Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

nothing better for general grazing in this
climate 1t will give you more satisfac-
ton than anything else you can use' for
most of our soils even when in very
shaded condition will not produce blue
grass because they are too low IN hme'
and il is too hot and dry at certain times
of the year. Johnson grass is not likely
to give good results in the shade. we
think you will find white clover and
orchard grass better for this purpose.
Orchard grass is one Of the hardest and
most generally cultivated of all the
grasses. This should be useful for grazing
purposes in shaded or semi-shaded pas
lures. and 1t should ne sown as soon as
possible Use from to pounds or
white clover seed with it. If you expect
the grass to do anything do not Craze IL
this spring, and not much during the
summer. You will see, therefore, tnat
II is not as hardy as Bermuda nor will
1t establish itself anything like as quick
Iy. 1t is on this account that we have
advised you to use Bermuda. Where you
have a good Bermuda sod you may often
seed hairy vetch on 1t in the fall and
secure considerable winter and spring
grazing; besides, Bermuda furnishes a
better sod than any other grass.
The special grass about which you in
uuire could not be identified without the
bloom and root If you will wait little
later in the season and send 1t to us
carefully wrapped in moist cotton, we
will be glad to give you all the 1nforma-
ton we can secure concerning its gen.
eral character and usefulness for graz
Ing purposes.
While the suggestions contained in this
letter may be somewhat of a disappoint-
ment to you, 1 will say for your informa-
ton that we are using Bermuda grass In
our own paddocks here on the college
farm, and we are thinning out the trees
enough to insure its making a vigorous
growth during the summer.
A DESIRABLE FORMULA FIR CORN
AND COTTON.
j. NJ NJ, Ohoopee. Ca, writes: 1 am
thinking of mixing together 700 pounds of
rs per cent meal 1000 pounds of Is per
cent acid, 200 pounds of muriate of potash
and 100 pounds of sulphate of ammonia.
What will this farmula analyze and what
do you think of 1T for corn and cottonE
viii sulphate of ammonia be better than
nitrate of soda? What is a good form
ula for peanuts and sugar cane; also
melons?
You do not state whether the cotton
seed meal you propose to use contains
rs per cent of nitrogen or rs per cent
of ammonia. The figures quoted below
are based on the suppposition that the
meal Is of exceptionally high grade and
runs rs per cent nitrogen on that &C
count A ton of the mixture you antici-
pate using would contain about TO
pounds of phosphoric acid, and HOS
pounds of potash. Its percentage compo-
sition mould be about 3.6 per cent of nj
nf nh a
and SO per cent of potash. This should
make a very good formula for both corn
and cotton. On sandy lands it might be
considered rather low in phosphorus, and
on clay lands il may run a little higher
than is necessary in potash, but upon the
whole it is an excellent formula and
one which we would advise you to use
at the rate of not less than 500 pounds
per acre under the drill row with 200
pounds as a side application. The nitro
gen in sulphate of ammonia is not so
quickly available as that in nitrate OF
soda, yet when this material is incorpo-
rated with the soil the nitrogen be-
comes available with sufficient rapidity
to meet the needs of practically all
crops. When sulphate of ammonia is used
in large quantities and as the exclusive
source of nitrogen, better results will be
obtained If lime is applied to the soil.
This does not mean that the lime and
sulphate of ammonia should be applied
together, but considerable time should
elapse between the use of these two
materials, but since sulphate of ammo
mia tends to set lime free in the SOIL and
since our Georgia soils are low in lime,
the use of the two in proper relation
will insure the best results The nitro
gen in sulphate of ammonia will become
more quickly available than in cotton
seed meal, and your idea in using the
two together is to be commended.
A good formula for peanuts should con-
tain 10 per cent Of phosphorus to per