The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-06-13
QUERIES ANSWE Erred.
What Georgia Farmers Want
ed Information About.
THE COMMISSIONERS REPLIES.

Spraying Is Proven to BE q Necessity.
some of the Best Soiutions-Peameal
Plant Food-Burnins OF Lands Is
Bad Practics-Points About Fertili-
GERS and Other Matters.
TURNED UNDER.
QUESTION Suppose wish to turn
peavines under for fertilizing, how
shall prevent the loss of the nitrogen,
which the peas have furnished? If left
during the winter we know that this
must inevitably happen.
ANSWER 1.-As you will notice from
the commissioners letter for this
month, to turn an entire pea crop under
Is not the most remunerative plan of
utilizing its benefits. A far better pay.
ing method is to cut the vines for hay
and sow either rye or Crimson clover
on the stubble. Or you might SOW
wheat or winter oats, and by using
some form of potash, 200 pounds per
acre OF kainit is good. you could expect,
with ordinary seasons, paying yield.
For these crops the land should be thor.
oughly plowed and narrowed.
SPRAYING APPARATUS.
QUESTION 2.-The development of
tungous diseases and the increase of
insect pests are becoming such sources
OF worry and loss to the vegetable and
fruit grower that l can but agree with
your views on the subject of proven.
tlves, spraying, ETC. With this end in
view l would like to know something
OF the proper apparatus to be used and
the probable cost.
ANSWER I've have recently seen
in operation small sprayer, which can
be attached to the side of any vessel,
barrel, tub or bucket and for a small
garden or orchard will answer every
purpose. 1t can be easily handled,
throws the spray with sufficient force
and cost S.. so
For larger orchards or market gar
dens the following from Secretary Nor
ton, United States commissioner of ag-
riculture, covers the ground:
Spraying to control various insect
pests, particularly those of the orchard
and garden, has reached so satisfactory
and inexpensive basis that it is recog.
nized by every progressive farmer as a
necessary feature of the years opera
tions, and in the case Of the apple, pear
and plum crops the omission of such
treatment means serious loss. The
consequent demand for spraying appa-
ratus has been met by all the leading
! pump manufacturers of this country,
and ready fitted apparatus, consisting
of pump, spray tank or barrel, and
nozzle with hose, are on the market in
| numerous styles at prices ranging from
| $50 upward. The cost of spraying
outfit for orchard work may, however,
be considerably reduced by purchasing
merely the pump and fixtures and
mounting them at home on a strong
| barrel. An apparatus of this sort, rep.
resenting style that has proven very
satisfactory in practical experience, is
illustrated in the accompanying figure.
1t is merely strong pump with an air
chamber to give steady stream pro.
vided with two discharge hose pipes.
One of these enters the barrel and
keeps the water agitated and the poison
thoroughly intermixed, and the other
and longer one is the spraying hose and
| terminates in the nozzle
"The spraying hose should be about 90
feet long and may be fastened to light
pole. preferably of bamboo, to assist in
directing the spray. The nozzle should
be capable of breaking the water up
into fine mist spray. SO as to wet the
plant completely with the least possible
! expenditure of liquid. The two mora
satisfactory nozzles are those Of the
Nixon and the Vermorel type. A suit.
able pump with nozzle and hose may
be obtained of any pump manufactures
or hardware dealer at cost Of from ST. 3
to $15. If one with brass fittings be Sc
cured it will serve for the application
of fungicides. The outfit outlined above
may be mounted on cart or wagon.
the additional elevation secured in this
way facilitating the spraying of trees,
or for more extended operations, the
pump may be mounted on large water
tank.
SPRAYING
QUESTION 81 notice remedies fo
spraying in your last report. Is it nee
essary to spray? Cannot a good croy
of fruit be raised without this trouble
and expense? If not, give some spe
cific directions.
ANSWER 3-This question of spray.
ing is no longer matter of choice, but
Of necessity. The presence of fungus
diseases and insect pests is the main
cause of disappointment in our fruit
crops, and also Of the early decay OF
orchards, which should continue in
bearing for an indefinite period. The
value of these spraying remedies has