The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-05-11
A TALK ON TIMELY TOPICS.
RU Martin " CoIUiv,

must return to the subject. |
do this gladly for the reason that, if
| shall succeed in persuading 100
progressive farmers in Georgia to
give just one acre this year to this
splendid forage plant, [ will have
rendered the entire State high SER
vice
Japan clover is especially adapted
to this State, fOurishing as it does
on rich moist soils and affording fine
summer pasturage on sterile clay
soils
The land must, of course, be made
into a seed bed by thorough harrow
ing after having been properly
ploughed. 100 pounds Of 16 per
cent acid PHOSPHATE, 100 pounds of
cotton meal or so pounds of nitrate
of soda and 80 pounds of muriate of
potash per acre will assist it in pro-
ducing heavy crop of nutritious
hay.
Sow now. Twelve pounds of seed
will answer for an acre; broadcast,
harrow in and drag or roll. The seed
sell at 81 to Sc per bushel. Japan
clover is a soil renOvatOr of the first
class.
DIduIS
should be cut close TO the ground.
DO not expose the hay to the sun too
long, else the leaves will drop off.
L must repeat the story of real
progress being made by the COW pea
in the Western States. In every
farm paper, in that rich and expand
ing portion Of the Union, appears
every week or two strong article in
praise Of the COW pea
l had a letter a few days ago from
a gentleman in extreme South Geor-
g1a, asking where the Iron pea, which
is immune to wilt, could be pur-
chased. | gave him the information.
His letter interested me deeply; be-
cause it told of the small yield per
acre, Of the COW pea in that section
where summer may be said to last
all the year-a section admirably
adapted to the growth of the pea
whether for seed or for hay.
| venture to suggest that possibly
the small yield Of seed peas per acre
was directly attributed to the fact
that the farmers there, as elsewhere,
in too many instances, do not think it
necessary to fertilize peas; they ex-
pect them to board and clothe them
selves. This is an erroneous view.
tt is un-ecOnOmical.
1t is true that the plants draw upon
the atmosphere for nitrogen, but they
need other fertilizing elements. Pre-
vious to seeding an area to COW peas,
whether in drill or broadcast, no less
than 400 pounds Of high grade 1914
goods should be applied per acre.
The iron pea is very fine. 1t yields
heavily buth seed and hay. But the
clay pea, the Whip-poor-Will and the
unknown will do equally we'll if given
proper attention.
l recall an acre, on sandy loan
i had almost said on sandy land
which had been literally treated to
stable manure, supplemented with
400 pounds of 1914 goods, then seed
ed to the unknown pea. The vines
grew rapidly, they tangled and grew
until, reaching up they attained a
height of five feet. Conditions were
favorable. There came the early and
the later rain. But first of all the
land had been put in as perfect con-
ditiOn as was possible to the plough
and the harrow and the drag.
Why not give one Of these acres to
German millet? Use plenty of stable
manure, SOW broadcast and cut when
in the milk. 1t is quickly cured and
makes excellent hay. 1 sowed an
acre in German millet a few years
ago-sowed it in May. There was no