Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-01-05

acid phosphate hastens the maturity of
cotton and it is important to use it
freely, therefore, when one is faced with
the proposition OF Fastening the ma
turity of the crop sufficiently for ii to
escape damage by the boil weeVlI.
While you might plant a good many
varieties OF cotton in your section OF
the state with success, a standard sort
is Cleveland's Big Boil. If preferable,
however, you may plant we'll selected
strains of Sunbeam, Poulnot, Culpepper
or Brown No. l.
BUR CLOVER FOR WINTER GRAZ
ING.
l.. W. A, Cornelia Ga. writes: ON my
farm | have summer pasture OF bermuda
grass, anu then in the ial NeNel Deans,
etc. but / want to start a pasture 10 carry
the cattle Though the winter. What would
you advise Inc to plant tor this purpose!
There is nothing more reliable for
winter pasturage than bur clover. This
crop should be seeded as soon as the
burs mature in the spring. We would
scatter them over the ground rather
thickIy, using a liberal amount of seed
per acre. 1t would be good practice Oh
course to harrow them in.
Another method is to plant bur clover
in burrows running cross the Bermuda
sod from 3 to feet. If the burS can
be covered lightly it is an advantage.
Bur clover is a self-starting crop ana
will not make much showing Tor cou-
pie of years, but there is nothing more
reliable and valuable for grazing pur-
poses in the winterd with which we are
acquainted, unless 1t is rye. OF course
some of the tame grasses might grow
with a certain amount of SUBTRACTION put
in your section of the state they are not
tn
north.
TOBACCO STEMS AS A SOURCE OF
POTASH.
J. b. ~, McDonougn, Ca, writes:
have been offered 10-1 65-2 guano. The
potash is derived from tobacco stems and
manure salts. is this potash any good as
fertilizer? How muSh should the above
formula be worth per TONI
Tobacco stems are a by-product from
tobacco factories. Naturally there is
some waste in connection herewith
This material being of vegetable ORR
gin undergoes decomposition readily.
Ordinarily, tobacco stems contain about
2 to 2.5 per cent of nitrogen, 8 to per
cent of potash, and 3 to per cent of
phosphoric acid. This is good ma
terial, though rather low in potash.
When il can be obtained at a reasonable
cost the farmer can afford to use 1T as
a Source of this element 1t is dlfhcult
TO say what a fertilizer mixture or the
above grade would be worth per ton' as
that would depend good deal on the
source from which the materials are de-
rived We presume that a formula con-
tanning the amount of potash Indicated
at the exceedingly high price now pre-
vailing for this material would COM
mand a price of from $2S to $50 toh'
DIR, DOLLS VS. SHORTHORNS.
J. H. F., Menlo, Ga, writes: l would
like TO bnow the difference between inc
Rel Polls and the sn9rtn SIISbt Sb"rthorn
bulls that rave been dehorned and they
think they are ned Polls. -
The essential differences between
Shorthorn and Red Poll cattle would be
somewhat as follows: Shorthorns are
red. white and roam in color. while Red
Polls are always only one color, as their
name indicates, though there may be
slight touches of white along the lower
body line and brush of the tail. In gen
eral confirmation the well developed
Shorthorn IS rectangular with great
depths IN the forequarters and through
the headquarters. In size mature cows
weigh 400 pounds and the bulls l,bOV
to 1000. OF course much heavier ami
mails are met with occasionally.
Red Polls have been developed with
the idea of being serviceable for meat
and milk production and are not so
square and blocky as the Shorthorns
and are more cut up in the flank, more
cylindrical as to general confirmation
and are relatively heavier in the fore
quarters than the Shorthorns. They also
lack somewhat of the length and depth
of hindquarter which characterizes the
Shorthorns In other words, the Red
Polls show more of the dairy cOnfirma-
ton than the ShOrthorns.
Since Shorthorn cattle may be de-
horned as calves il is not surprising that
farmers should at times confuse a Red
Poll with a ShorthoTn though those who
have studied the main characteristics of
these breeds will readily observe the
differences which have been pointed out
and will observe the variations in color
mentioned and the greater weight and
depth Of flesh which characterizes Short
horns as a class as compared with Red
/ Polls.
I EARLY MATURING VARIETIES
OF COTTON.
RF F.. Ashburn. Ca, writes DO you
think SimpGin's Ideal cotton would be
good variety to plant in oil wcvil sections?
Is it early and is IT better than half ana
halff
Simpkins Ideal cotton seems to be a
very good sort and to be quite early
and a very good yielder. We believe
you could plant it with considerable
satisfaction in your section of the state
IF it is TO be seeded in fields where
black root has manifested itself in
/ years past we believe you will find ii
better policy 10 plant Covington Toole
which is a strain of cotton quite re-
sistent TO this trouble. We think either
one of the varieties mentioned would
answer your purpose better than half
and-half. which according to our expert
ence and observation has shown a high
/ per cent of loss due to the fact that ii
/ is very subject to attack by anthracnose
and on this account not a desirable va
riety to plant because of the persistence
+ of the anthracnose spores and the diff
Guilty OF ever clearing a field of this
disease once it becomes thoroughly in
tested
DATA ON POLAND CHINA AND TAM
WORTH HOGS.
q. &. C.. Covena, Ga. rites: | would
like Information in regard to the Tam
worth and Poland-China hogs. ! want
hog that will gain weight quickly. | will
B Craze them in the winter and early spring
I on rye and rape with some grain in the
summer will feed them amber cane and wa
termelOns; in the fall VIII turn them loose
in the fields on beans. peas, peanuts and
/ potatoes. ] Want a hog that will fatten
quickest under these conditions as | will
sell them gross to the packing house.