Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-02
FREE INSTRUCTION FOR GEORGIA FARMERS

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the knowledge and experience of others
in order 20 make rapid progress. If the
short courses were not a center of in
formation to the farmer, the personal eX-
perience and the social opportunities
which they afford would more than pay
him for taking them. The farmer is
quite as much in need of a holiday trip
as the business man. He must get in
touch and keep in touch with those
agencies which are acquiring new infor-
nation relating to his business. He can
not anord to stay away from that school
or course Of instruction which is calcu-
lated 70 keep him abreast OF the times
any more than a successful surgeon can
AFFORD to remain outside the walls of a
hospital for an indefinite period OF time.
Every man is anxious to make good
crops on his farm next year, to d.
versify his practice, and Increase the
value OF his land. This can only be done
by employing the best scientific infor-
nation available. The purpose Of these
short courses is to inspire and redirect
the EFFORT of Georgia farmers. Do you
propose to take advantage Of them and
be one of the leaders Of the new agri-
cultural practice which is making the
state great and permanently prosperous?
This article has been written with the
idea OF informing you with reference to
the opportunity which the state affords
you in this direction and in response
10 many inquiries seeking information
along this line. II you are doubtful as to
the suggestions contained herein read
what two Georgia farmers are accom-
plishing and who operate large tracts
OF land, but vet found time to leave
their plantations and take the short
course in 1911.
G. w Hollinshead. Jr.. Minedgeville,
Ca, writes: "The chief BENEFITS which I
derived from the short course were a
practical knowledge of how to grade cot
ton, and how to feed or fertilize a crop.
was much impressed with the herd of
beef cattle that the college is raising
on practically waste land. am manag-
ing a plantation Of about 5000 acres. on
the part of this farm which l own and
look after most closely which is several
hundred acres, am getting about 100
pounds of seed cotton per acre and 30
bushels Of corn. I also gathered a good
grain and pea hay crop. I expect to in
crease my yield of corn to 50 bushels and
to gather a bale or more of cotton per
acre. expect to do this by putting hp-
mus in the soil this winter, and then I
can store the water and apply the food
necessary to make the crop"
Jesse T. Trawick, Linton, Ga, writes:
II can not estimate the benefit derived
from the short course in January, 1911.
On a farm OF 20 plows. on 20 OF them I
changed the plan and used from $40 to $50
additional expense in preparation and
fertilization. which resulted in an in
crease in cotton of to Is bales per pillow,
and 50 TO 1e0 bushels of corn per pillow.
With the 20 plows where we made no
change we made about the usual crops"
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GRAZING HOGS ON RYE.
]. @. E., Savage, S. c., writes; wish
some information in regard to rye as a
grazing crop for hogs. When would be
the proper time to put the hogs on it to
Craze, after 1t takes on a good growth
or wait until the grain natures?
If rye has made enough top you may
Craze 1t at this season of the year and
on through the winter. 1t does not make
good grazing after it starts growth in
the spring as IL so soon becomes too
strong and woody to be relished by hogs.
As result, they tramp il down and de-
strey It. They should be kept off II,
therefore, from the time growth starts in
the spring until il has headed out and is
passing out of the dough stage. We
have grazed il at this season with fair
results We do not regard rye as so sat
isfactory a grazing crop for hogs as
oats OF beardless wheat. Rye has the
advantage. however, of being hardy and
more vigorous than either of the other
crops II will also grow on land in poorer
physician condition. and will recover from
tramping and close grazing more rapidly
than either Of the other crops.
VARIATION IN QUALITY OF FER
TILIZERS.
s. B. s., Triton. Ca, writess Are you
prepared 20 ascertain soil so as to as
certain what combination Of plant food
is best suited to corn, cotton, ETC.? Is
there any difference in the quality of
plant food of the same chemical analy-
sis, as a 1924? Does it pay to plant
peas for an early pea hay crop; say
plant in April for June harvest, and
plant same land in peas for fall harvest?
What peas are best for early planting?
We are not prepared to make miscel-
Ianeous analyses of soils. In examin-
ing the soils of the state it is neces-
sary for US to confine our attention to-
the type soils, but the data we gather
relative to one type soil viii be valuable
to all farmers operating on that general
type of soil. You are farming presum-
ably on what is known as the Triton
loan. In the first 1876 inches OF this
soil covering the surface of an acre
there is found according to the analysis
we have made I'D to this time about
1000 pounds OF nitrogen 500 pounds Of
phosphoric acid and 5000 pounds Of pot
ash. Your soil is relative low in nitro
gen, phosphorus and potash, but partic-