Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-01

pink powder. We think from this de-
scription you can quite readily recognize
the trouble.
Anthracnose Is due to the action of a
fungus which is true plant and repro
duces itself by spores, which apparently
live through the winter in the ground
and attack the young cotton plants, and
multiply until they are soon found In
Sufficient quantity to prove exceedingly
destructive to the bolls as they develop.
The only way of lighting this disease
is to select for resistance and choose a
variety which is not subject to the
trouble. The disease is so prevalent in
Georgia and has caused so much loss
that the State College of Agriculture has
been trying to produce a strain resistant
to this trouble, and in this respect has
been quite successful the Sunbeam cot
ton having been developed and distrib-
uted under certain conditions to quite
a large number of farmers throughput
the state, but we are not in POSITION to
send this into other states as yet
We would advise you to begin selection
for yourself by saving the seed from
those plants least affected by khe disease
and selecting from a standard variety
which has given the greatest success in
your community. In our demonstration
field last year the different varieties
showed from 2 to IS per cent of disease.
and as there were 80 varieties grown in
this test you can see how important it
becomes. to select plants resistant to this
pest.
In fighting anthracnose it is also desir-
able to practice a rotation of crops, and
to disinfect the seed by one of the usual
methods employed in the treatment of
oats for smut. Gather and burn the af-
fected bolls and gin the seed, at home.
MANAGEMENT OF WORN LAND.
H. ]. c., Abbeville, Ca. writes: We
have some sandy loan land with a yell
lowish soft subsoil on which we wish
to grow corn. cotton, onions, sweet and
Irish potatoes, sugar cane, vegetables,
etc. Some of this land has been in Gull
tivation for thirty years, and has had
no deep blowing and scarcely any veg
etable matter plowed under. Would like
any suggestions in regard to the man
agement of this land. ~
The sandy loan soils of which you
write would not be classed as among
the richest soils in Georgia nor among
the poorest. These are fair soils for
agricultural purposes. and respond ad-
to good treatment These
lands are deficient in vegetable mat
ter and are not as well supplied with
phosphorus and potash as some other
soils. Rather liberal fertilization is
desirable for the crops mentioned. On
this land we would suggest that you
use 1895 for corn and a 1894 for
cotton. For onions a 10-4-7 will be
found right; this formula will also an
swer we'll for sweet and Irish pota-
toes and sugar cane Under the sugar
cane you had better use sulphate OF
potash in preference to muriate of
kainit. You may use either form of
potash, however, on the general field
crops mentioned above. All garden
and truck crops require liberal fer
tilization, and in addition to the
formula suggested above, you should
figure on using some nitrate of soda
as a top dressing on such crops as
inion and Irish potatoes and other veg
etables. You will find it advisable in
our opinion to use about 500 pounds
of the formulas suggested under field
crops at the time Of planting, and
probably 200 to 800 pounds as a side
application about six weeks after
planting. 1t is important that the
side applications be put on relatively
early. The desirability Of top dress
ing corn and cotton with nitrate of
soda will be determined largely by the
season. Farmers often put on nitrate
of soda too late to secure the best re-
suits.
Land which has been cultivated for
thirty years has had much of the
quickly available plant food exhausted
from it.. We believe you will find it
profitable to lime these lands. Under
take this work systematically. and do
not attempt to do it all in one year.
You should divide your land. into thres
or four areas and institute a rotation
of crops. Devote one area to corn, one
to cotton and one to winter oats. to
be followed by cowpeas. The cowpeas
may be made into hay, but had better