Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-21

properly covered into the ground. We
think the combination of the crop in the
proportions suggested will prove salts
factory. We have also found 1t advan-
tageous in many instances to mix Ger
man or Hungarian millet with peas. In
this proportion we would use about the
same proportion of milletl as of sorghum
We do not think wheat cut now with rust
on it will prove injurious when fed to
livestock. 1t may not be quite so pal
atable but in so far as we know, this
fungus has never proven injurious to
live stock.
PREPARING AN S-2-9 FORMULA.
W. A. W., Garden City, Fla, writes
1 would like to know what kind and how
much of each ingredient it takes to make
an S-2-2 fertilizer.
An s-2-2 formula may be prepared by
mixing together 1000 pounds of 16 per
cent acid phosphate. 255 pounds OF nj
trate Of soda and 50 pounds of muriate
of potash, containing 50 per cent Of
available potash. You will see that the
total weight of these materials will be
1886 pounds per acre. You could do this
by dividing the 1885 pounds into four
parts, or If you wish to give bulk and
volume to the fertilizer, you may add
woods earth in sufficient amount to
bring the whole mass UP to 1000 pounds
In this instance you would have to add
665 pounds of woods earth. If you at
tempt to prepare an S-2-2 formula from
materials which do not run SO high in
plant food as those mentioned in this
20 mill he
uuired For instance, cotton seed meal
containing 61s per cent of nitrogen, 2
per cent of phosphoric acid and 1.5 per
cent Of potash may often be used with
advantage as a source OF the nitrogen
supply Instead or requiring 225 pounds
to supply the nitrogen as In the case OF
nitrate of soda, 200 pounds of cotton seed
meal would be required. So you will see
that the amount of any material needed
to prepare a given formula will depend
upon its content of available plant food.
SUPPLEMENTAL FERTILIZERS FOR
CORN.
e. Tl H., Pelham, Ga. writes:
have an acre of corn which is about
knee high. 1t has FIVE two-horse wagon
loads Of rotten cane marsh under 1T,
and 200 pounds of guano analysing
1853. 1 will put two barrels Of dead
cotton seed. DO you think nitrate of
soda will help It. / have Hastings
Prolific corn planted about 10 inches
apart. Tell me how to cultivate 1T to
get the best results. 1 want to know
how to make a hot bed and plant 1T.
What do you think of Hastings Pro-
life corn and Rosser No. 1 cotton?
You have evidently supplied your
-. fofrIu amount of
nitrogen in an organic form. This, of
course, will not become so quickly
available as that which you would sup
ply in nitrate of soda. We are inclined
10 think that you did not use enough
phosphoric acid and potash under the
drill row for corn. Two hundred pounds
Of a 9-1.65-3 formula would not be con-
sidered a liberal application of ferti-
lizer for as gross a feed crop as corn.
We believe if YOU would use zoo to 300
pounds of this same formula as side
application, putting it on Immediately,
that il would prove a profitable in
vestment The need of using nitrate
of soda will depend altogether on sea-
sonal conditions from now forward and
the growth made by the crop. If it
retains a deep rich green color and con-
tinues TO grow vigorously, nitrate will
hardly be needed. If the season turns
out hot and dry, the nitrate will prove
helpful as stimulating the crop and
aiding ii to continue active growth
until 1t has matured
This is not the season to make
hot bed, but If you desire to construct
one later on in the fall, dig hole
to the depth of two to three feet, max
ing II about five feet wide and twelve
feet long. Put 4x4s at the corners. If
these are soaked in creosote they will
last much longer. The posts should
project above the ground about one foot
at the front and about eighteen inches
at the rear. Nail planks on the portion
of the planks projecting above the
ground and bank earth all around. You
should run braces, consisting of 2x4s.
across the frame about every four feet.
This will help to support the sash and
will strengthen the frame as we'll. In
the bottom of the bed you should put
some stones to act as drainage, say to
n depth of two or three inches. Then
out in well rotted stable manure to a
depth of a foot to is inches, and fill
up with about a foot of rich leaf mold.
When the work is completed the earth
should be about six inches from the top,
and il is important that the bed be
we'll compacted. You should not plant