Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-06-26
HoU to Utilize the Velvet Bean
SUCCESSFUL FARJalN9
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/, that different strains will be developed
to meet different conditions, such as
the strains that will develop large guam
titles of vine. and others with a mini
mum amount of vine. With the increas-
ed interest in velvet bean production
this should offer a profitable line of
endeavor.
SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO PLANT
ING TURNIPS.
n. ]. r., Butler, Ia, wr.lss: l would
like all the information you can give me
relative 10 planning, growing and Iertiliz-
ing rutsbaga turups. / would also ike
auvice about the harvesting OF the crop.
1t is now too late TO plant turnips
for a spring crop. For this purpose they
should be seeded very early. For main
crop purposes, plant in the late summer
or early fall. If one can secure a
good stand about the LIST to 18th of Sep
TENDER they can often harvest a very
satisfactory crop if turnips. Just as
soon as they have made a stand they
should be thinned out to about inches
apart in the drill Rutabagas may or
course be sown from July 18th to Sep
TENDER LIST and ordinary turnips from
August / to October 10, depending on
the latitude. One ounce OF seed is
pounds of seed will be required for
an acre of ground. We would plant
turnips in drills about 2 1-2 to feet
apart They should be planted on the
level and should have frequent. shallow
cultivation. They should be seeded at
time when there is a good season in the
ground so they will terminate readily.
Top dressing with nitrate Of soda or
sulphate of ammonia will often cause
Fnar IN
is essentially cool weather crop.
Hence, seeding at the time indicated is
advocated under Georgia conditions.
This crop draws quite heavily on the
fertilizing elements in the soil and on
this account should be very literally
fertIized You should use formula
which will provide 40 to so pounds of
nitrogen and 20 to 80 pounds of phos-
phoric acid, and under ordinary condi-
tions so to IS pounds of potash. Pot
ash. however, is so high priced now and
difficult to obtain that you may be fore
ed to leave il out of the plant food
ration. Personally, We would not har-
vest the turnip crop until it was need
ed for the table, commercial purposes
or for feeding to live stock. This crop
will stand heavy freezes and will remain
out in the open until the advent of ex-
tremely cold weathr. Under ordinary
conditions they will pass through the
winter uninjured in this section of the
state where the climate is extremely
mild.
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FEEDING LIVE STOCK ECONOMI-
CALLY IN GEORGIA.
j. {. ", Umatilla. Fla, wnus: was
thinking OF going into the live stock bust
in Georgia, but on recent visit
found 50 few pastures OF consequence or
How these features
De OyercOmer
The matter of supplying cheap rough
age to live stock in Georgia is not as
difficult as you seem to suppose. Crops
adapted to the making of silage grow to
excellent advantage in the section of
the state in which you are Interested.
You will find, for instance, that white
Kafir corn and sugar-drip sorghum plant
ed in alternate rows will make a very
large yield of feed. from 10 up to Is
tons per acre. If this crop is allowed to
mature properly and then put in the si!o
the very choicest feed may be made
available for beef or dairy cattle at a
reasonable cost for eight or more months
of the year. We are still feeding silage
here at the college farm and find il as
cheap and effective a roughage as Ii is
possible for us to secure. 1t Is per-
feet substitute for grass and is easily
and conveniently stored, and is eaten with
keen relish by cattle at all seasons OF
the year. The extreme drought which
has prevailed in this section this spring
would have embarrassed us seriously
but for the fact of the silage which we
had in reserve.
You can, of course. establish Bermuda
grass pastures on the Triton sandy loan
without much difficulty. Sets may be
distributed or you may use seed. Bur
clover should be sown at the same time
the Bermuda is planted. Japan clover
could also be used to advantage. The
bur clover grows in the winter and
the Japan clover grows in the summer.
thereby adding materially to the value
of the grazing obtained. In south Geor-
gia carpet grass does we'll, especially
on the moist bottom lands, and promis-
es to become a more and more valuable
grass for grazing purposes as it's de-
sirable qualities are understood and ap-
preciated. You can, of course, have an
abundance of winter cereals for grazing
I'm south Georgia in which vetch and
crimson clover should have a prominent
place. BY establishing proper rotations,
suitable grazing areas and depending on
silage. therefore, live stock enterprise of
the character you have in mind can be
carried forward successfully and eco
grow this needed supply OF roughage
is concerned.
s.*s.
FOLLOWING SPRING RYE WITH
LEGUMES.
". A.. ROyston Ga. writes: 7 have
ten acres Of Ahrizzi rye which is now ma
turing and will be harvested next week.
In 1915 this land grew oats, followed with
pleas. the vines cut off. In 1915 the land
grew oats and in June planted in cotton
and in the fall OF 1916 sOwpd in rye. Ny
intentions are TO SOW Of this rye
stubble to cOwpeRs. and cut the vines plant
one acre in white peas and acre in
Potatoes. Ap preparing one acre for al
falfa. viii want TO turn under the straw
on this. acre and put about six tons Of
lime on IL and in peas which
are 20 be turned under in October. I have
20 tons Of lime. Would be glad 10 have
your criticism Of this plan.
CowpeaS should do we'll after rye
provided you can get them into the
soil promptly and conserve enough mois-
ture to enable you to secure a good
stand. We have had quite as good re-
suits on the college farm by disking in
cowpeas I'm a favorable season as from
blowing the land and working II up be-
fore planting this crop. The method
OF procedure would, OF course, be de-