Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-31

straps. ten SIS inch rods 3 feet Ions,
threaded on both ends and supplied
with hexagon nut and two washers on
each end; ten pieces Of S-4 inch GAL
vanized pipe feet long, and 90 metal
splines 2x4 inches.
II the farmer is i'm position TO do
most of the work at home and to cut the
timber on his own farm, il will be OBJ
served that he need buy comparatively
little material to build 15-ton siIo
In this estimate, of course, provision
has not been made for painting but IL
is advised that the silo be painted on
the outside with any good water resist
ing paint. and coated with hot tar on
the inside. This operation is not very
extensive. and the tar helps to prevent
the acids in the silage from acting on
the wood Even If one were called on
TO purchase all the material for the
erection of such a structure and hire
the labor as well. the building cost need
not exceed $500 to $3.50 per ton OF
capacity. Much depends, of course, on
the manner in which the work is
handled.
In a silo of the type in question it IS
suggested that the doors be made OF
tongue-and-grooved flooring and Of the
continuous type, as this is the most con-
venient and desirable kind 1t is easily
nut ND and held in place as the silo is
filled. and when the feeding begins IL
comes out in sections which greatly
facilitates the handling of the silage III
every farmer in Georgia who is in posi-
ton 10 build a silo of one OF the types
mentioned will erect one at an early
date. the question OF an abundant sup
ply of desirable roughage for winter
and spring feeding will have been eco
sCF, liz solved
an advance in our animal industries in
sured which cannot be brought about in
anv other way The silo is indispens-
able If Georgia is to supply herself with
the amount of meat she needs for home
consumption. The more silos we build
and use properly the greater the per
cent of meat we will be able to supply
for consumption outside the state. The
fact that the great packing houses OF
the north are establishing branches In
the south is the only evidence needed 10
show that this section of the country IS
expected in the not distant future TO
become a great meat-producing center.
The dav will be FASTENED more rapidly
il we build an adequate number OF silos
in which TO house the crops adapted Tor
use in such structures and which grow
more satisfactorily in the southeastern
states than in any other section OF the
country.
DATA ABOUT THE CULTIVATION OF
RYE.
L. B. r. Macon. Ca. writes: What is
the estimated yield Of rye per acre 10
Georgial Where is the most convenient mill
at which rye can be made into Tour!
Why cannot the bread supply be increased
By growing rye in Georgia. would like
all the Information you can give me about
the planting and cultiTating Of rye.
The average yield Of rye in Georgia
is approximately eight bushels. 1t is
a crop which can be grown in all parts
of the state with success. 1t is the hard
lest of the cereals and in proportion
will give a better response on thin lands
with a moderate amount of fertilizer
than either wheat or oats. 1t will stand
severe freezes better than either OF the
above mentioned crops. 1t furnishes
not only a valuable grain which may
be made into flour for human food. but
the grain may be used to advantage for
the sustenance OF all classes Of live
stock This crop will also furnish an
abundance of grazing during the fall
and winter II properly handled and man
aged.
Under good conditions there is no
reason why a yield of from twelve TO
twenty bushels per acre should not be
obtained.
There are quite a number of flour
mills in Georgia, particularly in the
larger cities and towns, which should be
capable OF grinding rye into a satts-|
factory flour. of course II may be
ground without boiling and in that event
a coarse dark break is obtained which
might not in palatability and attractive
ness appeal 10 the people who have been
used to eating white bread. A great
part of the bread supply of Germany
and Austria has been obtained from rye
The black bread of those countries has
been made up to a large extent from
rye. The bread made from rye is nour-
fishing and sustaining 1t could, of
course. be mixed with flour derived from
other crops such as wheat. There is no
reason why the bread supply of Geor-
gia should not be increased materially
through the growing of rye. and we
are lending every aid and encourage
ment to farmers to increase their acre
age of this crop next fall. One of the
troubles will probably be securing a
sufficient supply of seed. Any good seed
now available should be conserved for
planting purposes and not used for
bread making.
In planting rye we would prepare the
ground as carefully as possible and fer
tiliZe say with 100 pounds of organic
nitrogen and 200 TO 800 pounds of acid
phosphate. The larger amount of phos-
phorus should be used on thin, sandy
soils and the smaller amount on clay
lands. Plant the rye relatively early,
using about a bushel and a peck of seed
per acre. Drill in rather than broad
cast II the rye makes a good top du--
ing the fall IL may be grazed some
what II the ground is dry. The use of a
top dressing OF 100 pounds of nitrate
Of soda or some other carrier OF this
element in the early spring will often
prove profitable with this crop. II can,
OF course, be harvested. threshed and
handled just as any other cereal crop.