Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-27
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used. artificial nitrogen could be made
in unlimited quantities.
These facts give cause for serious
consideration. They teach a lesson
which If brought home with full force
and effect will certainly exercise a
marked influence on the destiny of the
nation as a whole. They surely illus
trate as clearly and definitely as posi-
bly, can be done how thoroughly we
should endOw education and research,
and how thoroughly we should study
and conserve our natural resources and
forever do away with the destruction
and disgraceful waste which We have
permitted TO so on for the past CEN
fury.
1t would thus appear that waste is
due in large measure to superabundance
OF natural gifts. But this is not all.
4 sparse population. which of necessity
has been characteristic of the open
country in the past, has prevented the
development of cooperative enterprises
and has placed a premium on indi-
vidualism. Indivdualism always en-
courages selfishness limits the vision
and engenders that spirit of the devil
take the hindmost." There is no thought
for the future. and there is no willing
ness 10 sacrifice anything in the inter-
est of ones neighbors, the community
or the state. A pioneering era always
encourages waste because there seems
10 be an inexhaustible supply of every
thing at hand. Therefore, only the
best is taken, and that to a degree in
excess of any possible want. With the
passing OF the primeval stage of the
pioneering era, money becomes easier
TO obtain and more abundant. When
il is only necessary to go out to the
forest and log off one hundred acres
of land to get several thousand dollars,
it is no wonder that waste rides at the
helm
PLANTING BEANS IN SILAGE CORN
q. C., Decatur. Ca, writes: Would you adj
wise the planting Of velvet beans in silage
corn: We cut our corn with a knife so sup
pose soy beans would not suit in the corn.
About when should the velvet leans be
planted: VIII red clover furnish more
grazing for hogs than crimson clover?
Would you advise me TO plant velvet beans
in my artichokes?
For some years We followed the prac-
tice Of planting velvet beans and cow
peas in our silage crops. In the last few
years We have abandoned it altogether.
Our study of this question resulted in
the discovery that the amount of le-
gumes We could develope in our silage
crops was so small as to exert no appre-
ciable effect either on the yield or the
quality of the silage. In some seasons
we obtained a luxuriant growth of vel
vet beans. In others they did not do
well. When they got ahead of the corn
they made a fine growth. If the corn
grew vigorously and shaded the beans
they did not do well. We found that by
growing our corn in four foot rows that
We increased the yield more than any
benefit we could gain by growing it in
five foot rows with velvet beans. We now
grow red head sorghum with kafir
corn almost exclusively for silage We
find this combination will resist drought
and give US quite as satisfactory yield
for silage as that made from corn. Our
corn is of course used for slower and
for grain.
Soy beans could not be cut satisfac-
torily according to the plan you suggest.
When cut with a binder they could be
used TO very good advantage. If desir-
ing to grow legumes as supplemental
crops and fed with silage we think 1t
will always be better practice to grow
them on an area by themselves. If you
grow velvet beans with corn you mus.
put them in shortly after planting the
corn. placing them along the drill rows
in single hills or drilling in the middles
II will take about 1 peck Of seed if they
are properly placed. The ninety-day va
riety is best
Red clover will in our judgment fur
nish more grazing for hogs than GRIM
son clover. Red clover from our point
OF view is a valuable crop where II can
be grown but ii only does we'll on lime
stone soils and on areas of land which
contain a considerable amount of vege-
table matter. You should inoculate red
clover. We would not advise you to
plant velvet beans in your artichokes.