Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-21

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purpose alone. The Importance OF fats
in the human system is more generally
understood and appreciated as a result
of the conditions which the war has
brought about than ever before in the
history Of the world. Here is crop
which not only produces clothing but d
wonderful lat equivalent as well. When
We. consider, therefore, the food value
of the cotton crop ana the fact that up
10 the present time, 1t mas supplied a
large per cent OF the vegetable oil used
in our American arts ana industries and
III human consumption, We can easily
see that the south is performing its full
measure OF service in aiding the nation
by producing cotton. As matere OF
fact, Georgia will not only emphasize
and increase its food crops materially
with favorable weather conditions i'll
1918, but will offer "a great surplus of
fat 10 the nation through the cottonseed
oil provided by the cultivation of cot
ton, and viii more than feed itself If
credited back with the oil and other
crops exported from it's borders and
charged with such food crops it finds it
necessary to import from other sections
la fairness and Justice to Georgia and
the south there should be a more gen.
eral and thorough understanding of
these essential facts and clearer APP
probation of the marvellous role cotton
plays not only in clothing the nation
but in furnishing the basic material for
our munitions industries, establishing
and maintaining trade balance in our
favor, and providing the nation and the
world at large with d considerable
part OF the fats and oils it needs and
the essential concentrated Ioodstun
required for the maintenance of a prop
er supply OF meat and milk, two OF the
most fundamental requirements or the
human dietary.
KEEPING EARLY CROP IRISH Po-
9AFOES
"A. B., Danfus~i rs4-Du, = e., writes: |
would ike TO know irish pOta-
toes, as 1 have zen acres anu want to
keep a good many Tor home use. would
axe TO know tne best way keep tnem.
We know of no method OF banking
irish potatoes that is likely to prove
satiai actory in this climate. About the
only success we have ever had ih keep
ing this crop is by the following meth
cd: FIRST, let the potatoes thoroughly
mature before they are harvested.
Then dig and handle as carefully as
possible, so as to avoid bruIs4ng or in
Juring them in any way. All the pota-
toe that are even scratched by the
tork in digging should be picked out.
The remainder may then be placed in
any storage room partly under ground
where the temperature is reasonably
uniform and probably dos not exceed
60 or 40 degrees at any time The po-
tatoes should be spread out in thin
layer. Unless the room is absolutely
dark they should be covered with pa
per or something that will exclude the
light. Unless this is done, the pota-
toes are likely to turn green and de-
ve!op a rather unpleasant flavor. 20
a. yav,# nd l, i.l
a brick foundation, in the manner in
dicated. have been preserved from the
time of harvesting in June until OcIo-
Der. We have found them to keep IN
satisfactory condition and to COOK as
nicely at the end of four months as
when they were first stored. Examine
the potatoes from time to time and see
if decay has set in and, of course
should This occur, the spoiled tubers
should be Immediately removed. Re-
member that the potato is a rather per-
ishable product in our climate and that
skill in digging, handling and storing
is very necessary. Banking rotatoes
at this season of the year would not be
successful and would only result in the
loss of the tubers.
1 think / have suggested about the
only method which is at all practical
This could probably not be used very
well on a commercial scale, but could
be used with advantage in many in
stances to save the potatoes out of the
home garden
InocuIating Cowpeas to Increase Yields
A. X. NJ, Clyo, Ca, writes: | would like
TO know now TO inoculate compass and
when should it be done. What will it cost
and where can | get the material?
According to our experience il has
not always proved profitable or neces-
sary to use inoculating material with
large seeded legumes such as cowpeas
soy beans, velvet beans and peanuts
Sometimes when these crops are grown
on land where they have not been pre-
viously cultivated the use of cultures
is desirable. You understand, of
course, that the soil may not contaia
the particular culture which lives in
association with the special legume to
be grown and enables it to assimilate
nitrogne out of the air under certain
conditions. In the event these bac-
terra are not present the nitrogen
gathered By the crop will be greatly
limited in amount, and hence an unsat-
isfactory growth results. AS a rule the
large seeded Iegumes contain plenty
Of bacteria on the surface of the seed
to insure the incubation of the soil.
In case they do not you can inocu-
late by obtaining soil from a field
where they have been grown sue
ceSSfully in q previous year and scat
ter il over the surface of the grounu
on which they are to be planted at
the rate of 500 pounds per acre and
harrow in.
You may also purchase cultures from
concerns which manufacture them. Full
directions will be sent you to how
70 use them and you should follow
these assiduously, because the bacte-
ria are easily destroyed. For instance.
exposure to bright sunlight for a few
hours will kill them. Hence it is bet
ter to do the seeding of these crops
on dark days if practicable or at least
protect the seed from exposure to sun
light after they have been treated. If
YOU change the methods of preparing
the cultures from those indicated on
the labels of the containers you are
almost certain to destroy the cultures
and thereby lose the benefit which they
are intended to confer.
The cost varies. The state depart
ment of agriculture will furnish you
with cultures at the rate, l believe, of
- cents per acre. Commercial con-
Germs will probably charge you more.
If you attempt the use of cultures
this wear we suggest that you try
them on an experimental area ami
study the results and see if it is de
sirable to expend money for this pur-
pose under your particular conditions.
Soy Beans as a Money Crop In
South Georgia
{. A. F.. Hahra. Ga: writes: ] would