Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-19
CULTIVATING OATS

1 vegetable matter. This type of soil does
not dry out so readily as some others,
| and as a drought often prevails when
| the oat crop is nearing maturity, IL Is
desirable that those lands most reten-
! tive OF moisture be selected for plant
! ing. Experiments conducted for several
years indicate that the Triton sandy
loam the Cecil sandy loan. the Bradley
| sandy loan, the Cecil clay loan, ana
+, the Greenville loamy sand are the best
soils on which to grow oats in Georgia
There are great areas of these soils
available in different parts of the state
and there should be no trouble about
finding the right kind of soil to plant
1t is important that early-msturing
varieties be selected. Those sorts which
mature two to three weeks earlier than
others generally give the bst yield owing
to the Frequency with which we have a
spring drought. Another fact to bear in
mind is that early seeding gives the best
results. Get the oats in by october Id
In north Georgia and November 10 in
south Georgia. They can, of course. be
planted in both sections of the state
two weeks earlier. These dates apply
to the Piedmont and Coastal Plains re-
gion as we'll We advise in most in
stances that the land be prepared by
disking rather blowing Thorough cross
disking will answer very well. When the
land is in at all good condition, we have
obtained about as good results from the
use of the double disk as from blowing.
Seeding can be accomplished much more
quickly by disking than by blowing.
AS to the fertilizers to use at the time
of planting, 400 to 800 pounds of acid
phosphate will be sufficient. and in the
spring top dress with so to 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda or sulphate of am
monia. On soils which are thin and poor
some organic nitrogen may be applied
in the fall, say 100 pounds of cottonseed
meal The nitrate of soda should be
put on about February Is in the south
half and about March l in the northern
half Of the oat territory. The best
Yields have been obtained by planting the
oats with a grain drill. Broadcasting is
not nearly as satisfactory as drilling
them IN. The open furrow method dur
ing fve-year test has not given
yield in excess of that obtained where
the oats were planted on well-prepared
soil with a grain drill. Remember that
oats should be treated for smut Sprinkle
them thoroughly with a solution of one
pound or one pint of formaldehyde dis
solved In fifty gallons of water. Use one
gallon of the solution to three bushels
of eats. Use from six to eight pecks
of seed per acre.
AS to varieties, the Appler, Texas
Rust Proof. Bancroft and Fulghum stand
at the head of the list.
SOWING WHEAT AFTER cowPEAs.
T.. A. r., Jonesooro, Ca. writes: have
a piece Of land which sown to wheat
last fall. About two-thirds of the wheat
killed. and IT was sown to peas after
the wheat was cut. l intend picking the
peas and leaving the viens on the land.
advisable
fall? My cotton is late and I cannot well
| sow after cotton. also have a piece OF
ground sown to velvet beans and corn which
| | want to SOW TO wheat. Would 1t be
better to turn the vines under green or wait
until the frost kills them?
There is no reason why you should
not plant wheat on the piece of land
devoted to this crop last year and on
which part of the wheat was killed out
by the severe freeze of February. In
your section OF the state it is desirable
to have wheat in the ground by the
18th of this month. You should, there
fore, hasten to prepare the land as soon
as possible. 1t is sometimes desirable
to break the land to a depth of say
four or five inches. Deep breaking
of the soil for wheat ia not necessary
OF advisable except under unusual cir
cumstances. The peavines life on the
land should enrich 1t considerably and
we would advise that you sow bushel
to a bushel and peck of wheat.
|, When planting the wheat fertilize
with ESQ pounds of acid phosphate.
Drilling the wheat is much more effec-
tive in the matter of securing stand
and enabling IT to resist adverse wealth
er conditions than broadcasting 1t. Any
good standard variety will answer very
we'll for your section, such as the Medi-
terranean, Fulcaster, Early Ripe, Early
May, Klondike and Fultz.
| 1t is not desirable to wait until a
green crop of legumes is destroyed by
freeze Much of the nitrogen they con-
tain is in the leaves and after frost
. falls these leaves crumple up and die
very rapidly, hence the nitrogen they
contain is largely dissipated. If you in
tend to leave the stalks and vines on
the land II will be necessary after you
have taken off the fodder and the corr
to pillow this area. A disk run over
the land will cut up the vines and stalks
quite satisfactorily. Then turn the
whole mass under to a good depth. II
YOU do this IL will be necessary to roll
the land and compact it and provide
good seed bed. We do not think II
: necessary to use nitrogen under youl
. wheat crop. but we would certainly tor
/ dress the land with ESQ pounds Of nj
Il trate of soda or sulphate Of ammonis
y carly IN the SpilHBs soy obONN NAiS 49,
- of March.
SOWING RYE IN NORTH GEORGIA
W. b. g., Canon, Ga. writes: have a
Il piece OF upland l going to sow in rye.
Il want TO SOW IL in grass for pasture. What
u kind will give the best results7
One wishing TO SOW rye for pasture
should plant 1t Immediately. In your
sc elton of the state II would have beer
better if you could have put 1T in II
September When seeding for grain, o.
course. later planting will be all right
but for grazing 1t is important that thu
rye be planted early so as to make al
much top before cold weather sets II
as possible.
j, while several varieties of rye ma!
be planted, we are disposed to thinl
q that you will find the AbruZzi about al
good as anything you can use. w
think Il well to seed at the rate o
three pecks or a bushel per acre. w
y prefer to drill the rye in. On small
\ scale you might use the single dis
y planter, or one of the three or six ho
,, drills or a regular grain drill. Whei