Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-24

do not think under the circumstances
you had better attempt to pillow 1t again
before planting. though of course this
would be desirable under ordinary cir
cumstances, but the season is so far ad-
vanced and you would have to wait such
a considerable period of time for the
ground to get in proper condition for
blowing, we believe IL would be better
to plant under the circumstances without
waiting to rebTeak the land. What this
land really needs is an abundance of
vegetable matter and a heavy application
of lime. Since the fertilizer and seed
should not be put into the soil until
two weeks after an application of lime.
we think IL inadvisable to recommend the
use of lime under existing conditions.
but we would advise the use of lime
on this land next fall at the rate of one
to two tons of caustic lime per acre.
On land of this character we think the
caustic lime should be given the prefer
ence over the finely ground rock, because
the caustic lime will change the physi-
cal condition more completely than the
finely ground rock, and ii is the physi-
cal condition that needs transformation
more than anything else. The blowing
under of green crops will help this soil,
but, of course this is advice to be
practiced in the future. In the meantime,
prepare your land as carefully as you
can. open the furrow as you suggest put
in the leaf mold, and If you have any
yard manure do not be afraid to apply
ii literally. Mix the leaf mold and
manure well with the subsoil by means
of a bull-tongue and draw the burrows
together and plant on the level at the
distances indicated in your letter. We
think you will find a prolific type OF
corn to do well on this character Of soil.
One of the great troubles with land of
this type is to secure a good stand. If
you can get the corn up and growing
freely, the soil generally contains enough
moisture and plant food to insure a good
yield. We have some land of this charac-
ter on the college farm and know how
difficult it is to handle, but it can be
improved, and once it is brought into
good condition, it makes exceptionally
fine land for growing corn and cot
ton.
We think an application of a minimum
of 500 pounds of fertilizer would be de-
sirable, and that about a 9-3-4 should
answer we'll for corn. A mixture of $50
pounds of high-grade acid phosphate, 800
pounds of cotton seed meal containing not
less than els per cent of potash, and lac
pounds of muriate of potash will provide
a formula which approximates a 9-S-4
quite closely. This mixtureg used at the
rate suggested above should answer very
well for corn on the character of land
mentioned in your letter.
TOP DRESSINGS OF, NITRATE.
G. NJ F., Albemarle. M c., writes:
Is it too late for me to apply nitrate
of soda to a few acres of wheat and
oats? The oats are beginning to head
and the wheat is about IL inches nigh.
I will be glad to pay for this inform
alton if there is any charge to those
living outside the state. l put about
100 pounds of fertilizer to the acre when
the wheat was planted. The whea. is
planted on practically new ground, and
was in wheat last season, and sowed
to cowpeas after the wheat was cut.
Pea hay was cut off and the gruond
broken with a small pillow and the
wheat sowed
is foo late now TO aDDlV nitrate