Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
SELECTION OF SWEET CORN IS
VITAL TO FARMERS INTEREST
Data by Expert Agricultural Leaders Shows That It Is I'M
perave That Certain Varieties Be Grown in Certain lo-
caliiaS

| that some of the native varieties tend
TO produce fodder of this character. A
veterinarian recently reported that sew
eral mules died suddenly in his commun-
ity from eating fodder of this charac-
ter Such instan , are commonly met
with by the men in our extension. de-
partment who are travelling about over
the state Surely this is a matter worth
giving more serious attention to than
he's been paid ii in the past. for un-
doubtedly a million dollars worth of
mules die in Georgia every year from
eating poldy fodder. let we may
breed and develop variety of corn
so as TO eliminate this undesirable ten
dency If our farmers will give atten-
ton to the selection and Improvement
OF some of the leading strains of corn.
they ca adapt them more uniformly to
their condition and can eliminate the
undesirable type of fodder now so fire.
quently ret with. BY doing this they
will add materially TO their yieids.
The thought whicfr 1t is desired to
impress in conclusion is that the ma
tive varieties Of corn adapted TO local
environment are the ones on which 70
build up the newer and better types
which are to make Georgia and other
southern states leading factors in the
production of the corn crop of the Unit
ed States
HOG RANcHING VERSUS COTTON
GROWING
A S. B.. Empire. Ca. writes: have
concluded that there is more money in
hogs than cotton. l nave five acre
patch which l wish TO convert into
spring and early summer pasture. and
wish to know what would be the best
thing 10 SOW. / want the pasture to run
the hogs until the ground peas are ready.
My land is dark loan and viii make
half bale to the acre.
II one desires TO go into hog raising,
il Is best to fence off a section perma-
nently. A five-acre tract might be con-
veniently divided as follows:
Run a fence along one side of the area
and divide into FIVE equal parts. In the
first yard you should sow winter oats,
or spring oats now since II is so late in
the season, and in the second area you
might sow rape. This viii make the
earliest spring grazing you can secure.
SOW the rape in drills "a inches apart
and fertilize with a 2-S-4 mixture at the.
rate OF 800 pounds per acre. The next
area should be sodded to COW peas, the
fourth to soy beans. and the fifth to
Spanish peanuts. After the spring oats
are off you may seed COW peas, or bet
ter still artichokes or some other crop
which will answer for winter grazing.
As soon as you have grazed off the rape.
sow the second lot TO COW peas or soy
beans. You will have to use the early
maturing varieties of soy beans as they
are a long season crop, and II planted
after the rape is gYazed down might not
mature unless short season varieties are
selected. In the fall you should SOW one
Of your lots to crimson clover and an
other TO vetch or to vetch and oats You
can thus establish a rotation on your
land and begin to build it up.
The fertilizer most generally. used is
1914 mixture at the rate of 200 pounds
per acre: or a 2-10-4 would answer for
this purpose.
1t is not well to start a hog raising
and grazing ranch all at once. Men sue
coed best who move slowly and acquire
experience as they go. These sugges-
tons. however. will be helpful to you
in organizing and operating your bust
ness.
WHICH FORM OF LIME is BEST?
]. c. NJ. Ingleside. Ca, writes: ] can
get limestone rock ground into a powder
for 500 per ton is il as good as burned
lime for alfalfa and grass? My alfalfa
sown a year ago last September and cut
four times last summer is looking fine,
and 1 want to lime it heavily this spring.
What is the best way to distribute lime?
Finely ground limestone rock if from
a good grade of stone makes an excellent
material to apply to the soil TO correct
acidity. A ton of finely ground rock
has only about half the sweetening pow
er OF a ton of caustic lime. Two tons,
therefore. Of the finely ground rock
should be applied in place OF one of the
caustic lime. This lime rock has a num-
Der of advantages over the caustic~ lime.
For instance, it does not burn up the
vegetable matter. and is easier to ham
die for both men and animals. 1t may
be applied at most any season of the
year, though the fall Is probably the
best time to use IL, and as a rule, two
tons of 1t can be obtained and applied
for less than one ton of caustic lime.
The value Of the ground limestone de-
ponds on the fineness of division. Like
other lime, it should OF course be applied
on the surface OF the ground. and it is
an excellent application to use on land
intended for alfalfa and other legumes.
The lime used on the College farm was
/ distributed by means of a manure spread
er. A light layer of the manure was
placed in the bottom and the lime scat
tered on top. Our plan was TO apply
\ about one ton per acre. This proved TO
/ be a fairly satisfactory way of handling
l II and is probably one of the best means
I available on farms where a good supply