The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-07-08

acid pays me the best. I use from 200
to 800 pounds to the acre. equally divided
with kainit and acid or acid and some kind
OF high grade guano. Can you tell me
fruit more heavily. Any information In
regard to the above will be appreciated.
1. The tendency of the soil to run to-
gether' and pack after heavy rainfall
is caused by annual planting in crops that
require more or less clean culture, such
as corn, cotton, peanuts, etc. The cure
for IL is obvious Let such land be sown
in small grain, followed Immediately by
cow peas. AS the field is in cotton this
year you may either SOW In oats for
crop. to be followed next June with COW
peas, or you may SOW in rye in September.
Moving the rye just as If cultivating the
cotton, and turn under the rye in Febru-
airy as a preparation for corn. Adopt
regular rotation, making it an invioiaDle
rule not to plant the land two years IN
succession in any one crop, unless IL De
small grain and cow peas, which would
tighten up the soil quicker than any other
plan.
2 In the absence of any statement OF the
proportions of the different fertilizer IN
gradients are left to conjecture thdI
YOU have heretofore used too much nitro
genous material-stable manure ana cotton
seed; or, rather, you have not USED enough
acid phosphate. Ordinary stable manure
with a superabundance of nitrogen, De-
cause OF its scarcity; but cotton seed is
highly heterogeneous manure. why not
plant the thirty-five acres In corn anu
small grain, without manure, ana put
YOUR stable manure on the seventeen
acres on tho thirty-tive acre Held you
have got too much nitrogen for cotton
on the seventeen acres you have not
enough vegetable matter, Practice rota-
ton of crops. This Is just where you
make a big mistake. You say you have
tried many different kinds of manufac-
turers' brands of fertilizers. Suppose you
send to Georgia Experiment Station, Ex-
pertinent, Ca. for a copy of bulletins ~
q, %, q, &c and %. The latter will tell
you what materials to use and In what
proportion. Moreover, see that you nave
a prolific, early variety of cotton.
T. q. L., Weaver's Station, Ala.-Win
YOU please tell me what is the matter with
my hog. Several days ago ne began
coughing failed to eat and seemed TO lose
use of his legs and matterated at the eyes.
He held his head 70 one s sac he az Rad blind
staggers," and to split the skin between
the eyes and insert salt dl9 SO anu ne
has been getting worse ever since. rms
morning he died and l passed an eXaml-
nation. ! did not find anything the mat
ter with his legs as l eNpecCeu: our , ms
skull seemed to be badly affected. Ihere
was "A yellow Iuid secreted between the
Sin and tho skull. and the skull seemed
almost rotten where the salt was lhSei'
ed His ewes seemed to be almost out.
What was the matter with hun ana WHAT
treatment shall ] pursue Tor aholher SIN >
ilarly affected? Did the salt 20 any hdIh'
In ordinary cases of "staggers" in hogs
bleeding is the first thing to do; and also
AT once give AN enema of ounces EPSON
salts. > drachms of spirits of turpentne
and = pint of soapsuds. 1t Is probable,
however. that your hog had cholera. (See
editorial in issue Of June 2ith) 1t is prob
able that the opening of the skin OF the
head caused blood poisoning. the SAT-
could do no good, and possibly was harm
ful-at least the opening Of the skin ana
the consequent irritation. The matter
from the eyes getting into the wound
might have caused septicaenns. or blood
poisoning.
A. A. Neal, Dyson. GAVIN say. that
the land | wish TO put In grass this ran IS
in amber cane now for forage. No trees
at all on IT, The soil Is gray, with clay
subsoil and slightly rolling, ana also have
another patch I want TO put In grass that
is in cotton now. Same grade OF land.
Would 3 be too late after cotton comes
off: if SO. how would it do next March
April.
Just as soon as the sorghum is har-
vested give the land a thorough plowing.
Repeat the blowing in August or Septein-
her, and Sow about october LIST. rs foi4-Fs
per acre. orchard grass, ~ DuShelS, tait
oat grass, 4 bushel: red clover, 10 pounds.
DO not fail to apply about 200 pounds of
high grade ammoniated guano at the
time OF sowing the grass seed. 1t would
be rather late TO SOW grass after the cot
ton is picked out; but you can SOW In Feb
ruary. especially If the land is clear of
weed seeds ana common grass seeds. Cul-
tivate the cotton late and lay by clean.
All grass should have top dressing of 100
pounds OF nitrate OF soda per acre in
March.