Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-12
PRES. SOULE ENCOURAGES
THE BOY CORN GROWERS
BY Giving Them Some Timely Advice Concerning the
Difficulties to Be Met With This Season in heir
Work On Account of Unusual Weather Conditiono

President A. NJ. Soule has addressed
to Mr.. G. V. Cunningham, of Triton
who is supervisor of the organization
IF boys corn clubs for this section of
he state a letter of timely advice rel
ative to the peculiar difficulties that
may be met with this. season by the
Dung corn growers of this section
Mr.. Soule realizes the fact that con-
ditions are abnormal this year, and
it is with the purpose of giving spe-
cifc advice in combating these con-
litions that he has addressed this let
ter to the different organizers of boys
orn clubs in the state, with the re-
quest that the letter be made public t.
III the members of the various corn
lubs.
TIE letter in full is given herewith,
as follows;
Now that you have succeeded in Sc
uring a large enrolment of club
Members, it is of the utmost import
ance that YOU leave no stone unturned
to encourage the boys in their work.
The unfavOIable seasonal conditions
may cause many fathers to lose inter-
est in the boy and deny him the facili-
lies necessary to plant his acre of
should be advised to plant their corn
even up to the 18th of June, for the
season is long enough in Georgia to
permit late planting and still obtain
fine crop; in fact, corn should either
be planted late or early in this cli-
mate, and according to my observa-
ton, the late planted corn often out
yields that planted early.
Tell the boys not to plant the corn
until they have the land ready t.
pillow it thoroughly, but not when it is
wet and to prepare a fine seed bed, as
this is very important. They should
fertilize literally. using a rather large
amount of nitrogen at least half of
which should be quickly available. if
they can secure vegetable matter to
+ ace in the drill row so much the bet
| ter. On heavy clay lands, we think Z
= 3-3 formula used at the rate of 500
po.,nds per acre would be about right
On loamy soils which show the pres
Cnce of some sand, about a 1914. On
light sandy land from 10 to ~ per
cent. nhOsphOric acid, OF per cen,
of nitrogen, and and per cent. o.
potash should be used
On heavy clay land and loamy soils
side application of two to three
hundred pounds should be made. On
sandy lands probably two size appn
cations of two to three hundred
pounds each can be used to advant
age. The side applications should be
put on relatively early. Get the last
one on at least two weeks before the
corn punches to tassel. Tell the boys
that shallow, persistent cultivation
is of the utmost importance and adj
wise them to keep it up as late in tn,
! season as possible. The boys must
not be discouraged, for there is Nc
place in the United States where cor,
may be planted so late and still nrn.
duce as high yield as in Georgia.
The use of side applications will helm
the yield in our judgement this sea-
son.
The advisabiliy of using nitrate of
soda as top dressing cannot be fore.
told at this writing, but we will in
form the boys relative to this matter
later on. We want them to remembe,
that the college stands ready to give
them individual advice and suggest
lob' relative to the cultivation, fertil.
i@Stlon and management of their crop.
IEey have a month yet in which to
plant and still have an opportunity
to make as fine a record as the boy
who seeded his corn in March or
April. Tell your club members not
TO be disheartened. Advise whit the
county school superintendent and
The teachers and urge them to en-
courage the boys Ask the local pa-
pers to print any information which