Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-03

He was seriously burned.
When the flames were extinguished the
dead children we're found In their beds.
ton from. used nine wagon loads Of
stable manure and 200 pounds OF fer
tilizer per acre. This Is the third year for
this land in cotton. so I want to plant
the three acres In corn next year, and
want at least 75 bushels per acre, and I
would like to know how to manage the
land to secure this yield.
IT is quite evident that you secured
good results from your yard manure and
fertilizers on the land devoted to cotton
last year. Land such as you describe is
naturally fairly strong. but the plant food
II contains may not be in an available
form No doubt this land would be
benefited by an application OF lime. In
your section OF the state you should be
able to secure some at reasonable
price. Suppose you apply a ton of caus-
tic lime just as quickly as you can get
1t on the land You should. of course,
break the land befors applying 1t as the
tendency of lime is always downward and
should be used as a surface application.
About next March open up burrows for
your corn. say four to five feet apart, and
put at least five tons of yard manure
under the drill row. Mix with this ma
nure a fertilizer containing the equiva-
lent of 800 to 400 pounds of high-grade
acid phosphate and 100 pounds Of muriate
of potash, and mix the manure and fer
tilizer well with the soil. Then plant the
corn practically on the level. using well
tested variety that you know has good
adaptability to your section and the seed
of which shows a high percentage OF
termination. After the cornli Is up apply
nitrate OF soda at the rata of 30 pounds
per acre: just before II shoots into tassel
put on Is pounds more. Cultivate thor
oughly, keeping all weeds in check and
suckers under control. Cultivate as late
into the season as you possibly can. and
you should be able to secure fine yield
of corn. OF course. the season will de-
termine your success to a considerable
degree, but IL your land is in good phys
ical condition and well supplied with plant
food and the corn properly cultivated.
you may anticipate a good yield under
ordinary conditions.
THE DEEP TILLAGE PROBLEM
@. B.. Lexington. N. @, writes; We
want information IN regard 70 the Spa1d-
ing deep tilling plow Our land is a
stifr red clay with = very tight subsoil.
Have you made any tests by weight to
see the actual difference IN plowing the
land with this pillow and that plowed
with the ordinary plow, say 6 to 8
inches deep? We try to break our land
to IL inches with three good mules to
the plow. Does the Spalding plow throw
up on top enough OF the subsoil to dam
age the crop when blowing in the spring
for corn or cotton? VIII 1t pay to buy
this pillow at the high price when rs to
100 acres are cultivated in corn, cotton
and wheat combined7
We have made no test to determine
the relative draft of the Spalding deep
types Of plows on the market. or
course the draft is greatly In excess OF
that OF the ordinary pillow, since the i'm
plement weighs about 1,100 pounds and
an ordinary disk pillow anywhere from
400 to 500 pounds. Besides that an i'm
plement which accomplishes it's purpose
Of cutting and stirring the soil through
behind the other. is bound to have
much greater draft than the single disk
type of pillow aside from the difference In
weight It takes four extra good mules
to pull the Spalding deep filling pillow
when the land is In good condition and
cut a furrow IL to IA inches deep A
wide, deep slice, however, may be taken.
Where land has probably not been
plowed over s inches deep with the ordf-
nary turning pillow, we are able at this
time with four good mules to turn 1T to
q depth of IL inches 1t brings some
red clay to the surface, but we do not
consider this Objectionable. The land
must be deeply broken at the same time,
and the subsoil brought up will be brok-
en- down by the action of the frosts and
other physical agencies We believe 1t
absolutely necessary to break our red
clay land deeply and thoroughly, and
our experience indicates that 1t has been
profitable undertaking. We therefore
feel safe in recommending 1t to others.
we believe the difference In draft, while
a drawback to the plow, is essential In
securing the, result which II accom-
plishes. The price Is high; we are in
cIined to think too high. but where one
can secure the mule power we believe IL
Will pay to purchase one Of these imple-
ments for the cultivation OF cotton ana
corn. The deep and thorough prepare
ton of the land has proven to be profta-
bic in so many instances, especially on
soils Of the type to which you refer,
that we believe the use Of such ar Inn
plement is essential. and though the
price is high 1t will pay for itself In the
long run.
SUGGESTIONS ON CORN AND COT
TON CULTIVATION.
A. W. W., Rome, Ga, writes: I would
IKE to know what you consider the
best methods of raising corn and cot
ton as 1 wish to adopt the best plan
Of cultivation on my farm.
our plan of cultivating corn and cot
ton briefly stated Is about as follows:
PIow the land this fall If this has
been done already, so much the bet
ter The deeper and more complete