Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-05


Hogs" Mr. c. E. Vance. Calhoun; How
to Make Berkshires the Most Profitable
OF All Hogs" Mr.. ]. c. Broome, Hepzi-
bah.
President Andrew NJ. Soule, of the
State College Of Agriculture, will deliver
an address 10 a joint meeting of the
three associations on Wednesday even
ing. January II.
The state Horticultural society has had
a long and honorable career, as shown
by the fact that this is it's Ssth annual
convention. This society has been In
strumental in promoting the culture OF
peaches. apples and pecans in Georgia
and has lent it's aid to the truck indus
try as we'll. Some of the foremost horti-
culturists IN the United States have been
its officers at various times, and an
unusually able series of papers viii be
presented at the coming meeting. For
the information Of our readers the pro-
gram has been summarized and per
usal Of IL win show that those attending
viii have. an opportunity 10 hear many
subjects OF vital Importance to our hor-
ticulturai interests discussed.
Address OF welcome. Chancellor ID. c.
Barrow, University of Georgia; re-
Spouse 70 address of welcome, Mr. i. r.
Lombard. Cornelia; address by President
r. c. Berckmans, Augusta; " arietes
OF Apples Adapted to North Georges"
Mr.. H H. Staight, Demorest; "Horti-
cultural Investigations at the Expert
ment Station" Prof. H. p. Stuckey, Elk
pertinent; Some Important Truck
Crop Pests and Diseases" Prof. A c.
Lewis assistant state entomologist;
Tree Surgery" Mr.. John Davey, Kent,
Ohio: The Latest Things in the Breed
ing OF Figs and Citrus Fruits" Mr.. b.
W. Hunt, EatoEton; Celery Culture In
North Georgia. Prof. c. NJ Smelling.
Athens; horticultural Methods In West
virginia and Maryland" Prof. ]. W.
Firor, state College of Agriculture;
Marketing Georgia Fruit" Mr.. B. w,
Hunter. Cornelia: The Georgia Apple. T"
Mr.. Edward Hafer, Atlanta; THE Latest
Methods in Horticultural Plant Breed
ing" Prof r. j. H DeLoach, State
College OF Agriculture; 'sThe Fruit Pos
sibilities Of Northeast Georgia" Col, 1.
c. Wade, Cornelia; ''The Truck Posi-
biIitIes of Coastal Georgia." Mr.. j. M.
johnson, Savannah; The Value OF
Quarantine Regulations Against Diseases
and Insects" Prof. e L. Worsham,
state entomologist; Report of the Ma
tional Nut Growers Association in Mo-
bile" Mr.. ]. B. Wight Cairo; History
of the Pecan Industry in Georgia" Mr..
b. W. Stone, Thomasville; address by
DR. ]. P. Fort. Athens. There will be
field demonstration Of orchard heaters
conducted by Prof. T. H. Mediation and
Prof @. W. Firor, of the State College
Of Agriculture. So
The Georgia Breeders association is a
comparatively new organization, this be-
ing its third annual meeting. The OBJ
ject of this association Is to promote
an interest in the selection and i'm
provement by hybridization and other
methods Of corn, cotton and other farm
crops and all classes of live stock When
We realive that there is a COW in the
United States which last year produced
as much as seven tons OF milk and 1000
pounds of butter, and reflect that the
average animal probably does not pro-
duce over 1.5OO to 1900 pounds of milk
and from 100 TO $50 pounds Of butter,
clearer insight is obtained into what the
Georgia Breeders association stands for,
and fully demonstrates that there Is no
organization which can confer greater
economic benefits or our agricultural de-
velopment. Among the topics to be pre-
scented before this society are the follow
ing: The Handling of Cotton Seed.
Dr. l. G.. Hartman. Commerce, and Mr..
J. c. Reese. Alpharetta; Report of Corn
Breeders on Origin. Methods of Improve
ment and Standards of Varieties" II. G.
Hastings, Atlanta; ]. M. Whelchel,
Gainesville; Thomas Little. Sparta; Gid
Morris. Smyrna: Thomas Whatley. Hell
ena. J. w. Hadden, Austell; w. S.
Saunders, Danielsville; II. c. Vinson,
McRae: w. c. Lewis, Wellston; c. c..
PARROT. Newman; II. II. Arlington,
Rome; B. X. Farrar, Machen; J. E. Mil
Ter, Turnersville; R. p. Steinheimer,
Brooks; Improvement in Length of
Lint Cotton" r. c. Keeny, Columbia,
S. c.; Discussion" by r. J. II. De-
Loach. State College of Agriculture;
Cotton Breeding" c. A. McLendon, Ex-
williams. villa Rica; G. G. Strange,
Homer. and Edwin B. Newton, Halcyon-
dale; County Survey Work" Patterson
& Thomas, Pidcock, and r. d. Tatum,
Palmetto; Effect OF Fertility on Crop
Growth" Dan Hughes, Dublin. and W.
w. Rast, Pidcock-
1t will cost very little to attend these
meetings at the State College of Agri-
culture in Athens. Come and meet the
specialists who will be present on this
occasion, and take part I'm tie discus
sions yourself 1t viii pay you 70 do
so, for the social feature of these occa-
sions in highly beneficial to all attend
| ing. II isnot possible for so many topics
to be discussed without ideas being pre-
scented which are of practical value TO
the stockman. fruit grower or the breed
er Of corn and cotton. The meetings are
! free to all. Every white citizen Of the
state is welcome. The College of Agri-
culture. through its board Of trustees,
is sparing no effort to make the meet
ings a success from every point OF
view. pee
THE VALUE OF RAW PHOSPHATE
ROCK
Il w. 7. G., Quitman, Ca. writes: What
\ is your opinion as to the advisability
of using raw phosphate under cotton?
am told that in the middle states raw
\ phosphate has been used with as good
results as acid phosphate? Several
successful farmers near here say they
have secured as good if not better re-
suits after two years trial with the
raw phosphate than with the acid phos-
plate. 1 would like your opinion in
this matter.
In Illinois and some of the western
states where the land is unusually rich
in organic matter raw rock has been
used at the rate of 1000 to 1900 pounds
per acre by a number of farmers with
fairly good results IT has probably
not given more satisfactory results to
many Of these men, however, than acid
phosphate would have done. 1t is true,
however. that by using the raw rock