Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-23
OF LIGHT FRUITING
COTTON


TREATING OF LIGHT FRUITING
COTTON.
H. N. A. Faircloth, Ca, writes: Ny
soil is dark gray with a yellow SUBJ
soil The land makes a good weed but
does not fruit as well as ii should. l
would like some information in regard
to preparing this land with one horse
The land crusts very badly and cot
ton dies with black root. L want to
make six bales on ten acres. Please
tell me how to mix acid KANT and cot
ton seed together for cotton and corn.
The fact that your land makes a
fair weed but does not fru.- well is
good evidence that IT is low in phos-
phorus. and probably both potash and
lime as well. Suppose you try a
heavier application than usual of phos-
phorus and potash this year, and see
If 1t does not increase its ability to
fruit. You should break this land as
deeply and completely as possible, even
If you have only one horse with which
to do it. Do not break out the mid
dies and let it go at that Turn all
the land as completely as possible, stir
ring it up thoroughly in all directions,
and even cross blowing it will be good
practice. You may say this entails
much labor. but you must bear IN
mind the fact that good crops can
only be produced when the land has
been put in proper physical condition
to absorb moisture and make 1t pos
sible for the roots Of the crop to
readily penetrate the soil and gather
the food applied as commercial fertilI-
ger and the part winch is already
stored In the soil by nature. The
crusting OF this land Indicates that 1T
is not we'll supplied with vegetable
post or yard manure put from two to
FIVE tons per acre under the drill row
before planting. Use on this land a
formula at the rate of 500 pounds per
acre carrying not less than 10 per cent
of potash. You will find it somewhat
difficult to make a high grade formula
from the materials mentioned in your
letter, but by substituting muriate Of
potash for kainit, it will not be difficult
to do this Mix together 1900 pounds
of 16 per cent acid, 500 pounds of the
highest grade cotton seed meal you
can obtain, and 200 pounds of muriate
of potash, and you will secure a for
mula not far from the percentages
suggested above. 1t may be advisable
on this land to use some nitrate as a
top dressing, but the season alone wiz
enable you to determine whether this
is advisable or not. Put 400 pounds
OF In6 the NlAAA ~"
at the time OF planting without yard
manure or compost. and 500 pounds If
you can secure any 10 mix with the
soil. Mix the manure and fertilizer
we'll with the subsoil Plant your cot
ton in four or four and a half foot
rows, and leave two tsalalSs at a
place, planting about two feet apart
in the drill row. Shallow and persist
ent cultivation is ap important mat
ter in securing a good yield.
GROWING CORN AFTER COTTON.
]. S. B., Lexington, Ca. writes: have
an acre and half of gray land with
flint gravel over it, and a deep red
subson. Have been blowing deep and
fertilizing heavily with stable manure
for several years Turned it last year
with a disk pillow as deep as four mules
could pull 1t. 1 put 1000 pounds Of COM
mercial fertilizer on 1t and made three
bales of cotton to the acre and half.
I want to put this land in corn this
year. Do you think 1t would pay to break
IL with dynamite at a cost of $12 per
acre? II not, how would you prepare it,
and how much fertilizer should be used?