Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-13

Black root, as you no doubt know, is
a fungous disease which commonly IN
tests the cotton plants of Georgia. II
is a disease very difficult to control
and one which persists on land for a
considerable number of years. When
the land is thoroughly infested 1t is
best to refrain from cultivat1ng cot
ton thereon for a series of years IN
der any circumstances a rotation of
crops should be practiced on such land.
About the only thing which can be
done to fight this Qlisease is to select
resistant strains. Some varieties OF
cotton, as you probably know, are much
more able to Withstand the attack or
certain diseases than others. One OF
the varieties which we consider strong
ly resistant to this trouble is Coving-
tons Toole. We think you would not
make mistake in securing good, we'll
selected strain of this variety and pl9St
on your land next year. OF cous5e,
black root is much worse in some bea-
sons than others. We could not pre-
dict the per cent of crop you could
make with any degree of certainty.
We have seen fairly good stands, as
much as rs per cent. on land which
was badly infested when planted to
Covington's Toole. If you secure good
strain of this variety and it does not
give you fair satisfaction, we would be
at loss to suggest the name of any
variety which would do better.
RAW VERSUS TREATED ROCK
PHOSPHATE.
:. c., Scarboro, Ca, writes: 1 would
lille your opinion TO the value of raw
phosphate rock as fertilizer VIII II
soon become available?
We have used raw rock phosphate
for several years past on our test plats
which we operate in various parts OF
the state. 1t has not given as good
satisfaction as acid phosphate. In our
experience, it would pay us better to
use acid phosphate at a fairly high
price as compared with rock phosphate,
and we think this will prove to be your
experience if you test the matter out
very carefully for yourself. OF course.
on land which is rich in vegetable mat
ter on which has been literally lined
in previous years and is heavily coated
occasionally with yard manure, the raw
rock phosphate is more likely to prove
satisfactory than on the average soil
of the state which is comparatively
low in vegetable matter and humus, as
you no doubt fully appreciate.
CURING A SOW OF BAD HABITS.
d.
have SOW which eats chickens. She runs
in a woods pasture Of about 20 acres. |
do not want to put her up until after
she brings pigs the latter part OF Octoher.
Can you tell me how to break her of TINS
habit?
Hogs as you you know are omiverous
animals, and therefore will not only eat
grass, herbs and grain, but flesh as Well.
As rule, when they are abundantly
supplied with proper rations they will
not develop the habit of eating chickens.
On the other hand, some hogs are more
inclined to do this than others. When
the habit is once formed little can be
done to stop it. About the only prac-
teal suggestion l can offer is to contine
the chickens in some way or prevent
them from ranging in the lot where the
SOW is permitted to run at, large. A.
the same time you should be certain that
the SOW is we'll supplied with an abund-
ance of food. She should be given plenty
of middlings fed as a relatively thin
slop. If you can supply her with some
skim milk it will be an advantage. Do
not feed her kitchen Stops containing
soap powders. See that she has plentl-
full supply of fresh pure water at all
times, and keep a good supply of miner
al matter, such as ashes, charcoal, salt
and lime where she can have free ac-
cess to it at all times. There is nothing
you can give her which will break her
of the habit of eating chickens. Pre-
vention in this case is about the only
cure.