Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-29

1 the fundamental point in crop produc-
| ton.
For ourselves we would prefer to apply
a little nitrogen with the crop at the time
of seeding. 2-S-4 used at the rate of 300
pounds would be better than merely 16
per cent acid. and certainly 1873 or
would be better TO use under cotton than
acid alone. \ LITTLE nitrogen is needed
| to stimulate a quick growth at the be-
ginning. Then you may use later as
side application. IL you prefer, 200 pounds
more OF your Ssh. You can hardly eX-
pect to make a yield of 1000 pounds of
seed cotton per acre with 200 pounds Of
2-S-2 fertilizer unless the soil and sea-
sOnal conditions are just as they should
be. If your land is likely to suffer from
water standing on ii, then of course it
is an advantage to bed il high. so that
the cotton win secure good drainage. You
should, however. follow level cultivation
| as much as possible as this will help
to conserve moisture for dry spell.
FERTILIZERS FOR RED AND GRAY
-.-. LAND.
J.B. W, Greensboro, Ga, writes: What
do you think of a 9-2-4 fertilizer for
gray land, and a 1922 for red land. How
much should be used to the acre and
how should nitrate of soda be applied to
cotton. 1 want to make all the corn and
cotton l can on the land.
A s-2-4 fertilizer should answer very
we'll for gray land. 1t occurs to me.
however, that a 2-1O-3 fertilizer would
be better for red land than a 2-lO-2. In
fact. there is comparatively little diff
ference between much of our red and
gray land save for color. The iron has
been Ieached out of much of the gray
land, and this is particularly true where
the gray land has a red clay subsoil UNI.
DERIVING IT, Gray land IS probably more
subject to drouth than red land be
cause ii has been demonstrated that the
iron which gives the color to red land
enables it to hold water TO better adj
vantage. OF course, some gray land owes
its color to the fact that it has quite
a different formation containing much
fore sand than the red land, and ii is
also sometimes underland by yellow
subsoil, which may be clay, though it Of
ten is a yellow sand. In that case prob
ably a little heavier application of fer
tilizer is better. and we would suggest
that a 3-IO-4 would be likely to give even
better results than 2-9-4 on this type OF
soil. Where land has been properly
prepared and contains a fair supply of
vegetable matter from 400 to 900 pounds
per acre of a high grade fertilizer can
be used with profit. OF course, the
selection of good seed, and the proper
cultivation of the crop after planting
are essentials in securing profitable re-
turns from any fertilizer. In most in
stances we would prefer TO apply 3-10-4
. q haf he In
other words, we would not make a sec
ond application. When a second should
plication is made. the fertilizer should
be applied not later than the LIST TO the
18th of June, depending somewhat on the
season. For corn and cotton a second
application is best broadcasted over the
drill row and covered I'm lightly with
the cultivator. though some prefer to
put II alongside the row. There is no
special advantage in this provided the
crop has developed a good root system.
and il should not be forgotten that the
development of good root system will de-
pend considerably on the preparation of
the land previous to planting. On most
of our soils there is a deficiency of
nitrogen, and the fertilizers suggested
are not overly rich i'm this element. 1t
will probably be profitable in most In
stances to apply a top dressing of nj
trate of soda to both corn and cotton.
1t should be applied at the rate of $50
to 900 pounds per acre. When a second
application is made on cotton. IL is put
on from the list to the 18th of June;
for corn, about ten days before shooting
into tasseL Where two applications are
made at the rate of 100 pounds per acre
each, put the first on from two to
three weeks earlier than stated, and the