Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-13

The following method of destroying
weevils which attack corn and other ce-
reals has frequently been called TO the
attention of our farmers, but 1t is such
an important matter that its repetition
seems Unsuitable. 1t will be seen from
the description following that the Wee
vii can be controlled with comparative
ease and at q moderate cost Every far
mer should protect his corn and othe"
grain from the weevil by the treatment
suggested.
Seed corn may be effectively protect
ed from the ravages of the weevil If it
is taken Immediately on gathering and
placed in a tight box or bin and treated
with carbon bisulphide II is desirable
to have the box lined with tin, so as to
virtually make it air tight The carbon
bisulphide should be used at the rate
of one pound to one ton of grain, or II
the treatment is given in an empty
room, one pound to 1000 cubic feet of air
space. The bisulphide should be placed
in a dish or other convenient container
and put on top the grain, since the fumes
are heavier than air. The liquid changes
into the gaseous form very quickly. The
box should be left tightly closed for sew
eral hours, and the treatment should be
repeated at intervals of a few days for
two or three times to make certain that
all the weevils from any eggs that may
hatch out are completely destroyed.
Since carbon bisulphide is very inflam-
mable, care should be exercised in ham
ding it to keep lights away from it,
THE VALUE OF DEEP TILLING
IMPLEMENTS.
B. l. R., Madras, Ga, writes: / want
your opinion of the Spalding deep till
ing plow as compared with other makes
of standard plows for deep breaking and
turning under heavy pea vines, crab
grass, corn stalks, etc. Could the Spald-
ing be used with a gasoline tractor.
am running a 3,00o-acre farm and need
a tractor to do rapid and deep blowing.
! have communicated with the Interna-
tional Harvester company. Temple En-
CINE Co., and Rumely Co. VIII you sell
me some of your Whatley corn? Do you
think II pays to grind corn and oats and
corn and cob meal? VIII 600 pounds of
corn and cob meal equal 600 pounds of
shelled corn? How rich does land need
to be to grow crimson clover? Does 1t
need to be inoculated?
The spalding deep filling machine will
certainly bury trash advantageously. We
are using 1t for this purpose at the pres
emit time, and II is doing excellent work.
1t proves more satisfactory in this re-
spect than most of the plows which we
have tested. and more so than the ordi-
nary moldboard pillow. OF course, the
draft is very heavy, and it requires plen-
ty of horse or mule power to pull it.
Four good, heavy animals will ordinarily
be needed, but 1t does fine work and
leaves the land in excellent condition
to receive the crop. 1t is a good imple-
ment to thoroughly break up and deep
en- soil which has been plowed shallow
for many years and is in bad physical
condition. There is no reason why this
implement should not be pulled by trac-
ton engine, so far as we can see. II
would simply be matter of properly ad-
justing 1t. We hardly think, however,,
that II would be so economical to use
this pillow with a tractor as some other
forms, since a wider area could just as
well be cut, and we are not aware at
this time that II is manufactured in
gangs. A gasoline or steam tractor could
be used to advantage on a 3,000-acre
farm, provided the land is not too steep,
but you will have to be the judge of
this Gently rolling land can easily be
plowed by a tractor, and any of the COM
panies mentioned can give you informa-
ton and cite you to men who are using
these plows successfully, quite a number
of them having been sold here in Geor-
gia.
THE BENEFITS OF DEEP FLOWING
NJ. A o., Union Point, Ga. writes
How does deep blowing help the fertility
of the land7 Deep blowing. or course