Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-16

For general purposes through the
spring. summer and fall. there is no grass
you can use to better advantage in this
state than Bermuda. 1t may be establish
ed from sets or from sowing the seed. We
think probably you will find the sets most
desirable. and you can no doubt secure a
sufficient quantity for laying down a con-
siderable area of land from friends or
neighbors I'm your vicinity. This grass
withstands the vicissitudes of our CHI
mate better than anything I have seen
tried. It makes a dense, strong sod and
prevents soil washing. and furnishes a
large amount of nutritious grazing.
Jersey cattle are fine for milk and but
ter production, the milk being rich. though
the flow is not particularly heavy. We
like the Holsteins, because they are large,
vigorous animals, the make a fairly good
quality of beef and produce large guam
tity of nutritious milk. They are valuable
for farmers where cheese-making or milk
selling is to be the principal industry.
For general purpose the Berkshire is
certainly an excellent breed of hogs. We
have recently secured some Tamworths
at the State College of Agriculture. We
regard them with much favor, especially
for use in southern Georgia, where a
large part of the pork will be made on
grazing crops. The Tamworth is particu-
larry well adapted for grazing purposes.
There is nothing better for seeding III
the late summer for pasture purposes dur
ing the fall and winter than rye. Crimson
clover is not so certain as rye. though
more nutritious. Barley, oats and wheat
are also satisfactory crops to use for this
purpose. We would seed rye and one of
the other crops mentioned so as to have a
little greater variety, and so we could
change the stock from one area to an
other.
There are many varieties of seed corn
| which may be utilized with more or less
advantage in a given community. We are
of the opinion that the best results will
follow the selection of seed of a variety
which has given the best results in a
given section. Then If you follow sys-
tematic methods of Improvement, you will
have a strain in a few years that will
be more satisfactory than where you pur-
chase new seed every two or three years,
which must OF necessity become adapted
to your environment before it can give
it's best results. Some of the prolific va
rieties that are hard and flinty, and that
will resist the attack OF the weevil will
give you as large yield as the larger
earned varieties. This is particularly true
Of your section Of the state. We think
you will find Marlboro or Cookies Prolific
good strains to try.
We think the Pullnot is a good variety
of cotton. as it is extensively cultivated
in this state, and is regarded as IA
vorite by many. II 1t has given good
satisfaction in your locality, why not
continue to grow It? Toole and Peterkfn
are very good varieties. There are GER
tain big boiled varieties which are quite
popular on account of the high per cent
of line which they yield, such as Cookies,
Russell's Big Boil and Clevelands Big
Boil. but they may not prove any better
adapted to your section than the ones
you are familiar with. 1t would be much
better for you to attempt to improve
your own cotton seed than to order il
from elsewhere from year to year.