Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-09
EVIDENCES OF PROGRESS ARE
SHOWN BY STATE COLLEGE

needed. and wings should be added TO
the new barn so that adequate provision
may be made for the care Of the herds
and fiocks the college is now develop
ing for student instruction and for the
purpose OF demonstrating to the people
OF the state the great advantage which II
live stock husbandry affords as a means
OF permanently enriching the soil Green
houses should also be provided for the de-
partments OF agronomy, horticulture and
cotton industry so that men in charge of
these departments may continue their
studies throughout the year in plant dis
eases and hybrids. These Conservatives
would AFFORD laboratories OF inestimable
value to students.
The rapid increase IN attendance will
make the erection Of a dormitory at an
early date imperative This would ma
teriaIly lessen the cost Of taking a
course to the students and would pro-
vide them with comfortable and ade-
duate rooming facilities at a very mod
crate cost.
1t Is manifestly imposhit:e for one
professor 10 satisfactory handle ss
many as thirty-five men in laboratory
course. II becomes necessary, therefore,
to employ student fellows in each de-
partment OF the college. These men
I
courses and thus the institution would
be prepared IN the near future to sup
ply more expertly trained men than can
otherwise be developed to agencies in
the state requiring the services Of agri-
cultural experts. and would also be de-
veloping its own corps Of teachers. The
salaries paid our professors at the pres
ent time are comparatively small less.
IN fact, than Is being paid for similar
service in many states. As a result,
some FIVE men have withdrawn from the
college during the past year after hav-
ing been with US long enough to &C
ouire a valuable preliminary training and
10 demonstrate their efficiency IN their
special subjects 1t Is impossible for an
institution to do satisfactory work If
changes in its stan are continually in
progress. and It is certainly not desira-
bic that Georgia, through its State Col
Iege of Agriculture, should train men for
the benefit Of other states. These facts
indicate the need OF larger appropria-
tons for maintenance and of a liberal
tons TO buildings and equipment.
policy in oppropriating funds for add
MANAGEMENT OF NEW LAND
W. NJ. r., Buchanan, Ca. writes:
have some new ground and some people
say to break it up good and not fertilize
It. 1 want to plant it in corn and want
TO know how to fertilize ii and prepare
II so as to get a good yield.
The amount and character OF fertilizer
to use on new ground depends very
much on the kind of forest growth which
grew on II. Hickory, oak and other fine
hardwood timbers indicate a richer sol
than that characterized by the presence
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rule, red clay soils when first reclaimed
contain a fair amount of plant food and
some of it is in a rather quickly avail
able form. The desirability of using nj
trOgen on such land depends altogether
on whether II has been burned over
frequently and all the vegetable matter
in the surface of the soil thus destroyed
Ordinarily it should not be Necessary tc
supply nitrogen TO such soil in any con-
siderable quantity. The chances are thai
II win pay you TO use on the corn. how
ever 800 TO 400 pounds of formula con-
tanning about per cent OF phosphorus
per cent of nitrogen and per cent OF
potash. This viii not be a heavy appli.
cation OF fertilizer, yet it viii provide
some OF all OF the essential elements and
help TO stimulate a vigorous growth OF
the crop. OF course new ground should
be well broken and prepared before
planting. Thorough cultivation is as es-
sential as with other soil. Then, II you
use a fertilizer on it as has been sug-
gested you will tend to proIong its life
and usefulness rather than TO exhaust il
so quickly as has been the common prac-
tice in the past.
DRIED BLOOD AS A SOURCE OF Nj
TROGEN.
A. H P. Sylvester, Ca. writes ]
would like your opinion in regard to US
ing standard blood analyzing II per cent
for cantaloupes after they commence tc
run.
There are several grades OF blood or
the market, but the high-grade blood ii
a very desirable carrier Of nitrogen. Il
becomes very quickly available in the
soil, probably ranking about third, nitrate
Of soda standing first and sulphate OF
ammonia second. Cotton seed meal would
come after these materials, but some
cotton seed meal could also be used witt
the blood since this would prolong, as 4
were. the feeding power Of the fertilizer
A little nitrate may be mixed with
complete fertilizer for a cantaloupe croT
even though IL be Incorporated with tn,
soil. One hundred pounds of nitrate L
the ton viii not be too much, and it viii
tend TO stimulate a quick development o.
the plants, which, of course, is very de
sirable Dried blood would hardly b,
regarded as satisfactory to use as a tor
dressing because 1t must undergo al
least one fermentation before the nitro.
gen il contains IS brought into a condition