Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-01

ence heavy fertilization on land that con-
tains a fair amount of vegetable matter
has proved profitable on both corn and
cotton. We would ADVISE the use of 500
pounds of a 3-10-4 under cotton for red
clay uplands land about 4-10-4 under
corn. To secure the best results with
fertilizers you should remember that
the thorough preparation of the soil,
and the addition of yard manure or veg
etable matter through blowing under
legumes is of the utmost Importance.
We obtained last year more than two
bales of cotton in our demonstration
field where $50 pounds of a 3-10-4 fertilizer
were used in association with two tons
of yard manure. Where the manure was
left off the yield was approximately "e
bale per acre.
CLOVER AS PASTURE IN GEORGIA.
r. A. E.. Pennington, Ga, writes: l
have fourth of acre of land on which
wieh to get a sod of clover for grazing
a Esilk COW. l want clover that will not
need to be planted every year. What
it be sown, and would you advise SOW
ing any other seed with it?
Alfalfa is one of the few perennial
clovers When burr clover is we'll estab-
lished and not grazed too closely, 1t will
reseed itself from year 10 year, furnish
ing considerable winter grazing. When
Japan clover becomes well established
in Bermuda sod, IL will furnish good
deal of grazing for longer or shorter
periods of time during the warm months
of the year. These two clovers supple
ment each other fairly we'll They give
their best results when established on
Bermuda sod, the burr clover being sown
in the fall and the Japan clover in the
spring. Crimson clover and red clover,
as you know, are not perennial. There
is only one possible clover combination,
therefore, with which we are acquaint-
ed which could be suggested as likely to
succeed in this climate and give you
considerable amount of grazing through
out the greater part of the year. You
would either have to depend on the
burr-Japan clover combination or on al
falfa. Alfalfa is much superior to any
thing you can grow provided you Sc
cure a good stand of it. To do this is
not an easy thing, but it can be grown
under favorable conditions in many loo
calities in Georgia.
To prepare the land for alfalfa 1t Is
well to begin this spring. Break it up
and seed to cowpeas or velvet beans.
Plow under in late August or early Sep
tember Lime the land at the rate OF
one ton of caustic lime per acre. Fer
tiize at the rate of 500 pounds per acre
of 1914 mixture. Secure at least 20 tons
of yard manure and spread over the sur
face of the ground and work in with
disk. Seed the alfalfa early in Septem-
Der if the weather conditions are favor
able but not later than the middle of
October. Early seeding has proven the
most successful with us. The fall seed
ing of alfalfa is desirable, because crab
~ los n
when sown in the spring very frequently
chokes ii out before it has established it.
self Alfalfa will not stand anything like
as close grazing and constant tramping
as Bermuda grass, but 1t may be grazed
to some advantage, but better still, cut
and fed as a soiling crop. At least 20
pounds of good clean American grown
seed should be used per acre. The sur
face should be made as fine as a garden
soil. and the seed sown broadcast or
with the Barrow or Calhoun seeder and
covered lightly with a brush harrow or
a weeder. So far as a combination sod
is concerned, there is nothing superior to
Bermuda. and the burr-Japan clover COM
bination already suggested.
WILT RESISTANT COTTON SEED.
w. c. c.. Attapulgus. Ga, writes: I see
in your paper where the state entomoio-
gist will give away pea and cotton seed
that are immune to the black root. W.
are bothered very much with it here.
and I would like TO get as many of the
seeds as possible.
Prof. F. l.. Worsham is state entomolo-
gist His address is the capitol building,
Atlanta and he has charge of the dis
tribution of the cotton seed which has
been selected for resistance to black root
or the wilt disease. He also has secured
quantity Of the iron cowpea which is re-
sistant to root knot or nematode. Peas
do not cause the wilt disease, as some
snnnnsa hut uhere the nema tndneS form