Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-11

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soil the closer the planting. Relatively
close planting is desirable. because il
enables the more thorough cultivation
OF the land. shades the ground better,
and tends to keep weeds and grass more
completely In check. On sandy lands IL
is probably best TO plant the crop nearly
n not quite on the level On clay LANDS
slight ridge is better. so as to provide
good drainage.
Peanuts may be planted in one of sew
eral ways. Dropping by hand is not I'M
usual on small areas. Hulling the nuts
before planting Is often practiced. Where
this method is followed 1t will take about
two bushels to plant an acre, providing
the nuts are dropped from u TO is inches
apart in the drill row. The practice of
planting the nuts with the shell on is
now becoming quite common, and is
probably the most satisfactory method If
a considerable area is to be seeded. II is
hest to soak the nuts from "a to As hours
before planting. Corn or cotton plant
ers may be used for this crop. Special
plates will often be needed. or the regu-
lar plates may be taken and the holes
cut out large enough to drop the seed
at the required distances. This is not a
difficult thing to do. There are also
number of machines on the market
"a
the best is manufactured by ]. r.
Ayers. Petersburg, Va. Deep planting is
not advisable in a humid climate. but
it is very important to keep the crust
broken and weeOs in check.
On the sandy lands of the coastal pain,
an application OF a formula containing 10
per cent OF PHOSPHORUS, 1 per cent Of
nitrogen, and S per cent Of potash will
be found very helpful. In most locali-
ties an application of from 1000 to 1000
pounds of lime will he advisable. II is
not good practice to grow peanuts on the
same land year after year, and lime
should not be applied oftener than once
in three years. Three hundred pounds
Of the above formula will be a good ap-
plication for this crop. On very sandy
soils more fertilizer may be used to
good advantage; on clay soils probably
less. though 800 pounds is about the
minimum which should be applied. After
the peanuts are up they should be per-
sistently cultivated to keep the ground
clean. One great advantage in cult
waiting the Spanish peanut Is its up
right character of growth. This facili-
tates cultivation. and also makes It much
easier to cut and cure them for hay than
some OF the spreading varieties which
lie close to the ground. This is an i'm
pOrtant matter to bear In mind If one
desires to utilize this crop for feed. and
owing TO the richness OF the hay obtain
ed from the vines. they should certainly
be utilized for feeding purposes.
DESTROYING PARASITES ON DOGS.
]. H. J., valdosta, Ca, writes: I have
little dog not quite a year old that
seems to be bothered with an Itch
which causes him to scratch himself
and lay around sometimes as IL he were
sick would like to know what to do
for him.
Your dog may be infested with fleas.
or more probably has distemper which is
a contagious catarrhal fever very COM
mon and often serious in dogs. II is
caused by germ from contact with ami
mails suffering from this disease. The
treatment should be directed towards
making the animal comfortable and
maintaining its strength. In the early
stages castor oil in one-half doses with
two or three grains OF boric acid added
may be given every six hours until the
bowels move regularly. Follow this nv
two-grain doses of quinine twice daily.
be careful TO disinfect the quarters with
solution Of creolin, I part to So You
can tell quickly from an examination
whether the dog is infested by parasites
ana II So thorough washing and clean
ing with the creolin solution suggested
will overcome this trouble. The wash
ing should he repeated in a period OF
one week to ten days.
REMOVING SUCKERS FROM CORN.
b. H., Gibson, Ga, writes: I have
planted a prolific variety of corn and it
has started to sucker When is the
best time to pull the suckers? The
corn is planted in four-foot rows. Is
inches in the drill. One ton of stable
manure, one sack Of kainit and 200
pounds of standard guano were applied
at the first blowing. 1 have applied
200 pounds more today. 1 also applied
10 bushels OF cotton seed when I pre-
pared the land. When is the best time
to apply nitrate OF soda?
1t is best to pull suckers of corn as
soon as they begin to develop, as in
this way you save the energy of the
plant and conserve the food and mois-
ture in the soil for the DEVELOPMENT
Of the main stalk or course, prolific
corn will sucker much more than large
cared sorts 1t is its nature to do so.
and IL your land is unusually strong
and the crop very vigorous, it Is not
necessary to pull of all the suckers,
though we would restrict the number
very much, believing that by letting
the main stalk develop properly. you
will secure larger and better developed
ears than If the suckers are allowed to
develop. 1t is best to keep the crust
broken on the corn land and shallow
working Of the soil is to be preferred.
You should stir the land after every
rain fall IL you possibly can. OF course.
where rains fall continuously for sew
eral days the stirring Of the soil is not