Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-12

j. l.. Double Springs, Ala, writes:
/ read the articles in The Journal with
great pleasure and profit. 1 would like
to know when to plant winter cabbage
and how to cultivate them for profit
Which kind of corn is the most profit
able to grow, the large cared or pro.
life that has small ears?
Cabbage as a rule are grown in Geor-
gia as a spring crop rather than a fan
crop. but there is no reason why they
should not be planted in the fall, since
cabbage win endure q very consider
able amount Of cold and can be broughs
to maturity and marketed during the
late fall and early winter. The variety
selected will have much to do with the
success obtained from growing winter
cabbage. For the. November and De-
cember market. probably the Charleston
Wakefield or Early Succession should
be planted; for the January and March
market, the Late Flat Dutch or Drum
head Savoy. To have cabbage for fall
and winter the seed should be sown
in late July. When the plants become
well established they should be thinned
out to one or two inches apart and kept
free from weeds. 1t is necessary for
the plant TO become tough and stocky
in order to pass through the trying
conditions which il will meet in the
field The seed bed should be located
so IL can be watered to keep the plants
in a healthy, growing condition. Amy
cabbage planted now would be for a
spring crop. You should remember that
cabbage is a gross feeder and requires
to be planted on land which has been
well prepared and enriched. Liberal
fertilization is advisable for this crop.
Ia.
good deal on the character of land on
which it is to be seeded. For upland
soils one of the prolific sorts viii be
found satisfactory. We have tested
the Marlboro and Whatley's Prolific and
find them both excellent sorts for this
purpose. We can recommend their oul-
tivation on upland soils. Or rich river
bottoms some of the larger sorts maE
be planted with advantage, though, the
prolific varieties will give good re-
suits in many instances. ...a
MAKING AND APPLYING WHITE
WASH.
]. r. J., Youngstown, Fla, writes: I
would like formula for making a good
outside whitewash. Is there a sprayer
that will apply the whitewash as good as
brush? How much space can a man
cover in a day with one? What grade Of
guano will be best suited for spring oats
on soil similar to the Triton loan?
The following known as the govern
ment whitewash is one of the best form
ulas for the making of a thoroughly sat
isfactory whitewash which you can use:
Stake a half bushel Of unslaked lime
with boiling water, keeping 1t covered
during the process. Strain it and add a
peck of salt dissolved in warm water.
Three pounds of ground rice put in boil
ing water and boiled to q thin paste; half
a pound OF powdered Spanish whiting,
and a pound OF clear glue dissolved in
warm water Mix these we'll together,
and let the mixture stand for several
days, Keep the wash thus prepared in a
kettle or portable furnace, and when
used put it on as hot as possible with
either a painters or whitewash brush.
II strained, the above mixture may be
applied through an ordinary spray pump.
OF course, the larger the spray pump the
better you can handle IT, We have white
washed our fences satisfactorily with a
barrel spray pump. This is a type not
unusually large and yet one which is of
about the right size for the convenience
OF the average farmer. The amount of
space q man can, cover m a day will de-
pend much on the vigor with which he
can work and the manner in which the
solution is prepared TO prevent the clog
ging of the pump. We have a board
fence enclosing a barn lot. of about a
quarter OF an acre. The fence was white
washed in the course of a day OF
course, the man who did this had his
materials well in hand. and knew how to
operate the pump. An ordinary barrel
pump sprayer will cost you-from, sl5f to
SIS. and you can secure one through the