Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-04-24

I second in hay production with yield
Of 1857 bushels of seed and les tons
I OF hay
VARIETY les, rovres< Average Of 3 Years.
Yield.
ys-ietr Grain-hu. Hay-rons
whipporwiu.- 90 Gee. iS.ea 90
. Iron. .-- .--- 1900 la.S
vRI.rI- ... $1,000. ....-.l5.2l -
( Large Blars Eye. 600. ....iS.d3
Taylor.---- $50. ..-.-.-. ..-.h;;95i "a, :" 10
Rrahham-.- go --- --- --.ll.'i -
New Era $685. --.' 600 ga
Red Pepper ---.- $1,000 -, Sc
wCnderfui..--.. .-..-.. ...-.- ~,
Two yea->' average.
The coUpea has been used for long
time I'm the state for hay production.
grazing hogs. and soil improvement. ana
viii continue 10 be used although other
| kinds of legumes are being introduced
/ Cowpess should be grown wherever OPP
nrrtunftv offers. such as in the corn
ard after small grain, or to occupy the
/ larI during practically all OF the grow
inr s,ason of summer with or without
sorghum.
The Iron cowpea has been utilized IN
Inc southern part of the state by seed
ing with the oats i'm the fall. rms mas
given fairly good results under certain
conditions and cuts down the cost con-
EFugTADIA-
utilize the Iron pea in this way on land
that is fairly clean. Seeding in MarcA
with a grain drill has also been tried
with fairly good success. II is doup :.
'fuI IL any of the other peas woulh
live over winter sufficiently 10 make
This practice desirable. and probably
onIv i'm sandy soils will this be or any
practical use.
During the past three years II mas
been noted from time TO time that au-
verse weather conditions AFFECTED the
growth OF peas very markedly soh'e
,-arieties very much more than others
Tror and Brabham have been affected
less than the others in this respect ana
are particularly desirable on that &C
count
In the southern part OF the state cow
meas are affected by both nematodes
and wilt Two varieties practically re-
sistant to these conditions are Iron ana
Rrabham. and where cotton Is 10 tol-
low. the other varieties should not De
grown. In fact. Iron and BraDham are
the only two varieties that ii Is entireIy
safe to grow in the coastal PLAIN re-
gion. ,,.-
The production Of seed in the SOUTH
as, mart Of the state is seriously inter
] farred with bv the pea pod weevn The
/ eggs are often laid by the time the peas
ere harvested The grain i'm the poo
should be treated Immediately win
chen bisulphide unless they are 10 ne
,I,rasbad al once and the treatment
{ .bo,,Id tbeu he delayed until arter
tbrasbing. ON account OF the injury 10
stored grain i'm the southern part o'
the state. 81 has been found deslraoie
in many cases TO put the seed intenu'"
Cor nlanting purposes in cold storage
,esN q nd
found a convenient way To preserve the
seed -Dr,r,t
pTSI-TTS OF VARIOUS .ENPERl-
NEHTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON
COTTON.
G. /. Goodrich. OF the office OF iarm
management. United states department
~ agriculture. in Farmers Bulletin 30
ss4. reports that on prohtaole co.
80, =, south Carolina the following
method of fertilization has been adopt
ed. 400 mounds OF acid phosphate. 5O'
,,o,,pds Of cotton seed meal and loV
norrds OF mur!ate Of potash. or a total
Of 700 pounds per acre used at the time
+ or planting.
Tests made at the Georgia Expert
p,ent Station for a period or I'VE years
indicate that the average returns from
a-2-3 fertilizer formula in which the
equivalent amounts or nitrogen derived
from cotton seed meal. nitrate OF SODA
and suIphate Of ammonia were used gave
approximately the same resnltS' "a
@p'. ,,-srsge Of 1912. 1906 and 1922
roupds Of seed cotton per acre respec-
& ,f,.eI, THE application was at the rate o.
500 "a 20 mounds per acre. rs cotton
+ sood contains several dollars worth OF
+ lid nhosphate and potash per ton. Y
3 becomes one Of the most desirable forms
. or organic nitrogen to use according 10
these figures.
At the North Carolina station az the
{ result of extensive tests In various parts
Of the state under the direction OF PROF..
+ EiIgore. an application Of 400 to 6o9
pounds OF a formula containing So
mounds Of acid phosphate 100 pounds
Of cotton seed meal and 315 pounds OF
kainit is advised.
In the absence OF kainit. presumab lY
4 the amount of acid phosphate and cotton
seed meal might with propriety he in
= creas ed TO a mixture of 1000 pounds
: each
AZ the Texas station. Prof. Benne II
. st.tes that where 100 pounds OF aciu
nbosphate we're used the yield from Inc
6rst and second pickings was 300 pounos :.
( where zoo pounds were used. the EieI"
{ was O1O pounds. and where 500 nouhco
used. the Nlelu was isi'' b''''''
. Whore no fertilizer was applied the aN-
/ erage Weld was T4s pounds. According
I 70 his figures the profit from the use
Of acid phosphate varied from S3.9o 10
\ $3.50 ner acre on an estimate OF $l.oo
per 100 pounds for acid phosphate ana
, cents for seed cotton.
At the South Carolina station. Hutch
inson empha sized the Importance ot
using nitrogen for the rapid development
4 OF the cotton crop. In these tests cotton
seed meal was used as the nitrogen car
rier
Keitt. or the South Carolina station,
reports the results Of tests made with
three sources OF phosphorus on both
corn and cotton I'm the coastal plains sec
tion of the state. The results obta lined
there would no doubt apply with con
siderable aptitude to the soils of south
Georgia. In these tests, Thomas phos-
phate. ground rock phosphate and acid
phosphate were compared. For a four
wear period acid phosphate led I'm profits
when applied alone and I'm complete fer
tilizers on corn.
The data presented comedies with the
I results obtained in the demonstra tion
aeld and test plats or the Georgia State
& College or Agriculture and should af-