrate Of soda is substance similar in
appearance to common salt. AS its name
indicates it Is a compound of nitric acid
and sodium, and valuable on account of the
first element. IL supplies nitrogen only to
crops, and consequently is not a complete
fertilizer. 1t has no phosphoric acid or pot
ash.
Where it is desirable to furnish soil with
nitrogen-ammonia-i is one OF the most,
if not the most, valuable and available SUBJ
stances we have. For use as top dressing
it is not surpassed by any other for this pur-
pose, being much superior to cotton seed
meal or dried blood.
Nitrate of soda is brought to this country
from Chile, where it occurs as a natural
deposit several thousand feet above the sea
level and where no rain falls. The CONNER
cial article contains about 16 per cent of
nitrogen, nearly three times as much as is
contained in cotton seed meal. 1t is very
soluble, es much so as common salt, and
when applied to a crop becomes available
on the very first rain. 1t will not do to ap-
ply it to the soil until the plants have
reached a stage to make use OF it, else a
good part Of it will be wasted-be leached
away from the roots. 1t must be evenly
broadcasted on the surface. Must never be
plowed or put into burrows.
Some ten or twelve years ago nitrate OF
soda was not to be had in the United States
for less than 800 per ton. The seaboard
prices at this time, we believe, is SAC to $4S
1t is only the most advanced farmers and
gardeners in the south who have come as
yet TO understand the value of nitrate Of