Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-25


eroid, and others ready prepared asphalt
paper roofing. l have a by-product of
coal that l bought from the gas company
for cents pound Do you think IL
will preserve the roofs or injure them?
Gas tar contains a considerable amount
OF creosote and coal tar. 1t, therefore,
makes a good coating To apply to shingle
roofs. and will probably give you good
satisfaction on, ruberold or tin roofs II
prepared before it is applied.
This material should be boiled until 1t
pitches" and then applied hot. 1t is,
OF course, an excellent preservauVe Tor
single roofs, and If treated as indicated
will be useful in preserving other forms
OF roofs.
WHERE TO SECURE AGRICULTURAL
BOOKS.
II. ID. f., HaZlenurst, Miss, writes:
Kindly advise me where the INST of books
recently published in these columns can
be secured, as L would like TO purchase
the set.
SEEDING JAPAN CLOVER IN THE
SOUTH.
K. A. NJ, TallapoOsa, Ga, writes: WIN
YOU kindly advise me the best month IN
winch 10 pant Japan clover, and on what
kind OF land TO get the best results? Does
it necessarily take rich ground Tor TINS
clovery 40 you consider this good hog
teed2 What do you consider the DesI
particularly interested in the ked Jerseys.
particularly intereste din tAe ned Jerseys.
Also would like Information as to the
planting OF rape and vetch.
The best time to SOW Japan clover is in
the spring of the year, as it does not re-
sst cold weather, being cut down by the
first frosts of the autumn. 1t is essen
TALLY summer grazing and hay-maklng
CROP 1t reseeds itself, however, on al
most any soil where it once obtains
roothoid and spreads into new territory
year by year 1t is an excellent pasture
crop and makes very good hay on cal
careous soils or those rich in vegetable
matter. 1t also grows surprisingly well
on soils of Indifferent fertility when once
it becomes well established. 1t is not diff
fcult to start from seed, provided it is
sown at the right season, and under con-
ditions that are favorable to a rapid
termination. OF course, one can hardly
expect it to develop quickly on washed,
quilted and WORKOUT land. 1t can also be
sown on Bermuda pastures with good ad-
vantage. 1t makes a very good grazing
crop for hogs during the period when it is
at its best, as good probably as many of
the clovers. 1t is perhaps not quite equal
to red clover or alfalfa for hog grazing,
however, but where these can not be
grown to good advantage, it will make an
excellent substitute.
There are several excellent breeds of
hogs well adapted to Georgia. Among
these may be mentioned the Berkshires,
Tamworths, Poland Chinas, Jersey Red
and Black Essex. Probably the Berkshire
mas the widest distribution of any of these
breeds, with the red hogs second. The
esteem in which the Berkshire is held is
due to its good rustling qualities and the
fact that it is good grazer. The Poland
China is an excellent breed, but prob
ably not so active as the Berkshire, and
therefore not so generally bred in the
south. The Tamworth is par excellence a
grazing breed, famous for its deep sides
and the excellent quality of the bacon
and hams produced. The Jersey Reds are
prolific, good rustlers and quite extensive
ly used on that account. For a strictly
bacon breed, probably the Tamworths
would rank first of those mentioned, and
the Berkshire second For prolificacy the
Jersey Red will rival any of the breeds,
but they are probably not quite so fine in
the bone as some of the others. Person
ally, we would De disposed to give the
Tamworth a trial for grazing purposes,
and the Berkshire for general purposes
or spring 1t is now too late to plant it
this fall as it will hardly make enough
growth before cold weather to furnish a
sufficient amount of pasture to pay for
the trouble of seed seeding it. 1t should
be sown early in the spring just as soon
as the frost is out of the ground, and it is
safe to sow turnips for spring salad will
e a good time. 1t is best sown in drills
"a inches apart and cultivated so as to
H.,
Vetch is essentially a winter legu-ne,
though some varieties do not make much
growth until early in the spring. This is
particularly true of the hairy vetch, but
it is hardy i'm all parts of the state. The
Oregon vetch. is not hardy and should
only be sown in the southern part of
Georgia. Vetch may be seeded any time
as soon as there is sufficient rain to ger
inmate it. We have found an excellent
combination to be 80 pounds of vetch and
three pecks to one bushel of oats seeded
in the open furrow.
SOIL PREPARATION AS EXPECTING
COTTON YIELDS.
NJ. w. H., Macon, Ga, writes: I am
anxious to make bale of cotton per acre
and not less than so bushels of corn. l am
now breaking my land with 30-inch
Chattanooga disc pillow with four 1900
pound mules. 1 am cutting II to Is inches
deep and expect to break all my land by
January l. My land last year was plant
ed in oats and followed with peas; this
year it was planted in corn and cotton.
The cotton land was bedded on 100 pounds
Is per cent acid and rs pounds muriate of
potash. l opened this bed with fertilizer
distributor. putting down so pounds Is per
cent acid and so pounds soda. The second
blowing l applied 100 pounds 16 per cent
acid and 100 pounds potash, and the third
blowing l applied 100 pounds soda and 80
pounds acid 1 have to put the acid with
the soda as 1 have been unable to find a
machine that would put out soda alone.
My land is stiff red clay and hard to cul-
tivate. 1 would like suggestions from
you as to what fertilizers to use.
1t will be a great pleasure if we can be
of assistance to you in securing a better
yield of corn or cotton on your land next
year. You are acting wisely in endeavor-
ing to concentrate your efforts to grow a
bale of cotton per acre and at least so
bushels of corn. Intensive farming is the
practice which must be pursued in the
future for the protection of our soils and
o11r farmers as well We can NOT afford