Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-27

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bull tongue will prove helpful. AS soon
as the soil is thoroughly broken apply
the finely ground raw rock at the rate
of at least one ton per acre. Scatter IL
not harrow or work into the soil. Leave
over the surface of the ground and do
1T exposed to the action of the weather
until time for spring planting. Then
disk the soil and prepare a good seed
bed. OF course, you understand the lime
carries no phosphorus, and in that re-
spect is not so desirable as the phos-
phate bearing rock, but our experience
leads us to believe that you would prob
| ably find it more satisfactory to apply
the lime by itself and then use some car
rier of phosphoric acid for supplying this
element to the crop which you intend to
grow on this land. There is much dir
| ference of opinion relative to the merits
of the finely ground phosphate rock and
acid phosphate, but our experience would
seem to indicate that where quick re-
suits are sought the preference had best
| be given to acid phosphate. OF course,
on soils which are unusually we'll sup
piled with vegetable matter and rich in
| humus on that account the phosphate
rock can be used with advantage. We
are inclined to think that the advice
follow under present circumstances.
CURING PORK IN THE SOUTH
l., A K, Thomson, Ca, writes:
wish to know the best method of curing
pork in the south. have never used a
dry cure. 1 always smoked or used a
prepared smoke. Any suggestions on
this subject will be appreciated.
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pleasure in giving you the following re-
cipes which have given good satisfaction
wherever used and believe you will Sc
cure good results from the use of either.
In making plain salt pork rub each
piece of meat with fine common salt
and pack closely in barrel. Let stand
overnight. The. next day weigh out ten
pounds of salt and two ounces of salt
peter to each 100 pounds OF meat and
dissolve in four gallons of boiling water.
Pour this brine over the meat when
cold, cover and weight down to keep IL
under the brine. The pork should be
kept in the brine until used.
In making dry-cured pork for each 100
pounds Of meat weigh out five pounds
of salt, two pounds of granulated sugar,
and two ounces of saltpeter and mix
| thoroughly. Rub the meat once every
three days with third of the mixture.
| While the meat is curing it is best to
| have 1t packed in a barrel or tight box.
For the sake of convenience it is advis-
able to have two barrels, and to trans
| fer the meat from one to the other each
time it is rubbed After the last rub
bling the meat should lie in the barrel
for week or ten days when it will be
cured and ready to smoke. It is de-
sirable to keep the meat in a cool and
moist place
MANAGEMENT OF LAND INTENDED
FOR ALFALFA.
W. ]. S.. Stone Mountain, Ca, wries
l intend planting six or eight acres in
alfalfa some time next fall, and have
about twenty tons of ground lime with
MY plan was to apply it and SOW oats
this fall and then follow with peas next
June, and then after the peas sow the
alfalfa in September or October. But was
so late in getting the lime rock that I
am through planting the oats, and now
wish to know whether to apply the lime
rock now on top Of the ground or wait
until 1 plant the peas?
There is no reason why you should not
proceed to apply the ground lime rock
on top of your oats at once. 1t is desir-
able to apply lime in the fall whenever
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| in which to act in the soil and perform
the service for the growing crop and for
! the correction of certain defects in the
/ soil which 1T is capable of rendering.
! We would broadcast the lime rock on top
| of the land at the rate of about two tons
| per acre. OF course, you can use as
much as five tons on land intended for
alfalfa, but the Investigations made up
to the present time seem to indicate
that you will secure about the same
| result from two as from five tons; hence
| it would be a wasteful practice to use
an extremely heavy application. Lime
is more or less temporary in its effect
| in the soil and fresh applications must
be made in from three to five years. We
would certainly say within three years
for alfalfa AS lime tends to sink into
the soil quite readily we would apply it
as a top dressing. 1t is not even neces-
sary to work it into the soil with a har
row, but If you have planted your oats
with an ordinary grain drill, you can
harrow the rock in if you prefer. If
planted in the open furrow, we would
let it lay on top of the ground.
GROUND ROCK AS FERTILIZER
II. j. H., Miner, Ga. writes: / have
read that the finely ground phosphate
rock is as gool for fertilizing purposes
and as readily available in plant food
as that which has been treated with
sulphuric acid. Can you tell me if this
is true? 1t is much cheaper and would
like to use il If it is safe to.
Ground rock phosphate may be used
as a source of phosphorus to some ex-
tent principally on lands which are ex-
ceptionally well supplied with vegetable
matter. 1t is debatable question
whether the applications of raw finely
ground rock will give satisfactory re-
suits on soils which do not contain veg
etable matter. A series of tests to de-
termine this point are in progress on
the college farm and on various test
plats located throughout the state of
Georgia. UP to this time it would APP
pear that the results are more favorable
to the use of the treated rock or the
acid phosphate of commerce than to the
finely ground raw rock. The continuance
Of these tests for several years will
be necessary before very definite infor-
ma tfop along this line becomes avail