The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-03-22
COTTON SEED MEAL.


good condition for celery without fur
ther manuring.
COTTON SEED MEAL.
In purchasing seed for feed or fertili-
ger what per cent of nitrogen should it
contain? H. II. L., FORSYTH.
The standard fixed in Georgia for
meal from common cotton seed is per
cent ammonia. The analysis showing
the ammonia absolute as to the fertili-
zing properties and also in showing the
high class of the meal and freedom from
foreign substances is a criterion as to its
value as food.
TIsIMoNsvILLE, S. c., Feb. 2G.
Commissioner of Agriculture, Atlanta,
Ca:
DEAR SIR-Please inform me whether
in your opinion the following varieties
of grapes, viz: Moore's Early, Delaware.
Niagara, Concord and Catawba, would
succeed on the rad clay hills in. the vi
cinity of Griffin in your state. Also
what varieties of Strawberries and rasp-
berries would best suit that locality and
the soil named? Tlease name only one
or two kinds of each, and let them be
the best as to productiveness and market
value. | have purchased some land
near Griffin, and don't want to 20 wrong
in setting it in fruit.
Yours truly,
FRANK G. LEEHNER.
The grapes you name would succeed
well in the vicinity of Griffin.
For market Strawberries, we recon-
mend the following: Michel, Crescent,
Bubash, Gaudy and Wilson.
Black cap raspberries: Skaters,
Mammoth Cluster and Gregg. Red: The
Cuthbert yellow varieties, Caroline and
Golden Queen.
MATURING GRASS LAND.
When is the proper time to manure
grass land? What kind of manure
would you use? H. T. G.
Harmony Grove.
Your manure should be applied at
once. In the manual on the cultivation
of grass by Mr.. c. w. Howard an ex-
cellent work. This is said on that sub
ject:
The best manure is farm yard manure.
Where the supply of this is limited, its
value may be increased by composing
it with rich earth from bitches, woods
mould and ashes; or the quantity of
manure may be increased by composing
commercial or chemical manures with
the same material. It should be remem-
bered that ammonia and potash are the
dominant wants of the grasses, and
phophate of lime of the clovers and lu.
cerne.
This compost applied in the winter, is
valued not only on account of the ma
nure, but especially for the mulch that
is given to the young grass, protecting il
from the severely Of the winter and the
intense heat of the summer: Indeed, il
the land be sufficiently rich to cause {
full stand of grass, this subsequent toI
dressing is really more valuable than il
the maure had been incorporated with
! the soil at the time of sowing. This tor
dressing should be applied only in dry
/ weather.
/ CORN ROOTS.
Does the roots of corn extend over
very large surface, and do they extend
| down deep into the soil?
9. 0. c., Perry, Ga.
J The fact that we plant corn at @
greater distance on poor land than on
rich aptly illustrates that it is broad
feeder and is able to gather food from a
large surface. Experiment has also
demonstrated the seemingly great dis.
lance they will reach out and down into
the soil.
Al elaborate experiment thus con-
Guiding on this subject: Nothing can
illustrate more forcibly than these
samples how deeply and how broadly
this great American food plant is able to
send its roots foraging through the soil. >
The samples are thus given: The first
sample was taken July 9, AZ days after
planting, when the tops had attained q
height of about IS inches. At this
stage the roots of the two hills met and
passed each other in the center oe rows
3 feet 6 inches apart, and had pene.
trated to depth of about IS inches. II
was found that the surface roots sloped
gently downward toward the center OF
the row, where those nearest to the sur
face were some 8 inches deep.
When the corn had attained a height
of nearly feet at the time of the last
cultivation second sample was taken.
Here the roots are found to occupy the
entire soil down to a depth of 2 feet,
which is the height of the cage. At this
stage the surface leaders descend in a
gentle curve toward the center of the
row, where they pass one another and
lie only inches deep.
Just as the corn was coming into full
tassel third sample was taken, and
here it will be seen the roots have fully
| occupied the upper feet of soil in the
entire field. In the center of the row,
too, the surface leaders have risen still
higher, ant few of them are now
scarcely 5 inches deep, though the great
| bulk of them are still inches or more