Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-30

often proves desirable; where the land
is sandy, deep blowing and breaking is
not so important.
A ton of cotton seed contains about 62,6
pounds of nitrogen, 25.4 pounds of phos-
phoric acid end pa pounds or potash,
From 500 to 1000 pounds of seed should
be used per acre. The seed should be dis
tributed a little in advance of planting
so as to give them a chance 10 rot.
and thus set free the plant food and make
Il available for the growing crop. In
addition you should us eat least 100 to
$50 pounds of high-grade acid PHOSPHATE
and from % to 90 pounds of muriate of
potash per acre; these two elements tC
be mixed together in the proportions sug-
gested and appl ed at tie time of plant
ing the cotton. There is no objection to
applying them aIlier In the season as
these mineral elements are not readily
leached from the soil. and as they be.
come rather slowly available, the plant
shoIld be given as much time as possible
I'm which to assimilate them.
Selecting a Variety of Corn and Cot
f. S. B., Macon, Ga. writes: What
kind of corn would you recommend for
me to plant in order to get the largest
yield? Also please give me the name
o. the most prolinc kind If cotton.
:, here can 1 get the seed? Would pre-
fer to get as close at home as possible
on account of advantage Of acclimatiza-
ton.
There are many varieties Of corn and
cotton which are worthy of trial, but
we believe some of the prolific types Of
corn will give you better results on up
land soils than anything else you can
grow. Marlboro Prolific is an old es-
tablished variety and well adapted for
growth in many sections Of Georgia.
I Prolific varieties are grown under va
rious names, however, and may be just
| as good as the Marlboro, but the repu-
, tation of the latter is worth something.
/ We also regard Hlkory King as a good
variety for thin uplands, having tested
| II extensively for this purpose. If you
| have rich river or creek bottoms, you
will find Henry Grady and Boone Coun-
| ty White 10th useful strains to culti-
/ vate. There is much similarity in a
number OF varieties of prolific corn now
I on the market and If you can not get
/ the -4arlboro, you will probably find
! some of the other varieties will answer
your purpose very well. In so far as
/ we know, the farmers having seed for
| sale have about disposed Of their crop,
what you need through seedsmen. You
will find it advisable to buy corn on the
cob and test it's terminating qualities
before planting, so as to be sure of OBJ
! tanning a goo0 stand.
IL is Impossible TO say which is the
most prolific type of cotton. Where the
| season is fairly long and the soil of
| reasonable fertility we would be in
| cl ned to grow some of the big-bolled
varieties, such as Cleveland's, Russelps
/ or Cooks Improved. Brown cotton, as
| you probably know, is a strain or
| cooks Improved and has given good
satisfaction in many places. Cook s
/ improved is somewhat subject to an
! thracnose; otherwise it is a most ex-
| cellent variety, yieluing a high per cent
of lint. You can secure seed OF Cleve-
lands Big Boil from ]. r. Cleveland,
Decatur. Miss; Russells Big Boil from
J.. L. Thornton, Alexander City, Ala. (;
| Cooks Improved from ]. R. Cook, Ella
Vile, Ga, ana Browns from Marcus l..
| Brown, Decatur, Ga. You are acting
wisely in endeavoring to secure your
! seed as near home as possible, as the
! question of it's being properly acclima-
| tized is a matter of great practical i'm
! portance, as all Know who have expert
mented with varieties of corn or cotton.