Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-10-21
OF ROTATION
AND THOROUGH CULTIVATION

that crop rotation is a potent factor
n soil conservation is well illustrated
- the statement that land in the demon
:. alton field Of the state College Of Ag-
culture which produced about IL bush
Of corn three years ago will this
.e4r yield at least IS bushels, due from
15- point OF view. TO the fact that deep
- wing has given way TO shallow cul-
-i-stion. COwPeas and velvet beans have
been plOwed under as a means OF cor
-ecting the impaired digestion of the
soil and fertilizers used to balance up
. evident deficiencies THIS is not an
ISOLATED example as some may conclude.
out might be duplicated on 1,o00 plan
.ations in Georgia where the gospel of
the new agricultural practice has taken
root
In any weIl-rezIlated system OF agri-
>,rlture live stock must be given a prom
neut place. for the by-product OF the
animals IN the form OF yard manure
will sometimes be nearly as valuable
as the product OF the animal itself. To
Illustrate: on land which produced bale
u cotton with $50 pounds Of high-grade
fertfliIs-, two bales were raised with the
same sn<sSEs OF fertilizer and the addi-
Lion * 80 tons OF well-rOtted farm
yArd nAr<-=S placed under the drill row.
T. is sai1 ~ those competent to judge
that a 5&sz I'D a half per acre will
EASILY - n44s on the college farm this
year on lara which three years ago
Welded but i.r.as more than half bale
Der acre This result is due not only
% the application Of a fertilizer well
calculated TO meet the deficiencies of the
coil. but to the use OF harnyard manure
and the deep stirring of the land. With
put more mule power per individual
~h.1ww cr~fr- IL
,ure can rot hope to make progress.
The notor-driven pillow and cultivator
an be used advanta geously on the large
sanitation II capital will permit. but on
thousands Of small farms. which in the
md are TO make the nation prosperous
and preserve its democracy as well. the
horse and mule will for long period OF
time, be the chief source of power. One
u even two spans OF so-pound mules
AN not pull a pillow capable Of stirring
an hnfug the soil to a depth OF is to
IS inches. while four mules weighing
80 TO LOO pounds can handle IL Ell
.iently.
VIII this deep and thoroughly cultiva-
ton OF the land pay? Unquestio1ably IL
will. This has been amply demonstrated
~ our own experiments during the past
year when one Of the largest and most
-emarkabIe crops Of corn and sorghum
svsr matured in the state was grown on
and broken TO the depth Of is inches.
labor Is scarce Il Is inefficient: dicta-
toriaI. and frequently Indifferent But
the horse OF the mule with sufficient
muscle and weight OF body. and with the
rev types OF agricultural implements
which science is now providing can be
depended on TO do the work or many
unreliable laborers with greater salts
action and economy
Live stock farming must be encouraged.
therefore. as a means Of enabling crop
-otation to be practiced. for the deep
filing OF the land. and the supplying OF
some Of the elements IN which our soils
are deficient Stock husbandry will en-
able us to keep at home the 100 to
TO ocoooo which each OF the southeastern
states now send elsewhere for the pur-
.hase of supplies Of meat. That the
stock can he raised here successfully
1as been amply demonstrated That the
southeast must furnish a considerable
part OF the meat supplies OF the nation
IN the future needs no demonstration
because the western range is now dis
appearing. and even the farmers of the
,orn belt realize that IL Is incumbent
upon them to raise the stock from which
they viii secure their own meat supplies
m the immediate future. With millions OF
acres Of land adapted to the growth OF
various grasses and forage crops ideal
N all respects for the maintenance OF
live stock. surely there il brilliant fu-
fr1re ahead of this industry, which will
De the means Of effectively aiding In the
great conservation movement now In
progress for the regeneration OF south
sru agriculture
Some may opine that the cattle tick
will prevent the realization Of this ideal.
In this they are mistaken for the tick
Is being eradicated with surprising
rapidity in many sections, and II Is only
a matter OF a comparatively short time
until the south will be freed forever
from this miserable parasite. which has
50 long nnenaced the live stock industry
and prevented its development and or
ganization along lines commensurate
with the needs OF this section.
Over a hundred million dollars are
expended annually for commercial fer
tilizers I'm the United States. and the
south uses the greater part of this ma