The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-10-18

! The complete fertilizer should be applied
! at depth of from two to three inches
and we'll mixed with the soil.
CowPEAs TURNED UNDER.
notice that in your reports you
strongly advocate the sowing of cow
peas to supply nitrogen. About how
much cottonseed meal would an ordi-
nary crop be equal to?
An ordinary crop turned under would
be equal to from 800 to 900 pounds of
cottonseed meal. 1t must be remem-
bered also that in addition to the supply
OF nitrogen, large quantity of humus
Is contributed, greatly benefitting the
mechanical condition of the soil and
rendering it susceptible to higher fertil-
iZation.
SMUT IN WHEAT.
FIease give me remedy that will
prevent smut in wheat.
L. NJ. D. Tilton.
Soak the seed in solution made by
dlssolving one pound of commercial
copper sulphate (bluestone) in "a gallons
OF water for IL hours, after which,
place the seed for five or ten minutes
into lime water made by Stacking one
pound of good lime in ten gallons Of
water. The Jansen or hot water
treatment is very effective. In using
this treatment, immerse the seed in wa
ter at 142 degrees F for five minutes,
afterward in water at 1872 degrees F for
ten minutes. See that every grain is
thoroughly wiltsd. Do not cool with
cold water, but spread out to dry. The
same treatment will answer for oats.
ELEMENTS ERoM ATMOSPHERE.
What part Of plants is obtained from
the atmosphere
K. L. T., Hamilton.
Carbon, which constitutes large por-
ton of all plants, is obtained from the
atmosphere where it exists In the form
Of carbonic acid gas. The oxygen and
hydrogen Of plants comes from the wa
ter and nitrogen from some compound
containing nitrogen, principally ammo
MIA.
ORGANIC MATTER.
Of what is decomposed organic uat-
ter chiefly composed, and in what way
does 1t benefit land?
Fl. A. NJ. Lithonia.
Decomposed organic matter is chiefly
composed of carbon. The beneficial eff
fects of carbon does not depend ON the
fact that it enters into the composition
Of plants, but has been thus suscinctly
expressed:
/. 1t makes the soil more retentive Of
manures.
2. 1t causes it to appropriate larger
quantities of the fertilizing gases of the
atmosphere
8. 1t gives greater power to absorb
moisture.
4. It renders it warmer.
LITTER.
What will make good litter for the
stable? ]. A. NJ, Perry, Ga.
The question of what is best as q lit
ter to place under animals in the stable
involves what will form soft and
healthy bed to the animals, and also
what will serve best as an absorbent.
The latter is very important, as it re-
lates to saving the most valuable por-
tons of the manure. The absorbent
powers of various material has been
deliberately considered by Munitz and
| Girard with numerous prepared tables.
1t is seen from these tables, if with the
straw of the litter, peaty or humus
earth is mixed it would greatly reduce
the loss of ammonia produced by the
fermentation of the excrement. With
US rich earth is the easiest obtainable,
and II constituting portion of the lit
ter with wheatstraw would increase the
absorbent powers Of the litter more than
four times. Where spent tan bark can
be had, it forms an excellent absorbent
SEED COTTON.
see you call attention to the care
which the farmer should exercise in
| selecting his seed. would like to know
if there is any difference in cotton as
to the portion or part of the plant from
which the seed are taken-that is, will
seed from the top of the plant or from
the bottom give the best yield?
A. D. P, Emmerson.
1t is far better to plant seed from the
bottom hollis than from the top bolls.
Not only will you secure better yield,
but your crop will be much earlier.
Seed from the bottom bolls, which are
generally the best bolls on the stalk,
are also surer to terminate. A careful
experiment. conducted on this line gave
from the bottom bolls yield of ,O43
pounds of seed cotton per acre. and
from the top bolls, 100. Such radical
difference as this, is worth the care and
attention of every farmer. and individ-
ual experiments should be made on this
line.
Worthwhile not embraced In the
inquiry we call attention to the fact