Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-18

delaying the application to the spring
II the application of the lime and fertil-
izer be separated by several months as
would be the case If you follow this sug-
gestion, there would be less danger of
loss or injury. Inely ground shell lime
will act more slowly in the soil than the
caustic form. The caustic form, how
ever, will cause a burning up, as II
were, of a considerable amount OF the
nitrogen. The use of the finely ground
shells will avoid this loss. For this rea-
son we would suggest that you use the
unburned shells. Do not put the lime
in the furrow but broadcast It. The
plants will reach IL all right, and as the
tendency of lime is always downward,
put II on the surface of the ground and
do not pillow 1t under or cover 1t deeply.
With acid land the first thing to do Is
to sweeten II, and there is nothing
which will do Ii so effectively or eco
nomically as lime. Some farmers think
an application of lime too costly. but 1t
will be impossible to grow satisfactory
crops on acid land. so that even If lime
be costly. 1t is cheap in the long run II
it puts the land in good physical con-
dition and in proper relation to plants
which are to grow on IT.
Personally, we would prefer to put the
cotton about four feet apart In the drllI
row, Judging of course, that you INTEND
to plant upland cotton. Not less tnan
500 pounds of a high-grade ferullzer
should be used. This should analyze to
per cent of nitrogen, at least 10 per
cent of phosphoric acid, and 4 to
per cent of potash. The fertilizer may be
applied in the drill rows and mixed with
the yard manure which 1t will be ad-
vantageous to use. Apply hve tons OF
this In the drill, mix the fertilizer well
with It with a bull tongue, and then
make a low bed and plant the cotton
We have been planting cotton IN drills
very satisfactorily. Some people think this
Is too much trouble, however, but IL
saves much seed, and the cotton can be
thinned quite as easily as where drilled
in solid rows. We prefer to leave two
plants in each place. Neither one OF
these will grow so large as a single
plant. but the two together will certainly
yield more cotton than one and that Is
the important point to bear in mind.
The feasibility of using nitrate of soda
as a top dressing will depend much on
the season and the vigor of the crop
If it is in a healthy condition and grow
ing vigorously there is no need of apply
ing nitrate If Il becomes stunted IN
growth or yellow IN appearance, some nj
trate will be found helpful. Seventy-hve
to 100 pounds may often be USED TO
advantage The use of yard manure and
der in association with lime and the
fertilizer suggested should enable you
to raise large yield Of cotton next
year. We are making bale and half
per acre on the college farm this year
In our field trials. and some OF the half
acre plats have given yields OF two TO
three bales per acre An accurate state
ment can not be given vet as the last
picking has not been made.
FEEDING VALUE OF DAT AND
WHEAT STRAW.
W. c. w, Gainesville. Ga, writes:
have quite a lot Of oat and wheat straw
in nice shape I have been thinking OF
buying a hand feed cutter and cutting it
ND and mix 1t and the chaff with cot
ton seed meal for my milk cows and
yearlings instead of feeding hulls or raw
cotton seed. What do you think of this
plan?