Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-21


that there must be a plentiful supply OF
phosphorus and potash added to the soil.
Where sulphate of ammonia is used in
large quantities. lime should be applied
10 the soil in considerable amounts, for
this material has a tendency TO render
the lime soluble and hence a considera-
bic part OF II may be leached out Of the
land and lost. On this account the use or
lime ia association with sulphate is deem>
ed advisable. II should not be overlook
ed. however, that the two should not
be mixed together. The lime should be
applied some time in advance Of the
sulphate and narrowed into the ground.
When sulphate is used in a complete fer
tilizer 10 produce a high-grade goods as
much as 200 pounds may be mixed with
ton OF other ingredients. This amount
applied under the drili row or in the soil
vii not be excessive and the nitrogen
viii not likely become so quickly avail
able as to be leached away or lost be-
fore the plants can utilize it.
BREAKING THE CRUST OVER COT
TON.
J. w. s.. Taylors. S. c.. writes:
have a farm OF gray, partly sandy land
Cotton is hard 10 come up on IL, and dies
II wet while coming through the sur
face. Please advise me how 70 plant IL
and the kind OF fertilizer to use and the
quantity TO the acre. ] have broken the
land with a one-horse pillow and sub
sofled II and broadcasted the land with
stable manure / planted the land last
year in corn and planted peas in it and
feft the vines on the land. The land
has a red subsoil. I will plant Cooks
improved seed
The crusting Of the land and the re-
sultant destruction of the young cotton
before 1t can come through the ground
Is a common complaint. This trouble is
due to the lack of vegetable matter in
the soil which causes it to run together
and cake and crust badly after heavy
rains followed by hot dry weather. The
difficulty referred to can be overcome to
certain extent by the use of the weeder
on the cotton land Immediately after
each rain. This viii tend to break the
crust and enable the cotton to come
through more readily. We use the weed
er to good advantage on the college farm.
You should plant your cotton quite thick
~ on such land as the termination Of
a large number of seed will help the
young plants to break through the crust
Another plan is to put a large number
OF seeds In each hin and a bunch of
plants developing will help to break the
crust. BY following these directions and
using the weeder YOU should be able to
get the cotton through without serious
difficulty.
On land such as you describe fertiliz-
er containing 10 per cent of phosphorus
10 per cent OF nitrogen and s per
cent Of potash should give good results
We should be disposed TO use this fer
tilizer at the rate of not less than
500 pounds per acre. and since you have
broadcasted yard manure on the land,
we would be inclined TO put all the fer
tilizer under the drill row. II may OF
course be desirable TO use nitrate of soda
as a top dressing on this crop later on
in the season, but the desirability OF
such a practice can hardly be foretold
at this time You did right to plant peas
in your corn and TO leave them on the
ground. but you should have turned them
under before frost fell on them. Land
that has a good red clay subsoil can GER
tainly be built I'D.
THRUSH AND ITS TREATMENT.
A Subscriber. Doerun. Ga, writes
have a mule years old that has what 1
think Is thrush in her foot Please give
me remedy. 1 have five acres of land.
wish to check 1t in cotton. II was
turned about two months ago. Which
- the best way to prepare. fertilize and
cultivate it, I have received much ben
eft from the agricultural columns.
II you are satisfied that your mule ha )
thrush, the treatment would be about as
follows. Poultice the foot 10 soften the
parts affected, then trim away the edges
the trouble. Next make a swab of cotton
or cloth and cauterize the cleft thorough
" with butter OF anthony. After the
treatment with caustic. dust calomel into
the cleft once daily. This dries up the
discharge and In most cases will cure the
trouble. OF course. the shoes should be
removed and frog pressure given If the
mule is worked, tip or bar shoes can be
put on. It is. OF course. essential that
the feet be kept clean and dry.
Cotton may be planted either in drills
or checks. Our method is to plant on
soils OF fair fertility in rows about four
feet wide, Leaving two stalks Of cotton
every two feet BY this method we have
secured larger yields than from leaving
one plant in a place When desiring to
check cotton, We would be disposed to
plant il in hills 1-2 to 4 feet apart, and
would still leave two stalks to the hill.
one can cultivate and keep grass and
weeds in check to a little better advan-
tage by planting In checks, and the yield
viii also compare favorably with that
grown IN rows, out on ianG lnclneQ 10
wash It is not desirable to check the cot
ton as It interferes with the development
and maintenance Of terraces. For your
cotton a fertilizer formula containing ,
per cent OF phosphorus. per cent of
nitrogen and to per cent of potash
Should answer very well. We would use
500 pounds OF this mixture under the
drill row. and II a satisfactory growth
was not being secured about the first Of
July. top dress with nitrate OF soda or
sulphate OF ammonia p; the rate of 100
pounds per acre.
PERUVIAN GUANO
T. S. NJ. Barlow. Ca, writes: l would
like 10 know your opinion of Peruvian
guano. That which is sold here runs as
follows: 1862. 14-4-2 and 1882. What do
you think of the value of this guano as
compared with the grade Of fertilizer or
dinarily used. namely. an S-2-2 and s-2-3?
Il The value of a guano, bearing the true
significance OF the name IN mind, depends
upon its origin. There are two sources
from which this natural product is deriv-
ed. One is under conditions where the
climate is warm though quite moist. and
on that account good part of the phos-
phorus and potash and nitrogen are
Il ieached away. In the second instance IL