Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-16


year. If this material were used in as
ISOLATION with yard manure or on soils
very rich in vegetable matter better re-
suits would follow it's application than
will be obtained on our average Georgia
lands, which are low in vegetable matter
and to which we are applying compare
lively little yard manure. Presumably
in fertilizlng your crops you desire to
use plant food which will he quite
readily available and in that event we
would advise you to use cotton seed
meal and 16 per cent acid phosphate in
equal proportions. If you prefer to use
some other carrier of nitrogen which YOU
can purchase a the same or lower cost
it will be all right to use it in an amount
which will supply the same proportion
Of available nitrogen as the 1000
pounds of cotton seed meal
TIME TO APPLY FERTILIZER TO
COTTON
W. Ia W. Smyrna Ca. writes: l have
about six acres of cotton land to the pillow.
The land has been in weeds for a year or
two. What do yOu think of using 800 to
40c pounds Of Is per cent acid phosphate
at the time Of planting, and about 100
pounds Of nitrate Of soda when the cotton
is chopped
Situated as you are we would plow
the land intended for cotton as soon as
possible. Bury the weeds and trash to
good depth. Ii you can do this soon
1t would be a great advantage, as 1t
will give the ground a chance to settle
and will hasten the decay of the weeds
and trash. AS soon as the season opens
ur good we would bed the land for cot
ton. An implement Of the Planet Jr.,
/ HT1
would use a formula containing 500
pounds acid phophate and 100 pounds
nitrate of soda, as you suggested. We
would mix these ingredients together
and put them under the drill row. There
is not so much danger of loss OF nitro
gen from the soil, even though applied
in the form of nitrate of soda, as some
seem to think. Especially is this true
on clay lands such as prevail In your
section of the state. Moreover, all of
our experiments show that the early APP
plication of fertilizer 10 cotton has uni
formly given the best results. The use
of a liberal amount of acid phosphate
will be instrumental in Fastening ma
turity. matter of great Importance
where one is pushing cotton forward in
order to develop it early in the season
and thus mature part of it before the
boil weevil has an opportunity to de-
velop sufficiently to destroy the hollis
| first set on by the young plants.
DESTROYING THE GRAIN wEEVIL
IN CORN.
| II. T. B.. Stuckey Ca, writes: VIII you
please tell what will kin weevil in
corn | have husked corn, corn in the
shGck and long forage all in the same crib.
would like to know something that will
| kill the weevil and not be dangerous to stock
that eat the forage. How do you cure
broom corn to keep the right colorI know
now TO raise it, but cannot cure IT with
success.
Weevils may be destroyed in corn by
using carbon bisulphide in the proper
tion of one pound to one ton of grain.
This is a colorless liquid possessing a
most offensive odor. 1t is heavier than
air and eVaporates very quickly.
Put the grain to be treated in a COM
paratively tight bin or crib. Secure
the necessary amount of carbon bisul-
phide and place in shallow pans on top
of the bin or orig. Cover the crib with
a tarpaulin and allow to stand for a
| few hours. Treatments should be re-
! peated several times during the season.
! This is an effectual remedy and if used
/ will certainly destroy all weevils with
out injuring the grain for food. Re-
member that this material is harmless
is inflammable use only in the day time.
! Broom corn may be cured as follows
! First the seed must be removed from
| the brush. This is done, as you know,
/ by bringing the seed heads in contact
| with a revolving toothed cylinder. 1t
is much like that of an ordinary thrash
er. From the thrasher the brush is
| taken to a drying shed where it must
| be allowed to cure for three or four
i@ toll hnt &c
! process of curing should proceed rapid
! ly, the brush should not be exposed to
! strong light 'as this will destroy the
fresh color. Brushes cured in the open
or in the field will not command a good
price from the manufacturer. In curing
broom corn, therefore, the best pToce-
dure is to build shelves, say a foot or
so apart all around the interior Of the
shed and lay the brushes thereon.
FEEDING IRISH POTATOES.
ID. A. s.. Midtown, Ga. wites: ] am go
ing TO plant two acres to Irish potatoes. Is
l. per cent acid phosphate good ferti-
lzer for them? | going to use stable
manure also How much phosphate should
| / use?
One can afford to use Ave tons and
upwards per acre of well rotted farm
gard manure under Irish potatoes. Sit
| uated as you are, we would see that
the manure is thoroughly composted,
then we would lay the rows off for the
potatoes about three feet apart. We
would open good wide furrow and get
we'll down to the subsoil. The manure
should be put in the bottom Of the drill
and worked in with the soil thoroug hly
by means of a bull-tongue, then throw a
| little furrow in on top of the manure.
| Scatter a fertilizer consisting of equal
parts of cotton seed meal and acid phos-
phate in the bottom of the row. using
say 500 pounds per acre. Work into the
soil. then drop the potatoes about
eighteen inches apart in the drill Cut
so as to leave two eyes to the piece.
Fight the bugs persistently by using
Paris green. Cultivate rapid and shall
: low and keep well hilled Early plant