The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-05-07
A Full Report Made by Farm
Demonstration Agent Kent
He summarized work accomplished under his charge up date
Every farmer should read the report.

q Der Of farmers bar itcffona narrow
ridge md let it stand too long be-
) fore chopping. A great deal Of mois-
) lture that the crop win need is lest.
I think the results are. better where
the barring is either dispensed with
-Ior is followed sooner with scrape or
, leultiyator. Cultivation for the most
J part has been shallow and level.
However, on lands that have d ten
dency to run together, scooters have
been used to pulvorize again. These
do not expose as much Of the soilsto
| the drying sun and wind as do the
turn ploW. From now on we hope
to cultivate shallow and smothe,
getting the crop gradually on a level.
We hope to cultivate once weekor
ten days, not stopping for dry wea
Their. No more fertilizer will be
lapplied now with the exception OF
demonstrations for early maturity
where about fifty pounds per acre Of
nitrate Of soda will be used after
the cotton is chopped. | find that
much Of the wilt resistant varieties
Of cotton are being planted in sec
tions where this desease IL prevalent.
| A bulletin on the disease has been
sent to farmers who $ lands are in-
tested and hope they viii be care
fully read.
Com: The harrow has been used
extensively in the conservation Of
the moisture in the corn, also, the
shovel or large scooter being used
when the soil has a tendency to get
hard We consider it better to
jrebreak now before the corn gets
laage when the root system would
be iniuted. second application
Of fertilizer will he used in about
two weeks, being put in the first
lfurrow after siding. Just enough
soil to cover the grass in the drill is
applied.
ALFALFA: Nearly all alfalfa is
suffering for rain. The root system
is not sufficiently developed to get
the moisture, this being the first
years growth After this year dry
weather willfnot have SO much Ell
feet as on some other crops. Nitrate
lof soda has been used very success
fully to help the young plant pet
the nitrogen needed. II is true that
the plant is a nitrogen gatherer, but
at an early stage it will respond
very readily to an application Of
heterogeneous fertilizer. Some plots
have been refined, but not having
had sufficient rain to dissolve, the
effects arenot marked Where plant
ed ON stiff pebble soils, devoid Of
! humus it is not furnishing as well
as where planted on loose grey soils
with an abundance Of hunus. The
farmers wishing to put it in another
year should bear this in mind and
plant peas to be turned under about
October. Of course, the land should
be well drained. fear that num-
Der will cut their first crop too early.
There are three things that we must
be governed BY in cutting. One is
the suckers thrt come out from the
roots Of the plant They should be-
gin to grow. It should not be cut
till in full bloom and the weather
should not be too dry.
Bur CLOVER on BERMUDA: At
present there is only one patch IN
the county, bnt this is doing excep-
tionally well It is now going to
seed, from which next years plant
will come, without any trouble. 1t
is harder plant than alfalfa and Z
j know of nothing better for a per-
manent pasture than bur clover on
bermuda. 1t furnishes winter and
spring pasturage while the bermuda
does the rest. This combination ig
going to solve the stock raising prop
osision Of the Southern States. What
the blue grass means to the stock
raisers of Kentucky, bur clover and
bermuda viii moan to Georgia. We
hope to have at least 200 acres Of il
in the county By November. Then
! f!o-,%Suuad IN AL, Pee