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


ants AS terrible as the war seems to US,
vet we know it is the one and only way to
crush Prussianism. Peace! Peace! we cry, Dut
do some of us consider. that peace is not
wanted until we have gained that which we
are fighting for-but we shall win IN tlme:
II may take several months, nay years OUT
in the end we will be well paid. Ot course
In some way treat this wheat so as 10
remove the smut balls from 1T then pos
sibly the remainder might pc MADE iho9
separating the smut balls from the good
grains of wheat would be through I'm,
mersing the grain in water. Inc SmuS
balls will then rise f T to t 16est Wiii then
have to be dried. The only other .tntiiiS
you could do with this Wheat "o 1IliHi
be to use it for stock tood, as you VIII
not find il satisfactory for flour pro-
In planting wheat another year you
should treat it with formaldehyde II
you do this you should pc aple "
prevent trouble of the character you
have experienced this year. Secure a
pound of formaldehyde and dilute II
with so gallons of water. immense the
grain to be treated in water and SKIM
off the balls Then dry it and next
apply the formalin. A watering pot
can be used for this purpose. II Is
important that every grain De Wet snTI
oughlv. though the use of an EXCESSIVE
amount of the solution is to be avolu-
ed. About one gallon of the soIutloll
should be sufficient to treat Dushel Oh
grain Leave the treated grain IN
5iIe for two or three hours, covering
II with a tarpaulin or any other heaVy
covering which may De conVehIeIiC =.
Then spread out to dry- and wneh II
has dried thoroughly seed immedlateIy.
Do not use wheat of the type you have
on hand now for planting.
leading Varieties of Winter Cereals
T. r. R.. Savannah, Ca, writes: What
rye. oats and vetch?
There is of course, no one pest va
rietv Of wheat for planting in Georgia,
bnt orr eynerience indicates that the
Mediterranean, Australian Red, Leap ,
Prolific, Mammoth Red, FulcaSter anu
Georgia Red are. all good varieties ror
nlanting in the different sections OF Ile
state The Georgia Red has done par
ticularlv. we'll in the southern part OF
the state, but the other varieties men,
toned press it closely. ,,-,,a.i
AS for rye. we suggest tine ApruHzl
for early pastures and grain productlon
in your section. The Virginia ana SCUM
Georgia varieties are peter adapte'u
for grain production alone. There IS
not much TO choose between THESE va
OF the varieties OF oats the Appler,
Texas Pust Proof and Fulghum are
s'I Hsirv vetch of the Oregon variety
NAV be Wanted in your section or the
state. There is only one variety OF
interested and the seed of which you are
I;,,eI,S ~ fnd AVAILABLE at this time.
There should be no difficulty in OBTAIN
ing good strains of seed or any OF tne
varieties Of cereals or legumes men
nsts About Lime ana It's Use in Agri-
culture.
urder . opt to- some higb-grade agricultural
lime lands near Macon, and would like TO
get data on nse of s tn in fSs r saeY n
So what is their location. prices Of known)'
and Kind Of soil on which 1t is most sue
cessful? What is the amo1nt used IN
Georgia ana location Of supply out Of
state? s,,
ground raw limestone rock is quite
valuable amendment to any or our
| southern soils. 1t is especially Valua PIE
| when applied previous TO seedlng a le-
gume. such as cowpeas, soy beans. pea
! nuts velvet beans. crimson clover or al
falfa II can be used to good advantage
on.a cereal crop sown In the ran anu
which precedes the laying down OF tne
land to one of the CROPS mentioned
above. Lime NAV be applied of course,
at any time and in any fashion tnat
meets the views Of the land owner. we
! believe that the most economical way 70
! distribute it in large quantltles is
/ through the employment OF what is
! known as n lime spreader. we mink IL
+ proper to apply at least one ton per acre
once in three to FIVE years. In the or
binary course of crop production, when
the cultivation of leguminous crops are
ompha si7ed. we advise the use or two
TONS of lime IN the period indicated. II
alfalfa is to be grown. we believe two
tons of lime should be spread on the
land nrevious to its being Sowed down
70 = cron of cowpeas. preparatory to It's
cultivation for alfalfa. In all cases we
recommend the uniform distribution OF
the raw relatively finely crushd rock as
= ton annlication. Tt should be harrow
ed into the land. tt should not be mixed
with other fertilizer. It is very val
/ liable amendment TO us on soil intended
for peanuts. and particularly where
tbere IS p tendency for the crop to pro-
I,--, I~~~o narcentage ~ TONS or m
... ,--s,r r,,i,,-l . . WV. ',o-'
..--,-~sa cd s. tho~e fore
Lido distrihutiOn in