Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-24
AgricuIt uraI
Queries Answered
FERTILIZING

'FERTILIZING TRUCK CROPS IN
GEORGIA.
7. Z. s., GrOvelanu, Ga, writes:
would like TO know how much and what
kind of FERTILIZER TO use on cabbage,
Irish potatoes, cucumbers, watermelons
and onions. 1 expect to get the chemi-
cais and mix myself. The land is a
sandy loan ana will produce about ten
bushels Of corn witrOut fertilizer.
would appreciate any suggestion yoI
can give me, as L want t. grow truck
for the market
the crops about which you write re-
quire heavy fertilization since they
must all be grown rapidly in order to
produce the quality which will COM
mand a high price and be ready for
shipment TO market early in the sea-
son. Sandy lands naturally make the
best truck soils because they dram wen
and warm up earlier in the spring
Sandy lands. however are not rich nat
urally ,and thert-~fe require heavy
fertilization. Cabbage makes rather "A
heavy yield and naturally draws freely
on the fertilizing materials in the soil.
ghe fertilizer shou.,- be used underneath
the plants or in the drill row in which
they are set before the time OF trans
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material in a shallow turrow on either
SADIE Of the plants. The following for
mula should be found useful for this
and several Of the others crops mentions
eu, such as tomatoes. cucumbers, water
melons, and onions, though possibly
onions would be benefited by a little
heavier application If potash: Mix to-
gether 700 pounds of high grade acid
phosphate, 500 pounds of tankage con-
I . Ewzgw, - ,,E~
cent Of phosphoric acid: 200 pounds Of
high grade nitrate of soda and 800
pounds OF muriate of potash. This mix
ture will contain approximately As PEI
cent Of nitrogen, rs per cent OF phos-
phoric acid and az per cent of potash.
1t should be applied literally at the rate
of 500 to 1000 pounds per acre have
suggested the use of tankage and nj
trate OF soda as the sources OF nitrogen
because Of the high price now prevailing
for cotton seed meal.
For Irish potatoes we would suggest
fertilizer containing a higher per cent
of potasl4. A good formula might be
prepared as follows: 100 pounds Of acid
phosphate. 800 POUNDS Of dried blood
containing at least 10 per cent Of availa>
BILE nitrogen, and 400 pounds of sui
plate of potash. This mixture would
contain SO per cent OF nitrogen, per
cent OF phosphoric acid and 10 per
cent Of potash. IT should be used at
the rate Of 1000 pounds per acre under
early potatoes when the land is thin
and sandy. and II is desirable TO push
the crop TO maturity as rapidly as pos,
sible.
FERTILIZING FALL SOWN OATS.
L. B. p, Pendergrass. Ga, writes: 1
have some oats sowed in fall in the open
furrow. some on gray land and some
on red land. with from 800 to $50 pounds
Of SID and lola guano. The land will
make from COO TO 1000 pounds seed cot
ton per acre. want to make the best
yield possible. and I am thinking OF using
some is per cent acid. cotton seed meal
and nitrate OF soda on the oats and fol-
low with weeder or drag harrow How
should these ingredients be proportioned,
and when is the best time TO apply?
Considering the amount of fertilizer
you have already applied to your oat
crop It does not occur TO us that II
will be advisable TO make further appii-
cations Of acid phosphate at -His time
nor would we use cotton seed meal as
the source OF nitrogen 81 Enis season of
the year. NitrF'%e q ssoda should give
you better rSA-9s man anything you
can use o. -~'. cats. and IL should be
applied q - dressing about the 18th
OF March, or as soon as good. strong
growth has set in. and again just be-
fore the oats are shooting into head
We would use 100 pounds at each appli-
cation. 1t should be put on when the
oats are dry so as TO prevent injury
TO the leaves, and it should be scattered