Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-28

wheat on the red lands Of middle Georgia,
covering a period Of the past 20 years,
am free TO confess that no fertilizer has
ever given me the results obtained from
the liberal application of green cotton
seed and I do not think any fertilizer for
mula for the wheat crop has ever been
made up out of any other material which
is superior. But the farmers all over the
country have gotten into the habit of
either selling their seed straight out 70
the oil mills or else exchanging the seed
for meal AS the meal is not in itself
complete fertilizer, IL is necessary to add
the other two elements of potash and
phOsphoric acid TO make 1t so. Where
commercial fertilizer is used, either
bought from the manufacturer complete
or the ingredients mixed at home, the fol-
lowing formula has been tried sufficiently
to recommend its use generally on all
wheat lands in this and adjoining states:
Acid phosphate "a per cenD....250 pounds
Cotton seed meal ..................SsO pounds
Muriate OF potash % POUNDS
Apply this mixture TO each acre or re-
duce in proportionate parts. If kainit is
used I'm place Of muriate, take 200 pounds.
In March apply 50 pounds of nitrate OF So
da broadcast per acre on the wheat as
top dressing.
The nitrate OF soda imparts new life and
vigor TO the plants, and pushes the crop
E6hA4AN ANAMdAA III AA1 HAWN III NVNeAA
turity. In planting wheat, either in drills
or broadcast. the grain should be lightly
covered. II is bad policy to sow wheat
broadcast on unbrolSen land and then pillow
Il in with a turn pillow, trying to do two
things at once, breaking and covering
Prepare the land first and then plant
with a drilling machine, or IL sown broad
cast, cover with a harrow, dressing of
with common smoother or roller. field
OF wheat. where the land has been prop
erly prepared and fertilized, with the
grain nicely planted, will always present
an attractive appearance from time OF
planting TO harvest.
There IS no better variety OF wheat for
the south. and Georgia especially. than the
little Georgia purple stem. The heads are
small, compact, always well filled under
good culture and the yield In every in
stance superior 20 other varieties shipped
in here from a distance. Plant one bushel
per acre. though some OF our best wheat
producers advocate one and a quarter
bushels. Never plant wheat without soak
ing IL a few hours in solution of blue
stone One pound OF blue stone melted in
boiling water and mixed with enough wat
er to emerse FIVE bushels of grain Is about
the right proportion. There viii be no
smut in the field the following spring II
this rule is adopted, as the blue stone
will kill out the smut germ before the
grain Is planted.
Small Patches.
No farmer should neglect having an acre
or two planted either in wheat. barley or
rye, as a green patch for grazing or cut
ting during winter for stock ana cattle.
No home in the country looks complete
without these green patches surrounding
IL, and no farmer is doing his duty By his
stock unless he takes the time and pains
to have this green feed in abundance for
them during the long months OF winter
when everything In the pasture has been
killed by freezes. There is no more beau
tiful sight I'm winter than fields of green
grain. Aside from their beauty, they help
in the commendable desire to make the
| farm self sustaining.
During the past few years the farmers
Of Georgia have exhibited a disposition
along this line which II persisted in will
solve many perplexing problems and free
them from dependence so much on the
grain fields Of the west. Roller mills are
being built in many sections of the state
and in such localities I have noticed that
farmers are independent of western flour
and that the merchants handle the product
OF our mills in all towns whore they are
| located. These are hopeful signs and point
uneeringly to the not distant day when
our people will once more live at home
and enjoy the freedom of old time pros
perity.
HARVIE JORDAN.