Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-20

NCo OOdA dSlOIyS 1A1o "a
is probiematicaI at this time. We have
some tests in progress calculated to ue-
termine this point in the course or q.
few years, but conclusions cannot be
drawn from work of this character UNI
til it has been in progress for some time
and has probably been duplicated on n
variety of soils. 1t is generally con-
ceded that where the land is very rscii
in vegetable matter or mode so through
the extensive use of green leguminous
crops plowed under and yard manure
that raw phosphate rock applied at rne
rate of 1000 pounds per acre will give
very good results. Where vegetable
matter is scarce and the supply of lime
is low, the chances are that the hgin-
grade treated rock known commercially
as acid phosphate will give the best re-
suits. There are various grades of raw
ground rock or floats. For instance,
the material from which floats is made
is mined in South Carolina, Florida ana
Tennessee. The rocks vary in compsl-
ison and naturally in the per cent Of
phosph orus. The per cent of bone phos-
phate of lime runs from so 20 20 per
cent. corresponding to from % to 80 per
cent of total phosphoric acid. When
1000 pounds of this raw rock is treaS-
ed with 1000 pounds of sulphuric aclo,
the acid phosphate of commerce is OBJ
tanned This ordinarily contains from
16 to II per cent Of available phos-
phoric acid. From the experience and
information we have at the present
time, we would be disposed to use acid
phosphate as a source of phosphoric
acid for wheat, oats, cotton and corn.
MANAGEMENT OF NEW GROUND.
a. T., Baxley, Ca; writes: l have
bought a tract of land all in woods
with but little green. timber standing
which am now clearing with the expect
alton of farming it. Some tell me can
not depend on fresh land for a crop an
other year, and that it would be better
for me to work other land on the shares
What l want to know from you is, Could
1 make more on this land to have what
1 do make than to work some one else's
land on shares? If you think It will pay
me to work the new land tell me what
fertilizers to use for corn and cotton.
Twenty acres to the pillow is all 1 ex-
pect to work, as I think better prepara-
ton, more work and better fertilization
will pay best.
It is difficult to work freshly cleared
ground the first year with satisfaction.
This is due to the difficulty of breaking
and preparing a good seed bed owing to
the large number Of roots and stumps
which are ordinarily found on land Of
this character. II you own the land,
however. and propose to farm it perma-
nently, 1t would. in our opinion, pay you
better to put your time and effort on
cultivating and caring for it rather than
on renting land from some one else on
the shares. You should certainly be able
to make a half a crop on new land, and
that is about all you would get out of a
renting proposition. as we understand IT..
1t will take considerable time and effort
on your part, but put in the fall and win
ter as industriously as you can digging
out as many stumps as possible and on
breaking and rebreaking the land to get
as much depth to it is possible. Har-
row and work out the roots and burn as
many of them as you can. If you can
secure an extra large heavy pillow and
hitch ii to two or three good mules, you
can work the land more effectively and
get rid of a large number of the roots.
OF course, one must proceed slowly or
the pillow will be brogen too frequently
to make the investment a profitable one.
Dynamite viii help you to take out a
large number Of the stumps during the
else 1t will cost something, but will
pay you in the long run. because you can
cultivate the land so much more effec-
lively and get II in good filth in a much
shorter period of time than If you try to
burn out the stumps or wait for them
to rot down. Do not burn over the sur
face of the ground or the leaves which
may have accumulated if you can pos
sibly avoid doing so, as these will fur
n
dinarily new land should contain enough
nitrogen for corn and cotton the first
year. but IT will respond very we'll to an
application of 300 to 400 pounds of an S-4
or an SIS. The amount of brush and
stumps burned on the ground and scat
tered over the surface will determine the
per cent of potash you should use. The
sander the land the more potash and
phosphorus you should apply. Give the
land as complete and thorough cultiva-
ton as you can after planting and use
well selected seed.
| RAISING CALVES ON SKIM MILK.
T. T.. Dasher, Ca, writes: 1 have
bought some calves ten days old, and
have no milk TO feed them on and would
like to know what would be best to feed
| them.
1t is a difficult problem to raise calves
not over 10 days old without the use OF
milk. They should have some whole
milk until considerably older than this,
and then skim milk for some time there
after. Probably the best substitute
known for milk is what is known as hay
| tea. This is made by soaking clean,
| bright hay for several hours in a tank
The hay is then removed and the liquid
which remains concentrated by boiling.
In certain experiments made it has been