Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-29

ever, we have very little cold storage
space available at the present time,
because the requirements of the gov
eminent for the storage of food neceSSi-
tates most of it being turned over for
that purpose, hence available storage
space is now almost impossible to OBJ
tain. On the other hand, this is a mat
ter to which our attention should be d.
rected when more peaceful times ar
rive, as there should of necessity De a
good cold storage plant available Tor
medium sized town or community IN
Georgia We produce vast quantities OF
perishables which could then be stored
at certain seasons of production ana
made useful in off-SeaSOnS or when there
is a scarcity. In this way great zeal
of money could be saved and we could
become practically Selt-SuStalnlhS III Ille
matter of periShable food products
throughout the year from the products
of our own fields and orchafdS. OhllI
this is done we will have seasons OF
plenty as now pertain ana Ille , ST Ti,S,,t
when many products which our climate
and soil produces under more advantage
Gus conditions cannot be secured except
through importation from distant Iocdil-
ties at excessive prices. .
I do not happen to know off-hand of
any place where one might wish TO
use as small a quantity OF potatoes as
you indicate having in your possess
sion. . 80,
making such thorOugh-golng etortS 10
conserve and that you are also enSaged
in gathering peach seeds, WalnutS ana
hickory nuts Tor the use of the army.
This is an important and very deSlraDle
thing for you to do aHl your eHoFts III
this direction are to be commenced.
The Best Means Of Controlling JOlh-
son Grass
w. O. s. Adrian, Ga, writes: Is there
any way to get rid Of Johnson grass 20.
Johnson grass is one Of the most dlHl-
cult grasses to eradicate. rms i que
60. =,
hence when the land it has infested II
broken and the root is cut up mo
smaller pieces, the tendency for II IS 10
multiply and become more trouDlGSoiuc
than ever. Some people grow Johnson
grass for hay and find it Naluapie
crop. There is objection to its cultlFa-
ton, however, because OF the cnardcleI
1t possesses, which has already neeh
nointed out Since it seeds itself free-
lv when cultivated for hay and i've
stock. the tendency is to spread u sun
further and on this account we cannot
advocate it's cultivation. The next queS-
ton is as to the ACCESSIBILITY of buying
land which it has infested. For our
selves, we would not hesitate TO 90 TINS.
When the college farm here at AthehS
first came into our possession johnson
grass was growing more or less an oNei
it. We have not succeeded i'll eradlcat-
ing all of it, but through thorough ana
persistant cultivation we have gotten
rid of a good deal Of it and brought all
of it under control so that we can nam
die it quite successfully. Our practlce
has been to grow smother crops on the
land which it had infested. we nave
used for this purpose rye ana Nelcu
SOwn in the fall, and followed by COW
meas or velvet beans in the spring. IT
this practice is persistently enforced
for three or four years, the spread OF
this grass can be prevented all together
and it can be quite ehectlNeIy SmOJher-
ed out Another good plan to follow IS
10 n
when the season is likely to be very
dry. Shallow blowing is TO be advised
The land should then be narrowed very
thoroughly and the roots brought to
the surface, ralIed up and burned Plow-
ing the land shallow in the early rail-
is also a good practice, as this brings
many of the roots to the surface ana
exposes them in such manner that the
winter freezes destroy many of them.
1t often happens that land which is in
fected with Johnson grass can be
bought at a considerably lower rate per
acre than land in a higher state of Gull
tivation By purchasing on this basis
and handling as indicated it is possible
to control and eliminate the Johnson
grass and thus insure a good return on
the money invested.
Grasses Suited to Bottom Land
J. W. T.. Triton, Ca, writes: | have
eight acres of low. level, sandy land. The
soil is fine. dark sand. Corn and oats do
well on this land in an ordinarily dry
year. Rice does wen any year l want to
plant this in some kind of grass for sum
mer hog grazing. Please advise what kind
would be best TO use.
You will probably obtain better results
on the land in question If you plant
mixture of grasses and clover rather thar
to rely on the use of a single variety
The best summer growing grasses fol
your section of the state would be Der.
muda grass, Carpet grass and some o.
the Paspalums. The Bermuda may be
started from sets put out now or prob
ably better early in the spring. 1t can
Of course, be developed from seed. Pos
sibly you can obtain seed of the otneI
varieties mentioned through the medium
of any reliable seed house. IheSe arc
the best summer growing grasses yOJ
can rely on. In addition you should en-
deavo to establish Japan clover OF
this area of land. This is summe'
growing legume, starring rather late ir
the spring, and being cut down by the
first frosts of autumn. For winter ans
spring grazing the addition of som
burr clover and white clover TO your
mixture will be found desirable AmOnc
the best of the tame grasses to be used
under circumstances such as you de.
scribe would be orchard grass, Italian
rye grass and tall oat meadow grass
The orchard grass is best adapted Tor
growth under semi-Sh2ded conditions
1t will make you valuable pasturaEe j.
the early spring. Italian rye grass !.
valuable for fall. winter and spring
grazing 1t has the disadvantage, how.
ever of being an annual and would
have 70 be re+eCOeu every year L ~
meadow oat grass is valuable for spring
and summer grazing. II stands th'
midsummer heat ana drought probably
better than almost any of the meadow
grasses which are ayail9ble. Rhode
value i'm many sections of the south
It's cultivation is probably still in IN,
experimental state, and we would hardly
feel justified in making definite recon-
mendations relative thereto as yet.
Under the circumstances, we would
suggest that YOU try, say, mixture OF
eight or ten pounds Of tall oat grass
five pounds white clover and eiEh
pounds Italian rye grass. When thi.
sod DIES down in the String we would
put out Bermuda sets and SOW about
five to cleht pounds to the acre OF -es-
pedesa. working the seed we'll into The
surface soil A liberal fertilization of
the land. unless it is exceptionally rich
will be desirable. A mixture. Of gcid
phosphate and cotton seed meal used AT
the rate of 500 20 500 pounds per qcr
should prove satisfactory. You til'
have the best success in the cultivation
of grass on rather low. moist areas OF
land in your section of the state.