Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-23

SPRING CULTIVATION OF WHEAT.
j. s z. Colbert. Ca. writes: am
experimenting with some wheat. In
November my father-in-Iaw and myself
each planted two bushels We prep
AIRED our land alike by breaking with
disc plows and drilling In the whear
in the open furrow. We used 1000
pounds or fertilizer each. A week ago
ran a weeder over my patch and in
tend to run IL over again. My father
ln-law will not use the weeder. II
my father-in-law secures the larger
yield we viii conclude that the weed
er was not necessary. What would
tons Of rs per cent acid and one ton
OF nitrate OF soda analyEe. and how
would this do for cotton on red landf
/ am contemplating planting my cot
ton on the level What Is your opin-
ion about this? Would acid alone be
SUFFICIENT for corn on new ground3
OCCASIONALLY in a very dry sprins
II might be desirable 10 run a weeder
or q harrow over wheat One OF two
civilizations IN this respect VIII not
fnture the crop In the least and may
stimulate growth and prevent the evap-
grafton OF moisture which may be-
come very necessary 20 the crop latei
on Ordinarily, the cultivation OF fall
sown cereals BY the weeder or the har-
row is not necessary unless one Is
attempting 10 put on a complete fer
tilizer. There can be no injury TO
your crop from the use OF the weeder.
however, and no one would be JUSTIFIED
in concluding should you gather less
bushels than your father-in-law that
the weeder had reduced the yield since
the chances are thaot the differences
would be entirely due to other causes.
A mixture of four tons OF acid ana
one ton OF nitrate OF soda would not
make a satisfactory formula to use
under cotton in any quantity. II would
contain an excessive amount OF phos-
phorus and be unusually low in nitro
gen. II would not be advisable TO US
a formula OF this character on cotton
any way as 1t should carry some potash
We think you will find about an S-s-E
a good formula to use under cotton a,
the rate OF 500 pounds per acre. We
prefer 10 plant cotton on the level
provided one can secure a stand with
out the loss OF seed. AS you know,
We sometimes have heavy rains short
ly after cotton is planted, and when
put in on the level IL is often drowned
out We prefer 10 plant our cotton on
a very low bed, and have followed
this method for several years past
with success.
New ground TO De planted to corn
may not need very heavy fertilization
this year We would be disposed, how
ever, TO put under this crop as much
land. and the use OF light application
as 500 pounds Of an SD. Corn makes
a heavy draft on the fertility OF the
OF a rather quickly available plant food
viii no the amiss-
WANTS TO RAISE TWO BALES PER
ACRE
y. c. B.. Millen. Ca. writes; I have
six acres OF cotton that I lam exper-
fmentfng with this year. 1t Is sandy
lOm with red clay subsoil- broke IL
about ten inches deep With a two
hore pillow. and made a bale and a
half per acre OF cotton last year on
this land. I want TO increase the yield
this year. / have put in every other
row two tins OF stable manure, is
bushels OF cotton seed. 500 pounds OF
10-4 bone potash and listed Now l
am planting. putting down 200 pounds
OF an S-3-s guano and using Toole cot
ton seed What do you think Of this
plan. and is there anything else / can
do tn thu Waldo