Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-11
FEEDING COTTON SEED MEAL
TO BREEDING ANIMALS

about the middle of the summer and has
a red bloom shaped something like
white clover. Please tell me what kind
OF clover 1t is. and If 1T is valuable
as a forage plant and soil improver
VIII 1t inJure rich sandy loan now III
rye to SOW in pease for hay after the
rye is harvested?
The sample of clover sent is difficult
TO identify in the absence Of a bloom
The leaves Of clover, as you no doubt
know, vary In size and shape with in
dividual plants. according to the sol
and location. and we could not say def
initely what this clover might be with
out seeing a specimen in bloom. This
clover has some of the characteristics
OF crimson clover, but that variety ma.
lures much earlier in the season than
the time indicated by you, and it's head
Is rather long and cylindrical and taper
ing to a point. We judge from what
you say that IL is more apt to be alsike
clover than anything else, since 1t ma
lures later in the season than crimson
clover and has a head something like
white clover, though redder and larger
This clover viii grow on acid lands
It also does well on moist bottoms II
IL is really alsike clover. you can afford
10 cultivate it on any land 1t will grow
on. and you will find II a satisfactory
crop to make into hay. To definitely
settle the matter, ii will be better for
you TO send in a sample when in bloom.
IT will not be Objectionable to sow
COW pease on rich sandy land after rye;
in fact ii will be good practice, as the
pease should improve and enrich the
soil to some extent even though you
cut them for hay.
MERITS OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF
LIME.
c. W. c., Homeland, Ca, writes: Is
lime rock better for. sweetening sour
land than the burned lime? When
should COW pease and velvet beans be
turned under for best results?
Caustic or biting lime, known also as
burned or builders lime, has about
twice the sweetening power of the fine
ly ground high-grade limestone rock
In other words. IL is necessary to use
about twice as much of the finely
ground rock as Of the burned rock to
secure the same sweetening effect in
the soil. The burned rock is. of course,
more active when first applied to the
soil. but il soon takes up moisture and
carbonic acid gas and returns TO vir-
tually the same condition il had before
burning. The value of the finely ground
limestone. rock depends largely on the
amount, of carbonate of lime 1T contains
and upon the fineness with which Il Is
ground; the finer the division OF the
particles fhe better. 1t also appears that
better results will be secured from the
use of the finely ground rock when .
amount of vegetable mat
ter is in the soil or is incorporated
therein through the use of yard
manure or green crops turned under
when ins about the right condition to
make into. hay. This may generally
be said to- be when the lower leaves
and pods are beginning to turn yellow.
II the crop IS allowed to remain on the
land too long and the season is dry.
it may pump so much water out of the
soil as 70 prevent it's ready decomposi-
ton when incorporated with the. lano.
On this account fire-fang may ensue,
and a part Of the benefit which the
crop should confer on the land is losr.
too much water may be incorporated
ana a certain pudding effect result
II the crop is turned under too green,
BOOKS OF VALUE FOR HOME STUDY
H s.rP., Buena Vista. Ca. writes:
am DESTROYS Of an agricultural educa-
ton, and would be glad II you can rec
ommend some books to begin a home
study course and where I can get them
Your desire to begin home study
course in agriculture is to commended
and Il Is a pleasure to US to be in posi-
ton to recommend few books which
we believe will pave the way for your
securing a better knowledge of your bus
iness, and with this end in view I would
suggest that you secure a copy of
s.southern Field Crops" by Professor
Duggar, and read it carefully. Another
good book is Soils" by Fletcher; also
veterinary Studies" by Reynolds; The
Fertility of the Land" by Roberts:
Types and Breed OF Live Stock" by
Plumb; Soils by Lyon & Fippin;
Farm Grasses Of the United States
by Spillman. These are few texts
which are well adapted to your use, and
which you can read and study with
great benefit and CLEAN many ideas
therefrom which you can put into prac-
tice with good advantage. These books
can be secured through any local book
store, or from the Macmillan company,
New York, N Y, with the exception of
Farm Grasses OF the United States
and Types and Breeds or Live Stock
the former being published by the Or
ange Judd company, and the latter by
CHM and company. both OF whom have
headquarters in New York City.
FERTILIZING VALUE OF YARD MA
NURE
S. S. D., Rome, Ga, writes: am con-
sidering buying large quantity of yard
manure, which is partly mixed with
sawdust. and want your opinion before
purchasing. The land which this is to
be applied to is worn river bottoms,
that have been worked in corn and cot
ton for years. The manure will cost
me $3.50 ton when scattered over the
land. The crops To be grown this sea-
son are corn. peas and peanuts.
The mixing of sawdust with manure
lessons its fertilizing value consider
ably. Sawdust, however, is a fair an
sorbent as II contains about two pounds
OF nitrogen. four pounds of phosphoric
acid and eight pounds Of potash per
ton. Dat straw. on the other hand. con-
tains IL pounds of nitrogen, four pounds
or phosphoric acid, and 90 pounds of
potash. AS a ton of yard manure is