Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-06
INQUIRY DEPARTMENT.

C p s. Birmingham, Ga:
After reading sonie interesting articles
I'm The Journal regarding fertilizers. 1
write for Information. I have dark, red
lard. What fertilizer is hest adapted for
cotton and cOrn2
Answer: For the character OF soil DC
scribed a fertilizer for cotton should an
alive as follows.
Phosphoric acid, available........9 per cent
ammonia - --.- ----- e. ..'.-S
Potash .-..-o
IL you cannot purchase fertilizer con-
tanning the three elements OF plant food
as designated. then secure guanO which
will conform 10 those proportions as near
as possible.
The best balanced average fertilizer for
corn on red lands should be as follows:
PhOsphoFic acid, available. 10 per cent
Ammonia ..-. -. .....
E0Adeu s.sss
or a goods reaching the above proportions
as near as possible. You will note that
very high grade goods. IL you cannot
buy them in the open market IL would be
best TO buy the ingredients and mix at
home or get your nearest fertilizer fac
tory 10 make up the formula for you. The
best guano Is the cheapest in the end. be-
cause il contains a high percentage or
plant food needed by the growing crop
TO reach perfection and make rapid
growth.
T. A. Okapilca. Ga:
1 am a subscriber and constant reader
OF the Semi-Weekly Journal. 1 will thank
you to kindly answer me at an early date
as TO where I can procure the seed of rape
and velvet beans. I want that variety of
rape suitable for pasturage for hogs. etc.
Please give me the culture and distance or
planting in drills.
Answer: Any land which will grow good
corn or potatoes will make rape. though It
does better in a strong. sandy loan.
Rape is heavy feeder and requires
heavy fertilization. Plant in drills and
cultivate the same as turnips. dropping
the seed so as TO leave stand OF plants
from 3 TO 1 inches apart on the row.
Write TO Hastings Seed Co., Atlanta
Ca. or any other large seed store with
which you are acquainted, and they can
supply you with rape and velvet bean
seed.
S. A s.. Sanford. Ga:
am DESTROYS OF using some commercial
fertilizer on my grain crop and want your
advice in the matter through the columns
OF The Semi Weekly Journal The grain
consists of wheat and oats, some being
up and some not yet up. Land was fer
tilted just prior to sowing by applying Is
to 20 bushels OF cotton seed and was a
stubble field. The fertilizer which 1 wish
TO use is OF two kinds and analyses. first
kind: Phosphoric acid. per cent; potash
per cent. Second kind: Nitrogen, per
cent; potash, per cent; phosphOric acid
10 per cent. 1 prefer to use the s and 4
fertilizer. il it is suitable.
Any advice you may give me will be
very much appreciated.
Answer: OF the two fertilizers given,
that analyzing 10 phosphoric acid pot
ash and ammonia would give you best
results as a top dressing. unless your land
is already rich IN nitrogen. Ordinarily
the best top dressing at this period of the
year would be 200 pounds cotton seed meal
per acre or 100 pounds nitrate OF soda
However you should get fairly good re-
suits from the more complete formula
named in your letter.
G. A. J., Maxeys, Ca:
Please give me through The Journal a
remedy for worms in ounces. have
some very fine bushes and they fruit well
but the fruit is full OF worms and are
useless for any purpose. Please give me
a remedy II you can.
Answer: The ounce is subject TO a
blight which II not checked will seriously
affect the fruit. AS an insecticide for that
trouble. there is nothing better than the
Bordeaux mixture. Spraying should be-
gin when the leaves are about half grown
and continued at intervals OF every ten
or twelve days until the fruit has reached
the size OF marbles.
7. A. z. D.. Amboy, Ca.
1 am a constant reader of the Journal