Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-10-20

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WELD cannot be anticipated. We would
SOW about a bushel and a half of wheat
per acre The seed should be we'll
cleaned so that only plump berries will
be planted. This amount of grain
should be ample where II is put into
the soil with a grain drill. Where
he seed is broadcasted. il is probably
better to use more seed.
Before planting the seed or at the
time Of planting, if you have q COM
bination seed and fertilizer drill, put I'm
a mixture containing say the equIva-
,out of the nitrogen i'm 100 pounds of
cotton seed meal and 200 to 800 pounds
o acid phosphate. We believe that nj
trogen and phosphorus are two elements
which can be used to advantage i'm the
production of cereals even at present
prices. The nitrogen should, OF course,
be derived from an organic source. and
we know of nothing better to supply
the available phosphoric acid than the
acid phosphate of commerce which we
believe can now be bought at rea-
sonable price when it's deficiency in the
average Georgia soil and its value as
an essential element i'm cereal produc-
believe that wheat in your section of
the state might be sown about October
IS. There is, of course, no one best
variety. but we have found the Medi-
terranean F'ulcaster and Georgia REQ
all excellent varieties. Good seed is an
important desideratum in the production
OF satisfactory crop OF wheat.
KEEPING WEEVIL OUT OF CORN.
f. V. H., Kite, Ga. writes: Is there
snything l put in my corn to keep
the weevil out? / also want to try aud
get a variety or cotton seed that will
not have the black root, as my place is
badly effected with this disease. What
variety would you suggest?
You can destroy weevils in corn by
treating with carbon bsulphide. This
is liquid which rapidly evaporates
when exposed to the air, producing a
very heavy gas. Therefore, when disk
of it is placed on top of a bin containing
corn or other grain, ii sinks down
through the grain. effectually excluding
the air and killing the weevils. The
treatment should be repeated several
times during the season. 1t is generally
advisable to use carbon bisulphide at
the rate of one pound per ton of grain.
The bin or container in which the grain
is placed should be comparatively tight
and should be covered with a heavy
cloth. Pour the liquid into several shall
low dishes as this will cause it TO
evaporate more rapidly. Carbon bisul-
phide should not be stored in the barn
and should not be handled in the pres
ence of lights. as it is very infiammable.
but il will not injure the clothing Or
hands. If it is properly used you can
certainly control the weevil pest.
You are exactly right in stating that
there are lot of so-called varieties Of
cotton on the market which are said
to be resistant to the wilt disease.
There are a few strains. however, which
stand up well against this disease, such
as the Dixie, Dillon and Covington
Toole. We believe if you can get i
well-selected strain of any of these va
rieties you will not make a mistake.
USING LINE UNDER. PEANUTS.
] III. ", Reynolds, Ga, writes: Please
advise me which is the most satisfactory
form of lime 10 apply to land on which
peanuts are to be grown
Freshly burned, caustic or biting lime
has about twice the sweetening or acid
corrective power of the freshly ground
raw rock. 1t might therefore, be de-
sirable on a very acid soil to use the
caustic lime at times. The caustic lime,
of course, will burn up the humus and
destroy some nitrogen thereby. We have
not thought it desirable, therefore, to
recommend the use of caustic lime. As
a rule it is more expensive than the
ground raw rock and much more I'M
pleasant to handle and apply and we 10
not think of greater service to crop pro-
duction. In using lime on land intended
for peanuts we would apply about ops
ton per acre of the crushed rock. Some
might advise the use of only 1000.
pounds, and if one had large area to
cover, this might be considered a good
practice. We believe the proper stand
ard is a ton per acre for leguminous
crops, and especially for the peanut,
which has shown a strong liking for
lime.
RYE AND RAPE AS WINTER PAS
TURE.
N. j.. Milledgeville, Ca, writes: win
il be all right to sow rye and rape to-
gether for winter pasture Tor hogs and
areas; also. bow much of each should
he sown?
At this season of the year we would
ADVISE the seeding of rye and rape sepa-
rately for use as winter pasture for
hogs and COWS. Rape, as a rule, should
be seeded i'm late August or very early
TO make any considerable
pasturage during the fall season. II
would make a comparatively rapid
growth in our climate if more rain fell
in September. October and November.
AS a rule, we have rather dry weather
at this season of the year, and rape
being a moisture loving crop does not
make a big top unless planted early. We
hoE ct,
rape from spring seeding than from
fall seeding. 1t is desirable that II be
planted about the LIST to 18th of March.
In that event it can generally be grazed
during April and May to good advan-
tage. We have preferred to sow ~
drills about "a inches apart, using about
five or six pounds of seed per acre. We