Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-02
Suggestion for Corn Club Members

row with safety at the time OF planting
the crop. On sandy lands one Of two
side applications should be made and
a smaller amount put in the drill on ac-
count OF the danger Of loss from leach
ing.
2. On the heavy richest type OF red
clay soils and on strong cotton land
use about an S-3-4 On loamy soils con-
tanning some sand use a 1855. On
sandy lands use a 1915. on extremely
light sandy soils as much as Il per cent
phorphoric acid, as to per cent of nj
trogen and 8 to per cent Of potash may
sometimes be used to advantage.
10 Put in the drill row on the lighter
soils from five to six hundred pounds
Mix the fertilizer thoroughly with the
sub-soil. use a bull tongue for this pur-
pose.
IL. When yard manure or leaf mold
can be secured put swo to five tons in
the open furrow and mix it with the
sub-soil This will cause the roots to
penetrate more deeply in the soil and
forage over a wider area in search of
food Thus insuring greater ability to
resist drought and larger yield because
Of an increased amount of plant food
rendered available to the growing plants.
When more than five tons Of manure
il and work into the surface soil with
a disc pillow harrow. Green leguminous
crops plowed under the previous sea-
son may be made to supply the needed
vegetable matter. Remember that corn
loves a soil well supplied with humus
Spare no effort to get an adequate sup
ply for use under your crop.
- In the absence of any vegetable
matter, il is not so necessary to open
the burrows and mix the commercial
fertilizer with the sub-soil, though this
would often be a profitable practice
where one desires to make extra large
yields After mixing the manure and
fertilizer with the sub-soil, draw the fur
rows together and plant the corn on the
level, except on sandy soils where plant
ing in a shallow water furrow may often
be an advantage.
I3 Harrow the corn several times be-
fore and jus after it comes up so as
to keep the crust broken and prevent
loss of moisture. Cultivate every, week
or after every rain
Il. Within 80 days or six weeks aft
er planting depending on seasonal con-
ditions. use a sde application Of two to
three hundred pounds of fertilizer per
acre. second application Of 200
pounds per acre may be made two to
three weeks after. On sandy land APP
ply the side application along side of
drill row. on loamy and clay land
broadcast ahead of the cultivator. If
the corn is yellow in appearance and
not growing vigorously, use a tor
dressing of nitrate of soda at the rate
Of 100 to $50 pounds per acre. The
nitrate of soda should be put on not
less than 10 days before the corn
punches to tassel.
Is. Keep the corn free from grass,
weeds and suckers. The prolific vari-
cites tend to sucker much more than
non-prolific varieties. Closer planting
should be practced with non-prolific
varieties on this account Plant the
prolific varieties IS to is inches in drill
rows, depending on the natural strength
OF the land. Plant non-prolfic varie-
ties or big sorts is to "a inches apart
While corn may be planted by hand a
more satisfactory method is TO use a
good type OF planter which insures uni
form distribution Of the seed to sat
isfactory depth in the soil. Plant the
corn two to three inches deep. Plant