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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
FERTILLZING COTTON ALREAD,
PLANTED.


y. 4. r., Dalton, Ca, writes: My farm
manager mas planted cotton without any
FERTILIZER. The land was in cotton last
year and ne used 1922 and made about
bale TO the Ccre. When the cotton is up
he ,lrIll 1t in either side OF the
row To lJTdatage: The fertilizer had not
come when lie was ready to plant his
reason for Rot putting IT in.
1t is better to put fertilizer for cot
ton under the drill row. Side applica-
tions, to be effective, should be made
early in the season. a careful study
of the manner in which cotton plants
take up their food shows that a large
proportion of what they eat Is taken
up early in the growing season. Under
the circumstances we are inclined to
think that you did right to plant your
cotton. Now that. you have obtained
the fertilizer, however, we would put it
on as a side application Immediately.
Put il along the drill row or scatter in
the middle if the rows are not too wide
and work in with a cultivator. The
sooner it is applied the better it will
be, as it will give the plants that much
longer time to assimilate and utilize the
commercial plant food you expect 10
supply them.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
SUCCESSOR FARMING

heerfuy endeavor furnish information
president state Ag
cultural College Athens
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22

Cut worms are very numerous and
a great pest IN many gardens. especial
" where a rotation OF crops is not fol-
lowed and the trash and weeds accumu-
lating therein are not turned undor
deeply IN the fall and buried When
this IL done fewer hiding places for
cut worms are available and many
more Of them succumb to cold wealth
er. II the garden can be plowed once
or twice during the cold weather 1t is
often an advantage. At this season OF
the year the best thing 20 DO in fight
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
CUT WORMS IN
GARDEN

J. " NJ. Greer &. C.. writes A
an bothered g good dssl with cut worms
IN my garden. | would like very much II
YOU could give me a remedy. n looks like
they were going 10 II: my whole garden
down.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
PLANTING VELVET BEANS FOR

PLANTING VELVET BEANS FOR
HAY.
W. j. r., Corinth, Mss, writes: What
about velvet beans for hay? When should
they be planted and howf In what stage
should they Dc cut?
Velvet beans are rather difficult to
make into hay, especially in the north
ern part of the Gulf states. In Florida
and along the gulf coast this crop
natures more completely and perfectly
than IL does farther north. This is
true of all varieties, though some of
the early maturing varieties now ripen-
ing in from 120 to $50 days could prob
ably be cured for hay with a fair de-
gree of satisfaction in your section of
the south. Our experience leads us to
believe, however, that we would grow
velvet beans in corn for grain and fod-
der production and stick to COW peas
and soy beans for hay production as far
north as you are located. We believe
that combinations of millet and COW
peas, mille;, sorghum and COW peas, or
sorghum and COW peas or sorghum and
millet with soy beans will produce a
very satisfactory and desirable quality
OF hay in your section of the south. If
one attempts to make hay from velvet
beans they should be left until they
are as nearly mature as possible. By
this we mean they should have finished
blooming, the pods should be mature
and fairly well ripened. and the lower
leaves next to the ground beginning to
turn yellow and drop off.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
MANAGING A NEW PASTURE
EIEIn

G. Z. D.. Big Rock, Tenn, writes: /
have eight acres OF hill land that was sown
70 red 5op list spring and Is looking good
now Shoali I keep this graIed very close
in order 10 have a pasture for several years,
or should / allow il TO grow TO a good
height before pasturing:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22


parts Of Tennessee, especially on bot
tom lands. OF course. it grows accep-
tably on hill lands provided they con-
tain a good deal of moisture, or, in 9TH
er words. do not dry out quickly and
so cut of a reasonable supply of water
for the grass. Red top, on suitable land
will stand a good deal of grazing. In
fact. il is extensively grown in your
section for this purpose. OF course
all new grass, or a young meadow as
we might say. should not be grazed ex-
tensively the first year. 1t takes most
slow forming grasses some time to es-
tabIish themselves. OF course, there
would be no objection TO your letting
this grass grow up and cutting it for
hay this spring and then grazing the
aftermath this fall. 1t is best not to
Craze il too closely in the fall so as
to force il to start the winter without
any top cover to protect the crowns ana
the roots of the young plants.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22

WHICH KIND OF LINE Is BEST
A r. IL. Augusta, Ga. writes: Which
has the greStesu agricultural value, air
slaked lime or ground lime rock, and TO
what extent is the latter being used by
our farmers?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22
THE COMPOSITION OF VELVET
BEAN MEAL

The analysis of velvet bean meal is
approximately as follows: Protein 2l.S
per cent, equivalent to 3.49 per cent OF
nitrogen. fat sc per cent. fiber "a per
cent carbohydrates Sill per cent, phos-
phoric acid / per cent, potash II per
cent The figures. of course, refer to
beans ground without the hulls, or what
is known as straight velvet bean meal.
\ ton OF this material will contain APP
proximately eighty pounds of nitrogen,
twenty pounds OF phosphoric acid, thir-
ty-four pounds of potash. You will OBJ
serve that it contains a little more than
twice as much protein as corn. 1t is
an excellent meal to mix with corn
70 feed to hogs. 1t can also be used
with corn to furnish the concentrates
needed by dairy and beef cattle and
work stock
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22


wills tend to burn up the humus and
thus lessen the supply Of nitrogen in
the soil Its use in large quantities
OF our lands is Objectionable on that
account because the vegetable matter
they now contain is entirely too low,
and we should make every effort TO
build il up. because our investigation
indicate that nitrogen is one of the chief
limiting factors in producing larger
crops on our eorgia soils. According
10 your experience the finely crushed
raw rock will prove satisfactory when
used on Georgia lands without endan-
gering the supply of humus. There
fore. we are advising its application.
We think ii will give good results when
used under legumes. such as peanuts,
soy beans and velvet beans. We advo-
cate the use of 1000 to 1000 pounds
per acre We prefer an application of
the larger amount once in three years.
Where alfalfa is planted, at least four
10 five tons OF crushed raw rock should
be put on the land, two tons being APP
piled TO COW peas before they are plant
ed, and two tons after the COW peas
are turned under. A ton should be put
on the surface Of the ground and work
ed into the roots OF the alfalfa about
every second or third year. We have
AOuuu the use OF the CTuSneO lime TOCk
to increase the yield Of hay and grain
obtained from legumes, particularly is
this true in the southern part of the
state. The crushed lime rock is much
more pleasant to handle than the caus-
tic lime. which must be slaked with wa
ter or in some other manner before II
can be applied to the land. We think
that the raw rock should be ground
fairly fine. so that most of il will pass
through a sieve OF relatively fine mesh
though some OF the particles may be
left as large as wheat grains
Georgia farmers are now turning their
attention TO the cultivation of legumes
on more extensive scale than ever
before. This IS particularly true %
peanuts. velvet beans and COW peas.
II IS quite likely thai the cultivat ton
OF SOY beans will be rather extensively
undertaken in the northern part of the
state In view OF the rapid advance of
the boil weevil across Georgia. In
that event we are quite sure that there
will be a growing market for crushed
rock for some years to come.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-22

G. w. W, Dahlonega. Ga. writes: I
have some light sandy land that ! want
to put in cotton. I thinking of APP
plying 9-3-3 fertilizer and some stable
manure. l would like your advice on how
much fertilizer TO use and when and how
II should be applied.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17

Ii You applied to yourself for a job
would you get it? Think it over
Pittsfeld Eagle
In a public place a few evenings
ago the writer heard a young man
complaining because he did not get
an increase in pay, and then. almost
in the same breath, he Dragged about
fooling the boss SO that he ala not
do anything for two hours while his
pay went on just the same. 1t is
customary to blame employers as
hard tasklnasters and no doubt some
times with Justice, but in as many
more cases. IL is an employees own
fault If he doesn't get ahead. IN
Socialist and other circles the state
ment is often made that war and
and other things are for
the benefit OF capital. The statement
is true to this extent: men at the
head of big things wouldn't be there.
II they weren't smart enough ia tskel
advantage of situations as they arise.
Instead of butting up against OBJ
stacles they try 20 turn the obstacles
to advantage, and sometimes sue
coed. The man at the foot of the
adder most generally is there and
stays there because he is moi alert
enough to make earnest and persis
tent effort to improve his condition.
It is not an idle question--if you ap
Piled to yourself for a-iob, would ycu
Ist -ie9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17

aims laced in the back While the
Bennington editor is kindly enough
to suspect only lack OF military
knowledge on the part of the Rutland
newspapermen. our discernment inn
mediately leads to the deduction
that German propaganda is at last
working in Rutland Burlington
'Newc.
we suspect dear SherIock. that
your reasoning is faulty Let us re-
construct the scene Leggins to be
attached; direptions ( lorsotten ! aridi
Chart mislafd;s ndf mtcllieenf small
boz insight; SURPLUS -of .adipnse It's.
sue in vicinity of wnistband; : i'm,
possible to stoop forward or sids waysn;
'sits down dYg' sllairjsoj consider pro,
'blen9 dei@adas toaaad that iessi
Will Send if waist wbnt; eureka
can hook the damn things in the back
without danger, Of apppiexy; what
t'eiiS 4he iconsiitutibn among ffiehds;
isilse to be in the resr ibnks.o The.
last squad anyway; perhaps it won't
be nQtieed except by officer in the
rear @entaI note to give an eleven
cent cigar to left guide' TOO late to
chanEe now must blpff it through
letter rip. After goings over this care
ful line Of deduction ne can sec not
the slightest indication OF German
propaganda. Then. too. propaganda
implies some intensity of mental
process particularly in time of war
knowing The subject under discuss
ion, we are of the opinion that your
theory is untenable Let us be as
cha.itahle as circumstances viii per-
NIT No reputation should be idly
blasted to make a Home Guard holt
day Nunc Dimittis
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
ous ali the latent patriotism# Of the
4, ,n,.ioa, to1n;n a.asf n

-
ous ali the latent patriotism1 Of the
Al lerican people.
Why all this comment on the loss
of the Y. RS eye? Ii should be. re-
membered that he can see further
with one eye than most can with two
and telescope.
Shoes which the government fur
nishes the soldiers at a cost OF S465
q pair, costs the civilian SO to $40 a
pair There's a reason.
ME und Got ind Mahomet.' is
the latest from Kaiser down A
devilish poor trinity.
With sS0,00O,0O0 subscribed to the
new Liberty loan by the soldier boys,
it would seem that the Sammies are
willing to back their guns with their
1 s' Vail gGggga .AAats. rs. guy
ranting about the huge profits the
farmer is coming. remind hfhi hthae
.tlsese- evs,al-. .R,iliiesi ---aa
ialeg land in this country and some of
AlIss.: El.af a.:l.I'' .s,1st
fork Senator Tillman in the United
tsletsst e,siie agHwsO9 boon It's 4
The Sultan OF TlFkssyy. .poY, /, Y 4 +.
the Hohensollern star birds of a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
Monday, December 10, 1917.

a
Bennington boys lost chance to
enlist because under the Influence OF
liquor says the Rutland Herald in a
headline. This reckless charge sim
ply isn'ttrues One of the Bennington
boys, against whom this charge is
made, is Thomas Maloney, president
of the local Father Matthew Total
Abstinence and Benevolent society
Now Bennington people, at least,
know that he and majority of the
others in that party of recruits We're
not intoxicated, but ii seems that
the boys must endure the treatment
they got and not lose their patriotic
fervor. The recruiting office at Rut-
land was not in charge of a commits
stoned officer and did not have help
enough or room enough to do the
business that Unexpectedly landed on
il IL there is any whining let il
come from the other side. 1t is the
CALLED Jade that winces. Bennington
boys have done their duty in the past
and will in the future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
GOVERNMENT COLONY HOUSE AT ggLrsvlLLE MD.

not known to be free of mites should
be isolated the first few nights and nj.
lowed tq roosf on newSroosts. wrapped
with pieces CT foldsf 'haasn. TIE Oh
iect of using the piper Is to furnish
n convenient place for mites to hide.
The paper should be examined and il
mites are found, the fowls should be
kept on these roosts five or six days
or until no more mites come off The
fowls. Removing and destroying the
papers and treating the roosts thor
.oughly with kerosene or crude oil, viii
prevent an infestation.
Spraying Is Favored. u
Methods of combating this pest, as
announced recently in Farmers Bull
letin sci. include petroleum or cool.
tar products. One Of the most effec-
tive sprays is a so-called wood pre-
server consisting Of anthracene oil
with zinc chloride added. The cost of
this spray is about 81 gallon, but
twice the quantity may be obtained by
reducing with equal parts of kerosene.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17

Chicken mites, the night pest Of
poultry, may not always leave the
fowls beford daylight as commonly
supposed, but may remain in the
feathers in such numbers as to make
poultry possible a'eagrlcrSanf tlFfsfpesr
Vesl@in aeSted Places. This fact was
thought out recently by nn entomolo-
Fist of the L. ). department of agri-
culture in the course of study Of the
fife history and habits Of the chicken
mite, undertaken TO discover principles
on which combative measures might
be based. A report Of the study,
which Includes much other informa-
ton of interest to poultrymen, has just
been published as Bulletin 553 of tile
department. %The Chicken Mite: It's
life History aud Habits" by Fl. p.
Wood.
Keep Out Nserious Pest.
To prevent the Introduction of this
serious pest in mtte-freo fiocks by
means of new stock, the specialist sug.
gests these precautions: New stock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17

Governor Graham calls the people
OF Vermont to aid the Red Cross this
week His message is as follows
TO the People of Vermont:
During the week OF December II
Vermont is asked to increase her
membership in the Red Cross by 25,-
O00.
The Red Cross deserves the fullest
support OF all the people. 1t knows
no creed. no condition but necessity.
In the camps and hospitals of
Europe and at home it stands ready
to alleviate suffering. Through its
workers. in the field, ii does its work
day after aayilaad night after night,
in sunshine and in storm II heals
the sicksi Itseomforts the dying II
sends, tosstlioss at home the, last
toFesi, the lastSmessage,l 3Gsi Df9l
has lust. proved It's
worth by its work promptly and et.
ficientIy done.
" Let the people respond to this call
ss t4eg neyetEhaysss Sefppnded \ BE-
ioEr9s ~ s8 sg$H x-lsE sg. II s., 4
President Wilson. has said Oar
conscience viii not let us enjoy the
,chrtsfmas sraaon gu 6aiej .plegge a9f
support TO our cause and the world (
veal is LETT uniuliilled. 'T'"'
Let Is Secome <IarwaIst swith ). oSr
answeIeass evsde Sde oISthesdaEia INIT
is in us. We must win this war and
as we are Winning it, We must see
that lie r,ip aud s1sfsring sof those
who fight for lis are soothed. that
the noble mep and women, the nurses
and surgeons Of The Red Cross re-
ceive our whoIe;htarted supgort4R
Horace = Gfaharngs -
Governor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
MOTE: ~ z Z

Bennington County Savings Bank
The annual meeting of the corpor-
ators of the Bennington County Saw
mgs bank will be held at the Office
OF said bank in its bank building in
bennington. VI on the first We'd
-uesday, 2nd day OF January. 4. D.,
1918 at . o'clock y nj, for the pur,
pose of electing a board Of. trustees,
for the year ensuing and the transac.
ton of any other business found
necessary whom met especially to ill
vacancies in tho number OF corpora
tors and to alter and revise the by
laws, M
Charles II. Dewey. Secretary
Dated at Bennington, Vt, Nov. 80
1917
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
Marriane Question.

Man sometimes wonders whether or
not he wants 10 get married, With Il
woman her chief concern is whether
or not a certain man is the one she
wants to marry. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
n I n fssI4tf - 90
The ihtolerabic Rooster.

The hen Is not at al proud-spIrlted.
She differs in that respect from her
rooster spouse. Whether her marriage
vows bind her to love and obey him
and to drudge and lay for him. ] am
not ready TO state. but it would seem
very much that way by the hnugh9
air chanticleer assumes toward her
iadyship. Married ROSTERS are far
more selfish than husbands of the hu-
man tribe. A man, even though he de-
tests homework, will sometimes con-
descend to carry scuttle of coal or
turn the wrnger washday. But you'll
never find ~ rooster wiling to inter
fera with hens domestic affairs
Zini in Cartoons Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
Economy Tooth Powder.

Equal parts of salt and soda slfted
together makes a very good tooth pow
der. II preserves the teeth, makes
them feel nicefapd smooth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17
JACK FRosTLETs
Cold WsSther Designations BY the

So'u fsS9tner OBSERVATIONS ny the
fYTwin Village Sage
How tiie Kaiser chuckled when he
heard from Halifax, and every devil
in hell rejoiced
And behold in these days. the wick
ed stand on slippery placesfahd down
20 all the rest But-count EN-.
lust because the keep to the
right policemen have gone into win
ter quarters is ne. reason why you
should go wrong.
Have you made your income tax
return? Better watch out or you
will wish YOU had
WhereSis that depraved individual
who saifsit this world be mild win
ter? UpIer the chal bin hiding. 1B
MarkaM quotations show consid
cradle W5p III pork. but it hasn't
had anSs#ifedt on lrham aasis,.....s......,
Every%stime the German crown
prince kaes a bpttle..s,Ihe~ EaiSeJ
takes a@eshE gri8 ong A :. as.YsiW
right. ExN --~----s----s-r,--..ss'
The Me- of Germany AND the
ought tMssooE up | vsri tab T Devils
Droth-"s 7 7 ---.--.------.--.
The Mhrase holel boarder is con
s s''ss' n, ,l fis''| ,sss'sas.'a,ifT9 r
The Mswd' to the sinking Of the
transpM An titles in -tlBs9ltep4try,
was a he billion dollgIdwaF l!qaqi
Germa is doing hergFstatal fRFiFp5
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-17

The editor OF the Rennington
Banner accuses the editor OF the
Rutland News of appearing in his
home guard uniform with his leg
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-07
SENATOR FLETCHER.
INTRODUCES RADIO
REGULATION BILL

Washington, January 6.-Secre-
tary Daniels has strongly endorsed
the bill Is. 7478) to regulate radio
communications in the United States,
by the purchase of plants by the
government, and the requirement
that the operators be American citi-
zens.
The bin in question was introduced
by Senator Fletcher of Florida and
the following is a summary of its
provisions:
Bill to Regulate Radio Communica-
tiOns
This bill is based on that passed
in 1912, which has served its purpose
admirably but experience gained
since then has shown the necessity of
strengthening some of its provis-
ions.
X All government stations, main
" naval stations not reserved for
government business exclusively,
may be opened to commercial bust
ness.
2. The bill enables the govern
ment to purchase such commercial
coast stations communicating with
ships at sea as the companies oper-
ating them are willing to sell at a
fair valuation The purpose is ul-
timately to establish the complete
and exclusive government system of
commercial radio communications be-
tween the coast of the United States
and outlying possessions and ships
at sea. The need of such govern
ment ownership and operation in
time of war has been shown by the
events of the past two years, but
there is strong need for relief from
the mutual interference between sta
tons with resulting reduction in the
amount of business that can be han
died by radio telegraphy in a given
area.
8. 1t provides that not to exceed
one-third of the stock of corpora
tons operating stations in the Unit
ed States may be owned by aliens
and not more than third of the
directors may be aliens.
All licensed operators hereafter
except those serving on board ship
must be American citizens.
The bill was drafted by a com
mittee representing all departments
of the government.