The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-12-21


two-hor.e load OF good stable manurs e.
80 toni is about the equivalent Of 100
| pounds Of cotton seed meal. T'hers L. M
! ''bard-and- fast method OF preparing the land.
| Hreak broadcast rs soon es you please. usln'
a two-horse turn plow or rotary disc, and
going sn inch or So deeper than you have
| been accustomed to plow IN the past. In
March. open burrows 81 feet epart. Distribute
the compost ana fertilixe In thsso burrows.
run O. scoos plow In the furrow. -shen llst ana
Just before planting hrunt out the m'ddlas.
| harrow the beds smooth and ievc! and plant.
! See editorial In the Weekly for December ~
! Qsst week) on terrac!ns.
COTTON ON CUMBERLAND rI1ArloAU,
| TENNESSEE.
! John r. warner Eatll Springs Tcnn.-i
( I have 10 or 5 acres OF mulatto heavy clay
| land on which ! wish TO plant cotton The
| lard VIII make 90 bushels Of corn without fer
| tiiizer.
z. Please advise me as to what kind and
bow much fertilizer would be best on such
land on the Cumberland plateau. Would ma
! tive or seed from Georgia do better on such
! land? Any Information would be thankfully
received. Is is best 20 break this land this
| winter next spring? Il was IN clover
this year.
| Answcr-I have had no experience IN sorm-
ulating Il fertilizer for cotton IN Tennessee.
Not only IS your soil different in geological
character FIRM Tho soils % middle Georgia.
but the climate is also quite different. Bui
there IS good reason to believe that you
should a complete fertilizer that Is.
one that shall contain phosphoric acid. pot
ASH and nitrogen. Since your land has been
in clover this year less nitrogen would be
necessary. The fact (as you state else
where) that ashes seems to he complete
| fenectiveD fertilizer indicates that the soil
needs potash, while in very large major
! ity OF soils more phosphoric acd * needed
than potash. and. further, thai nitrogen IL
more or less needed ali .oils excepting
dark color aluvals OF fresh soils all In
dicate complete" fertilizer. would ed-
Tise any good commercial fertilizer con-
/ tanning S;2:l, the first referring to available
phosphorus acid and the last to nitrogen
mixture OF 4oo pounds ID per cent. acid
phosphate % pounds muriats u potash and
J lCo pounds cotton meal
| 2 Iso well selected native seed rather than
Georgia unless YOU get seed Of an early va
yiety from Georgia Plant IN rows 3 feet
wide and rs % feet between giants IN thu
row Break the land at once.
SPINAL MENINGITIS OF HORSE.
Hut Cochran Fairburn. Gs--About III.
lattcr part OF September l went the barn
to feed. and after had done 80 turned to
90 10 the house. and on hearing a, humping
in the stall where my buggy horse was
/ opened the door to SEQ what the troub!c
was and found tho horse standing with his
head one side chanp.ug the corn he fad
bitten off as if he in great pain. ! then
supposed that 10 had bit hard substance
and hurt tooth. or had been strung by a
wasp, etc. / took him out ard examined
MIN closely, but could nothing
whatever, After being placed back he ate
HIS feed usual--very hearty. After he had
finished, hurnessed him to the buggy ana
started with my wife and baby to Fairburn.
About mile from home noticed that
he began to hold I'D his head very hlg,l. at
the same time turning 10 the lett until ne
began t. climb out steep hank 90 the side
Of he road. He did not appear - give a,ly
heed q the rein whip. It only lasted
about minute We took him lose
but could not see any sign Of or ill-ctfects re-
main.
lie Is very hearts, ana ia in hne condition
was Ia moderate condition then, ANA al'-
pears 10 be as sound any hcree could be.
ou yesterday he was ridden a short distance
ana nitched to a tree One Of those spoil
came him and he broke tho bride snl
started OF IN the same manner Described
above II passed OF before. without leav
ing any eign O. harm
lie T. a very valuabis horse: in fact he
s .he host ail around horse I ever knew
ma J would he very glad TO know uf sorit-
thing TO Pre-, ont the trouble. he would not
he safe for my wife to drive as It IS An
II you wish TO also place this letter and
the answer seYore your readers IT VIII be all
right neglected 70 that slight
trembling seemed 10 pass over him es the
spell passes off
Ans,ger-l am not able to deteunIns With
certainty 1he src,NAo disease. ou, arm pref
~ confident thet Sour horss has !nf!smrra
ton Of tbs meploi mes, either Of the brain or
the spinal cord 7 is often difficult TO de-
,el1nlne tbs c,e.act is--. q th. troubl
II nervous diseases r would BE- wel for
you to have veterinary surgeon 10 PERSONAL
y examine the animal. which You could ne
cosnpiish by driylss sening him 20 A.
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