Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-12-09
Late Winter and Early Spring Cabbage

Cotton School and Stockmen's Short
Course will open at the College OF Agri-
culture in Athens on January z, 1911
and continue for ten days. Any one
over sixteen years Of age may enter,
though the course is intended primarily
for men who are over twenty years or
age but who desire to improve their
knowledge with reference to what con-
stitutes the best form OF farm practice.
The college building with its splendid
laboratories and equipment furnishes
an ideal place for the work and every
farmer can we'll AFFORD to take few
days or and post himself with refer
ence 20 what has been discovered rela-
tive to his business. The cost Sof the
course need not exceed $500 to $500
depending on the section of the state
from which the student comes. lnstruc-
ton will be Afforded by a staff OF OK
perts in soils, fertilizers, cotton culti-
walton and selection, diseases and IN
sects attacking cotton, the use OF cot
ton by-products, cotton grading and
marketing, and farm machinery. Stu
dents may also specialize in anumal
husbandry veterinary medicine and 9TH
er subjects in which instruction is at
forded. E'
The large increase in attendance dur
ing the past year makes IL advisable
for those intending to take this course
to send their applications at an early
date. so that proper provision may be
made for them. Circulars Of informa-
ton concerning the cotton school can
be secured on application to the college
authorities in Athens.
Seeks INFORMATION ABOUT LIME
r. d. T., Palmetto, Ga, writes: 1
on hay meadows, and on wheat, corn
and cotton land. I do not know any
thing about II, and would thank you for
any suggestions on this subject.
Lime may be applied with advantage
TO land this fall; the sooner you put
IL on now the better. It can, OF course.
be used as a top dressing on meadows
and on wheat For corn and cotton IL
Is best applied this fall. There are
several forms of lime which which may
be used. One OF the most active forms
ts that known as caustic or biting lime.
This Is the fresh burned lime as IL
comes from the klIn- II, OF course
tends to eat up or destroy consider
able part OF the nitrogen I'm the soil and
in this respect is objectionable, but
where the land is low IN vegetable mat
ter and very heavy in texture, as some
Of our red clay soils, IL is probably the
most effective form to use. Where
considerable amount OF vegetable mat
ter is present in the land or where
crop rotations are systematically fol-
lowed and green leguminous crops
plowed under for soil enrichment, the
best form OF lime to use is probably the
finely ground rock It VIII take about
two tons Of finely ground rock TO give
the same eject as one ton OF caust1c
lime These are the two principal forms
In which Il should be used. and while
your land may not be in condition to
respond as quickly as is desirable, 70
the use OF the nelly ground rock, this is
the preferable form In when to apply
Il and you should endeavor to put your
land in condition to respond TO an appli-
cation OF material prepared as fndicat-
ed
Where r--H- are acid the FIRST thing
necessary to do Is to sweeten them. If
the soil Is sour plants can not grow to
advantage ont II; neither can the bio
logical processes progress in the soil as
they should. There are some. Of course,
who are still inclined to think that
there is too much theory in a sugges-
ton Of this kind. but II has now been