Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-09
INCREASING THE YIELD OF CORN


& W, Marietta. Ca. writes: 1 wish
20 increase my yield OF corn 10 the
acre. kindly inform me as 10 the best
variety OF seed 60 be planted. amount
Of commercial fertilizer. and best meth
cd OF cultivation. The land is fresh
bottom land this being the second year
NJ cultivation. Some say that a pro-
life variety IS not suited TO bottoms
but only to upisnds-
on exceptionally rich bottom lands
prolific varieties are not so likely 70
give as gOOd results as some OF the
larger cared sorts You viii probably
find Leaning. Boone county, White.
Henry GrAdy Rockdale OF Shaw's i'm
proved better varieties TO use on this
land. You should make certain TO Sc
cure Georgia grown seed and use only
that which has been selected with some
care and discretion for several years
mast To bring in seed corn OF any
Of these varieties from long distance
away would not likely prove more sat
fsfactorv than to use a prolific sort.
n prolific varieties are planted In
bottoms they should be seeded more
thickly than the larger cared and
stalked varieties. When planted at the
same distance as the big cared sorts,
the prolific varieties are likely 10 stool
too much. on bottom lands where you
have had no difficulty IN securing 4
good size stalk. you viii probably find
an S-2-s formula a very good one 70
use under corn.
USING COTTON SEED AS ORCH
ARD FERTILIZER
NJ C. p. Mt Airy, Ga writes;
am preparing to plant an apple orch
ard, and have some 200 bushels Of cot
ton seed and want to know il these
mixed with acid phosphate and per
cent OF potash would be a good ferti-
lizer and in what quantities and pro-
portions to use it.
good formula TO use on orchard
trees is one containing 10 per cent OF
phosphorIc acid. 1 TO per cent OF nit
roEen. and TO 10 per cent OF potash
The higher per cent OF potash should
be used on sandy land. and per cent
OF nitrogen where the orchards are
bearing heavily and where the growth
is not so vigorous as seems desirable
More nitrogen than this should seldom
be used In a commercial fertilizer Tor
the reason that you can supply IL
cheaper through the blowing under OF
leguminous cover crops. There Is no
objection TO using cotton seed meal
as a source OF nitrogen for an orchard
BY mixing together. 2.pg0 pounds or
high-grade seed. 5000 pounds OF Is
to II per cent acid phosphate and l.
000 pounds OF muriate OF potash you
would obtain a formula approximating
IS per cent OF phosphorus acid, about
] per cent OF nitrogen. and about S.6
per cent of potash. This used at the
rate OF 10 5 pounds per tree should
answer very we'll as an orchard ferti-
lizer.
GROWING SORGHUM FOR HOGS.
J. ". r. Wadley. Ca, wites: 1 have
been thinking OF growing a few acres
OF sorghum cane for syrup. I want TO
mix the syrup with corn meal Tor Iat-
tenfng hogs. VIII II pay 20 co this,
or would il be better 70 plant the crop
and let them gather II themselves2
Sorghum has never been found a
satisfactory crop for the fattening OF
hogs. About all il VIII do is TO serve
as a maintenance ration. II one grazes
hogs on sorghum he must expect to
feed some grain along with IL IL they
are to make any consistent gains.
There are so many other crops which
may be used in the place OF sorghum
for the grazing OF hogs IN. this coun-
try that it's use IS not to De recon-
mended. Why not plant rape early in
the spring. and follow this with early
and late maturing varieties OF COW
peas and soy beans. Have peanuts for
the fall. and artIchokes. oats, rye and
vetch for grazing during the winter. A
continuous succession OF crops may be
had I'm this way infinitely superior -
sorghum for the grazing OF hogs. The
hogs gather their own food and the
roots are left IN the ground resulting
in its Improvement. Sorghum syrup
would not. in our Judgment. be a salts
factory material to mix with corn meal
Tor the fattening OF hogs. Corn meal
BY itself Is not a good ration for
hogs. as II contains too much carbo-
hydrates OF flesh forming material.
and Is deficient in mineral matter. The
use Of sorghum syrup with corn would