Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-09

probably not be necessary to use more
than an S-2-3, but If there is a deficiency
OF vegetable matter in the soil, it would
be better to increase the supply of nitro
gen to three per cent. Cotton seed meal,
blood and tankage are all organic forms
Of nitrogen. The nitrogen will become
more quickly available I'm blood and tank
age than in cotton seed meal according
to tests which have been made TO de-
termine this point. All of these forms,
however, will become quickly enough
available to meet the needs of a grow
ing crop of corn or cotton on land of
the character you desire to plant in these
crops. The question for you to consider
is which will supply the nitrogen in
the cheapest form. This you can ascer-
tain by securing prices from your local
dealers. Roughly speaking, mixing toge-
Their 1000 pounds of high-grade acid
phosphate, 700 pounds of cotton seed meal
and 1O pounds of muriate of potash will
give you tue desired formula. If you
prefer to use kainit, ii would be necessary
to use about 500 pounds of IL, as it only
carries about II per cent of available
potash. Muriate Of potash and kainit
are both excellent sources of potash, and
there is little to choose between them
concentrated character of the goods in
one instance which lessons the cost and
labor for handling and freight
A lO-2-l0 would not be desirable for cot
ton on land of the character described /;
for corn use about a 9-3-4. If you have
a limited amount of stable manure use
it under the drill row. If you have as
much as ten tons per acre, broadcast
it on the land and work it with a disc
hnFn vNTn F9r.er l.
oughly before planting even If the sea-
son is we'll advanced. Manure damages
when piled in heaps and allowed to heat
for when this process is going on the
nitrogen is being changed into ammonia
and is lost into the air You should keep
the heaps wet and we'll compacted, or
arrange to dist ibute the manure over the
ground at once and work in with a disk
OF course, we realize that it is impos-
sible to do this in some instances as when
the weather is extremely WEI, as at pres
ent, but the ideal method of handling the
manure is to get it in the ground as
soon as made or keep it we'll compact
ed in the stalls.
BUILDING UP THE LAND FOR CORN
F. B. NJ, Snider, Ga, writes: 1 have a
piece of land that want to put in corn
this year. 1t is gray mountain land
which has been run down. Please ad-
wise me what kind of fertilizer to use
on it. 1 also want to raise a lot Of
Irish potatoes. My potato land is good
black land and will grow most anything
Would 1924 fertilizer be all right for
them, and how much per acre? Please
give me all the information you can in
regard to the above mentioned crops.
On your gray mountain soil which had
been badly managed and is in a run
down condition, use about a 1874 for
corn. Apply about 500 pounds under the
drill row and use 200 pounds as a side
application Side applications should be
made rather early in the season so as
to give the crop as much opportunity
as possible to utilize the plant food thus
Incorporated with the soil. This land
will of course be benefited by careful
preparation. and there is nothing which
will make the fertilizer used on it react
so satisfactorily as the use of yard ma
nure or compost either applied broad
cast or under the drill row. If you have
a sufficient amount of material to use on
top of the soil apply il this way and
work into the surface well with disk
before planting. Where only limited
amounts are available put i'm the drill
row and mix with the subsoil and draw
the burrows together. In the absence of
any vegetable matter II is not necessarily
to mix the fertilizer with the subsoil be-
fore planting. For this area of land
it occurs to US that you will find a pro-
life corn the best variety to use A
lO-2-4 VIII do very well on new land for
irish potatoes, though this formula is
probably a little higher in PHOSPHORUS
and little lower in potash than is need
ed for best results We would be dis
posed to recommend about a 9-3-5 for
irish potatoes on the type of land men
toned in your letter Use not less than
80 TO 500 pounds mostly under the driH
row at the time Of planting. OF course,
irish potatoes do best on soil which can
be made friableI by careful preparation
and they are also fond of vegetable mat
ter. but no doubt the fresh land of
which you write contains plenty of this,
and If you use the mineral fertilizer
suggested with a fair degree of LIBERAL
ity, you should secure excellent returns
in the way Of crop yields.
GROWING GREEN FEED FOR
CHICKENS.
d. $, Malbone. Ga, writes: l have
three acres of timber land on which
wish to raise some green stuff for
chickens to Craze on. The ground is
dark loamy and is we'll shaded by oak
trees. 1t is practically free from sur
face roots and is well drained. 1t has
been cultivated for the last four years
in oats and rye. VIII you please tell