Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-14

the bowels. note that you had the tail
split and the horns bored, so presume
that some kind neighbor pronounced the
sickness hollow horn" There are no
such diseases as these. The treatment
for these troubles is worse than useless.
In fact, it is barbarous proceeding TO
bore the horns and split the tail, thus
adding to the torture of an already sick
and suffering animal; yet many persons
may be found who assert cures of very
sick animals to have been made by these
treatments do not doubt that many
sick animals have been treated by these
methods and have recovered These
cases. however. recovered in spite of the
treatment given them and would have
recovered just as promptly had no
treatment been given them. Boring the
horns and splitting the tail are utterly
useless and barbarous proceedings. hav-
ing no remedial value whatsoever.
FOOD NEEDS OF THE CORN CROP.
T. c. c., Brookfield, Ga, writes: 1 have
a piece of land which is dark pimply,
with red clay subsoil, well drained and
planted in corn. l applied at the time
of planting about 2 1-2 or tons OF
horse and COW manure and 200 pounds
of a IO-1-3 guano in the drill per acre.
and broadcasted 1000 pounds of 1922
guano between the rows at the second
blowing. Will an application of nitrate
of soda pe beneficial, and If so, how
much per acre should be applied and
whens The corn is about Is inches
high.
The fertilization given your land
should be quite abundant for a crop of
corn on land which has been well pre-
pared. Stable manure will provide
fair amount of nitrogen; in fact, the
amount used on your crop would supply
about 80 to 36 pounds per acre If II was
not exposed to teaching or allowed to
fire-fang. In addition you have applied
81 pounds in the fertilizer formula used.
This should make a fair application of
nitrogen for a corn crop. You have also
used a liberal amount of phosphorio
acid and potash. The ACCESSIBILITY of
using nitrate as a top dressing will de-
pend altogether on the season from now
forward and the condition of the crop at
the present writing. Seasonal conditions
for corn at this point and at many other
places in the state have not been at all
favorable. Cold weather retarded tho
crop coming up quickly and the growth
has not been rapid since. The writer
has observed much corn which seemed
to be small and yellowish in appearance.
Where this is the case an application of
nitrate is likely to prove very helpful,
as 1t will stimulate the crop and invig-
crate IL so as to make IL capable Of TAX
ing up the food supplies already in the
soil. OF course. frequent and thorough
cultivation is an exceedingly important
matter, quite as much so as the addition
of more fertilizer. With the amount Of
fertilizer you have used. we would be
disposed to wait two or three weeks be-
fore applying the nitrate, and use one
application at the time the corn is
punching to tassel. At least 100 pounds
per acre should be used provided IL
seems necessary to use any, and it
should be applied as a top dressing
alongside the drill row and put on after
a recent cultivation of the soil. Avoid,
If possible putting 1t on just before a
rain and do not cover it, as it becomes
very quickly available to the plants.