Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-10-08

should lose no time in preparing the
ground for it. All our experience lndl-
Gates that early planting is the most
profitable. Seeding in north Georgia
Anywhere from the 18th of october to
the LIST of November will be found most
satisfactory. In the southern part OF
the state wheat may be plante1 IRON rom
the LIST of November to the 10th. Or
course, there are those who maintain
they can plant later and obtain good
results. These, however, are the eXcep-
lions TO the rule. The fact of the mat
ter-is that we would obtain much larger
yields of wheat and find IL far more
profitable crop If we would only plant
II earlier. This advice Is not based on
theory but on the results of a large
number of tests made in various parts
of the state. Remember also that wheat
can be cultivated to excellent advantage
on the better types of soil south OF the
fan line There has been an impress
sion for a long time that people in the
southern part of the state could not
undertake the cultivation of wheat sat
iSfactorily. This is without foundatlon
in fact, as the results last year demon
strated.
In planting wheat it is important,
first of all. to select well drained land
and prepare a good seed bed. If the
land is broken immediate blowing is
essential because the soil must be al
lowed to settle and rather trm SEED
bed obtained before the wheat is plant
ed This crop can often be sown TO
advantage on land devoted to cowpeas
and which can be prepared under Ia
vorable seasonal conditions by cross
disking il. Our experience and obser-
walton has clearly shown us, however.
that the man who expects to succeed
with wheat must put plenty OF time
and effort into the proper preparation
of the land. It is little better than
waste of energy to seed wheat in the
Indifferent manner followed by so many
of our farmers. It is no wonder they
feel IL improbable and claim II cannot
be cultivated satisfactorily. They are
not doing themselves justice in seed
ing wheat in this manner, and at the
present time such practices are to be
discountenanced. When land has to be
plowed, It can often be sufficiently com
pacted by the use of the roller and a
firm seed bed may be obtained through
the use of the disk and the harrow. If
wheat is to be seeded on land where
cotton was grown last year as in the
sections infested with the boil weevfl.
the stalks of cotton should be plowed
under Immediately and to the greatest
possible depth. Someone will say that
the cotton has not all been harvested.
In this they are mistaken as there is
no second or top crop of cotton in
areas infested with the boil weevil.
Burying the stalks of cotton to a good
depth insures the destruction of the
weevil and is, therefore, a means of
minimizing the damage he would 9TH
erwise effect next year.
OF the varieties of wheat recommend
ed Tor plantlnS IN georgia the IOllOW-
ing stand high in our list OF the large
number of strains tested: Georgia red,
sometimes known as blue stem, Full
caster, Leaps prolific, and Mediter-
ranean. These are standard sorts of
wheat not new or fancy varieties They
have stood the test OF many years.
They produce we'll under great vari-
ETY. of soil and climatic conditions and.
therefore, we advise the planting of
well selected strains of wheat of any
of the varieties mentioned.
Remember that wheat for planting
should be treated with formaldehyde to
prevent smut. This is a matter of the
utmost Importance. One pound of a
40 per cent solution of formaldehyde
should be dissolved in 80 gallons of
water. The formalin should be sprin-
the grains will be thoroughly wetted.
1t should then be covered with a tar
paulin and allowed to stand for two or
three hours and then uncovered and
spread out to dry.
Remember that il is needless to pay
fancy prices for wheat There are all
sorts of INSCRIPTIONS people travelling
all over the state asking farmers IS,
IS and 50 a bushel for wheat. Do not
pay these exorbitant prices. Purchase
your wheat through a reliable seeds
man Consult your county agent for
further advice and information. He
the public welfare and he can aid you
in securing the kind and variety of seed
wheat you need at a reasonable price.
Turning Tender Green Crops
c. f. ", Macon, Ca, writes: / have
piece of land which has been allowed
20 lay out for the past year and is covered
with hog weeds six TO eight feet high. 1
have another piece covered with a green
crop Of peas and grass Now 1 want TO
turn all this land with a disk pillow rs
l do not intend cutting the peas, Would
it be better to turn it now or wait until
after frost? Would you advise my planting
wheat or oats on this land?
Situated q III Q6N 80
you to turn under the mass of green
material on your land as soon as prac-
ticable. Turn it under to the greatest
depth possible. You should be able to
accomplish this satisfactorily with a
disk pillow. Weeds of the character you
describe will help to enrich the SOIL
The cowpea crop will also be valuable
for this purpose and will enrich ii more
than the crop of weeds because the cow
peas have the power under normal con-
ditions of assimilating nitrogen out of
the air. When you turn this mass of
material under you should roll the land
and then harrow or cross disk it thor
oughly to insure the obtainment of a
fine and uniform seed bed We would
then advise that you plant either wheat
or some other cereal crop. In your sec
ton the wheat should be sown about
the first of November This would give
you thirty days in which to prepare the
land and secure a fine, uniform and sat
isfactory seed bed
In planting wheat on this land we
would recommend the use of a formula
containing 100 pounds of cotton seed
meal and 200 to 800 pounds of acid
phosphate. 1t is important that these
Ingredients be mixed together and thor
oughly distributed through the soil so
they will not come in direct contact
with the seed, as cotton seed meal
some times on coming in contact with
the wheat grains affect their germina-
ton adversely. The government has
asked us to produce in Georgia two TO
five acres of wheat to the pillow and to
devote 50O,O 600 acres in this state to the
crop. They have informed US that we
must produce a considerable part of
the wheat we use for bread making in
1919. This is to be a part of the patri-
otto contribution of the southern farmer
and landowner to the national cause of
freedom. 1t is very desirable and essen
tial, therefore, that you devote as much
of your land as possible to this worthy,
essential and national undertaking.
Smut In Wheat and It's Control
". j. w, Cuthbert, Ca, writes / am
sending you sample of some wheat which
] raised this year. ] sent 1t to the miller
but he refused to grind it on account Of
il containing so much smut. What dis
position should / make of this wheat9 /
have forty bushels Of ii.
The sample of wheat you sent US was
| carefully examined in our agronomy
| laboratory and was found to contain a
| very large percentage of sinking smut,
| which makes It unSa tisfactory for food
purposes and fully justifies the miller
| in refusing to grind 1t. If you could
| W%-- Il NKH~~R0SS