Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-05-23

therefore, that the use OF a complete fer
tiIizer under many leguminous crops will
prove desirable and profitable as we'll in
stimulating a quick and vigorous growth
in the early part OF the season and to
better enable the crop to assimilate at
mospheric nitrogen. While variety Of
formulas may be suggested. good one
TO use would be composed of 800 10 60
pounds of high-grade cotton seed meal
with the necessary compliment OF phos-
phorus and potash TO give the percent
age formula suggested above. Those
who have never tried any nitrogen in a
formula for legumes on soils low in veg
etable matter and in bad physical condi-
ton should give this proposition their
immediate consideration since the time
for planting these crops is at hand
FERTILIzING AND FOOD VALUE OF
CORN COBS
L A. NJ, Jesup, Ca, writes: 1 would
Ike TO know something about cobs as a
food for mules. and as a fertilizer What
food properties are there in ground cobs
and what is the amount OF each in 100
pounds9 II cobs and husks are both
ground with the corn would 1t be well
balanced ration for mules2 What fertil-
izing constituents are there in 100 pounds
OF cobs and how much of each are 'there7
What Is soil bacteria and what is its
function? Would like good formula for
making a dip to kill lice on shoats. In
what way does copperas act on a mules
system?
Corn cobs only contain about per cent
Of digestible protein and AS per celt Of
carbohydrates per 100 pounds. No fat is
recorded. A ton OF corn cobs contains
about rs pounds of nitrogen, IL pounds
OF phosphoric acid and u pounds of pot
ash. You will see, therefore, that corn
cobs have no feeding value for mules
when fed by themselves. In. fact, they
would cause Indigestion and prove un-
satisfactory in other respects as well.
Their fertilizing value is also quite low
as indicated above. Where corn, cob and
husks are ground together a fair mixture
is obtained for feeding TO horses and
mules. the idea in using the mixture be-
ing that the grain part OF the ration will
be diluted and more completely mixed
with the saliva and better digested on
that account It is probable. however,
that the grinding Of the corn, cob and
husks will not effect a much greater
saving in nutritive elements than the
actual cost OF grinding the material
would amount to. OF course, when corn
Is scarce and hfgh-priced grinding and
feeding corn, cob and husks win be more
nearly justified as a practice than UNI
der any other conditions. This mixture,
however, will not produce balanced ra-
ton for horses and mules. In fact, you
would have 20 feed TO 3 pounds OF
cotton seed meal and probably to 4
pounds Of wheat bran in addition TO Sc
cure the best results.
IT is contemplated, Of course. that you
win feed about u pounds Of corn, cob
and husks along with the other ad-
juncts mentioned to mules weighing 1000
pounds.
There are various soil bacteria with
which the farmer has TO della Some Of
these, for instance, are associated with
leguminous plants. producing the white
knots which ara seen on the roots, for
instance, of the COW pea when it is
growing vigorously. These bacteria give
the crop its power to assimilate atmos-
pheric nitrogen. Soil bacteria is new
subject, and the fact of the matter is
comparatively little is known about 1t
as vet. but a thorough understanding Of
these unknown forms Of microscopic or
eanisms is likely to prove Invaluable TO
the farmer as a means of enabling him
70 increase his crop yields. Unfortu-
nately, we are doing very little in the
study OF soil bacteria here IN Georgia
because OF insufficient funds. In few
states work has been commenced along
this line and good results are being. Sc
cured
A good mixture 10 use in which to
dip hogs to kill lice is one part of any
Of the coal tar dips TO 50 parts of water
or in cases of bad infestation, One part
10 90 parts OF water. OF course, all
parts OF the body must be covered. A vat
or tub Is the best thing to use. Where a
vat Is used Il should be about 10 feet
long at the top and feet at the bot
tom. and feet wide at the top and Is
inches at the bottom. Heavy galvanized
iron may be used and it should be sunk
in the ground. Where one has a large
number Of boys it viii pay him to in
stall such a vat.
Copperas acts as a blood tonic but a
better formula 70 use for animals which
need TO have the system toned up Is the
following: Powdered nux vomica 4
ounces powdered iron sulphate or cop
peras. 4 ounces; arsenous acid, dram.
Mix thoroughly and make into IS powders
and give one on the feed three times a
day
FERTILIZER APPLICATIONS FOR
CORN.
B. r. N, Thomson. Ga. writes: In
the middle OF January I broke my land
with a two-horse pillow about ten inches
deep, following Immediately with a disk
harrow. and a few days later laid IL on
IN four-foot rows In February I pnt
IS bushels OF cotton seed to the acre In
drills and mixed them with the soil
with a subsoiler. / planted the first
week in April and put in 800 pounds OF
1924 under the corn l expect to put
as much fertilizer around 1t as you
think viii pay. I planted Whatley's
Prolific. How much fertilizer will It