Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-29

I
] following powder: Powdered nux vom-
{ lea, 6 drachms; powdered carbonate of
| iron, ounces: powdered gentian root,
! 3 ounces; powdered nitrate Of potash, 3
ounces. Mix together and make a pow
der. Give one tablespoonful morning and
night.
FERTILIzING PEANUTS ON SANDY
LAND.
B. F. X, st. Matthews, S. c., writes:
/ would like to know the best fertilizec
! for peanuts on poor sandy land?
Peanuts belong to the family of le
gumes a class of plants which under
certain conditions are able to gather tie
nitrogen needed from the air. This is
accomplished through microscopic organ
isms living inside the little white knots
which form on the roots of these plants
in soils that are we'll drained and which
contain a fair amount of lime and are
at least not acid. Comparatively little
nitrogen should therefore be applied to
peanuts. A good formula to use on this
crop may be prepared by mixing together
l. 600 pounds Of high-grade acid phosphate,
800 pounds of dried blood containing at
least IS per cent of available nitrogen, and
SUI POUNDS OF muF1dIe OF pOldSU. IlllS
mixture would contain approximately 10
per cent OF available nitrogen, 10.4 per
cent of available phosphoric acid and 10
per cent of available potash. The peanut
must be well supplied with the mineral
elements of plant food where large yields
are sought, and this mixture should there
fore he used at the rate of at least 800
pounds per acre. It is best applied under
the drill row by means of a fertilizer dis
t,sb fov Miami
ing 1t il often considered advantageous
to use some gypsum on this crop, but
where heavy applications Of phosphoric
acid are made this will generally be UNI
necessary since a ton of acid phosphate
contains about 1000 pounds of gypsum.
USING NITRATE ON SWEET PoTA-
TOES.
&. G. A, Carrollton, Ga, writes: l
have a piece of land to plant In sweet
potatoes, and would~like to know II nj
Irate of soda would De a good fertilizer
for the same. The land is mulatto or
red land. Do you think it is as well
suited as sandy land?
- WELD of 20 bushels of sweet pota-
toes exclusive of the vines will remove
from the land 80 pounds of nitrogen,
10 pounds OF phospnoric acid and 40
pounds of potash. This would not be
considered a large yield as you know.
Therefore, you can see that this crop
makes a very considerable demand on
plant food. Fertilizers containing
considerable excess of potash over the
other elements have given the best re-
suits on sweet potatoes, and though nj
trogen is needed i'm considerable quaint
ties, II is best applied in the form of
vegetable matter, since when used In too
soluble a form, 1t has tendency TO
stimulate the growth or vines at the ex-
pense OF WELD. An application of fer
tilizer which furnishes ABOUT 20 pounds
of nitrogen, so pounds OF phosph oric
acid and so pounds OF potash per acre
has been found to give excellent results
in many localities. In other words,
formula containing about 2-5 per cent
of nitrogen, 6 per cent or phosph oric acid
and 10 per cent of potash used at the
rate of 500 pounds per acre would pro-
vide good formula for sweet potatoes.
If the nitrogen in this fertilizer were
derived from cotton 1t might all be put
under the drill row at the time OF plant
ing the potatoes and should be well mix
ed with the soil. ked mulatto land, Of
course is not as we'll suited for sweet
potatoes as sandy loamy soils. While
some nitrate of soda might be used In
the fertilizer, large quantities should not
ne uSeu lot lflS I6dSOil dllCduS ShS6OSNS'""
In any case we think we would not be
disposed to use more than 100 pounds
oil nitrate OF SOFA per ton OF fertilizer.
HOW MANY STALKS OF CORN PER
ACRE.
g l. L.. Newberry, g. c.: have eight
acres of sandy soil which will make
about 700 pounds of seed cotton per acre.
I broke the land with two-horse turn
ing pillow, and then ran smoothing har-
row over IT, and laid it off with middle
breaker in 1-2-foot rows. Then l ran
a bull-tongue in the same furrow. !
planted the same in corn, using 70 pounds
of S-2-2 guano per acre, dropping the
corn 70 inches apart. / want to use S-4-4
guano and nitrate of soda later How
much would you advise per acre of each?
Would it be best TO thin the corn TO "a
inches? Please advise me what will de-
stroy bugs on Irish potatoes.
The preparation you have given your
I land is very good, but we think you made
. mistake I'm not using a larger applica-
, ton of fertilizer when planting the corn.
Under the circumstances we would sug-
gest two side applications of the asa
guano, one to be made just as soon as
the corn is UP at the rate of 200 pounds
per acre. and the second four weeks later
using the same amount. Then. 100 to $50
pounds of nitrate of soda may be used as
a top dressing ten days or so before the
corn shoots into tasscl We think it in
advisable TO leave more than 1900 stalks
per acre on land i'm a good state of fer
tility. and it would therefore be advisa BILE
10 thin the corn to at least "a inches
apart I'm the drill row.
Bugs may he destroyed successfully on
Irish potatoes by mixing Paris green with
gypsum and applying. or BY dissolving