Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-19

TO manage this land so as to secure
the largest amount of grazing.
The best plan for you to follow is to
divide your land into several areas,
and SOW as early as you possibly can
one or two sections to rape This
should be planted in rows "a to 80
Inches apart, and should be drilled In
as one would plant turnips. This crop
will come on earlier than anything else
which you ran plant for your hogs, ana
will provide them with very satisfac-
tory grazing. Of course. If you expect
them to grow and thriveA it will be
necessary to feed little grain, and for
this purpose there is nothing better
than some ear corn which is in good
condition. 500 .-..t. -.
On another area of your land you
should plant Warren's Extra Early COW
peas, and in order to have a succession
of this crop, plant other sections to the
Clay and Wonderful peas. Then plant
at least two areas to- soy beans. using
the Extra Early Black and the Nam
moth Yellow. BY using these crops,
YOU will have a fair succession OF feed
on YOUR land for a limited number OF
hogs during the summer. Good land'
which yields we'll, will carry from SIX
to 10 hogs, weighing from so to loo
pounds. for from 80 to so days. You
will notice there is a wide variation in
these figures, but it is not possible to
make them more specific without a
clearer knowledge of your soil condi-
tions Then, of course, the season and
the age and size of the animals VIII
determine largely the number which can
be grazed on an acre of land for any
definite length of lime.
Finally, you should arrange to plant
on a part of your land Spanish nuts Tor
fall grazing There is nothing better
for this purpose, and then some arti-
chokes should be planted to provide
grazing for next winter. These should
be planted very much the same as Irish
potatoes and the Jerusalem artchoke
will be found one of the best varieties
to use. AS soon as the rape is grazed
down, plant the land again to an early
maturing variety of cowpeas, and after
the other areas have been grazed down
plant in the early fall to crimson clover,
oats rye, or hairy vetch and rye. This
will provide grazing for the late winter
and early spring BY following some
sort of a systematic rotation on this
land you can build it up materially and
at the same time raise a very consider
able number of hogs. Five acres OF
well-improved land which has been prop
erly divided and handled may be made
to carry from five to 10 brood sows with
their progeny during the grazing sea-
son. 1t will probably take all Of your
land to carry this many hogs during the
first year or two of your operations.
SATISFACTORY p. VARIETIES OF
IRISH POTATOES.
w. o. B., Donaldsonville, Ga. writes:
am interested in Irish potato culture
in a commercial way. What is the best
variety of potato to grow in this sec
ton?
There are many varieties of early po-
tatoes on the market. but from our own
experience, and that of many other
growers, we would be disposed to rec
ommend for your consideration the
Bliss Red Triumph, which is probably
more extensively grown in the potato
sections of the south than any other
variety. 1t is not only extra early, but
is the surest yielder of any variety
with which we are acquainted. 1t has a
good appearance which helps to sell il,
and it brings top prices on the market.
1t withstands heat and drought as we'll
as any of the varieties, and does not
produce an excessive amount of top. In
our judgment a well-selected strain of
this variety is the best thing you can
plant for an extra early and sure crop
of potatoes. The Irish Cobbler is an
other good variety which has been quite
extensively grown. Other sorts which
rank probably somewhat in the order
named are Beauty Of Hebron. Burbank,
Peerless and White Triumph.
THE MERITS OF DIFFERENT
FORMS. OF PHOSPHATE.
j. NJ. H., Finleyson, Ga, writes: 1
heard one of the lecturers at the ex-
tension school at Pitts, and understood