Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-16

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GROWING CORN ON BOTTOM LAND
]. c., Fairburn Ca, writes: I would
like some Information in regard to rails
ing corn on bottom land. 1t was planted
to corn and peas last year, and made so
bushels to the acre with 800 pounds of
fertilizer. turned under all the refuse
to 10 inches deep. 1t is sandy soil
with blue subsoil. What fertilizer would
you advise to use, and when is the best
time to apply it?
You have taken the first essential step
in getting your land ready to grow a
crop of corn in 1912, namely, blowing it
deeply and turning, under as much of
the refuse from former crops as posi-
bic. This is a wise policy, for, though
this be bottom land, it will respond well
to the Incorporation of humus. A sandy
soil should ordinarily receive a rather
liberal application Of potash and phos-
phoric acid. Apply about 9-3-4 on this
land and increase the application to 500
pounds per acre. This may be put I'M
der the drill row at the time of plant
ing, in view of the amount of vegetable
matter you have turned into the soil.
secure as good results on this land as in
a rather dry year, for, from your de-
scription, the subsoil must be of a rather
tenacious character and a type of land
which does not allow surface water to
drain out of it as readily as a loamy
soil would. ss--
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A FERTILIZER PROBLEM FROM
ALABAMA.
j. L. D., Ozark, Ala, writes: What
will this formula analyze-1,000 pounds of
high-grade acid phosphate, 600 pounds of
medium grade meal, 200 pounds of mu-
riate of potash, and 200 pounds of sui
phate of ammonia or 200 pounds of nitrate
of soda? Which of the latter do you
think is best? Do you think the above
fertilizer will be suitable for cotton on
Orangeburg sand, and how much should
be used per acre? r.
The formula suggested in your letter
will contain about 172 pounds of available
phosphorus. n pounds of available nitro
gen and 100 pounds of available potash,
If sulphate of amonia is used. If nitrate
of soda is used it will only contain
about 81 pounds of nitrogent. The per-
centage analysis would be about Sc per
cent of phosphorus, 3S per cent of nj
trogen and ga per cent of potash. This
would make very good formula for
cotton on sandy land, though it would
possibly be better if the phosphorus ran
little higher. If you use nitrate of
soda in preference te.sulphate of ammonia,
apply at least 100 pounds of it as
top dressing alongside the drill row.
1t will be all right to mix as much as
100 pounds with the formula you have in
mind and apply in the soil at the time
of planting. Underayour condition we
would be inclined tQoput 300 pounds un-
der the drill row,scand use 200 pounds
as a side applicationoand nitrate of soda
as top dressing fsthe Ecrop conditions
seem to warrant it .Sulphate of ammonia
may be Incorporated with the mixture
and applied in the ground with safety
as the nitrogen in it becomes available
slower than in nitrate of soda
BUYING PERCHERON HORSES.
III. f.. c.. Warwick, Ca, writes: 1 am
interested in buying pair of Percheron
mares. 1 have b ~ looking at some
but they seem awfully big and coarse
legged. They will weigh about 100
pounds and they will cost me $4,000 One
is supposed to be In fOal by a registered
Percheron stallion and was brought from
Virginia year ago; the other one has
lust come from Illinois only have
about 80 acres. Do you think they could
more than one kind of Bermuda grass?
Will one kind furnish more grazing than
the other?
While Percheron mares should have
good size nd plenty of bone, the bone
should be fiat and clean and the joints
well defined. Corseness and roughness
and an undue amount of harness indi-
cate poor qualify and bad feeding and
carefully and avoided in the purchase
of animals to be used for breeding stock.
You have the right idea about this mat
ter. and should examine the animals with
care on that account before making
purchase. as many of the mares used
for the production of grade Percherons
are the progeny of stations possessed of
many undesirable qualities. and some
times the dams were not up to the stand
ard of animals fit to use for breeding
purposes. Naturally their offspring are
likely to have poor legs and feet and
rough, coarse joints. It $ rue that
the Pecheron will look large and coarse
in some respects to the average man
who has been used to handling a fine,
clean. small-boned mule or a light driv-
ing horse In purchasing you should be
sure that the mare is in foal or have
some guarantee of the same, as it is
often difficult to tell until that they are
actually I'm foal unui after you have
secured them. We would not be dis
posed to breed a mare after dropping
a foal for so to 80 days. depending on
the age. size and condition, and the
amount of work required. With young
er animal more time for rest should be
given than for an older animal. A mare
shipped from Illinois in the fall should
acclimate itself very WELL We have
shipped in animals during the spring and
summer with excellent results. A team
of mares, if given proper care and treat
ment. will do all the work required on
S5-acre tract Oh land and keep in good
condition. We know this from our own
experience, but of course, large heavy
animals of the Percheron type require
to be cared for with greater skill as to
feeding and management than the light
err harder mule. 1t is also true that
animals carrying a foal require more
consideration as to treatment and man
agement than animals maintained solely
for work purposes
There are supposedly two varieties of
Bermuda grass. and it is claimed by
some that the ST Lucies variety will
grow more freely and produce a larger
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