Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-30

others, as well as those made by the
college, show that as large or larger
profits than those indicated in this ar
| ticle can be made from finishing beef
cattle in the south. Let US give the at
tention and consideration to this great
~ neglected industry which it's import
ance deserves.
INDUCING COTTON TO FRUIT MORE
FREELY.
/ J. +. s., Norcross Ca, writes |
J managing a four-horse farm with red peb-
| bly, soil and rather rolling. II has been
run in cotton for several years. II makes
| very good weed but does not fruit well.
would like to know what kind Of fertilizer
and how much to use to produce bale per
| acre.
1t would appear, from the description
| contained in your letter. that the soil on
! which you expect to grow cotton this
! year is rather low in available phos-
! phoric acid, and this is the element
which is particularly concerned in pro-
| noting the fruiting Of cotton and has
| tening the maturity thereof. 1t has
| been quite clearly shown, for instance,
that when this element is deficient in
the soil. even though there be an abun-
dance of nitrogen, a large yield will not
ordinarily be obtained When there is
plenty Of nitrogen In the soil in an
available form a good weed will be de-
| veloped and generally, when this is the
case and the cotton does not fruit sat
isfactorily, the addition say Of 200 to
400 pounds OF acid phosphate per acre
will be found helpful and profitable as
we'll. We have known the yield Of cot
ton to be increased by an application of
400 pounds Of acid phosphate under
such circumstances by from rs to 100
pounds Of lint which, If sold at 10 cents
a pound and upwards, would make the
above application of acid phosphate at
a cost of 81 per hundred quite profit
able
We think it best for you to put the
fertilizer under the drill row and unless
you are certain that the land is we'll
supplied with. nitrogen we would include
a little of this element, enough to pro-
vide a formula carrying per cent of
available nitrogen.
FERTILIZING CORN ON BOTTOM
LANDS
n. O.. S., WalesSa, Ca, writes: Please
give me the best formula for corn on bot
tom land. The land overflOwed last year
and left coat of rich sediment on it. 1t
has been in corn twenty years and made
from so 10 90 bushels. want to make
from rs TO 100 bushels per acre. plant the
prolific corn. Any suggestions will be
appreciated.
On bottom land such Is you describe. |
it should not be necessary to use
fertilizer running unusually high in
nitrogen for corn, although this crop
makes a heavy demand on this element.
Soils Of the type mentioned, however,
are likely to respond to applications of
acid phosphate and probably potash. |
Potash, Of course, can hardly be OBJ
tanned at a price which would justify |
you in using it this year We would |
advise, however, that you use 300
pounds of acid phosphate, together with
800 pounds of cotton seed meal or any |
other carrier of nitrogen in a sufficient
amount to supply the equivalent of the
available nitrogepous plant food con-
tanned in cotton seed meal. Our practice
would be to put this under the drill
row at the time of planting the corn
We believe that prolific variety could
be grown to advantage under the cir
oumstances.
LEADING VARIETIES OF CORN
FOR UPLANDS.
r. r. F.. Ashburn, Ca, writes: Which
do you think is the best variety OF corn
for prize acre Hastings Prolific or
Whatley's Prolific? What about planting
velvet beans and peanuts with the cornf
We have grown considerable num-
college demonstration field for a number
of years past and we think that there
is little to choose between a good strain
of either of the varieties mentioned in
your letter. We think either one will
do well in the vicinity OF Ashburn.
Whatley's Prolific originated. Of course
in south Georsia and seems we'll adapt
ed for cultivation I'm that section. If
you can secure good seed close to your
A. ,.n..N-. Il
no objection to it's use.
Situated as you are we would plant
corn in rows about 40 to 8 feet apart
Place the velvet beans in the soil be-
side each third or fourth stalk of corn.
.,e would plant the beans when the
corn is about ten inches high. IT takes
a little more trouble to plant them in
the manner indicated. but they have
on which to climb as soon
as they BEGIN to develop. II planted in
the manner indicated they do not grow
so rapidly as to overtop or injure the
corn before it natures.
If you desire to plant ground peas
in the middle OF the rows we would
put the corn in six or seven-foot drills.
You can, Of course, plant the velvet
beans alongside the corn row as indi-
Gated in that event.
DATA RELATIVE TO DWARF ESSEX
RAPE.
J. c., Simpsonvile, s. c., writes:
would like all the information possible about
Dwarf Essex rape. thinking of
sowing a patch for hogs to Craze on. When
should 1t be sown? Should IL be broad
casted or sown in drills, and when should
IL be grazed; What is the next earliest
crop for hogs after rape il goneT I have
built a pasture with some Bermuda grass
in 1t. also swamp grass and water Any
Information helpful to entering the hog
raising business will be appreciated.