The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-07-06
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IHG IhtG Oh 0UU pOuHUS per ACRE. "A
mixture Of $50 pounds 16 per cent
phosphate, 625 pounds nitrate of soda
and $50 pounds muriate Of potash
will answer the purpose. If one has
a supply of stable manure, he may
use that in connection with acid and
the muriate potash.
Seedmen have for two or three
decades just past, given close atten-
ticn to improving the turnip. Each
of the varieties has been brought up
to a high plane. 1t remains that the
ruta-baga for the table and mangold
Wurzel for stock are the leaders.
The leaves Of the mangold possess
as much nutritive value as the roots
Eminent chemists hold that the
leaves are in some important respects
superior to the roots.
| received letter recently, from a
Commissioner Of Agriculture of a
great state, asking for suggestions
as to the best means Of graduating
Johnson grass. He stated that it
threatened to over-run large bodies
of land lying along a river The grass
can be destroyed Or stamped out, but
hard work and time are the pre-re-
Quisites. The remedy is to prevent
the grass from seeding, and in early
fall to turn up the roots so that they
will be touched early and often by the
fingers OF winter But, where Means
or johnson grass, is in possession Of
bottom lands, the wiser course would
seem to be to harness it and thus
make it money producing crop.
have heretofore indicated the plan
that will give that result. AS soon as
the grass is three to three and half
feet high, this year, cut it for hay. 1t
will come again, cut it, and so On un-
til four crops Of tender, excellent
hay-better than Tjmothy-has been
cut and cured. Do not let il form
seed heads till after fourth moving.
September Is to November i, seed
the grass fields to common VetCh-
one bushel per acre. The seed will
fall on the stubble and mulch and by
December Is will manifest it's lively
presence. By May IS, the vetch,
standing erect, needing no mother
crop as in the case with Hairy vetch,
will seed the fields and may, after
first year, be cut for hay-none bet
ter; very little as good. At that time
the Johnson grass will be to s
inches in height. The fields well in
hand, the owner will have nothing to
do but top-dress them in tho winter
with stable manure OR with 400 to
500 pounds of high grade &c 4 goods
Why, 100 acres in johnson grass and
common vetcl is q better investment
n nj a nt
ton, corn, clover, Or other crop. This
applies, of course, to bottom lands
we'll drained.
Through number of years after
the war between the States, the an
nual cOnventions-two a year; one
in Augusta and one in February-of
the Georgia State Agricultural Soci-
ETY. were a distinguished feature of
the years doings. The railroads fur
nisEed transportation; four to five
hundred delegates were in attendance
upon each convention. Practical
subjects, bearing on the farm, were
discussed in practical manner.
This did not restrain oratory elo-
quence or genuine humor. Every
convention resulted in volume of
1HNdiudulC InIOl ildtIOu Ou ldtlu COp-
les.
There was one gentleman to whom
I always listened with rapt attention
Col Tom. G. Howard, father of the
distinguished young Congressman
from the Georgia Fifth--Hon. VIM.
Schley Howard. Col. Howard was
the best informed gentleman, all
around, l have ever met. He was
brilliant, eloquent, instructive. One
day, he thrilled the convention and
brought the delegates to their feet in