Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-02-03
FARM EXPERT Tells
HOW GARDEN CROPS
SHOULD BE PLANTED
Formula Is Given for Truck,
Nut and Fruit Trees and
Other Crops BY Superinten-
dent of Model Farm

SAVANNAH. Ga, Feb. 3.-Mrs. James
NJ johnson, superintendent of the
Model Farm, has had numerous inquiries
in regard to fertilizer for nut and fruit
trees, truck and garden crops in Chat
ham county. So numerous have these
been that Mr.. Johnson gives the public
the beneft of his investigations. The
following formula will prove satisfac-
tory, he says:
For fruit trees now ready to bear and
on soil of ordinary fertility. fertilizer
containing per cent of phosphoric acid.
about 1-2 per cent of ammonia and 10
per cent of potash will give good results
For peach and plum trees, FIG bushes
years old or over, an application OF
to 10 pounds per tree should be given
each year. This may all be applied az
one time in February, or perhaps with
better effect If it is divided into two APP
plications, one coming early in February
and the other about three months later,
or say about the last of April or trst or
Nav. Scatter this fertilizer broadcask
around the tree, in circle extending out
or feet beyond the tips OF the long
ast branches. and work in with a rake or
light cultivator
IN LARGER QUANTITIES.
The above formula may be used in
larger quantities on pecan trees of vary
tilizef used Should vary with the size OF
the-tTee. For tcees having top of 10
10 feet pounds of fertilizer per year may
Re furnished, while for trees having
ton of Is feet in diameter 10 or 70
mounds of the fertilizer viii be neees~
sary TO give best results.
For young trees which are not max
ing a satisfactory growth the above TOT
mula may be used in amounts OF from
De nor dlEtCeQ III
two equal applications as above. In
addition to this each tree should receive
two or three pounds of cotton-seel meal
or three-fourths of pound TO ! ~
mounds of nitrate of soda; all this TO
10 applied broadcast and worked into
the surface of the soil in circle COW
cred BY the longest branches OF nmos.
There is not much probability 81 ap-
nIving too much fertilizer to fruit trees
snd se bushes and grape vines, and
usually not more than half enough IS
given to nut and shade treeSA
For ordinary garden crops N fairly
GOOD garden soil a formula 4Rutafnlng
s ner cent of phosphoricIacid Der cent
of ammonia and per cent Rtasn
will give good results. II is
member that the better the
pared and the more thorough
walton is given, the larger is
tity of fertilizer that may be
profit.
on well prepared garden land
pounds of the above formula VII
marked increase in yield, while J.
1000 pounds per acre viii give
larger yield and force the plant to ed
bearing and more complete maturits
For corn. irish potatoes. sweet ~
toes and some other crops, more pot
and little less nitrogen may 8
natter res,,lts We would vary this Il
mula for these crops by adding froFS
100 to $50 pounds Of muriate OF potas
to each ton of the above formula. on
thin land and crops that are yalucdN
especially for their top growth liberal
application of nitrate of soda as the
plant is starting in the spring and again
in the course of three weeks win be
found profitable
DCYING FERTILIZERS.
lin purchasing fert lizer for use on
small places it is wise TO get a few
sacks of ready-mixed goods of the for
mulas desired. and in addition to this
get bag or two of nitrate of soda and
the same quantity of muriate of potash
or sulphate of. potash If 1t can be OBJ
tanned, and 400 or $50 pounds Of cotton
sed meal Use these latter materials
to vary the formula as desired. When
more nitrogen is desired, and for crops
that want 1t at once, make applications
of nitrate of soda. For those that will
use heterogeneous materials through a
long period, use cotton-seed meal When
more potash is wanted use nuri
ate of potash, or for such crops ms pota-
toes. either sweet or Irish, use sulphate
of potash. These materials az well as
the mixed fertilizers can be secured
from any good fertilizer dealer in Sa-
vannah or at any other point