Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-11-24

use Of about an S-4-4, 1O-4-4 or a 10
As. II is not hard to understand why
we have advocated the use of so much
potash In southern Georgia many of
the soils are of a very sandy nature
and do not contain over LOO to 1,S0O
pounds OF potash per acre. "A normal pot
ash supply runs to about 5000 to 10000
pounds per acre. 1t is true that many of
the north Georgia soils contain an abund-
ance of potash, but 1t is not In an avail
able form as shown by the rusting %
cotton and a failure to produce as large
a stalk as is needed to insure good
Weld. II farmers would follow the meth
DDS of cultivation We are advocating,
there would not be so much necessity to
use potash on our north Georgia SOILS.
but as long as this material remains as
unavailable as It appears at the present
time and cotton rusts, 1t will be neces-
sary to advocate the use of enough to
in some measure supply the needs of the
plant in these particulars. One rea son
why we have not advocated the use IF a
larger percentage of nitrogen is be-
cause of the cost of this material and the
fact that the farmer can not afford to buy
all the nitrogen needed for his crops. The
farmer should expect TO supply some OF
the nitrogen from the waste on his farm,
as yard manure and leguminous crops
plowed under.
TYPES AND BREEDS OF HOGS.
B. G. c., Eastman, Ga, writes: 1
would like some information In regard to
the hogs carried on the educational train
What variety of corn would you recon-
mend for me to grow; also what is your
opinion of the Dongola cotton?
Since there were two breeds of hogs
carried on the educational train, 1t is
difficult to ascertain In which you are
interested The Berkshires are an ex-
ceIlent general-purpose breed, while the
Tamworths, the red hog carried on the
train, are more suitable for grazing pur-
poses. Either one of these breeds is
well adapted to Georgia.
There is no one best variety of corn
or cotton, but among those strains which
we have tested and found satisfactory up
20 this time are the Hastings and What
ley's Prolific, Marlboro and Vincent.
Many other strains of corn have been
grown, but these have probably done bet
ter uniformly since we have had them
under test than any OF the others. These
are prolific varieties and are rather
small cared sorts. The grain is quite
flinty and therefore not attacked by the
weevil so readily as the softer and
StarChier VaFteIleS.. 10 hui SdthSl NiiS
Impression that these strains are weevil
resistant foE such is not the case. We
believe you viii find prolific variety of
corn well adapted for growth in your
section of the state, and that you will
not make a mistake in purchasing seed
of any of the strains mentioned. 4
Dongola cotton has been grown in our
demonstration fed for only one year.
It did not make as large yield as some
of the other varieties. The Culpepper,
Uncle Sam. Layton, Clevelands, Cooks,
Triumph and Money Maker were among
the strains which made larger yie.d.
OF these varieties Uncle Sam, Cleve-
land, Cook Triumph would be classed as
large bolls and the other as medium
boiled varieties. We have found the
large boiled and medium boiled varieties
up to this time to be the most satisfac-
tory of all the strains tested in our
demonstration field. You should have no
difficulty In selecting a variety from
the list given which viii do well in Dodge
county.