Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-05

value greater than the value of the land
to some extent in north Georgia, where
there are outcroppings of rock of this
character.
To grow alfalfa successfully the land
must be put through a course OF prepar-
alton. For instance, this spring you
should pillow it thoroughly and then plant
to velvet beans. These should be turned
under in the fall with some implement
like the Spalding deep filling pillow, which
will cover them deeply and break the
soil to a depth of at least IS to IS inches.
Alfalfa is a tap-rooted plant and fire.
quently finds difficulty i'm penetrating our
north Georgia red clay lands After you
have plowed down the green crop, apply
caustic lime at the rate of at least one
ton per acre broadcast. Harrow il I'm
and let 1t stand for two weeks. Then
prepare a mixture containing at least 2
per cent of nitrogen, 10 per cent of phos-
phoric acid and per cent of potash. and
apply broadcast at the rate of 500 pounds
per acre. Secure as much yard manure
as you can; at least five to ten tons, and
broadcast over the soil. Work this and
the fertilizer well in with disk. Pre-
pare the seed bed carefully and SOW
clean American grown alfalfa seed at the
rate Of 20 pounds per acre broadcasted
and covered with a weeder The seeding
had best be done about the middle of
September If the weather is favorable,
and not later than the middle of October.
Fan seeding is much to be preferred to
spring seeding owing to the fact that
crab grass frequently chokes out and de-
stroys the young alfalfa plants. Inocula-
ton is often necessary for this crop
Therefore secure 200 pounds of earth from
field where alfalfa has grown success
fully and scatter over each acre of soil.
If you can secure a stand of this CROP
you can cut 1t three to five times a year
in this climate, and it will make an excel
lent quality of hay. yielding from two
and one-half up to FIVE tons per acre
II will remain on the land for several
years. but it is not an easy crop to es-
tablish and one must be willing to spend
much time and effort and fertilize with
unusual liberality to secure and maintain
a stand.
TOP DRESSING WHEAT AND OATS
WITH NITRATE
]. c. A. Locust Grove, Ca, writes:
When is the best time to put nitrate of
soda on wheat and oats, and how much
IS needed per acre on fairly good land?
What causes horses to slobber when eat
ing, and what is a good remedy? 1 have
a horse ten years old that is affected
badly in this manner.
Nitrate of soda should be used as a
top dressing on wheat and oats as soon
as il can be conveniently applied. 1t
should be put on when these crops are
dry: that isI after the dew is lifted in
the morning, and should be applied at the
rate of $50 pounds per acre broadcast
over the land and left on the surface.
The moisture of the soil will dissolve
the nitrogen and it will be absorbed by
the feeding roots of the plant which come
very close to the surface.
SOLDERING i'm horses may be due to one
of several things. The teeth may not be
in proper condition in an animal of the
age mentioned. Probably they need filing
so the food may be thoroughly masti-
Gated. If the horse has been on pasture
and fas been eating clover freely. the
trouble may be due to this cause. If this
he true, a change of food will remedy
the trouble. Sometimes soldering is due
to sores IN the mouth, and a careful ex-
animation should be made, and If the
teeth are in bad condition and sores pres
ent. proper disinfectant and treatment
should be Instituted to relieve the trouble.
TREATMENT FOR SORE NOSE.
= ED. Lovette. Fla, writes: l have
mare eight or nine years old, and she
has 4 running ~ the nose and pants
and bellows.