Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-16


should ordinarily be applied to the cot
ton about the LIST TO 18th or June IN
your section of the state. 1t should
he distributed on top of the ground
alongside the drill row rather than in
corporated with the soil. This Is De-
cause II becomes so quickly available.
Two applications of nitrate may be made
in unfavorable seasons to both corn ano
cotton. Where this method is followed
the first application to cotton may De
made about the LIST of June ana the sec
ond the 18th of June to the LIST OF jury
75 pounus being used at each application.
Ordinarily nitrate Of soda Is pest put
ON corn when 1t Is silking and tassei-
ing. About 100 pounds per acre is an
ordinary application, but where the crop
is backward as much as 100 POUNDS
NAV be used. When as large amounts
as this are applied, it is probably best
TO make two applications, the FIRST one
10 be put on in about ten days, and the
second at the time mentioned
Vetch will not inoculate the lano TOT
alfalfa, though sweet clover VIII 90 80
When one attempts to grow alfalfa' lt
Is hest TO secure soil from field where
IL has grown successfully for severai
years. ana scatter 200 to 800 pounds
over each acre to be seeded to al1alIa
and work it in with harrow; or the
soil IL dry may be mixed with the, seed
and both distributed together
A BELIEVER IN SCIENTIFIC METH
obs.
p b. D.. Sparks, Ca, writes; have
niece Of Delta cotton about knee high
and full of blooms First bloom appeared
on June q / would like to know II any
of vour correspondents can beat this.
NV corn will average FIVE feet. am
farming according to your instructions.
am delighted that you are having
such success with your cotton and that
your corn is in such splendid condltlon'
we are grateful to you for the acknowl-
edgment that you are farming unoer on,
Instructions and that you have attained
such splendid success in the development
of your crop If there are correspondents
of The Journal who can beat Mr.. Du-
Bosses record, we shall be glad to hear
from them.
STIMULATING A RAPID GROWTH
OF COTTON.
]. 1. NJ, Cave Spring, Ca, writes:
What shall I do to forward my cotton
1t is so slow about coming up. Should
use nitrate of soda or guano 10 hast Sn1
II to maturity before frost? l used 81
hounds of 1888 guano before planting
The land is red valley lime land without
much humus.
The best way to hasten the growth OF
your cotton is to give constant ana
thorough shallow surface cultivatlon.
This viii help to retain the moisture
and push forward the growth more RAPID
" than would otherwise be the case.
since YOU have only used 300 pounds OF
a 1898 fertilizer. it might be a good idea
to put 200 pounds Of this same fertilizer
on Immediately as a side application
This should be broadcasted between the
rows and worked in with the cultivator.
Then YOU may use 100 pounds of nitrate
of soda as a side application not later
than June Is. Put this on the SURFACE
of the ground alongside the drill row, out
not in contact with the plants. The cot
ton should not be Cultivated for three or
four DAYS after il has been applied. Then
pursue shallow surface cultivation, keep
ing it UP as late into the season as posi-
BILE. Nitrate of soda does not hasten
maturity, potash and phosphorus being
more concerned in this matter. On land
where there is a marked tendency to late
maturity, potash and phosphorus should
therefore be used quite literally. An ap-
pIication of lime on these soils Will also
prove helpful, but it should not be put
On until after the cotton is gathered
WANTS TO BUY PERCHERONS.
w. j. B., Sycamore. Ca, writes:
read your article on the horse and mule
problem in Georgia, and it was very in
teresting to me. Were the horses car
ried on the educational train Percheron
mares2 Where could / purchase some?
Could I raise colts on wire grass and
sedge grass pasture with plenty, of corn,
oats. wheat, peavine and crab grass hay
with a patch of rye for winter green's?
Could work the mares moderately
while in foal? Would it pay to use a
different blooded sire? l want to stay
out of all cotton farming and keep my
six boys out, too.
The horses carried on the educational
train were Percheron grade mares, and
while not eligible to registry in this
country are to all intents and purposes
nearly a pure strain of this breed. 1t
is of course, difficult to buy horses or
this character without having chance
TO examine them personally, and one
then needs to be good judge of horses
to secure animals free from disease. A
number of persons have written about
the purchase of Percheron mares to be
brought in in the autumn, and If as
many as a carload could be secured, we
would be glad to send man to purchase