Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-12

Then YOU may use 200 to 800 pounds as
a side application later on in the sea-
son. We are inclined to think that
per cent of nitrogen in a fertilizer for
cotton IS rather high, but il may be
that your cotton does not make suffi-
cient weed and you are justified in us
ing this amount.
WHICH FORMULA is THE BEST?
w T. b, whitesburg, Ga, writes:
have 10 acres of pea stuble stiff land
with red clay subsoil and / can get
fertilizer that runs 1929 or 1 can get
a 1927 or a 9-3-3. Which of these
formulas do you think best suited for
my land and for all crops? What do
you think of not putting fertilizer on
corn until after it is up?
Judging from the description contain
ed in your letter, a 93-3 should an
swer very well for crops grown on red
clay soil, and this is especially true
where you have had peas on the land.
and they have left some nitrogen in the
soil which was gathered from the air
Of course. this land may not contain an
available supply of potash, but red soils
generally carry more of this element
in proportion than the sander lands,
and we are inclined to believe that per
cent OF PHOSPHORUS will be sufficient
amount of this element to use. Apply
say 500 pounds per acre. For corn we
would be disposed to put all Of this
under the drill row situated as you are.
II might be that 200 pounds additional
might be used as a side application to
good advantage This will depend much
on the character of growth made by
your crop. and you must judge of that
for yourself. If you do use a side APP
- H~r- To- fwn
early in the season. In our judgment
withholding fertilizer from corn until
sometime after planting is not the best
practice. Our experience has not justi-
fed this method of treatment On very
sandy land, we would be disposed to
reserve much more of the fertilizer and
use as a side application than would be
the case where one has good stiff red
clay subsoil to retain the fertilizer
BUILDING UP A WORKOUT SAIL.
p d. r., Roswell, Ga, writes: L
have a piece of land that is too poor to
plant in corn or cotton. 1t is light gray
sand with a good clay and is a north
hillside, and part has white flint rocks
in it 1 want to plant it in some kind
of peas for feed. Which kind would
you suggest, and how should the land
be prepared and fertilized?
There is not much which will grow
on a barren piece of land since ii takes
a good piece of deep soil well disinte-
grated by natural agencies to provide
suitable home for the roots of plants,
and TO furnish the elements in an avail
able form out of which the plant struc-
ture is built up. You can not hope to
raise a very large crop of anything on
land which is too poor to grow corn
and cotton. The best thing to devote
this land to is leguminous crops, and
there is nothing better than an early
variety of cowpeas. You will find the
New Era, Warrens Extra Early or
Whippoorwill good varieties to plant.
Plant them with a grain drill or in
rows "a inches apart. The uniform
covering Of the seed is important and
the ground should be put in good ply
steal conditioA before planting, since
this crop either terminates quickly and
makes a good stand or fails. 1t is i'm
portant, therefore, that the ground does
not crust before the peas have
chance to break through it and estab-
lish themselves. There is no better fer
tiIizer formula to use on this crop than