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


and certainly should be grown in every
acre of corn which is planted this year.
They could, of course, be grown on thin
lands TO advantage for their enrich
ment They might, i'm this way, be made
TO take the place of supplies of yard
manure. Cattle can be grazed on them
and, of course, they could be used for
grazing hogs to some advantage as well.
1t would naturally be difficult to har-
vest and cure them for hay when they
are broadcasted
KEEPING WEEVILS OUT OF CORN
AND BEANS.
]. X. c., state Line, Miss, writes: What
will keep the weevis out of corn, beans
and peas? mthinking of raising quite
lot of navy beans and white peas if l
can keep the weevils out.
Weevils may be destroyed in any of
the grains mentioned in your letter by
the use of carbon bisulphide. This ma
terial should be used at the rate of one
pound per ton of grain. If the treat
ment is given In empty rooms use one
pound for every 900 cubic feet of space.
More than one treatment may be neces-
sary in order to protect the stand salts
factorily, because the eggs of some of
the insects may escape injury when the
first treatment is given. The grain
should. therefore. be watched and If
there is any evidence of weevils appear
ing il should be treated Immediately
Carbon bisulphide is a colorless liquid
and will not in jure the hands or cloth
ing. 1t has most offensive odor 1t
is inflammable in the presence of lights,
so lights should be kept away from 1t.
1t is best to store it in an out house.
In treating grain put it in a reason
ably tight receptacle and put the neces-
sary amount of carbon bisulphide in
shallow pans and set on top of the
grain. The liquid will quickly evapor-
ate and the gas, being much heavier than
air, will sink down through the grain.
If the grain is then exposed to the air
for a few days the offensive odor will
disappear and it will be all right to use
for human food.
USING HORSE MANURE UNDER
COTTON.
NJ. NJ, Summerville, Ga, writes: Please
give me some advice on putting horse ma
and cotton seed meal together under
cotton. 1t seems so hard to get good
guano.
If one has a good supply of horse ma
nure it would be better to lay off the
rows for cotton and scatter from to
tons of this manure in the bottom of the
furrow. Then draw the burrows togeth-
err and make bed thereon for cotton. AT
the time Of planting cotton use acid
phosphate and cottonseed meal in equal
parts for fertilizing purposes. We be-
lieve it will pay you to do this even
though acid phosphate may be relative
ly high This hastens the maturity of
cotton, a very important matter under
existing conditions. Equal parts or
these two materials provides a very good
formula for soil in your section of the
state. Use at the rate of 300 pounds per
acre We would put all the fertilizer
under the drill row at the time of plant
ing tn ecotton. 1t, of course, may be put
in the furrow with the manure and thor
oughly mixed with it by means OF bull
tongue. Side applications of fertilizer
in your section of the state for cotton
SOWING CANE AND VELVET BEANS
ON BOTTOMS"
w H. B., Talbotton, Ca, writes: For
the last several years I have been clear
ing and ditching bottom lands; have re-
clmed approximately 100 acres. The ma
iority of il has grown up in cane reeds.
have about fifteen twenty acres that is
heavily seeded in johnson grass that have
for the past several years secured three
cuttings a year from. sowed this ground
to oats but IL was killed by the freeze.
Do you think I can SOW velvet beans with
Amber for hay on this land? 1 have
results DO you think l can cure the two
together What amount OF each should I
plant?
Velvet beans can, of course, be sown
with sorghum for the production of hay.
We think you would find it much more
difficult to cure this crop, however.
than if you use cowpeas and sorghum.
In your section of the state you
should, Of course, be particular to Sc
cure the 80 or To-day strain OF velvet
beans so that it will have ample time
in which to mature before cold weather
comes on. The more nearly it natures
along with sorghum the easier it VIII
be to handle as a hay crop.
If situated as you are and desiring
to use this combination for hay-mak-
ing we are disposed to. think we would
plant the sorghum in drills about four
feet apart and then plant the beans
alongside the drill. In this way you
will use probably about a gallon to
peck of sorghum seed per acre along
with an equal amount of velvet beans,
The velvet beans will then have some
thing to climb on and you can cut the
combination crop and handle easier than
II YOU broadcasted and produced a tan
gled mass of vines and stalks, which
you would find very difficult to harvest.
This combination crop should not be
planted until the ground is warmed Up
sufficiently to insure rapid germina-
ton.
ALWAYS PLANT TESTED SEED.
A. K. f., Roswell, Ca, writes: Which
would you advise to plant the 1915 or
1915 cotton seed? I have an acre in alfalfa
sown last spring. and got three cuttings from
il last year. l want to ase 400 pounds
of 16 per cent acid this spring. When and
how is the best time to apply itl Which
is best to SOW for forage TO be moved,
cowpeas?
If situated as you are we would plant
the 1916 cotton seed unless satisfied
that it was not Of first class quality. 1t
would be a simple matter to determine
whether the 1916 seed is viable by
counting out 100 seed and putting them
in a shallow tray containing sand, GOV
ering lightly and keeping moist and
at a temperature of about 10 or so for
few days If all the seed terminate
readily there would be no objection to
your planting the 1915 seed if there is
any good reason why you should pre-
fer to use them.
A good tine to apply acid phosphate
to your alfalfa would be after the first
cutting has been made You could then
scatter it broadcast over the ground and
distribute with a drill and harrow in
thoroughly Cross narrowing would be