Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-19

watery for animals performing nara
work, such as mules. For this class
of stock we would be inclined to feed
also little dry or we'll cured hay to
keep the bowels in good condition.
NOTES ON THE CULTIVATION OF
IRISH POTATOES.
T. r. f., Decatur Ga, writes: AS seed
potatoes for fail crop will probably be pro-
hibitive in price, / wish to know If l can
successfully plant from my early crop, either
Triumph or Irish Cobbler. When should they
be planted in order to get them up early
enough for "A late crop? How should they
be treated If at all to induce eye forma-
tion2 How deep should black-eyed peas be
planted?
There is much difference of opinion
about the methods of planting and
| handling second crop Irish potatoes.
| Personally 1 have had very good sue
cess by saving seed from the first crop.
have used Red Triumph and Irish Cob
bier with considerable success. My plan
has been to leave the potatoes in the
| ground after they mature for short
| while. Then dig them and sort out the
| large ones which are used for food and
| plant the medium size and relatively
| small ones without cutting them. L
| have planted them in relatively deep
! burrows in my garden, covered them to
fairly good depth and thus been able
| 10 keep enough moisture in the soil to
insure their termination. The great
| difficulty about second or fall crop
| Irish potatoes in my experience, is to
get them out of the ground to anything
like n uniform stand. 1 have about
| concluded that it is best to plant in this
section Of the country, about the 1st
| of July, as there is often a good enough
| season to induce fairly rapid germina-
| ton at that time.
| 1t is very desirable that second crop
| Irish potatoes be mulched. For this
| purpose leaves. litter or straw might
| be used. A mulch to the depth of to
inches will often be found beneficial.
| The mulch is more essential where the
| crop is planted later than July 1st
rather than before or about the LIST of
July. Some people believe that in or
| der to get good stand of second crop
| irish potatoes they must buy fresh seed,
! but | do not regard this practice as es-
! sentlal. have never treated my pota-
| toes with the idea of producing eye for
nation or causing them to sprout be-
fore planting. 1t is desirable of curse
that potatoes be fairly we'll fertilized
mixture of equal parts of cottonseed
meal and acid phosphate at the rate of
300 pounds. Mix well with the SUBJ
/
| in contact with the seed
The success of the Black Eyed pea,
! planted at depth of l 1-2 to IA
! inches, depends somewhat on the sea-
son. nature of the ground and the
amount of moisture it contains.
| A SATISFACTORY LAWN GRASS
II. L. d., Rebecca, Ga, writes: | am
! al iHious US 20 procure a grass that gives a
Is easily clipped with a mower spreads
quickly and is hardy. l would appreciate
your suggesting a grass suitable for lawn
Tor this qectiOn.
we know Of no better brass to use
for lawn purposes in your section of
the state during the summer months
than Bermuda. We would either sod
the lawn or plant Bermuda sets in rows
about Is inches apart. 1t is well to
cover the ground, especially if it has
| been freely graded with some rich
| earth taken from low place in a fer
! tile creek bottom or woodlands. We
would then advise your using
! liberal applications Of mixture of
| equal parts of cotton seed meal and acid
| phosphate. Later on in the season you
might top dress with sulphate of ammo
| MIA or nitrate of soda at the rate of 100
| to 200 pounds per acre. Early in the au-
| tumn, as soon as the rains come, you
| should SOW Italian rye grass, with which
| some blue grass and white clover is
| mixed, on your Bermuda sod. Cover
| the seed into the ground as carefully
| as possible, using a garden rake for this
| purpose. If you are in position to wa
| ter the lawn the seed should terminate
shortly and produce a beautiful green
sward during the fall, winter and early
! spring This is the most successful
/ l.
with which we are acquainted and a
beautiful winter lawn can be made by
this method even in this part of Geor-
! gia.
The Italian rye grass is of course an
annual and must be planted each year,
In order to make any progress with
blue grass you will find it necessary to
lime your lawn very freely. Use for
! this purpose at least crushed lime rock
at the rate of one ton per acre, har-
rowing It into the soil. You may put
it on almost any time, but do not mix
I with fertilizer, Put it on shortly before
or after the land has been fertilized
sk*A
TREATING A HORSE WITH A DE-
PRAYED APPETITE.
H. S. D., Fitzgeral, Ca, writes: l have
q horse that eats his food the second time;
He also has symptoms of gravel. Would
like to know what to do for him.
Undoubtedly your horse is suffering
| from more or less chronic form of in
digestion. The symptoms you give are
the best indication of this. Treatment
should commence with the food. EX-
anime ii first as to freedom from dust
and molds and then see that a proper
ration is fed with regularity. The wa
ter supply should be examined and be
sure that 1t is free from contamination.
Watering should be done before meals.
The mouth and teeth should be look
ed over. Sometimes Indigestion is due
| to over eating. In that event the grain
should be given mixed with hay and fed
in large manger which will compel the
horse to eat slowly.
Sometimes indigestion is due to the
presence of worms. In that event ap-
propriate treatment should be given. A
good digestive tonic to use is Glaubers
salts, pounds; common salt, l pound;
baking soda, one-half pound. Give a
heaping teaspoonful in each feed. II
you are feeding corn alone change the
ration Immediately by mixing say ESQ
pounds of oats, 500 pounds of corn and
cob meals. and 10 pounds of cottonseed
meal together. Feed IL to IA pounds of