Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-22

readily. as already noted it should be
| anplied to the soil as quickly as possible
after II is made and covered lightly to
preyent the loss of ammonia. This kind
of manure is very good to use on farm
and garden crops, and may also be USED
around shrubs and plants where you
desire to stimulate growth IL WouIG
not be good to use around fruit trees
i unless tho tree is deficient in size and
the growth needs to be stimulated. The
manure should not be put against the
stems of the plants or trees, but In
circle from one to two feet away de-
pending on their size.
APPLYING LIME ON LAND.
T. T. J., Summerville Ca, writes:
would like some information on lining
land. How much lime should be used on
the average land and how should 1t be
applied?
The best kind of lime to use is the caus-
| tic lime and it should be applied at the
rate of not less than 1000 pounds per
acre: 1000 pounds is better. Lime need not
/ be applied more than once in three to
five years. Where it is desired to use only
small quantity. distribute 1t In small
HEAPS over the field and cover lightly with
earth until il is thoroughly slaked; then
scatter uniformly over the ground. You
should be careful to scatter the pile uni
| formly so as to leave no accumulation on
| land where il formerly stood. Caustic or
biting lime is more active than other
forms: II also contains minimum amount
of water and as you probably have to
ship it in from some distance, we recon-
mend its use for the reasons given. The
quality of lime depends upon the per cent
| of magnesia which ii contains If you eX-
pect to apply lime in large quantity, it
lis best to get what is known as lime DIS
I tributor. These implements are not cost
! ", and enable the handling of this mate
rial with expedition and much less an
! noyance. Oyster shells are a good source
of lime. but as they contain more or less
dirt II is often not as pure. and hence as
active as lime made from high-grade
rock.
BUILDING A sILo ON THE DAIRY
80, FARM.
| D. NJ w Thomasville, Ga, writes Can
you give me some information in regard
| to a silo. as l want to try and keep
| fed through the winter for my cows?
We built silo on the college farm last
| year 10 feet in diameter by 81 feet high
which will hold approximately 125 tons.
| 1t is what is known as stave silo. The
! foundation is best made of concrete and
/ it should be at least four feet high and
| eight inches thick. The only difficulty in
! constructing a concrete foundation is to
| see that the cribbing or mold is properly
made. Dig out the foundation to a true
| circle Is inches deep. construct the crib
| and fill with concrete mixed in the pro-
portions of one of cement, three of sand
! and FIVE of rock. The concrete as 1t is
put in should be reinforced with barb
! wire every six inches. The slaves used
| above ground may be made of cypress or
| pine, and 2x6's dressed on both sides and
| free from knots should be selected In
making a slo SO feet high the slaves had
| best be Il and IS feet in length. The
ends of the slaves should be sawed and
| 4x5x1-S-inch piece OF sheet iron inserted
| so as to form a close joint. The 2x6s
must be tongued on both sides and put
| together with splines, and if the joints
are loaded the air will be kept out and
/ the slaves preserved for a longer period
/ OF time. The door of the silo should be
/ > feet wide and the height of the silo
| The door OF the silo should be made of
! 4x4s, and a piece OF the same material
\ should be cut Is of an inch shorter on
the inside than on the outside to make
| a neat turn, and the rods for binding
/ the door frame together should be SIS
/ of an inch in diameter and threaded on
| each end. Heavy washers should be
| used so when the rods are drawn tight
they will be held firmly in place and not
cut into the wood. The door frame should
| first be put up and the slaves set up
around the circle OF the silo. The slaves
| should be braced so as to hold them
/ plumb and true. Barrel slaves will answer
| very well for this purpose; they will
| about approximate the circle of a siIo
| When the slaves are up the hooks and
| rods should be put on. These are made
of SIS of an inch in three pieces and put
! together by means of Tugs The rods
/ should be put on two feet apart at the
( bottom, gradually widening until they
are five feet apart at the top. Ten rods
/ will be sufficient for a siIo 50 feet high.
! A circular roof should be constructed on
! top of the silo and a dormer window left
\ in the side for filling. silo of this
character was built on the college farm
| including painting, at a cost of about
$3.50 1t will hold more feed than we can
| put in the dairy barn, constructed of the
! latest type of roof so as to insure the
| largest storage space. and which cost
! about $1,000 as ii stands. The shows YOU
the economy of the storage space secured
| In a silo. This silo was put up under the
| direction of our farm foreman and with
labor which should be avilable on every
| farm.
PREVENTING COTTON RUST WITH
| POTASH.
o. T. Fl Statesboro, Ca, writes: AS
far as preventing cotton rust is concerned.
has kainit any advantage over muriate
| of potash?
| Cotton rust is not primarily fungous
disease, but is rather caused by unfavor-
able soil conditions AS the leaves are
the lungs OF the plant. II is not surpris-
ing that affected plants should not yield
well. This trouble is thought primarily
to be due to three things First. the ex
haustion of vegetable matter from the
soil because of the long continued cultiva-
tion OF cotton on the same land without
the use of soil improving crops; second, a
lack Of drainage as this trouble Is likely