Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-14

kiln, and is of the same character as
that used in preparing plaster for houses.
This kind of lime tends to burn up the
vegetable matter or nitrogen in the soil,
and of course, should not be used ex-
cessively on that account. The other
kind of lime Is secured from grinding
lime rock very finely. This has less, how
ever, than half the sweetening power of
the caustic lime, ands therefore,j one
must apply twice as much to secure the
same result. 1t has the advantage also
of not destroying vegetable matter to
any appreciable extent at least and is
in, form where reactions iniTnical to,
fertilizers or yard manure are not SO
likely to follow. No doubt you have APP
piled your lime as top dressing. In that
case do not pillow 1t under. When you
get ready to apply the manure, open the
drill rows wide and deep and scatter II
along the bottom Mir the fertilizer with
the manure by means of bull tongue or
other implement which will stir the soil
to some depth, and then make low bed
for cotton and plant corn on the level.
In this way you will keep the lime from
getting in direct contact with the ferti-
lizer or yard manure in sufficient quanti-
ty to cause any appreciable loss of plant
food. You had best let long period
elapse between the application of the
lime and fertilizer and yard manure as
possible.
We usually estimate the date of ma
turity by the first three pickings If
the first picking is considerably heavier
than the third it is early; if the three
are almost the same, or the second is
larger than the others, it is medium,
and If most of the cotton is gotten at
the third picking it is late
IMPORTANCE OF DEEP BREAKING.
W. P~J., writes: I want some infor-
nation on making corn. 1 have two
acres of land that was in cotton last
year, and made a half bale to the acre.
have broken the land with a two
horse turning pillow and a five-incb
scooter in the same furrow. The land
is a little sandy with clay subsoil.
expect to use six sacks of 9-2-S on the
two acres. l haven't any manure of
any kind except guano How many
peas can make to the acre on good
red land if / use 200 pounds of 9-2rs
fertilizer to the acre?
The aeep breaking of land is, Of
course one of the best means of insur-
ing good crop, and in the absence of
vegetable matter and no yard manure,
your best plan will be to apply a high
grade fertilizer in liberal amount We
believe you could AFFORD to 600
pounds under the conditions mentioned
in your letter. although you are almost
certain to secure better results with fer
tilizer on land that contains vegetable
matter than where # is poorly sup
piled with this; essential material.
For corn a fertilizer containing more
nitrogen, phosphorus and potash on
land such as you describe is desirable.
You will find 4-10-5 more satisfac-
tory, or you may use a BLOB and a
ton dressing of nitrate of soda. Per-
sonalIy, we would prefer to put about
500 pounds in the drill row before plant
ing the corn. Use 100 to zoo pounds as
side application 80 TO 40 days after
planting the corn, and then II -neces-
sarv top dress with 100 pounds OF nj
trate of soda just when the crop rs
shooting into tassel- fttff
The number of bushels of peas you
can secure from an acre OF land with
900 mounds of 9-2-3 fertilizer VIII de-
mend very much on the season, the va
riety selected, the preparation and cui-
tivation you give the land. We would
prefer to use a 1914 or 1917 tertlllzer
for peas with only 1 per cent or nitro
cen to give them a start. We believe
at least 900 to 400 pounds OF such
fertilizer could be applied with advan-
tage under the conditions mentioned In
I
your letter We have found the WHIP
poorwill, wonderful and New Era gooo
standard varieties of peas to grow. IL
the strain you have on hand has given
good results in your community. keep
on using them Peas will yield any
where from Is to % bushels per acre.
the smaller figure more nearly repre-
sents the average number of bushels
secured. With good preparation and
fertilization and a season that is at all
Favorable, you should reasonably ex-
lpect to make as much as SO to ~ push
els of peas on the four acres OF land
in question.
SYMPTOMS OF RING BONE.
L. c., Trenton, Ca. writes; nave
mule that has Jumps on both fore feet'
hut is lame in only one of them. he
has been in this condition about year.
1 would like to know what to 90 tor him.
Your inquiry is not specific IN that you
do not give the location of the Jumps.
However, these Jumps are probably ring
bonas II No Iaueuess is noticed let them