Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-25
Variety lest Soy beans: average Of three


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The soy bean can be recommended as
grazing crop for hogs on the heavier
lands and should be utilized to large
extent for this purpose. This will not
only be a revenue producing crop bu.
also a soil-building crop. IT would be
well TO introduce this crop into the ro-
tation on many farms just preceding
the cotton crop to be grazed by hogs
and used in this way as soil builder.
As hay crop. both by itself and
mixed with cowpeas. il is desirable, even
though there is some waste in feeding.
PLANTING LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
POTATOES.
4. VI. H.. Commerce. Ga. writes: We
are preparing = half for Lookout
Mountain potatoes. Have put three tons OF
good manure in the drill and listed on il.
Have 200 pounds Of 1922 guanO TO put on
later. When should they be planted: Our
COTTON is in four Ia five-foot rows. Would
you think II wise practice to put row OF
bunch peas in between the rows? When
should they be planted and bow much guano
should I use:
There are two potato planting sea-
sons in Georgia as we understand the
situation. one comes very early IN
the season, say i'm February or March,
the other about the 18th of June TO
the list OF July. Some prefer 10 plant
later from the 18th of July to the 1st
of August We think that planting
now is too late to secure a satisfactory
yield, as the early spring season is
pretty we'll past In fact, potatoes In
my own garden are about made. For
the second crop or fall crop. therefore.
! would expect. in this latitude, TO plant
about the 1st of July so as TO get the
potatoes out Of the ground before the
hot. dry weather of August sets in.
1t is all right to use the yard manure
under the drill row if YOU mix it well
with the soil DO not let it come in
contact with the potatoes. Two hun
dred to 400 pounds of 1922 formula
will answer fairly we'll for this crop.
Potatoes. as you understand, like soil
fairly we'll supplied with nitrogen. hence
the use OF a little more OF this ele-
ment would be good practice
There is no objection TO planting
bunch peas in the cotton rows say about
the last cultivation. You would, OF
course. have TO put them in not later
than the 18th of July and it would be
better to put them in about the LIST OF
July. We think that about the only
thing necessary 10 use under the peas
THE FOOD VALUE OF SOUTHERN
GRASSES.
!. IL L.. Macon. Ga. writes: / would
like information concerning the food values
Of Bermuds grass and johnson grass?
Bermuda grass contains about 81
per cent of digestible protein. $40 di-
gestibIe carbon ydrates and s per cent
Of digestible fat Johnson grass cons
tains ~ per cent digestible protein. o.
per cent dgestible carbohydrates and
! per cent of fat. You will thus see
that there ia very littl difference in
the food value OF these two grasses
as the three elements mentioned may
be regarded as the factors TO be con-
sidered in estimating the food value
of given crop You will notice Ber-
, muda grass contains nearly I per cent
more protein than Johnson grass, while
the later contains a little more fat AT
carbohydrates. Protein is generally th'
most expensive and difficulS element
TO obtain economically when it comes
to the nutrition of live stock. on that
account Bermuda grass should be worth
a little more money than Johnson
grass There would not. however. be
much difference In their commerce.
food value.
LAYING 4 PLANTATION DOWN
TO GRASS
VI. e. r.. Washington. Ca. writes:
have 600 acres OF land which has suf-
fered from neglect. bur is in fair state ~
ruItiva tion In view Of the approach ~
the bol weevil and the inefficiency OF ne
Cra renters ] am thinking OF sowing quite
an acreage In Johnson grass which flour
iSheS on thin land wherever allowed stand
inc room. The tract has been run to
gullies and think the Johnson grass will
hold It together snd ] can control It by
machinery. what do you think If this
plan: How does this grass rank as
feed.
Johnson grass is one OF the most
valuable OF our hay grasses and vet
lone Of the worst weeds imagina BILE.
When ~ becomes established on a
piece OF land IL is almost impossible
sorghum family. and. as you know.
spreads by creeping root stalks. You
can obtain under ordinary conditions
from two 10 three cuttings OF hay dur
ling the year, and IL will yield anywhere
from one to two tons per cutting. The
grass generally becomes sod-bound in
two or three years and IL is necessary
then to pillow the ground up in order TO
induce II TO grow vigorously again. II
is such a coarse grass that II Is MOI
we'll adapted for grazing purposes.
though II may he cut several times
during the year and used for soiling
purposes. And YOU know. hogs will eat
the stalks once they become acquainted
with them. In feeding trials II has been
shown 10 he euual 70 timothy or Rer-
rnuds erase. " can he fed 70 advantage