Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-10

pounds more. How and when shail i; be
applied?
! A second application of fertilizer to corn
and cotton may be made any time up to
June /. This is as late as you can afford
/ to use a fertilizer which contains a con-
siderable amount of phosphoric acid and
potash, as these materials do not be-
come so readily available to the plant as
nitrogen. which even in an organic form
uadergoes fermentation rather quickly.
AS to the method of applying fertilizer
| that will depend good deal on the prep
aration of the land previously and the
cultivation you have given 1t since plant
ing. II the soil is in first-class condition
and the plants have developed a good
root system ana spread pretty generally
tirocsh the soil. broadsasting before the
last cultivation will be a good method
70 follow. We presume, of course that
ycu expect TO use a mixed fertilizer as a
second application, though you do not
state ahat formula you oppftd previous
! to painting Wh,Ie you use any consld'
erabie per cent o: nitrate If soda we
would u efer T. leave II on top If ihe
ground, putting il On Just after cultiva-
| tion rather than before. II rou dill not
plovv your land with a twO-horse turIlns
plow before planting, il IL probably lest
Ia put the seca:H'l application alonsS'uS
The drill row where tn" roots nf the
plants VII more quickly como In coftac-
with II ihan world be nc cas-" where
they have 10 maze their way through
soil wnlch has not betn wei broken ana
therefore. not easy for them to pere-
trate.
REST MEANS OF APPLYING Nj
TRATE.
Al. c.. Dallas, Ga, writes In apply
ing nitrate of soda six weeks after plant
ing, should it be put in the the orll'
alongside of the row or would II 90 as
well to broadcast? What variety OF the
cowpea would be best to grow to oulld up
the land and for forage?
If makes very little difference where
the ground has been well prepared wheth-
er the nitrate Is broadcasted over the
surface or put alongside the drill row;
If the ground has not been deeply ana
thoroughly broken so as to permit OF the
uniform spread of the roots through lne
ground, we would be disposed to put the
nitrate alongside the drill row Wnere
II has been broken with double plow
and Is in excellent filth, broadcastins
may be practiced with equally satisfac'
tory results.
There is no one best variety of cowpeas
because all of them have good quantities.
and some are better adaptedSto one local.
ity than others. The WhippoorWlll IS
probably regarded as the best general
nurpose cowpea cultivated at the present
time II is. however, not as resistant
TO nematodes as the Iron and probably
not much more prolific. The man VINO
proposes to grow cotton after cowpeas
had best therefore use the Iron. For
abundance of vine and vigor of growth
the CLAY and Unknown are certainly two
excellent varieties. For early maturity
the New Era and the Warrens Extra
Early are among the best
FEEDING VALUE OF SUGAR BEET.
r. H. H., Curryville. Ga, writes: l have
one acre of black alluvial soil that l am
thinking Of planting in sugar beets or
mangels. What is the feeding value or
each of these compared with turnlpsE
How much and what kind 'of fertilizer
should l use? Should the seed be planted
in rows or broadcast?
Sugar beets contain about IL per cent
of digestible protein, 1912 per cent or d.
gestible carbohydrates and. per cent
digestible fat per 100 pounds. Mangel
wurzels contain about IL per cent OF
nrotein. ga per cent of carbohydrates and
/ per cent of fat. Rutabaga turnips con-
tain ! per cent of protein, 81 per cent or
carbohydrates and 2 per cent of fat. You
will thus see that the digestible constit-
uents contained are practically the same.
Sugar beets contain a little more car
DO hydrates than either mangels or ruta-
bagas So far as stock food is contained,
there would thus be little to choose be
tween them. Mangels and beets give their
best results on rich loamy soils that are
well supplied with vegetable matter
Black alluvial land such as you describe,
II well drained, should answer very well.
Root crops. as a rule, do not do as well
In the south as in the north because
cooler climate is better adapted to their
growth For these crops heavy fertiliza.
ton is essential. A fertilizer containing
cent of phosphoric acid and to per
cetn of phosphoric acid and to per
cent of potash should be used. Not less
than 500 pounds of such a mixture should
be applied per acre. The seed should be
planted i'm rows 1-2 to 3 feet apart. 1t
takes about s pounds of mangel or beet
seed per acre. and to s pounds of turn
Ups. The crops should be thinned to a
stand after the first cultivation. and the
plants should not be left closer than Il
to Is inches apart
MENINGITIS IN CATTLE.
w. ]. w. writes: I had a COW which
was taken sick about three weeks ago.
She would stand around with her head
down. and would eat hardly anthing.
I had three COW doctors with her; one
said she had hollow horn; the other two
said she had distemper. l used indigo
water and had her horns sawed off, but
! she grew gradually weaker until she