Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-24

applied per acre. IF you have con-
siderable quantity of this material on
hand and desire TO practice intensive
cultivation with the hope Of raising
crops considerably above the average.
We suggest the use of 500 pounds per
acre.
MAKING HAY FROM COW PEAS AND
MILLET.
v b.. Mt Airy, Ga. writes / have an
acre in wheat which ! intend to plant in
rowpeas later for forage. Would like to
mix German millet and seed with the
peas How much of each kind should
use:
IL Won have one acre i'm wheat now
which YOU intend to plant i'm COW peas
later for FORAGE. you might mix with
The cow peas one peck OF millet. one
peck Of sorghum to one bushel of the
peas This is the amount to use If
you propose TO seed i'm drills. If YOU
expect to broadcast it, however. ! would
suggest the use of ,one and half
bushels of peas to he used with one
peck of millet and one peck of sorghum.
This combination should make you a
very good forage crop.
TREATMENT OF A PARALYZED
MULE.
j. h. IT,. HalcNOnuale. Ia. writes.
have a mule that struck 10y lightning
about month ago and IL seems to have
paralyzed i'm in his spine and hind legs
such extent that he can hardly walk
or get mp when he is down. He is about
sixteen wears old. ] would like TO have
remedy.
True paralysis, of course, results in
a loss of control of the muscles. In
most Instances this is due to injury
TO the nerves. In case of true par
alysis the animal appears TO be quite
well. except that IT has little control
over certain muscles. which generally
become weak and flabby. AS a rule,
there is no special pain associated with
the injured nerves. which appears on
pressure. There is a tendency for the
muscles to become paralyzed in old
animals. The age of your mule would
indicate that the shock produced as a
result OF the lightning has probably
caused the trouble to become more or
less permanent
About all you can do is TO rub the af-
fected muscles with stimulating lini-
ments Sometimes the use Of nux vom-
lea internally may be beneficial NuX
yomica may be given i'm doses OF thirty
drops for horse or mule three times
daily. Should any twtching of the
muscles occur stop the use Of the medi-
cine. The animal should be observed
closely. therefore. il YOU use nuX vom-
lea.
These are about the only suggestions
we could offer under the circumstances
which are likely TO he of any benefit
NOTES ON CULTIVATION OF MAN
GELS.
g. T. NJ. .Cuthbert. Ga. writes:
would like all the informant you can
give me regarding the cultivation and harv-
esting of manEel wurZel stock beets
Mangel-wursels should be planted as
soon as the ground is warm enough to
plant corn. Seeding may be continued
up until the middle Of June. Early seed
ings are by far the best. Soak the seed
about "a hours before planting. Plant
in rows two and one-half feet apart. Gov
err one inch deep. On sandy lands plant
somewhat deeper. Thin out as soon as
a stand is obtained to about S inches
part in the row. Culticate frequently
after planting so as TO keep weeds in
check. When frost comes the roots
should he dug, the tops twisted off. and
and they should. be covered lightly
with straw or earth to protect them from
freezing. They are somewhat acid when
first dug. but become sweet and sucCu-
lent later on. They require a fertilizer
containing a liberal percentage Of pot
ash and phosphorc acid. You will not
be able TO supply potash this year, how
ever. If YOU have not grown these man
gel-wurzels extensively before you
should plant a small area, as they do
quite well i'm many parts Of Georgia and
make a valuable addition TO the dietary
of the dairy COW for the fall and winter.
POTASH ~ WOOp ASHES
a.. 6. C.. Loganvillc. TIA. writes: Whst
pier cent OF oak and hickory ashes is pot
ash. wish to mix 10 per cent acid phoS
phaio with them. How much Of this mix
ture should I use per acre on third year
new gr"u with 1o-2 mixture:
The per cent Of potash i'm wood ashes
varies considerably. Ordinarily unleach-
ed wood ashes contain per cent to per
cent potash and l per cent to per cert
phosphoric acid. If ashes are allowed to
be exposed to heavy rains great part
of the potash is washed out and they
| then contain only about per cent 10
3 per cent, with the same amount of
phosphoric acid indicated above. Wool
ashes are very good source OF potash. as
the plant food Of this character which
they contain is in the form OF carbonate
and is i'm a finely divided condition and
very readily soluble i'm the soil water.
on this account it is easily taken up by
| plants.
Wood ashes should he used at the "a e
of say 500 pounds and upwards per acre
to he of much benefit TO field crops, a.
the wood ashes should he scattered over
the surface OF the ground and narrowed
in. 1t is not advisable to miv with
| acid phosphate as indicated i'm your let.
| ter II would he better 10 handle the
ashes i'm the msner indicated and then
use 81 pounds acid phosphate under the
drill row at the time of painting. A
| 1912 mixture wuld answer very we'll for
the character of land YOU indicate. but
we would personally prefer to use more
nitrogen, as this element is generally de-
Acient i'm our Georgia soils.
USING MODERN MACHINERY II
! GEORGIA.
| !. H. :. Atlanta. Ga. writes: I would
| like to know II the soil Of this state is
| adapted to the use Of modern machinery?
| There is no reason why any kind OF
/ modern machinery can not be used to adj
vantage in cultivating land devoted to
| agricultural production in Georgia. Farm
| tractors cannot. Of course. he used in the
| rough broken land Of north Georgia as
well as in the southern part of the state
and this might possibly apply to some
| other large types OF farm machinery, but
all modern machinery capable OF being