Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-20

of nitrate of soda Mixed or complete
fertilizers can seldom be used with
profit or advantage on wheat at this
season of the year.
CROPS TO FILL THE SILo.
f. $. w. Milledgeville, ia, writes:
have completed Il sio and would be glad
for you to tell me the best crops 10 plant
to fill il. The capacity Is 100 tons. How
many acres will II take TO fill it: | Just
started in the business last fall. Carried
A. head through the winter on my own
Bermuda hay.
The best crops we have found to grow
for silage purposes are sorghum ana
white kafir corn. We plant these crops
in alternate rows. The row should be
about 4 2 feet apart. 1t will take be-
tween one gallon and peck of each to
seed one acre We plant these as soon
as the ground has warmed sufficiently
to terminate the seed. You could not
use sorghum alone. The objection lies
in the fact that that sorghum contains
more water than kair corn, and hence,
a combination Of the two seems to make
a better grade Of silage. You can use
corn and sorghum in alternate rows.
but the corn is not SO good drought
resistant as the kafr corn and sor-
acres of land filling the silo. Our av-
erage yield on the college farm approx
imates ten tons per acre. n fair yield
for you to count on will be seven tons
per acre If you secure larger yield
you can make the balance into hay or
use as fodder.
PLANTING PEANUTS ON NEW
GROUND.
A. B. T., Howard. Ca, writes: have
some new ground that | want to plant in
corn and ground peas. VIII the peanuts
do as well ground as on old? II
is black sandy soil. ! want to put row
of and row of peanuts, but do not
want TO gather them. l expect to plant
the n. G. peanuts. Will this new land
make peanuts without fertilizer?
If your land has been properly and
thoroughly prepared and a good seed
bed obtained there is no reason why
you should not be able to grow corn
and peanuts in alternate rows on this
ground to good advantage. As rule
1t is good practice to lime land intended
for peanuts. In the event you undertake
to do this we suggest that you apply
1000 to 1000 pounds of crushed raw
rock per acre, scattering it over the
ground as soon as practicable and har-
rowing 1t in. We would use not less
a
ing to 3 per cent of nitrogen and
about per cent phosphoric acid under
the corn The use of 900 pounds OF
acid phosphate under the drill row at
the time the peanuts are planted will
be an advantage also. 1t is possible
that you could grow something of a
crop without the use of any fertilizer
but we doubt your securing n return that
would justify you for the labor and eff
fort involved.
You can. of course. plant the North
Carolina peanut if you prefer. AS rule.
the Spanish peanut is planted for graz
ing down by hogs. +.
DESTROYING THE POTATO BUG
would like formula for the destruction of
the potato bug, which is commonly known
the Yankee hug. These bugs are rapidly
destroying the gardens in our section.
The Irish potato bug rs bess controlled
by spraying with arsenate of lead or
Paris green. a spray of arSenate OF
lead may be made as follows: Take
pounds of lead and make into paste.
Stake pounds of quick lime and make
up to so gallons with water. Thorough
ly stir until all is in uniform suspension
Then strain to remove any Jumps and
apply with a spray pump. Paris green
may be used in the proportion Of 4
ounces OF the poison TO OulCeS VI Qui'h
lime diluted to so gallons of water. The
dry or dust spray made with Paris green
is prepared by mixing ! pound of the
poison with 30 pounds OF air slaked lime
or cheap flour. These sprays if put on
either i'm the form of solution or in
dry form when properly and persistently
used, will enable you TO control and de-
stroy the potato bug very effectively
APPLYING NITRATE OF SODA TO
CORN.
l.. T. Madison, ga. writes: Please
advise me as to the best time to apply
dressing Of nitrate Of soda 10 corn.
What do you think of sowing velvet beans
along without any accompanying plant on
which they might climb? What Is the
proper quantity to plant, and how far
In using nitrate of soda as a side ap-
plication for corn we would be disposed
to put it on relatively early in the sea-
son, certainly by the time the corn is
six to eight inches high. Scientific in
vestigation shows that corn takes up
the nitrogen 1t requires earlier in the