Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-07

dress on poultry TO the farmers Wn
means that a revolution is in progress
which is destined to place her in the
forefront of things agricultural. Let
every good citizen. lend his aid and en-
couragement TO the movement.
PREPARING A FERTILIZER FOR
MULA.
A subscriber. kTennille, Ca, writes;
Ny land is sandy. Please give me a
formula to make high-grade fertilizer
of 10 per cent phosphate, cotton seed
meal or fish scrap. and kainit or potash,
and the analysis of the same.
An excellent formula for sandy land
TO be devoted to corn or cotton may be
prepared from the following materials;
Mix together $50 pounds of high grade
acid phosphate, 500 pounds of fish scrap
containing s per cent of nitrogen and
per cent of phosphoric acid, and $50
pounds of muriate of potash. This for
mula will analyze about 80 per cent Of
nitrogen, 1913 per cent of phosphoric
acid and So per cent of potash and
should be used at the rate of at least 400
pounds under the drill row on land con-
tanning but a small amount of vegetable
matter and 600 pounds on land contain
ing a fair amount of this material.
Where only 400 pounds is put under the
drill row, 200 pounds applied as a side
application when the crop is about half
developed will often prove profitable.
The ingredients you desire to mix to Sc
cure the formula mentioned are all Of
excellent character.
AN APPRECIATIvE READER.
L. d. c., Wetumpka, Ala, writes !
have been a reader Of the Semi-Weekly
for a number of years and have been
greatly benefited and find out a great
many things / want to know without
asking any questions. have some SAN
dy land with a yellow subsoil Some is
second year land, some fourth year and
some older. The land intend to put in
cotton this year was in corn last year.
have broken it eight or ten inches
and turned under lot of pea vines and
other stuff. L am thinking Of mixing
1000 pounds is per cent phosphate, 500
pounds cotton seed meal and 200 pounds
muriate of potash, and using 400 pounds
to the acre. VIII this be a, good fer
tilizer for corn and cotton on my land?
What will 1t analyze? Should all be
put in the drill row. and would you adj
wise the use of nitrate of soda as a
top dressing later on?
You are more than welcome to ask
questions in these columns, as that is
what they are maintained for, and we
are glad to know that you find the sug-
gestions contained therein of value to
you in your farming operations. Your
sandy land is no doubt low in vegetable
matter. We emphasize and re-emphasize
this point because it is so fundamental
to securing increased yields on our
southern soils. Naturally you are not
in position to improve it in this respect
the present year, but by thorough break
ing you can help conditions to a consid-
cradle extent as the soil will at least
hold more moisture and resist drouth
better on that account, but 1t will be
necessary for you to add to the supply
OF vegetable matter by blowing under
green crops If you hope to improve your
land permanently. The formula which
you propose TO use will contain approx
imately 1928 pounds Of nitrogen, $50
pounds Of phosphoric acid and 112
pounds of potash per ton It's percent
age composition would be about 2.46 per
cent Of nitrogen, Q per cent Of phospho-
rio acid and Sc per cent of potash. It
is very good formula for both cotton
and corn on sandy land. though possibly
II is a little low in nitrogen. This diff
pounds of sulphate of ammonia as a side
application when the crop is about half
grown. If anything, 1t is a little low
in potash, particularly for cotton on
land where il tends to rust. -Four hum
dred pounds of this formula will only
constitute a moderate application. You
should put this amount under the drill
row. and If possible arrange for a side
application of 200 pounds per acre, say
some six weeks after planting the crop.
More fertilizer can always be put I'M
der the drill row where the land contains
vegetable matter than in it's absence.
If you prefer you may use nitrate of
soda in the place Of sulphate of ammo
mia for top dressing One is virtually as
good as the other for this purpose, and
which to use will depend on the price.
The above calculation is made on the
basis of the cotton seed meal tag sent.
BERMUDA GRASS AS A HOG PAS
TURE.
i B. j. D., Francis, Fla, writes: I have
a three-quarter acre lot of sandy land
thick with Bermuda grass. / want to
reserve this lot for a few head of pigs
and want to know the best way to fer
tilize and the amount and the best time
to do the work Also the best time to
use nitrate of soda as a top dressing on
oats. have been a subscriber to The
Journal for Is years.
1t is not clear to me whether you de-
sire to preserve the Bermuda grass lot
for grazing hogs, or break It up and
sow it in some other crop which viii pro-
vide feed for them during a part of the
season. A good Bermuda sod win take
care of itself if left alone. 1t should,
of course. be broken up. say once in
three years to prevent the sod from be-
coming so thick as to reduce the growth.
1t can also be fortified by an applica-
ton az 1000 pounds OF lime per acre in
40 pounds of fertilizer containing 5