Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-16

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blowing under leguminous crops so SIS
to avoid the necessity of top dressing
with such material as has been men
toned, but as most of our land is not in
condition to supply the crop with the
amount of nitrogen it needs, we mus
resort for some time at least TO TOP
dressings.
r. NJ F., Clyo. Ca. writes: Will wire
grass pine land do as well to clear and
pillow up in the summer as in the winter
time? Some say land should not be
cleared in the summer while the sap is
up in the trees. VIII nitrate of soda
spoil the taste Of syrup if put under the
can in May and June? What is the
difference between muriate of potash and
sulphate of potash? Will kainit make
sweet potatoes rot if used on low broom
sage land? Can / give a little saltpetre
to a mule and keep her at work? One
of my mules seems to need little at
times. What is the analysis of sugar
cane juice?
Clearing new land in the summer time
when the sap is up in the trees will not
injure it so far as removing any con-
siderable amount of plant food from the
soil is concerned, nor will it have any
other Objectionable effect on the land.
II should not be forgotten that if trees
are cut in the summer time the chances
are that the roots will sprout and be
more troublesome to destroy than if cut
IL ~ NH hot vita ifxr 0f
tree is at low ebb and growth has about
ceased.
Nitrate of soda unless used in excess
sive amounts will not injure or destroy
the taste of syrup. One could use a
superabundance of it and probably affect
the quantity of sugar secured to some
extent by producing on overvigorous
growth of the plants, but ordinary APP
plications Will not injure the sugar.
Muriate and sulphate of potash contain
about the same amounts of available pot
ash. The muriate, however, carries with
1t some chIorides which are thought to
be Injurious to some crops. such as to-
bacco potatoes and sugar cane. On this
ccount the sulphat can be used to great
er advantage on the crops to which 1t
rs adapted on that account than the
sulphate Kainit will not make sweet
potatoes rot. and you can use 1t with
perfect safety under this crop. or
course, any fertilizer should be well
mixed with the SOIL
The composition of average cane juice
as it is obtained undiluted from the mill
is as follows: Water IS per cent, ash 40
Der cent. nitrogenous bodies .26 per cent,
sucrose u per cent. deXtrose / per cent,
levuIose. Z per cent, free acids 10 per
cent combined acids Is per cent, pectin
10 per cent. fat and wax 10 per cent,
hber particles u per cent, dirt ana
earthly matter .O6 per cent, and tannih'
coloring matter OF per cent
DIPPING VAT FOR HOGS.
n s. Winfield, Ca, writes: have
purchased a pair of Poland China hogs
and am raising hogs In a small way. l
am troubled with lice and want some IN
formation in regard TO exterminatlng
them. How should a vat be made for
dipping2 win it do TO dip a sow with
pigs?
The most satisfactory way OF destroying
lice ON hogs and of keeping them In
healthy condition when there is danger Of
their being attacked by other diseases, is
through the use of some of the coal tar
dips. These are generally made up in
solution of one part of the dip to 90 parts
of water. but in extremely bad cases
only 80 parts of water may be used, but
this is stronger than is ordinarily ad-
visable. We have found a dipping vat
for dipping hogs and other animals an
economical and satisfactory investment.
The one on the college farm is construct
ed of heavy galvanized iron with Wen
cemented corners. 1t is about ten feet
long on top and six feet on the bottom.
The width at the top is two feet and
when driven into the solution are COM
pletely submerged, the solution not being
strong enough to injure them in any way,
and vet completely covering the body,
and thus more effectually destroying the
parasites infesting them than by any
other method yet devised. While a sat
isfactory vat could probably be con-
structed by a local timer, good mate
rails should be used and it should be
constructed in a thoroughly workman
like manner to give permanently salts
factory results. 1t should be sunk into
the ground and suitable approaches and
exits built. There is no objection to dip
ping a brood SOW several days after far
rowing, but a warm day should he Sc
lected for the work so she will not be-
come chilled. Young pigs may also be
dipped with safety, but the solution
should not be quite so strong as for
older animals.
PLANTING COTTON IN CHECKS
VERSUS DRILLS.
J. F. F., Sale Creek, Tenn, writes:
What about checking cotton? / am
planning to prepare the land well; then
run off burrows three feet apart; then
cross these with two or three feet fur
rows; put a handful of fertilizer in the
checks stir it well and drop four OF
FIVE seed in each place. What do you
think of this plan? My land is good
silly upland.
The best plan for growing cotton with
which we have yet experimental to a
considerable extent is as follows: First,
lay the rows off according to the rich
ness OF the land. On fairly good upland