The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-07-15
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Farmers Of Georgia Demand
That : Change Be Made.
fBEsENT PLAN UNsATIsFACroRY
Coiusnis sieses OF Agriculture Nesbitt Now
In Cssraspoadeace with Dealers ~ to
the FeasibiiIsy Of Adopting Hags OF 167
1<pqmds Capacity Instead Of Those Now
rkerk For Juiy-Fsln Crops.
TENT OF AGRICULTURE.
tk{1A6 -. ANTA, Ga, July /, 1897.
AGs FOR FERTILIZERS.
UUr Esseveral communications
dved we notice a growing
I'd on the part of farmers for
zarc AsbagS 90 1917 pounds capacity in.
l Fol fhosA at present used for sack.
az {ertilizsrs. The cotton bag. besides
Ting another item to the long list of
sfnands ON our annual cotton crop,
~ have several advantages over
~ now used. It is more durable;
ahows and retains the brand more per-
zectly; is easier to handle. If fertilizer
dealers can consistently use the cotton
ncks, It will be help to farmers. and
re are now in correspondence with fer
lxer men as to the feasibility and de-,
ability of the change. from their
sndpoint. Another matter to which
h would call attention is
AN ERROR IN ANNUAL OF '96.
On page los. the proportion of Paris
green is stated as pound to of road
dust or ashes and pounds Of -four or
lime. 1t should read pound of Paris
Reeen to 30 pounds of dust or ashes and
6pounds OF -four or air Stacked lime.
The last ingredients are used to cause
the mixture to stick to the plants. This
lis the season when the advantage Of
using insecticides and fungicides be.
comes powerfully apparent. The own
ers Of orchards, vineyards and gardens,
which have been judiciously sprayed.
are now enjoying comparative immu-
nifty from the attacks of myriads of in
sect and fungus enemies, which are prey
ing upon their neighbors' less carefully
protected fields. 1t is a fact, however.
shat one neglected orchard in a neigh.
borhood OF fruit growers becomes a
''rock of stumbling and offense." be.
cause of the extra diligence required to
bar the pests from the more carefully
kept orchards. Among up. to- date fruit
growers and gardeners. spraying Is in
universal use. and Is one of the regu-
larly calculated expenses. The man
who allows his fruit trees and vegeta-
bles to take care of themselves, with the
exception of an occasional hurried
working. 10 not only losing the best re.
turns for his labor, but his carelessness
Is q menace to his more successful
neighbor. Farmers are reading more
and studying more on this and kindred
subjects, and we trust to see the day
when these precautions will be consid.
cred as much a part of the fruit and
garden industry as the planting of the
trees or the sowing of the seeds. Spray.
lag calendars, with full directions. may
be obtained at almost any experiment.
station. Ono from the Ohio Expert.
ment Station is arranged on large
sheet, which may be tackled to the wall
at any convenient place, and is then al
ways ready for reference.
WORK FOR THIS MONTH
Is considered to have powerful de-
Gliding influence on the yield of the
crops A carefully planned and exc
cuted spring and early summer cam.
paign may be almost entirely married by
one injudicious blowing at this season. II
we keep in mind that the object of plow.
ing now is not SO much to break the
land as to check incipient weeds and
grass aud, to spread thin mulch over
the surface which will conserve mois-
ture and also promote the free access of
air to the shallow lying plant roots, we
will not be apt to put the plow IN too
deep. An inch is sufficient, and if the
wide cutting scrape or expanding cult
vator is used, the work may be done
very effectively and very rapidly. One
thing to be remembered is that differ
cut varieties of the same crop require
different treatment. FOR instance, the
late maturing. large growing varieties
of cotton are not benefited by late
work. The blowing in such fields should
cease at the earliest practicable moment,
because blowing promotes the very con.
ditions which we wish to check, namely,
a development of foliage at the ex.
pense Of fruit. On the other hand, as
the tendency of the smaller. quickly
maturing kinds is to cease leaf growth
o I'd begin to take on fruit very early,
therefore. in such varieties shallow
center fprroY even in August is known
to be of benefit,
PEAS
for forage may be sown ali during this
month. The prolonged drouth OF last
summer just at the season when this
crop was maturing. has caused seed to
be scarce and high But the fact that
large quantities are being sold and
sown, shows that at last farmers are be.
ginning to appreciate their value as
forage aId as q renovating crop. If
their luxuriant growth is encouraged
by an application of acid phosphate
and potash, the extra expense will be
returned i'll the increased yield of
most nutritious and convenient food