Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-07

lime tends to leach out OF the soil at
best. and therefore, IL should be kept on
top OF the ground. but the use of four
tons OF lime will no doubt benefit your
land. On soil OF the character described
Il occurs TO US that a 9-3-4 formula would
be satisfactory for cotton, and we would
suggest its use. Apply 500 pounds under
the drill row, and probably use one side
application. This viii depend much. Of
course on seasonal conditions. You may
find IL advisable to use more nitrogen in
the form OF nitrate OF soda applied as
top dressing. We are inclined TO doubt
the advisability OF this practice, however.
unless seasonable conditions are very I'M
favorable. We are certain you Will Sc
cure better results from the fertilizer put
on this land II you can secure some yard
manure to apply underneath dill row;
even II you can not secure more than
one or two tons per acre. make every
effort to secure II for It places in the soil
the needed humus which enables various
lamentations to 80 ois conducive TO the
production of large crops, and It also
enables the plants to utilize more COM
pletely the fertilizer which has been ap-
piled in a commercial form.
BALANCING UP A FORMULA FOR
COTTON.
NJ ". Hall, Macon writes: I c1n
only planting fifteen acres in cotton.
My land is gray, pebbly soil, with a
red clay subsoil. I have on hand tank
age. acid phosphate, cottonseed meal
analyzing rs per cent ammonia, md
muriate OF potash, and also nitrate Of
soda. / would like to know how to
mix these ingredients so as to make.
balanced formula 1 used forty-eign,
tons Of lime last year on barren places,
and IL was the first time I was ever
able to get anything to grow on them.
You may prepare a very good for
mula for cotton by mixing together
1000 pounds of is per cent acid phos-
phate, 700 pounds of cottonseed meal,
containing the percentages mentioned IN
your letter, 100 pounds of nitrate IF
soda. and 200 pounds of muriate OF
potash. This formula will analyze
about 81 per cent of available ph -
phoric acid, 80 per cent OF nitrogen,
and 81 per cent of potash. It may be
little high in potash If the color of
your and is not due to the presence Of
very considerable quantities of sand.
II is an easy matter. however. to re-
duce the potash. This formula would
contain a fair percentage Of phosphoric
acid, and nitrogen as well. More nitro
gen may be secured by using the NJ
trate Of soda as a top dressing, at the
rate of 100 pounds per acre in the early
part OF the growing season. We would
suggest that you use not less than 500
pounds OF this formula Under the crop
at the time of planting. and 800 pounds
as a side application early in the grow
ing season. We have not suggested :he
use OF tankage in this mixture solely
because you failed to give the compost
ftiOn OF It TRnkage furnishes an ex-
cellent source OF organic nitrogen AMI
considerable quantity Of potash. Tank
age varies widely in composition, and
in order to prepare a formula contain
git. we would have to know its anal
ysis.
II your tankage analyses as much as
per cent of nitrogen and IL per cent
OF phosphorus, you should find the fol-
lowing formula satisfactory: 900
pounds of acid phosphate. 600 pou Is
of tankage, 100 pounds of nitrate or
soda, 200 pounds of muriate of pot
ash and 100 pounds of dry earth. This
per cent of available phosphoric acil,
a little over per cent of nitrogen, ana
about 5 per cent Of potash.
It is a pleasure to know that che
advice you have received has been help
ful and has enabled you to improve
your farm practice and secure good
results from your soil Undoubtedly
the use Of lime on many CALLED spots
in Georgia will prove a great BLESSING.
Our soils are certainly deficient in ttfs
cement, and we should make arran %
mentS to use IT in larger quantities
than has been considered advisable in
the past.
A CANADIAN FARMERS QUERY.
W. NJ, Austell. Ca, writes: I am
from Canada and am. farming a small
farm in Georgia Would like to know
when 70 plant. mangel wurzels beets,
also when to spray fruit trees.
Mangel wurzels may be planted any
time from now on when the ground
is in fit condition to receive the seed