Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-11
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT
NOTES ON THE WORK
OF THE BOYS CORN CLUBS

ing their value. This is exceedingly i'm
portant since fertilizers are now used in
an indiscriminate way and without a
proper appreciation Of the effect they are
expected to produce on the crop or the
deficiency existing in the soil which they
are intended to supply.
bulletin will be prepared and issued
giving full instructions as to how to pre-
pare fertilizer formulas for the various
soil types OF the state and suggesting
the best methods of practice to pursue
In preparing land for the corn contests
Of next year. This will be furnished to
every boy in Georgia who applies for
copy. II will not be issued before the
first OF the year, so there is no need of
writing for IL until that date. BY fol-
lowing the suggestions it contains
greater uniformity in the work of the
corn clubs will be secured. and as a re-
suit, the work placed on a more efficient
and satisfactory basis than ever. We de-
sire TO do everything possible to encour-
age this form of work which is TO teach
the rising generation the possibilities OF
an intelligent system of agriculture and
wed them to the cultivation of the soil
and stem the tide of emigration from
the country to the city.
INJURY TO COTTON BoLLs BY IN
SECTS.
G. W. NJ, Cedartown, Ca, writes: 1
have discovered a worm that is destroy
ing my cotton bolls. / have three acres
Of gray land in cotton. This land was
in corn last year. This is the first time
in five years it has been in cotton. In
July the leaves all fell off. 1 thought
il was rust. but in picking it, 1 found
worms like the enclosed had bored into
the boIls. Please tell me how to de-
stroy them.
The worm we find in the sample Of
cotton sent with your letter is harm
less and need not alarm you. 1t is one
of the Millipedes, and lives mostly on
decaying matter. very seldom making
meal of green vegetable matter. He is
not the one that bored the hole in the
boil of cotton. That was the boil worm,
1 am sure. and is an enemy of the cot
ton plant. One way to reduce the num-
Der of these is to put large fiat wash
tub on a stand in the field, fill IL few
inches with water, and cover the water
with a thin layer of kerosene oil, and
hang a lantern over this. from July 1 -
10. in order to catch the moth that makes
the worm. You can move this about in
the field from night TO night, and catch
most of these moths.
HOW ONE FARMER CURES PEA
VINES.
With reference to curing pea vine hay,
a correspondent from Bowman, Ca
states that he uses four fence rails sew
en- or eight feet long instead OF the STAKES
and hay caps which were described In a
previous issue. This plan Will work az
right as II permits ventilation underneath
hot &c tmnOrtant
thing in getting the vines to dry out
quickly. There is this disadvantage OF
the method described. however, in that
the rails are probably more troublesome
TO handle than the stakes already rec
commended There are a variety Of ways,
however. in which pea vine hay may be
cured, and no one has all OF the GOOD
points and none of the undesirable ones.
Every farmer can madify the system
suggested to best suit his own needs. the
principal thing is to provide ventilation
from beneath and protection on top
when attempting to cure pea vines during
a rainy spell of weather.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS ON CUR
ING PEA VINES.
r A s, Darien. Ga. writes: In your
former letter you tell how TO handle pea
vines with weather favorable, but you do
not make any provisions Ior Ne'
spell. How long should the pea vines
remain in the cock before removing
them TO shelter? 1 Judge that the cocks
should be built bee hive shape in which
event It appears to me that the canvas
caps would not protect the bottom edges
from rain or dew. and II they are wet
for . few days will they dry out salts
factorily?
These ar few suggestions I can offer In
addition TO those already made with re-
gard to handling pea vine hay In an
unfavorable spell OF weather. II you use
stakes TO secure ventilation from the bot
tom and caps for protection on top.
there is nothing more which can be done
to ward off the evil results which will
follow from a protracted rainy spell.