Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-10-18


chamber of commerce. was present and
made an address to the boys. Already
plans are under way for the 1913 con-
tests and it is thought several hundred
boys will compete.
The winner Of the prize of the best
ten ears of corn, Thomas Hale, re-
ceived a special prize. good many
Of the boys in the contests today Will
enter the Atlanta corn show in Novem-
Der.
10 per cent of phosphoric acid, 25 to
per cent. Of nitrogen and 4 to per cent.
Of potash will be found desirable. The
amount to apply will vary with the ro-
tation followed and the natural fertility
Of the land. Two hundred pounds should
be minimum application for oats, and
on most soils double this amount should
be used. In the cotton belt particularly
500 to 600 pounds will be found advisable
on many plantations Naturally, the
nitrogen used on fall-sown oats should
for the most part be derived from an or
ganic source. The oat crop should by
all means be top-dressed with some form
OF quickly available nitrogen in the spring
OF the year. The time to apply the nj
trogen will vary. On very sandy lands
the two light applications are often ad-
visable of from 80 to rs or even 100 pounds
each. The first should be put on as soon
as growth starts in the spring, and the
second about two to three weeks before
the oats bunch to head.
The farmer who prepares his land with
skill and care, selects his seed with dis
erection. fertilizes his crop in a rational
manner may expect to raise from 80 to
80 bushels of oats per acre. The money
invested in the production of this crop
is slight. He uses his teams and imple-
ments to advantage at a season of the
year when work is often slack on the
farm. The wise man will give much
greater attention to the cultivation of
this important crop than it has ever re-
ceived in the past, for winter oats prom
Use to become one of the most valuable
crops grown in the south in the next few
years.
Oat seed before planting should be
treated for smut This is best accom-
plished by taking one ounce of formalin
for each three gallons of water. With
this liquid thoroughly mofsten the seed
by dipping sacks of the grain into
barrel containing the MIXTURE. Spread out
and dry and the oats are then ready for
sowing. Fall seeding may be done any
time from the 18th of October to the 18th
Of December, depending on seasonal con-
ditions and the locality. Spring-sown
oats may be planted from Feb. to April
l. Preference should be given to fall
seeding in all except the elevated table
lands Of the Piedmont region since the
yield of fall-sown oats is distinctly great
er than that obtained from spring seed
ing.
EARNING MONEY FOR AN EDU-
'.es.'T.+ CATION.
A CORRESPONDENT Mount Vernon, Ga,
writes: 1 am anxious to continue my
education, but cannot do so until l have
earned some money. I have read where
it would be a profitable business to
raise potatoes for a canning factory.
want to make every dollar I can
next year so that I can put myself in
position to complete my education
without stopping. Please tell me the
best money crop to plant.
Your ambition to earn enough mon
ey to complete your education is very
commendable indeed, and it will be
pleasure to make any suggestion
which is likely to be of any service to
you at this time.
Of course, there is no one best money
crop to grow and many crops which
you might cultivate you could not
utilize to the best advantage unless you
were in position to feed them to live
stock. There is good money to be
made from growing oats for grain to
be followed by cowpeas for hay. The
only objection to this combination is
the difficulty in certain seasons of cur
ing peavine hay satisfactorily, but
where oats are properly planted and
fortified. a yield of from 80 to 60
bushels per acre may be had, and the
land is in excellent condition to seed
to peas which will often yield from
one to two and a half tons of hay per
acre. We would suggest If you try
this combination that you SOW the APP
pier oat as soon as possible in the open
furrow. using two bushels of seed and
fertilizing with not less than 400
pounds per acre Of an 1928 formula.
Use the Iron cowpea for seeding, aft
err the oats are harvested. We think
you will find a ready sale for oats at
remunerative prices They are not as
difficult to grow as corn, yet produce
as large an amount of nutrition for
live stock.
You can, of course, resort to the
growth of cotton. If you undertake
this you should pillow your land this
fall. and gather all the leaf mold,
compost or yard manure which you
can secure so as to have at least five
luis per diAG " use uAiutA the ulAlA AOW
next spring. Fertilize your cotton
with about a 1884 formula if your
land is Of a clayey nature, and IL of
loamy or sandy soil increase the potash
to 5 per cent. Use not less than 500
pounds per acre, and you will probably
find a side application of 200 pounds ad
visable. In favorable seasons with this
treatment of land, you should raise
bale and half per acre.
You may also grow Irish potatoes
for an early crop and sell them to good
advantage, and follow on the same land
with sweet potatoes, which can be sold
in the autumn. This makes a very
good combination crop Put the Irish
potatoes an as early in the spring as
possible. 1T is important to have a
considerable supply of vegetable mat
ter for this crop and you should fer
tilize the land literally. At least 500
TO 1000 pounds of a lO-3.5-6 or a
1O-3.5-S formula should be used. 1t
will probably not be necessary to use
any considerable amount of fertilizer
on sweet potatoes which follow the
I Irish potatoes. Use either the Red
Bliss or Irish Cobbler varieties of Irish
potatoes Give rapid cultivation and
fight the bugs by the use of Paris
green. We think that the potato crop
combination is a very good one to try,
and if you are near a town as large as
] Dublin, you should find a ready mar
ket for the tubers either for immedi-