Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-21

rather slowly available. and thus it is
calculated to feed the crop quite Uniform
ly throughout a considerable growing
period. The phosphoric acid and potash
are also quite readily available. The
formulas TO which you refer specifically
in your letter are low in potash, and on
most of our sandy or gray gravely soils
an additional amount of potash should
be used. Mixing as you have suggested
would be a good plan, as 1t would in
crease the percentage of this material,
and in no wise interfere with the value
OF the fertilizer thus obtained. An appli-
cation of 400 to 900 pounds of q formula
constituted as this would be would fur
nish an admirable fertilizer for most of
our soils and would be especially well
adapted for use on corn and cotton.
GROWING COTTON ON GRAY LAND.
NJ c., Lumber City, Ga, writes; l have
some gray fat tableland that / wish to
plant in cotton. l began breaking 1t in
February l bought a 1914 aclu and pot
ash and have distributed the most of 1t.
Do you think l should have used COM
plete fertilizer and If So what grade
would you suggest?
If you have not planted your land, it
would be good idea to put in 200 pounds
of cotton seed meal per acre at the time
of seeding. You should take care TO see
that the meal is put in at sufficient depth
to prevent it's coming in direct contact
with the seed as ii may In some meas
ure injure its termination. Then you
may use side application or top dress
ing OF nitrate of soda or sulphate of
ANN ia once or twice throughout the
growing season. No doubt your land
Dc v,ftr nd nil he hx,
the applications which have been sug-
gested. OF course, the use OF a 1914 fer
tilizer was 10 be commended on the char
acter of land mentioned. Dut nitrogen
is also needed in order to balance up
the food supply of the soil If you use
nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia
as top dressings apply it alongside the
drill row on top of the ground and do
not cover into the soil. One application
may be made about the middle of May.
and the next the LIST to 18th Of June, de-
pending much on the season and the adj
vancement Of your crop.
SAVE THE CORN STALKS FOR
HUMUS.
The best plan for you to pursue would
be 10 turn the cotton stalks under. This
may be accomplished by the use of a
two-horse turning pillow and the attach
ment of a chain to the end of the whiffle-
tree and to the beam of the pillow. A disk
pillow, of course, will turn the stalks under
as well If it is available, and will be
good implement to use for this purpose,
We would prefer to treat the stalks in
this way rather than to attempt to ham
die them in any other way OF course,
they may be removed and placed in pile
and allowed to decay during the spring
and summer, but it will help the soil
more If they can be incorporated with
it. From what you say, you are appar-
entity afraid to pillow the land at this
period, believing that you will hardly get
sons viii not agree with us as to the
best time of planting. On the college
farm our cotton in the demonstration
field has not been planted before the 18th
to 18th of April in any year, and we
have invariably had the best results from
the late rather than the early planting.
There is nearly always a cold spell in
April, which in this section of the state
Injuries the cotton very materially and
requires its replanting in many instances.
1t occurs TO us, therefore, that there
would be sufficient time to prepare the
land by blowing as indicated before the
best time of planting has arrived in your
section of the state. The seed waste and
notes from the mill viii be of some
service to your land, and the addition
of 400 pounds of high-grade fertilizer is
TO be commended. If your land is
heavy red clay an s-3-4 should answer
very well. If it contains considerable
per cent of sand use a 1885
PERCENTAGE coMPosITIoN OF
FERTILIZER FORMULA.
]. II. ", waynesboro. Ca writes:
What will the following mixtures
analyze: GOO pounds acid phosphate, $50