Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-29

. DGNleG results IIldll lIOlll sue apptiCtt-
lions later I'm the season. When 20O
to 300 pounds of fertilizer is used, put
under the drill row. When 500 pounds
is used, 200 pounds can sometimes be
used as a side application with advan-
I tage We would be disposed to advi sc
the use Of at least 800 pounds per acre
n your case.
! RED DEVIL LYE AS \ SOURCE OF
I POTASH.
I 4. W. r.. GrOvelsnd, Ca, writes: Would
] You ADVISE the use OF Red Devil I've as
course Of potash with acid phosphate and
u cotton seed mealT Would you advise TAX
i ing them with Red Devil I've dissolved in
ing them with Red Devld I've dissolved in
water IN order to make them decay?
I Under no circumstances would we al
Il wise to you to use Red Devil I've, even
in association with phosphoric acid or
cotton seed meal or for the purpose OF
breaking down a compost heap. Red
devil I've contains no potash whatso-
l ever, but is caustic soda, and if mixed
4 with compost will of course tend 20
break II down, but will destroy some Of
its most important plant food constir-
| uents. You ma ymix cotton seed meal
/ and acid phosphate in equal parts 20
I very good advantage or II you desire 20
1 economic on the meal use GOO pounds
/ Of the former and 1000 pounds or the
\ latter. The per cent or nitrogen IN
4 such a formula can be increased by
using 100 pounds of acid phosphate.
500 pounds of meal and 100 pounds or
( sulphate Of ammonia or some other hlsh
grade carrier of nitrogen. 1t is a
good thing to gather all the compost
\ material you can and break 1t down as
much as possible through keeping u
wet. and repiling it occasionally ana
using this under the drill row or scat
I tering il over the ground If you nave
| an abundance of It. Do not he decelveh
! go buvIne I've or attempting to use
/ a. in the manner suggested in your let
/ ter.
Al u Graves station. Ca. writes;
nIantad last season ten acres OF 'an n.SoraS
| hlackevcd peas after oats. END gatne re-
| from 10 10 ~ bushels To the acre nu
! fourd tbcv infested with WeeVu a, tu
IN -, these meas v-her growing that VIII
! zen The wenvil OF? What do you kno"
/ about the Lady pes?
There is no variety Of cowpeas with
which I am ACQUAINTED which VIII not
] ne attacked by the weevil ABOUT the
| ONLY way YOU can prevent weeVhs AT
| tacl,ins your peas is to treat them with
! rbon-bisulphide as soon as they are
/ harvested in the fall Of the year. me
meas should be put in large box or re-
| rantRFl6 winch Is pIdNltNdiAN sNiANAN''S'
Secure the carbon bisulphide and place
! in shallow dishes on top of the peas.
| Use the rbon-bisulphide at the rate OF
one Mound per l. 900 feet of cubic space,
/ or else you may use one pound per ton
/ of grain The treatment should be re-
heated two or three times during the sea-
son. If properly done IL will destroy the
weevils. This is not an expensive or diff
! hcult treatment. One should, of course,
J rt,fIa M
I treatment is In process and as carbon
/ bisulphide is rather inflammable do not
/ handle in the vicinity of lights. 1t Will.
| however. not injure the hands or cloth
| ing. 1t has a very offensive odor, and be-
| ing heavier than air, readily penetrates
any container and sinks to the bottom Of
the box.
The White Lady pea makes very ac-
ceptable table pea. 1t is, however, not
such as the Brabham 1t will grow in
this climate. however. very we'll.
Y. l.. c., Devcreux. Ga. writes. ] have
pen sbout 40 feet square that l feed five
or six COWS IN every night. have It COW
Would II hurt the COWS if ] mt on a layer
Of acid phosphate ana about six inches more
solution Of Red Devil I've 10 make Il decay
quicker? can get SOME acid phosphate
Vtai AZ AnNuI three years Ola ana very
lumpy AMI hari. What would be the right
price for this? Would any cotton seed meal
ray in the mixture?
1t IS good practice on your part TO con-
fine your COWS in the pen about which
you write and keep the lot we'll covered
with straw which will act as an absorb
ent for the urine. II you succeed in pack
ing down the straw and mixing Il we'll
with the droppings o6 the cattle you can
secure good deal OF manure Of much
value for fertilizng purposes.
We do not think we would put a LAYER
OF acid phosphate on the lot in question
and then pile on more straw and wet
down with Red Devil I've as you have
suggested. We would not advise YOU 10
! compost the material i'm question with
acid phosphate, as we think you can use
this under the drill row TO good adyan-
tage and save yourself the labor and
, trouble of ma king compost heap which
must be worked over several times IN
break up the coarse material you have
ter used in 1t to a satisfactory degree
Under no circumstances use Red DeviI
! I've. This is IA caustic soda and contains
no potash. II win, Of course helm ia
break imp the coarse material Won have
IN your compost heap. but at the same
time will injure its nitrogen content.
Therefore 1t should not be used.
-ASiu phosphate three years old and in
very lumpy condition is not likely to be
a first-class material. 1t is bound to
have deteriorated in this time. Moreover.
you would have to grind il to use ii TO
advantage. We would perfer to pay q
higher price for fresh material. OF
course one could not tell what this acid
phosphate is worth unless it were ana
lyzed. Therefore it would be impossible
TO suggest a satisfactory price offhand.
Personally we believe it will pay you
TO mix some cotton seed meal with acid
phosphate. We think 500 pounds of meal
with 1900 pounds of acid should make q
very good mixture for your section Of
the state. You can apply this at the rate
Of 200 to 500 pounds per acre Put at
least 200 pounds Of fertilizer under tae
drill row. Then MIX the fertilizer well
with the subsoil by means of a bull
tongue.