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

Dun Machinery company, or the Beck &
Gregg Hardware Co., both of Atlanta.
The only form of fertilizer which it
would be advisable to apply to oats in
the spring would be nitrate of soda or
some other material which will supply
quickly available supply of nitrogen.
Sulphate of ammonia may be used salts
factorily. This material when of high
grade, contains about 20 per cent of nitro
gen, and nitrate of soda contains about
15.5 per cent. The nitrogen in the nitrate
Of soda is more Quickly available than
in sulphate of ammonia. About 100
pounds should be applied to an acre, and
the first application should be made as
soon as vigorous growth starts in the
Spring.
SUGGESTIONS ON CORN CULTIvA-
TON.
A. P. T., Norris, Ca, writes: would
like TO have some information in regard
to the scientific cultivation of corn.
What method have you found best from
your experiments. What variety of Irish
potato is best for market? ,. 1.
The best plan to pursue in the Guilt
walton of corn depends much on soil
conditions. Corn is what is known as
a gross feeding crop and requires a rich
soil literally supplied with all the es-
sential elements of plant food 1t gives
it's best results on land which contains a
high per cent of vegetable matter. Since
our Georgia soils are not well supplied
with organic matter in most instances
you should strive to accumulate as much
yard manure, compost material and leaf
mold to apply to land intended for corn
as possible. Where you have only linn
tied amounts, use IL under the drill row
at the time of planting, but where you
have an abundance you may scatter it
over the surface of the ground and work
it in with a disk. In the absence of any
other source of vegetable matter grow
leguminous crops and pillow them under.
realize fully that ii takes time to &C
complish this end, but good farming calls
for crop rotation and systematic planting
so as to build up the soil and supply the
elements i'm which it is deficient. On red
clay upland soil you had better use not
less than 600 pounds of a 10-3- fertil-
izer with 200 pounds as a side applica-
tion about six weeks after the corn is up.
Prepare the land well by deep and thor
ough plowlng as soon as practicable and
give shallow surface cultivation as late
into the season as possible. On sandy
land use, formula containing 10 to Il
per cent of phosphorus, 4 per cent of
nitrogen and 6 per cent of potash. On
very thin land it may be necessary to use
as much as 500. to 1000 pounds per acre.
On soils. of this character deficient in
vegetable matter possibly two side APP
plications would be advisable, putting
less of the fertilizer under the drill row.
Some of the prolific varieties of corn
will probably be the best to grow on
uplands; on river bottoms the large
cared sorts may be used. We prefer
to plant in rows four to FIVE feet apart.
depending on the sson and the variety
Of corn used BY Athe methods outlined
we have been able to raise as much as
100 bushels of corn on what would have
been regarded several years ago as thin
poor soil. $50 ..s.. =. -s..h 81. .
There are many varieties OF Irish po-
tatoes, but one or the best is the Red
Bliss. This natures early, is nice sizeC
smooth and attractive in appearance and