Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-19

SEEDING WINTER OATS IN GEOR-
GIA.
]. O. b., Willard Ca, writes: have
six acres | wish to put in oats. Part OF
this was in peas and part In grass want
to know IL II will do to SOW my oats
and fertilizer just II is and take cut
away harrow and double disk 1t in? Will
use 200 pounds of acid and 100 pounds of
cottonseed meal. | also have piece In
peas that wish to put in wheat ought
TO break this or will cutting In the SEED
and fertilizer do? | will use the same Ter
tilizer as for oats.
Whenever practical it is desirable to
prepare land for oats and wheat by
thoroughly disking and cross-disking It.
The use of the disk with sufficient per-
sistencc will often enable you to pre-
pare q very satisfactory seed bed for
| these crops without going to the ex-
pense of blowing them under. More
! over. when you prepare the land oy
| means of the disk you secure a firmer
| seed bed, which is desirable with the
! crops in question. Occasionally, where
| there is a great growth on the land and
it is very early. 1t may be desirable to
pillow to a considerable depth. When you
! break the land deep il will be neces-
sary to roll it in order to secure firm
| seed bed. Oats and wheat do not 90
| well in a loose top soil.
The fertilizer you propose to use Is
| satisfactorily and should give you good
results. We would advise that you plant
relatively early. Prepare the land as
carefully as possible. This is very i'm
portant Put the fertilizer down at the
| time you plant. Remember that cotton
seed meal should be kept away from
wheat and oats. particularly wheat.
When the meal comes in direct contact
with the seed it may effect its germi-
| mating qualities unfavorably. We have
| had this experience on several occasions.
| If you arrange to mix the cottonseed
meal with the soil, however, 1t is
thoroughly satisfactory source or or
ganic nitrogen for you to use.
SYMPTOMS OF HEAVES.
II. f. W., Appling, Ga, writes: would
like information in regard to my colt that
is now a year and "a hsIf n Oiai , Ever b since
ing. | would appreciate any advice you can
| give me.
We Judge from what you say that
your colt is suffering from some affec-
ton of the respiratory organs. This
condition is not uncommonly met with,
especially where animals have been fed
On musty or dirty hay or suffering from
| some form of indigestion. The most
common disease affecting the respira-
tory organs is that known as heaves.
Suppose you try moistening the food
and giving only that which is easily di-
| gested, but not too bulky, for some
time. Tonic condition powders are
sometimes good for this trouble. A So
luton of arsenic in half ounce doses
once daily for several days will often
prove helpful. This medicine should
be used with care, however, as there is
danger of overdosing IT, Careful feed
ing and dieting is of the utmost inn
portance Generally turning an animal
affected thus on grass will prove help
full. Young animals, unless naturally
predisposed to this deases, should soon
recover when given such treatments as
indicated
| COMPOSITION AND FOOD VALUE OF
VELVET BEANS.
! l. d. L., Atlanta, Ca, writes: | have
| been told that ground velvet beans in the
pod run something over per cent In avail
able ammonia and over per cent In avail
able potash. As I have a great quantity OF
the beans this fall am anxious to know
| II there is any truth In this statement.
If SO. would consider using half OF my
product for rertilizing purposes In connec-
ton with acid phosphate.
According to the analysis at my COM
mand velvet beans ground up with the
hulls contain approximately 2.64 per cent
of nitrogen. Where the beans are ground
| without the nuns lAiC pei VI ~
trogen is about 349 per cent. In one
instance this would amount to 56.S
pounds per ton and in the other about
1913 pounds. According to my analysis
velvet beans with the hulls contain
LIZ per cent of potash. equivalent to
344 pounds of potash per ton, and in the
} case of beans without the hulls II pei
} cent of potash, equivalent to 81 pounds
per ton. While velvet beans contain
a considerable amount, therefore, of nj
trogen and potash. as well as from 16 tc
20 pounds of phosphoric acid. they are
not nearly so rich in fertilizing ele-
ments as, cottonseed meal and many
other carriers of commercial plant food
They should, of course, be saved and
fed to live stock first of all and the re-
sulting manure returned to the land. 1T
this way the humus supply can be built
up to very considerable degree and the
: greater part of the essential plant food
which the velvet beans contain, returned
to the soil.
DESTROYING THE GRANARY
WEEVIL.
: c. W. S., Andalusia, Ala writes:
: would like to know how to keep weevils out
OF peas and corn.
Weevils may be kept out of peas and
corn by proceeding in the following
. manner: Place the grain in question In
: comparatively tight bin or box. Thirty
, or forty bushels of grain may be put
in one box. The husk or pod should
, of course, be taken off and the grair
, prepared as for storage. Next secure
, a quantity of carbon bisulphide. Purchase
it on the basis of one pound per ton OF
q grain to be treated. You should be able
a to secure this material from your near
r est drug store. 1t has very offensive
! odor and is extremely volatile and ha:
a wonderful powers of penetration. Place
I it in shallow vessels on top of the grair
r to be treated, using a proper proportion
o of IT according to the weight of grain
: to be treated, basing the amount uset
a on the suggestion made above as t
I lquantity. Cover the grain with a tar
paulin. old carpet, or anything that will
keep out the air Allow II to stand fo
!. several hours. then take off the cove
land expose to the air. drying the grain
Thoroughly. In a little while the often
sive odor will disappear A second treat
q ment may be necessary In the cours
: of few weeks. This is a safe ant
= defective means of destroying weevil
: lind If used properly and as often a