Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-30


Meade is not among the varieties of
cotton cultivated on our test areas in
Georgia during 1916 Results for this
years tests, however, are not in hand
yet, so il would be needless to say just
what would likely prove to be the most
satisfactory varieties of short staple
cotton according to the tests made In
1917. According to the experiments we
have had up to the present time. we
would be disposed to recommend the
following varieties we'll suited for
growth under boil weevi conditions:
College No. l. Covington Toole. Trice,
Sunbeam. Cleveland. Hooper, Caldwell.
Cooke, Poulnot, Dixie, Brown No. 2. and
Culpepper. Some of these are more eX-
tensively cultivated. as the Covington
Toole and the Cleveland College No.
is a rather new variety and hes not been
widely disseminated as yet. 1t was
developed at the college of agriculture,
as its name implies. Sunbeam is
strain which is also grown here with
considerable success Many OF the 9TH
err sorts named are standard varieties
and are grown with considerable sue
cess I'm extensive areas.
These do not constitute the only va
rieties which can be grown under con-
ditions prevailing in Georgia, but are
some OF the more representative sorts
which have stood up we'll under expert
ment and observation for several years
past. OF course what is needed for the
boil weevil is an early maturing varie-
ty of cotton which will set on a good
crop very early In the season and will
continue to fruit and grow until late
I'm the fall thus providing the weevil
with food throughout the growing sea-
son and enabling the bolls set on early
to mature and ripen satisfactorily.
II has been the custom of the college
for some years past to issue pamphlet
on the results Of variety tests with cot
ton. The same practice will be fol-
lowed this year, but It will be impos-
sible to make such a pamphlet available
until the first of January owing to the
lateness OF the crop in northeast Geor-
gia.
Feedinb Value of velvt Beans.
]. s. w, Rock Hill, s. c., writes: Have
You made any experiments with velvet
bean meal in feeding cattle and hogs?
Is it true that the beans should be kiln
dried before grinding? We are not ia
miliar with the bean in any FORM ana
will appreciate any information you can
give as.
We have made some feeding expert
ments with velvet beans to cattle and
hogs. These tests have proven that
velvet beans are a very good feed for
dairy cows, comparing favorably with
cottonseed meal and other concentrates
available for use in this state. We adj
wise the use of two-thirds velvet bean
meal and one-third corn meal. You can
of course substitute something in place
Of corn meal II you desire. This makes
a very good ration, however, for both
dairy cows and hogs. We have fed
combinations Of velvet bean meal and
bran with satisfaction to hogs, but IL
the hull is ground in with meal then
care should be exercised in the grinding
as IL appears thai -ae velvet bean hulfs 1
If not properly ground, may lacerate
the intestines. -.-
that the bean must be thoroughly dried
for the meal to keep satisfactorily. The
bean is very hard and late maturing
and therefore does not dry out very
readily. so we would be disposed to give
careful consideration to the thorough
drying of the beans before they are
ground for meal In feeding hogs we
believe that you can use velvet beans
to advantage by simply soaking them
for twenty-four hours. The hogs will
then eliminate the bulls themselves We
have fed them in this form for some
time with satisfaction This obviates
the necessity of grinding the velvet
beans and hence lessons their cost.
When velvet beans are fed exclusively
to hogs they have a tendency to pro-
duce soft, oily pork. Thus, hogs In
tended for slaughter should be fed
on a ration, for about thirty days, of
one-half velvet beans and one-half corn
in order to get the animal in good con-
dition, to slaughter satisfactorily.