The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-11-25

| or "spreade rs" But if there is a machine
/ that possesses all these accomplishments
| in one. we have not seen - notice OF It.
5 w. p. Watts. huntsville. Ala;-Please
I give rule for measuring corn shuckeu, I'M
: Shucked and slipshucked.
/ There is absolutely no rule that Is al
| ways applicable, for the simple reason that
corn varies greatly in size and shape
| OF ears, size of cob. quantity Of shuck,
etc. The common rule for shucked corn
is 10 multiply the length, width and depth
I OF the mass, in feet, together, and divide
| by two: the result will be the number OF
/ bushels of shelled corn. If in the Slip
I shucFs divide the product OF length.
I breadth and depth, in feet, by three, and
the result is bushels of shelled corr But
J the only correct method 20 find out how
| much cCTn there may he in the crib is the
| following and il is easy enough, except
! 10 a lazy man: Find tho number of cubic
feet there is in the crib of corn, ana re
! duce to cubic inches by multiplying by
/ 1,728. Now, get large square goods box
and find the number Of cubic inches con-
tanned i'm the box by multiplying together
the length. width and depth in inches.
Fill the box with corn from the crib and
shake tread it down as it was in the
crib. especially the corners. Shuck and
shell and measure accurately the contents
of the box. Then, according to the single
rule of three" As the cubic contents OF
the box are TO the cubic contents of the
crib. 50 are the number of bushels of corn
in the box TO the number of bushels OF
corn in the crib.
Now let every reader who may ever want
such rule cut this out and paste II over
his crib door, and nail a board over II.
To Mrs T. A. Howe Tex.-We cannot
from tho description given say what is
the matter. Consult surgeon.
A Subscriber, Douglass. Textile bean
sent is a species Of phaseolus 1--WE think,
bat we cannot say with certainty name
the species without specimens of the flow
eT.
S. l.. Hostetter, Roseland. lave are
truck farmers on the intensive plan. We
SOW radishes the latter part OF January.
following with cucumbers and then with
COW peas or sweet potatoes.
We intend using in the composition Of
our fertilizers fine ground bone. cotton
seed meat and double manure salt. equal
parts. The doubtful question with US is
whether 10 Use the double OF &c use the
higher grade OF potash salts.
]. II Inagncsia is of any benefit 20 US,
in what way? Last season We used katnit
aS "a form OF potash and thought Do haa
bleaching effect on the radIsh tops, be-
cause OF the chlorine ~ contained.
What is your opinion about H.?
by using at least 1000 per acre at each
planting OF radishes ana cucumbers would
our soil Dr. benefited by an application
or iFuFs 90 bttr rfNl nNhEE SANDY ibifN
with red ci1Y suhsOl} If so, when should
IL bo appiit-i. and how much per acre.
We have had but little experience in the
use Of the double potash salt. but we would
approhcnd no danger from the masncsit-
Bus the latter element is rarely. if ever.
needed By any ordinary soil, aud il would
not pay to buy magnesia ia any torm for
applying 10 land. Why not use the high
grade mgr.ate of potash. instead OF tne
double salt. or YOU might substitute kainit
. lf sou will apply these muriates in the
fan or early winter there viii be little dan
ger from tine presence or chlorine because
the salts thus applied early in the spring
viii undergo decomposition ana the chlorine
VIII have been eliminated before the spring
seeds january viii have terminated. We
do not think 10 az all Likely that the chic
riue Of rhe potash salt would exert
bleaching effect on the toliaSe ot the rad
iSh plants. Ii is more probable that the
pale color was due 20 some back % nitro
gen which might Doe expected in a. quick
growing crop like radishes, when the fer
tiiizer applied contains no Immediately
available nitrogen as IN the case where
Won use ground bone and COTTON sfec
meal. In such crops ass tadi~hes, carry
garden peas. kale. etc., tou "iH ma ~ an
excellent practice 10 apply nitrate o. soda
~ which thc nitrogen is Immediately avail
able. Cotton seed meal and bone are both
roo slow for r. crop taat is to occupy the
Ground but "a. few weeks. especially very
early planted crops. Try tho nitrate OF
SODA applying at the time of SOWING lA'
seeds tor immediately before at the rate
OF Sd a. Io0 pounds per acre. ami repeating
IN AS may appear 10 ne needed. after the
r,lautg commence 70 crow. applying RS
much as heapiug teaspoonfui % the
square ward of surface and raStns 1t in
or Won may sow 40 To fao pounds 20 the
acre broadcast. Immediately before q rain
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