Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-02-15

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potash and two grains of cyanide of
potassium in quart of water Will
! sometimes be found helpful.
PLANTING NC CROPS In
COTTON.
l.. s., College Park, Ca, writes: viii II
| be practicable and advisable TO plant onions,
cabbage and rutabagas between cotton roWsf
1t seems it wOuld be feasible, for they
| would not be planted until after cotton was
laid by. II the above is practicable, now
FAR apart should the cotton rows be;
if one were to plant cotton in six
foot rows we can see no reason why
rutabagas, onions or cabbage might
not be planted in the middles after the
crop is laid by. and when favorable
season for the planting OF these crops
occurs. our experience shows that
rutabagaS are generally best planted
about the 18th of August to the first OF
September. The difficulty in establish
ing this crop generally arises from the
drouth which is likely to be in progress
at the season of the year Indicated.
Cabbage can, of course, be planted at
the same season for late fall anu early
winter use Onions should be planted
about this time or a little later, If 1t is
your purpose to transplant them when
they have reached the size of lead PEN
ellis, to make a winter or spring crop.
crops in between cotton in so far as
we can see, would be in the fact that
they might be damaged m IN
picking the cotton, though II Wlde
rows were used and a little care exer-
cised there is no reason why the cotton
could not be picked without serious in
jury to the crops mentioned. 1t may
be also that the cotton would pump out
of the ground the water which falls
as rain and leave 1t in very dry con-
dition, making it exceedingly difficult to
secure the proper termination OF the
seed or the easy establishment of the
young plants in a new environment 'On
the other hand, the cotton may afford
some shade which would be appreciated
by these crops and prove helpful Per-
sonally, we believe that we would
rather plant the cotton somewhat closer,
say in four-foot rows, and reserve and
work a piece of ground to be used for
three crops mentioned. We believe
that by blowing it and stirring it fire.
quently and keeping a dust mulch on IL
during the summer and properly scat
tering some compost over it, you can
keep sufficient moisture in it to insure
more rapid termination and a quicker
growth and development Of the plants
in question than if you attempt to seed
them between the cotton rows as you
have suggested.
Of course in any event, crops of this
character should be we'll fertilized so as
10 stimulate their rapid development.
For this purpose equal parts of cotton
seed meal and acid phosphate may be
found satisfactory. You may use any
other carrier of nitrogen you please IL
it, will supply available plant food as
cheaply or more cheaply than cotton
seed meal.
FEEDING VELVET BEANS TO HOGS
w. T., Thomasville. Ca, writes: We
would like to know the best way to feed
velvet beans to hogs, whether dry in the
pod. soaked or cracked, or ground? Now
that shorts are so high and scarce is vel
vet bean meal any good for SOW with
pigs?
We have fed velvet beans quite ex-
tensively to hogs here at the college.
They have, however, been fed in the
ground form, the hulls being included.
. This is chiefly due to the fact that the
beans by reason of their bulky character
are rather difficult to obtain in north
Georgia at reasonable prices AS yet,
you understand, this crop is not extern
sively grown. north of the fall line,
hence it is more economical for us to
buy velvet bean meal than beans in the
pod. Our best results have come from
feeding velvet beans in the proportion of
two-thirds to one-third of corn meal,
bran or shorts. Any one of these three
concentrates may be fed with advantage.
Where hogs are to be fattened it is
probably best to make the ration half
velvet beans and half corn meal. You
may, of course, use corn and cob meal
provided it is ground fairly fine. We
would not hesitate, however. to feed vel
vet beans alone to hogs either in the
form of meal, dry in the pod or soaked
in the pod. We prefer to feed them
: soaked in the pod. however, because
the hogs will eat them more readily,
masticate them more thoroughly, and
will eliminate the pods with compare
tive ease. We do not think it as good
practice to feed the ground or flat
beans and hulls, as we have observed
IN some cases that the pod, because OF
its sharp character, may abrade or ir-
ritate the alimentary canal. The trouble
from this source has not amounted to
much, but there is, of course, a certain
amount of objection to their use unless
finely ground, for reason indicated.
There is no reason why velvet beans
should not be fed to animals carrying
young. At least, we have experienced no
difficulty in this direction. There is
= no truth in the statement that velvet
beans will poison young hogs when fed
1 nthe hulls. The injury is caused by
the hull itself, as already pointed out.
For this elias sof animals we do not adj
wise that velvet beans i nthe hulls be
used unless very finely ground.
CoTToNsEED MEAL FOR WORK
+ STOCK.
7. A. c., Lizella, Ca, writes: How
much cottOnseed meal could l feed with
safety TO 800 pound work stock? Also how
much of the hull and bean meal would it
take TO take the place Of the cottonseed
meal?
There is no reason why as much as
two pounds of cottonseed meal per head
per day cannot be fed with satisfaction
TO work stock. 1t is best fed when
, mixed with corn meal or corn and cob
) meal. Some oats, of course, can be add
ed to such a mixture with advantage. In
) case you mix corn and cob meal mix
500 pounds of it with 100 pounds of cot
, tonseed meal and feed at the rate Of
twelve to fifteen pounds per 1000 pounds
! of live weight. For a 900-pound mule
about twelve pounds should be about the
right amount to give each day when do
ing hard labor. When mules are stand
ing in the stable or idle they should not
be fed sa much. Their grain should be