Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-03

wilt Is the result of a fungous disease.
The spores germInate in the ground and
grow up through the cells of the plant
choking it to death. There is only one
efTectual remedy for controlling this
pest and that is to select plants resist
ant to it. There are some strains of seed
on the market that are fairly resistant
of which Jackson Limbless is probably
one of the best. We think III YOU will
use - pounds of a S-lO-6 fertilizer on
your land next year that you Will have
better results with your crop. If the
trouble affecting your cotton was due
TO disease last year, II Wal or course be
a great mistake to put IL DacK on the
same land. crop rotation IN whIcr
cotton is not grown on Jne same land
more than once i'm three years IS. great
advantage to every FARMER because it
tends to restore the equilibrium of the
food supply or tne soil, and makes II
more diIncult for disease To obtain
foothoid in the soil.
PLANTING COTTON ON ACID LAND
T. F. p. Mclean. Ga, writes: I ind
that some of the land | wish to plant in
cotton is acid according to a test with
Iitmus paper. Is this likely to injure the
cotton? The land is sandy and high and
dry. Would Thomas Stag be better than
Just what the effect of acidity may
be on cotton L am not prepared to say.
and If any Investigations have been con-
Quoted on this subject / am not acquaint-
ed with them. We have no evidence TO
show that soil acdity is particularly UNI
favorable to the development of the cot
ton plant. Acidity i'm the land can be
corrected. of course, by an application
of lime, and it will probably be advisa BILE
TO make this on certain parts of your
land. and see if you can determine any
appreciate difference between the cotton
grown on that and the section where no
lime has been applied. We would sug-
gest that you use lime on certain plats
OF land of not less, than one-half to one
acre i'm extent at the rate of 500. loo and
ZOO pounds per acre Purchase the
caustic lime as you can probably buy It
for less In that form. OF course, shell
lime can be used, and it is very good
except that il is often not so pure as
the stone lime made from a high grade
OF rock. There are about LOCO pounds Of
gypsum in each ton of acid phosphate,
and certainly as much of the same ma
terial in one ton of Thomas Stag. 1t is
true that some believe acid phosphate
has turned the soil sour; it is pretty hard
to understand how this can be the case
since such limited amounts of il have
been used. The only appreciate advan-
tage from using Thomas Stag would be
10 avoid the possibility of further in
creasing the acidity of the soil, but as it
only contains about half as much avail
able phosphoric acid, and gives its best
results on land that contains an abuu-
dance of vegetable matter. we would be
inclined TO stick to the acid phosphate.
WHEN AND WHERE TO USE IN
TREATED ROCK.
j. C. l., Louisville. Ga, writes: / have
a piece of land that / intend to plant in
cotton. 1t has been cultivated for about
- years. has clay subsoil. The original
growth was oak and hickory. The land
was in peas last year. followed by oats,
and then in June planted back to peas.
/ hope to be able to put at least two and
half tons of stable manure per acre.
Would you advise the use of ground rock
untreated? How soon would you. advise
putting il in the ground?