Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-09
THE RECORD OF ONE COW


might suppose. as there are a number
Of ANIMALS in Georgia which have un-
doubtedly made as good and probably
better records. and there are scattered
here and there in herds throughout the
southern states.
The approach of the boil weevil makes
IL necessary that more attention be Civ
en- 70 the diversification Of crops and
the building up of our animal industries.
We have the foodstuffs and the gener-
al conditions necessary TO conducting the
dairy business on profitable lines. All
that is needed is TO direct public atten-
ton more towards the Importance and
profitableness of this line OF industry,
and TO have our people realize more
completely that the great weakness in
our system of agricultural practice is
the absolute devotion of their effort
to the production of cotton to the ex-
clusion Of other lines OF business which
are equally desirable and remunerative.
THE USE OF NITRATE OF SODA.
L p. B.. Farrar. Ga, writes: have
a piece OF corn planted about the first
OF April that / want to use nitrate of
soda on. Please tell me the best meth
% OF applying AhS same.
The time to apply nitrate of soda on
corn depends much on the season aad|
the growth which the crop has made. In
sections where 1t has been as extremely
dry as in the vicinity OF Athens, more
than one application on corn would
likely prove profitable, and in the event
two are used. one might be made imme-
diately. The second application should
be reserved until the crop is silking
and tasseling. II two application are
made, apply rs pounds at each applica-
ton. Ordinarily the nitrate of soda
may be broadcasted on the surface of
the ground or applied alongside the
drill row, but not in contact with the
plants, but when the soil is extremely
dry as it now is, light covering into
the soil of two or three inches will be
desirable If later on there should be
abundant rainfall the second dressing
should be put on the surface of the
ground
PROTECTING GARDEN TRUCK FROM
INSECTS.
J. d. F., Cornelia, Ca, writes: / have
a lot of nice beans growing and some
thing Is sucking them. 1 would like to-
know how to stop IL and also how to-
kill the bugs that are eating my Irish
potatoes. 1 have a COW eight years old
and she has the habit of coming up
sometimes with one side of her udder
swollen. What can do for her?
Potato beetles may be destroyed by
spraying the potatoes with Paris green
at the rate of one pound to two pounds
Of quick lime and 150 gallons of water.
If arsenate of lead is used, two pounds
OF lead. two pounds Of quick lime and sol
gallons OF water are the proper proper
tons. dust spray may be made by
mixing 10 or Is pounds of lime with one
pound OF Paris green, and busting thel
plants while wet with dew. light
coating of air-slaked lime might be dust
ed on the beans as repellant, and ar
senate of lead, as suggested for pota-
toes, may be used TO spray the beans
Only a light spraying should be made,
and Of course. there is some objection to-
using arsenate OF lead on a crop which
is to be used for food. Careful washing
should eliminate any trouble on this
score. and IL preferable, a light spraying
OF kerosene emulsion viii answer the
same purpose. though this is more diff
cult TO prepare and apply.
No doubt the affected portion OF the
udder OF your COW is congested to some
extent. and this may be due TO one of
several causes. Active rubbing at each
milking with lard or camphorated ONT
ment should cure the trouble in a short
time.
DATA ABOUT THE SOY BEAN.
A. D.. Marietta, Ga, writes: Is there
any difference In the soy and sofa bean,
and viii they mature sown or planted
by the first Of July in north Georgia?
What amount should be sown per acre
v~svHz
drilling or sowing, and how much culti-
walton would they require?
There is no difference between the soy
and sofa bean, and some varieties of the
crop viii mature in north Georgia If
planted as late as the first of July. You
would need TO secure one of the earliest
strains, and one of the best would be
the Extra Early Black. This variety we
have found to give a good yield on soil
of ordinary fertility, and to produce a
hard, firm bean of good keeping quality.
II does not grow nearly as big a stalk
as some of the later and larger types,
but is fairly well covered with foliage
and would make a very good quality Of
hay. This variety can also be grazed
by hogs to good advantage. 1t is i'm
portant to secure an early maturing
strain for your conditions, as some varie-
ties take from 10 lo0 QdlS 10 llaluIC
The beans should be sown at the rate, Of
about eight bushels per acre. We prefer
to plant them in drills "a inches apart
and to put them in by machinery rather
than broadcast, as in this way a more
uniform distribution is secured, ii is
covered to a satisfactory depth, and the
termination is more rapid and uniform
One Of the best plans of seeding the crop
with which we are familiar is to stop
up every other one of the drill tubes in
an ordinary grain drill where the hoes
are placed eight inches apart. You will
find the soy bean outyields the cowpea
ordinarily, and a desirable crop when
you have grown II sufficiently to be-
come familiar with it's peculiarities.
WANTS TO DO BETTER.
J. W. o.. Eliza. Ga. writes: I have
been a reader OF The Journal for II years.
This county is in the old rut of Is or 100
years ago. The Boy Dixie is the principal
tool used in preparing the land. We bed
the land three or four inches deep, make
a small list and plant. Side the corn with
a scooter twice and the turn plow goes
once around 10 the middle; in two or
three weeks goes another round. and
when the middle is all out the corn is
waist high / think ii is cutting the
roots too many times What do you
think of this method? Which is better
to plant in water furrow or. on low bed?I