Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-23


lime is more unpleasant to handle than
any other form because of its biting or
singing quality. The finely ground
raw rock is not so active as the caustic
lime and one should use at least twice
as much of it on that account In other
words apply one ton of caustic lime or
two tons of the finely ground rock. The
finer the rock is ground the better will
be the results obtained from it's use.
The finely ground rock gives better re-
suits in the presence of considerable
quantities of vegetable matter and it has
the advantage of not destroying the nj
trogen in the soil.
TREATMENT, FOR A SICK SOW.
G. NJ. A, Marietta, Ga, writes: I have
a fine brood SOW that is down in the
back; can hardly stand on her hind legs;
seems to draw them up under her. She
has been down two weeks, although she
seemed to get better and could walk
some. but she is almost past going now.
Would like to know what is the matter
ana what TO 90 TOT neT.
The trouble referred to in your letter
is not an uncommon one, and often arises
from strain or injury to the animal at
the time of narrowing. 1t may also be
produced by feed which is not in the
best condition. You may be using corn
as the exclusive maintenance ration. This
is undesirable as it does not supply a
sufficient amount of mineral matter for
tn needs of the animal body. Grind
the corn an6 mix it with equal weights
of shorts and feed as rather thin slop.
If the sow is penned turn her out where
she can have an opportunity to take
some exercise and root in the ground.
Place a box containing the following
formula where she can get at it at all
times; and if she seems to be constipa-
ted, give purgative and then the ration
and tonic treatment suggested:
Wood charcoal Il pound
SULPHUR. .... -. ...... ......1 pound
Sodium chloride. E, ........,...2 pounds.
Sodium bicarbonate =. :. =. =. % pounds.
Sodium hyposulphite. :. >. ....2 pounds.
Sodium sulphate.... -. :. Il pound.
Anthony sulphide... .. :. .....l pound
PREPARING FOR AaTHE COTTON
CROP OF 1912.
J. A. W., Stockbridge. Ca. writes:
write to. ask for information. In 1911
at this time had an my cotton land
laid off with a two-horse pillow, but
haven't a row laid off yet on account
of the bad weather. Will it be too late
to lay it off still with two-horse pillow
after the weather breaks? Also what
kind of fertilizer would be best to use?
My land is sandy gray with red subsoil
1t is never too late to prepare land
properly for any crop. 1t is better in
fact, to cut down the acreage rather
than to put the crop in under Indifferent
methods of preparation. BY all means
break your land with two-horse pillow
and turn all of ii before planting the
cotton 1t is true the season has been
very wet, and has delayed farm opera
lions greatly on that account, but no
doubt a favorable planting time will be
had after all, and one must be ready
to take advantage of this situation as
completely as possible when it does ar
rive. On sandy gray land with red clay
subsoil, 1t would be good idea to use
about a 9-3-4 for cotton and a 10-4-5 for
corn. A part of the nitrogen in both
instances may be applied as top
dressing during the growing season. Put
from 300 to 500 pounds or fertilizer un-
der the drill row and use a side appli-
cation of about 200 pounds with such adj
ditional nitrate of soda as may be nee
essary to properly stimulate the crop.
FERTIL1zING COTTON ON SANDY
LAND.
], c. W.. Molena, Ga. writes: l have
just bought a small farm of 40 acres
which has been in cultivation about Is
years, and had been badly used and
washed in gullies. About half is a thin
red clay and sitter subsoiL 1t has been
in cotton for years. What fertilizer
would be best for corn on the red clay
and for cotton on the light sandy?l
Would you advise breaking the land at
this season more than eight or ten
inches, and would you use more than 500
pounds of fertilizer per acre?
Break your land as soon as possible. |
and do not hesitate to turn it as much
as ten inches deep. Deeper stirring of
the soil than this under the conditions
outlined in your letter is probably mad
visable. You could have afforded to
break the land deeper if the work had
been done in the fall, and under the cir |
cumstances it would not pay you to sub |
soil, but you should subsOil this land
next autumn. If you can secure some
caustic lime, and use at the rate of
about one ton per acre after the land
is broken up, and some so days before |
planting the corn and cotton, it will
improve its mechanicaTS nd physical con-
dition materially and win tend to sweet |
en- 1t and help various ferments in the
soil which are concerned in crop pro-
duction The same formula will an
swer very well on all this land; in
other words, about a 1914 should be
used on both corn and cotton. If you
expect to grow corn on sandy land al
together it would be advisable to use a
10-4-5 on this type of soil. Breaking this
land up Immediately, and working and
reworking it with a disk and harrow
to prepare fine seed bed is ideal prac-
tice under the circumstances. OF course, |
careful cultivation and preparation will
not take the place of vegetable mat
ter. Lime however, will help the situ-
alton. You can afford to put 500 pounds
of fertilizer to the acre. Possibly it will
be best to put only 800 pounds under
the drill row, and use 200 pounds as
side application.
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