Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-15

must be said. however, tnaI the CANNING
industry is still in its infancy so far as
the south is concerned. Maryland and
Virginia, however. are large packers OF
tomatoes. Maryland also packs much
corn. but in Virginia the industry is still
young The canning OF fruits is also
comparatively new industry, though com
mendable progress is now being made IN
this direction. Peaches, for instance
were quite extensively canned I'm 1905 in
the south, and the industry may be eX-
pected to grow as population and busi-
ness increase. Every facility is found In
the south for the development OF the
canning business, and ii is believed that
this industry will grow rapidly within
the next few years.
The fruit industries in the south are
now of great and growing Importance.
Apples are produced in Virginia, western
North Carolina, north Georgia and In
Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky.
Peaches are grown to more or less eX-
tent in all the states, but the crop is OF
special Importance i'm Georgia, where as
high as 700 cars have been shipped I'm
one season. The crop in 1909, an off year,
was between 1900 and 5000 cars. Straw
berries and other small fruits are largely
grown in Florida, louisiana. Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee. The orange
crop is one of the most important indus
tries of Florida variety of subtropi-
cal fruits are also cultivated in Florida
and are or great commercial Importance
TO that state. The total value of the fruit
produced in the South Atlantic states in
1893 was $I3, as, AS; in the South Central
states, SO, 701, $50. Virginia raised 9,SS5,9S2
bushels OF apples, worth 81, 444,557; Nilsson
ri. 6. 496, 436 bushels, worth $2,201, 734. The
cultivation of nuts, especially pecans, is
going forward rapidly I'm Texas, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi and Georgia, where there
are now very extensive orchards coming
into bearing. This is a most promising
industry and is greatly enhancing the
value OF land in many sections.
Grapes, plums, pears and other fruits
are also extensively grown, but it would
be tedious to attempt their enumeration,
or to determine without entering too
much into detail their influence on the
economic Development of the southern
states as a whole, but it is needless to
say that these industries, now established
on a firm and substantial basis and al
ready representing an annual revenue Of
many millions of dollars, will make great
er progress in the future than has been
the case in the past because of the rapid
increase in population and the establish
ment of a variety of manufacturing en-
terprises.
RAISING COTTON ON SANDY LAND.
A w. A, cambridge. Ca, writes: I
would like information as to how to
raise a good yield Of cotton on my light
sandy land 1t has beeR broken with a
two-horse pillow. What kind of cotton
seed should 1 use, and where can L get
IL? Also what kind Of fertilizer is best?
A s-1O-5 fertilizer should answer well
for cotton on land such as you describe.
We would use this fertilizer at the rate
Of at least 800 pounds per acre under the
drill row, and 500 pounds. provided as
much as two tons of compost per acre
can be used under the cotton at the time
OF planting. The ACCESSIBILITY of using
the side application on sandy land of 200
pounds will be determined largely by the
weather. II the season is dry and I'M
favorable, the second application may not
be as serviceable as you might antici-
pate. We would certainly advise you to
break the land with a two-horse pillow
and prepare the soil as thoroughly as
possible. We prefer to seed on the level
or as nearly so as possible though on
account OF the danger of not securing a
good stand in a wet and backward
planting season. we generally plant cotton
on a very low bed We believe one of
the things to insure your securing the
best yield of cotton on your land will be
to incorporate a fair amount of vegetable
matter with the soil. There are many
good varieties Of cotton, one of the best
we have tested here being Cooks I'm
proved. You can probably secure seed
of this from Mr.. ]. L. Cook. Ellaville.
Ga. and R. p. Steinheimer. Brooks, Ga.
This variety of cotton has one drawback
I'm that il is rather subject to anthrac-
nose. We are endeavoring to secure a
strain here that is resistant to this pest
and are succeeding fairly well, but have
no need for distribution as yet. Jack
sons Limbless and the Dillon are two of
the best varieties so far as resistance to
black root is concerned, If this pest is