Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-05

tuce under normal conditions super
.hundaucH OF that element known rs
protein. This is due 10 our very larSe
annual outturn of cottouscCd meal We
are also now emphasizing the production
Of velvet beans. CoWpCaS, SOY Deans ana
peanuts. hence there is a tendency for
our markets 10 be surieited with con-
CentrateS running exceptionally nigh IN
protein and which are. relatively speak
ing. deficient i'm carbohydrates. Hence.
IN order TO balance up these concen-
trates and insure their being FED with
the highest degree OF success IL is neccS-
cary for us to emphasize the CultlNa-
ton of such cereals as corn and oats.
These two crops are essentially valuable
FOR the nutrition of live stock. Thcy
have the merit az combining exc option
mentioned above. This demonstrates.
there ore. why greater attention and
consideration should he given 10 the Cul-
Jivation Of winter oats as providing one
of the best companion foods TO be used
in conjunction with some o. those
named for the nutrition OF live stock
in the southeastern states.
There are some who no doubt will
say tuat We cannot cultivate oats prof
ijabiy. They viii point TO the partial
failuresoI the crop during the last two
or three winters by reason of the eX-
tremc weather to which it was subject
on various occasions. They overlook the
fact, however, that the man who pre-
pared MS lGuu properly Seeueu ms
oats in a suitable season and fertilized
them properly did not lose his crop.
To be perfectly frank, IL is the careless
and indifferent land owner who as a
rule loses his cat crop, and the loss in
nearly all instances is directly trace
able to mismanaEcment. As matter
Of economy we should devote several
thousand acres of land to oats in Geor-
Sla. There IS no more effective way OF
preventing soil erosion, which causes
a dreadful loss of plant food, amount
ing in the aggregate to millions of
dollars a year. Even if we reap no
harvest from the oat crop, the mere
covering up of the soil and the hold
ing and fixing of the plant food therein
b. the growing OF this crop would
make its cultivation both desirable and
profitable. Can we cultivate oats on
an extensive scale, or is the produc-
ton of this crop limited to a rather
restricted area? our field test platS
indicate that this crop is adapted to
general cultivation. 1t is true that the
largest yields per acre have been OBJ
tanned from the sandy soils of the
southern part of the state, but excel
lent yields can be obtained throughout
the Piedmont area as well. There is
tendency even more marked probably
in north than in south Georgia, for in
stance. TO defer the planting of the
cat crop until relatively late. The re-
suit is that il is generally winter killed
70 z much greater extent in north Geor-
3 ID ltttll IN SoulA bNOAStt. FAR pIditN
Ing in this section of the state will in
sure. however, yields equally satisfac-
tory to these obtained on the sander
areas of the coastal plain region. EX-
Uerimcnts made in Bulloch county on
Triton sandy loan showed an average
yield OF S7.S bushels per acre. These
tests covered a period of three years.
IN Pike county on the Cecil sandy loan
the average yield for a period Of four
years of 200 bushels. n Hancock
county on the Bradley sandy loan the
Weld was 15.6 bushels. In Walton
county on the Cecil clay loan the yield
was 1873 bushels.
In seeding oats the time of planting
g ore uf tho moss important factors to
..-n s. r,i,G. TO ascertain the NEST