Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22

fertility, and a 1913 formula will be
found a good one to use on this crop.
OF course, melons require vegetable
matter like all other field crops. The
fertilizer may be applied under the drill
row, but not too deeply in the SOIL say
~ to is inches, and it is best to put a
part of it on as a side application
where lands are not well supplied with
organic matter. Ashes contain some
lime, about 80 per cent, 1 to per cent
of phosphoric acid, and to per cent
of potash.
H. E. c., Warwick, Ga, writes:
am interested in securing some Per-
cheron mares for my farm work, but
have been unable to find any that
suited me. How should 1 go about
purchasing them? can find common
Tennessee or Kentucky mares weigh
ing LOO pounds for $500. DO you
think these would raise good mules AMI
could do heavy work?
Percheron mares will prove satisfac-
tory for use on Georgia plantations
provided they are given proper treat
ment. This we have successfully de-
monstrated by our own experience here
at the college, and our testimony in
TINS respect Is SuDSlduAidltu Uy AnC Ca
perience of a number of other farm
ers 1t will be very difficult, of course,
to find Percheron mares in Georgia
as only a few of these animals have
been brought into the state, and prob
ably the ones you saw are as satisfac-
tory as any you will be able to find.
| OF course, where one has purchased
mares for his own individual use and
is naturally not disposed to sell them,
the price is likely to be increased. Sit
uated as you are, you should be able
to use a pair of these mares to good
advantage, and if you can purchase
them already bred and give them prop
er care and treatment, they should foal
Won a couple of colts which would
be worth considerable money to you
as yearlings. OF course, one should re-
member that in working mares in foal
they should be given more considera-
ton than animals which are MAIN
tanned for their labor alone. The prop
ep way for your community to do is
to buy at least carload of these ami
mails and bring in a pure bred sire.
You are right, however, in feeling that
the season is late for undertaking
nroposition of this kind, as 1t would
he very difficult now to buy the mares
since most farmers who own them
would be DESTROYS of keeping them
! only for their own service IN me
! field, but for breeding purposes as
we'll. If you are interested IN puylns
a car load in your community take
the matter up with us early next fall'
and we will see if we can be of service
10 Won in this matter. We believe that
an eleven-hundred-pou animal IL
rather light for the purpose of breed
ING the kind mares and mules needed
to give the best results on georgia
plantations where we now realize that
/ deep blowing has become an essehtlai
matter to success in farming
GROWING GRAIN FEED FOR PoUL-
TRY.
/ NJ. ]. c., Columbus, Ca, writes:
have some chickens and wish to raise
on about a half-acre enough corn ana
meas 10 feed my poultry. Would ike
| 10 know when to plant, and how 10
cr,ltive and fertilize the corn and peas
| on a small city lot such as you nave
a considerable quantity OF corn anu
peas may be raised If the laho Is PIop-
arlv prepared and fertiliZed. You
sbo,,ld not find it difficult situated as
Won are to secure a considerable quan-
| titv Of lot manure to use on this land.
| INST as soon as the soil is mt TO plow
break it up as deeply as possible put
do not subsoil it at this season OF the
| vear Apply the manure broadcast II
anv considerable quantity can be Sc
cured. or use il in the drill where you
only have a considerable amount II
/ broadcasted it should be worked IN Wen
with a disk. Then lay on your lanu
/ in rows four to four and halr rect
anart. and plant one of the prolific va
| rieties of corn, such as Marlboro, what
| la,, Hastings or Cookies Prolific, leaV-
ING the corn about one foot apart in
the drill row. Before planting the corn
/ ,-ou should omen wide deep burrows
with a scooter and put in the drill not
less than 500 pounds of a 1885 formu-
/ las Mix this thoroughly with the sub
/ soil by means of a bull tongue Next
amply yard manure in the drill row at
/ the rate Of five or ten tons per acre
/ Mix il also thoroughly with the suhsoil
| Toyav the burrows together and plant
| the corn on the level; If you have
/ sandy soil. slightly below the level,
Give shallow surface cultivation. Plant
meas in the middle of the drill as soon
as danger of frost is past. Some good
/ varieties to use for this purpose are
the New Era, Whippoorwill and War
ren's Extra Early. Not much cultiVa7
/ ton will be possible after the peas are
planted. but any hoeing or working
] which may DC given NAitS AS~ 49, -
| advantageous. Use a side application
| of fertilizer on the corn about 30 days
TO six weeks after planting From zoo
/ to 90 pounds of the formulas already
suggested will be found satisfactory.
Use under the peas at the time OF
planting about 200 pounds of 1925
/ formula With god clean cultivation,
and at all favorable seasonal condi-
/ tions you should raise a considerable
amount of corn and peas on this area
| of land
PREPARING A CALF PASTURE.
o. B., Dublin. Ga, writes: / have some
dense oak and hickory land that / have
cleared out with view of making a calf
pasture. The land is very fertile and
! I wish to know what kind of grass to SOW
to make pasture as soon as possible.
| thought of planting part in Johnson
grass and part in Japan. clover. On one
| edge Of the woods there is a little plat
Of grass several feet square that grows
| luxuriantly i'm the summer. 1t seems
to be very tender and extra fine grazing.
| 1t is not green now. Do you know what
il is? If 1 could obtain seed of this
grass I think I would have the pasture
/ problem solved.
The kind of grass to grow in the wood