Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-05

VIII Often De nelpIul.
The supply of Sunbeam cotton is ex-
hausted, but it was not claimed to be
resistant to wilt, but to anthracnose. The
distribution of wilt resistant cotton is in
the hands OF the state entomologist, At
lanta, Ga.
RAISING FIFTY BUSHELS OF CORN
PER ACRE.
II. C. A, Sylvan, Ala, writes: l want
to know how to make 80 bushels o corn
per acre on three acres o land which
made 500 pounds o cotton per acre. The
soil is gray sandy with clay subsoil.
Half of the land is unbroken. How wide
apart should the rows be, and what
kind of fertilizer should / use?
You should break the balance of your
land as soon as possible. Do not be
afraid of stirring it up thoroughly, but
do not turn ii while 1t is wet. This is
very important matter to bear in mind
Gray sandy land which has not been
rotated and no green crops plowed I'M
der or yard manure applied is not in
good physical condition to produce corn.
1t has not enough retentive power for
water nor does IL contain enough organic
matter. The mere use of fertilizer on
this soil will not give you anything like
as large a return as you will secure
from the use of fertilizers in combination
with yard manure or compose. Probably
these are not available, and If so, you
must make the best of the situation.
Therefore, use an extra good formula
on this soil. Apply under the drill at the
time of planting 400 pounds of a 1885
formula. Use 200 pounds as a side appli-
cation ABOUT six weeks after planting,
and then apply 10 to $50 pounds of nj
trate of soda as a top dressing to stimu-
- a. lie
before IL punches to tassel. 1t is impor
tant to put the nitrate on at this stage
and not later or you may be stimulat-
ing stalk at the expense of grain yield.
Remember that late cultivation until the
corn is thoroughly developed, that is,
out of the dough stage, is of the utmost
Importance. Lay your land off in four
and a half to five foot rows and select
prolific variety of corn. You may put
it little before the level of the ground
If the land is subject to drought and
throw a little earth to 1T as the season
advances. Shallow surface cultivation af-
ter planting is of the utmost Importance.
If you can secure any yard manure put
it under the drill row ana mix the fer
t.lIzer ana manure well with the subsoil
before planting the crop.
GROWING CORN AFTER COTTON
J. F. W., Washington, Ca, writes:
have a field which was in cotton last
year that wish to plant in corn. 1t
is sandy soil with red clay subsoil
Should the fertilizer be put in at the
time of planting the corn? Which will
do best on this land, cotton seed meal
goods or blood and bone goods, and how
much could be used profitably?
In preparing land for corn, it is es-
sential that it be broken as deeply as
possible and as soon as possible. OF
course, blowing the land when wet is a
suicidal policy. Sub-soiling should not
be practiced at this season of the-year.
After you have broken the land, disk
and harrow it until it is in excellent
condition as to surface filth. Then
lay off in rows four to four and
half feet apart, and open a wide, deep
furrow. If you can secure any yard
manure or compost put it in the drill
row at the rate of two to five tons per
acre. Put under the manure not less
than 500 pounds of a 1924 formula.
Mix it we'll with the sub-soil by means
of a bull tongue; then do the same
thing with the manure or compost,
and draw.-the burrows together and
plant on the level or in a very slight
water furrow Use a prolific variety
Of corn and plant Is to IS inches apart
in the drill row. Give shallow sur
face cultivation until late in the sea-
son, and by that we mean until the
corn is practically mature. Use 200
pounds of the same fertilizer as side
application say six weeks after plant
ing the corn. If you have as much
as five tons of yard manure for each
acre of land, it wilt probably not be
necessary to use the side application
In the absence of any vegetable mat
ter, you may find a top dressing of 200
pounds of nitrate of soda very help
full 1t should be applied about two
weeks before the corn punches to tas-
sci, so as to give IL an opportunity
to serve the crop in the production Of
grain, and not be chiefly in increasing
the size of stalk. We think you will
find cotton seed meal goods very sat-
isfactory to use under corn on land
of the character described.
COMPOSITION OF A GIVEN FOR
MULA.
J. b. c., Ohoopee, Ga, writes: i
have some piney woods land with a
clay sub-soil on which 1 used last year
400 pounds of a 9-2-3, 200 pounds Of
16 per cent acid, and 200 pounds Of
kainit per acre and only made bale
of cotton per acre What would this
fertilizer analyze? I also have a good
lot Of cotton seed intend using for
fertilizer. Which would be the best
way in which to use it?
A Yield of one bale per acre is do
ing very well, and you should not be
discouraged by that result Apparent
" you used about 500 pounds per acre
of a mixture which. would contain about
6s pounds of phosphoric acid, 8 pounds
Of nitrogen and 36 hounds of potash
| The percentage composition would be
SIS per cent OF phosphoric acid, 1 per
cent of nitrogen. and AS per cent OF
potash This fertilizer was we'll sup
piled with potash, and contained
fairly liberal amount of phosphoric
acid, but was low in nitrogen for land
Of the character described in your let
ter Under this gears operations it
would be better to increase the nirto-