Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-15

ton is not all out and you desire to
let it stand, then take a single stalk
pillow and run burrows about one foot
apart between the rows of cotton. You
should get in three or four burrows,
depending on the distance at which
the cotton is planted. Follow with
the single stalk drill and SOW the oats
in the open furrow Use under the
oats about 400 to 500 pounds of an
1928 fertilizer. Use two bushels of
seed per acre and select either the
Texas rust proof or some of it's deriv-
atives. We have made a practice of
planting oats in our cotton for several
years, and by following the methods of
preparation and fertilization suggested
have been able to raise close to 40 BUSH
els per acre on large areas of land. 1t
is true one may produce from go to 100
bushels per acre on especially prepared
tracts, but 40 bushels is a good aver
age for considerable areas. By plant
ing oats in your cotton land you pre-
vent it's washing and teaching and will
have a quantity of grain admirably
adapted to feeding horses and mules
the early part of next summer.
PURCHASING LIME.
w. c. E., Warrenton, Ga, writes: I
lime. 1 can buy ground limestone, 40
per cent lime, at a very reasonable
price. i put SEINE in my mouth and
it had about the same effect as so
much chalk. I am afraid it is worth
less as to benefiting my land. have
some wet, sour land 1 sowed in John
son grass last spring and have good
stand, and wish to know when and how
to apply lime to this plat.
Lime can certainly be used to ad-
vantage on many soils in Georgia, and
particularly on those which are acid.
You can determine the acidity by the
litmus test. No doubt you have used
it already. If not, buy little blue lit
mus paper at the drug store. Scrape-
away the surface earth for a couple
of inches, and put a handful in a, tin
cup and moisten with rain water.9 I'M
sert the blue litmus paper, and if it
turns red, the soil is acid There are
two kinds of lime which may be used
to correct acidity in soils-the caustic
lime and the finely ground rock. We
believe the finely ground rock can be
used to advantage on many Georgia
soils. 1t is important that you secure
a lime which runs high in carbonate
and low in magnesia. The fact that
the lime referred to in your letter did
not exert a biting effect when taken
into the mouth is not surprising, for
it is what is known as the finely ground
rock and has not been burned. The
caustic or biting lime has a greater
sweetening power than the ground rock.
1t takes about two tons of the ground
rock to exert the same effect in the soil
as one ton of the caustic lime. We be-
lieve the lime referred to is of very
v~esfG
sent >us would indicate this.
Lime is best put on in the fall, and
on grass crops may be scattered over
the surface as uniformity as possible.
On land intended for general cropping,
the ground should first be broken and
the lime put on as a top dressing. The
ground rock has the advantage of be
ing easy, to apply and it is not OBJ
jectionable to handle to the men or
animals, as is the case witb> the caus-
tic lime. Besides that it exerts the
same effect in the soil only more slow
ly than the caustic lime. We do not
think you would make a mistake in
using the ground rock at the rate sug-
gested and by the method indicated.
FERTILIZERS SUITABLE FOR SUGAR
CANE.
c. S. p, Unadilla, Ca, writes: I
would be glad to have you advise me
what you think the best fertilizer to use
under sugar cane in order to get the best
and brightest syrup that can be made.
We believe you will find formula
containing about 10 per cent Of phos-
phoric acid, to As per cent of nitro
gen and to per cent Of potash very
desirable for sugar cane. You should
secure. the potash from sulphate rather
than muriate, because it has been shown
through experimental test that a finer
grade of syrup can be obtained by using
sulphate instead of murtate Katnit