Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-05

and pressing them in with a roller or
pressing them with the foot in passing.
A boar kept for service should not be
fed too much on fattening foods. In
other words, the ration should not con-
s.st of corn alone, but of part corn.
shorts or middlings. A little dried blood
\ may also be fed to advantage. You
might mix corn and shorts IN equal pro-
portions by first grinding the corn, and
| then adding to each 100 pounds OF this
mixture five pounds of dried blood. Feed
this material in the form of slop. Give
the animal opportunity to take exercise,
and IL possible let him have some green
feed occasionally.
Oats are best planted in the open fur
row to insure a good crop during un-
| favorable weather conditions. If the
weather is mild and open. planting with
an ordinary grain drill Will az iwer very
we'll, but the crop is frequently de-
stroyed by one or two freezes so that
the risk involved is too great to take.
Moreover, as large yields will be OBJ
tanned from the open furrow method as
| from any other practice which can be
followed Working the seed into the
ground with a disk is not so likely TO
not so likely 20 insure a good stand as
planting in the open furrow.
1t is gratifying that the suggestions
contained in The Journal have been of
service to you. We hope that In the
insure a good stand as planting in the
open furrow.
INFORMATION ABOUT QUARTZ
ROCK.
NJ B. p, Norristown, Ca, writes: I
send you an Indian arrow head of a
somewhat peculiar kind of rock. viii you
please tell me what it is?
The Indian arrow head sent seems to
be made from block of quartz. Quartz
is form of silica occurring in hexa-
gonicaI crystals, which are commonly
colorless and transparent. though some
times they are yellow, brown, purple,
green and even other colors. Quartz is
an essential constituent of granite and
abounds In rocks of all ages. 1t forms
the rock known as quartsite and sand
stone and constitutes most of the sand
of the seashore.
GROWING ALFALFA IN GEORGIA.
z. B. B., Chattanooga. Tenn, writes:
Will you please advise me whether al
falfa can be grown in Georgia, and If
so, In what sections7
Alfalfa can be grown in various parts
OF the state OF Georgia and Is now De-
ing successfully cultivated in small
patches by a number of farmers. These
farmers. however, have taken special
pains and care in the preparation of
the land and have fertilized the soil very
literally and enriched 1t by applying I'M
der green crops and top dressing heavily
with yard manure. Lime Is also needed
on most of our Georgia soils which
might be devoted TO the cultivation OF
alfalfa with any hope of success. The
lime may be bought in the caustic form
OF in the finely ground condition. Where
applied IN the caustic form two tons
per acre should be used and where the
finely ground rock Is applied use five
tons and upwards. OF course. in some
parts OF the state especially in the north
western part, so much lime may not be
necessary
Ground intended for alfalfa should be
broken up very deeply this fall so that
the winter freezes NAV pulverize II. 1t
should also be SUBSIDIZED. The deeper you
can prepare the ground the better. Sow
TO rye even as late as the first of Janu-
airy and turn this under early in the
spring and seed 10 velvet beans or cow
peas These should be turned under IN
the-faH and the land enriched with 100
to 100 pounds OF a high grade fertil-
izer The alfalfa may then be sown in
drills Is inches apart and cultivated
lightly so as to keep crab grass and