Macon beacon., 1918-05-10
Noxubss County Farm Notes.

Noxubse County Farm Notss.
Many questions have come to Us
lately with reference to fertilizers.
legumes, rotations, etc., suggesting
that the question giving our farmers
concern 10 one Of maintaining the pro-
ductiveness Of their coils.
cssh Crops Often 0vsrdons
The cash crop has always worked for
soil depletion in every great farming
locality-corn IN the corn belt. wheat
in the wheat belt. and cotton in the
cotton belt. When the facts are
known, the cause 10 obvious. and the
correction plain.
The famed ''black belt" has about
1900 lbs. nitrogen in the plow surface.
We may figure that ordinarily 2 per
cent of the total nitrogen In an ordin-
ary soil devoid Of actively decaying
organic matter il available for crop
growth. This would be 40 lbs. per
year. It takes 40 lbs. nitrogen to pro-
duce half bale cotton with the seed
and stalks that 60 with the crop.
Other fertility factors 40 phosphorus
and acidity may tend to make the yield
even less. Physical factors 10 drain
age, tilth, etc.. may limit the yield.
Ordinarily half q bale,of cotton ID all
we should expect under these col,di-
tions.
A Censsson Cofsow Belt Kosafiom
Nor are our common cropping sys-
TENS such as to maintain the nitrogen
for high yields. To illustrate, in cot
ton, corn with peas rotation we would
have
1-75O lbs. seed cotton requires 16 l-2
lbs. nitrogen.
2-75O lbs. seed cotton requires 16 1-2
lbs. nitrogen.
3-25 bu. corn requires rs lbs. nitrogen.
Total for rotation requires SO lbs.
nitrogen.
That 10 with corn and cotton stalks
left on the field, then 5S lbs. nitrogen
is taken away. This should be re-
turned by using legumes in the rota-
tation. To this end peas are generally
planted in the corn. The peas are
generally picked and the vines grazed.
This, il the vines make 1,5O0 lbs. per
acre, would add 25 lbs. nitrogen. But
there is a deficiency Of 58 lbs. to make
up. Thus this rotation does not i'm
prove the land.
Lsssnsss In the SouIh
The land Of the South has more pos.
sibilities Of production than any other
section of the country, because Of rain.
tall and length Of the season. At the
same time legumes grow better in the
South and less use is made Of them
than in any agricultural section.
Only the South will produce Man,
moth Soy Beans, Velvet beans. lespe-
deza, Bur and small clovers, more than
four alfalfa cuttings. Vetch and rye
for hay. Melelotus in rotation, and
Crimson Clover for hay.
Cotton After a Lssums
At the Arkansas Station hogs were
allowed to Craze down equal areas OF
peanuts and soy beans. This was fol-
lowed by cotton the next year. and
compared with cotton after corn moi
grazed. The seed cotton was increased
61.1 per cent after the peanuts, and
44.6 per cent after the soy beans, ovei
the corn alone.
Hog Cholsrs IN Nexubss
Farmers are losing hogs from cholers
in the southeast part Of the county.
Dead animals should be destroyed by
burning. Open the carcass and pour
lamp oil inside TO help burn. KeeE
hogs in a. much rs possible, and guart
against dogs, buzzards, etc. A tea.
spoonful Of dip per 100 lbs. live weight
per day in swiIl will aid in warding
cholera of. Vaccination Is the only
certain remedy and then the serum
must be good.
Rid your hogs Of lice. They lower
the pigs vitality and render him sus.
ceptible to disease.
To Tie Pis CIsk Msssbsss
You should have your pig by now.
Most members are getting registered