The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-01-09
PLANT SPRING OATS
is ADVICE OF THE
DEPARTMENT

short this year and the one way To
make ii up, and to get the essential
supplies for the state, is to put in a
liberal acreage OF spring oats al
once
After carefully looking over the
field, and, upon the basis OF reports
made to the department. | find Geor-
sia's grain acreage is going to be far
less this year than is necessary to
meet the states urgent demands
said Commissioner ]. ]. Brown. "The
only way to make UP any part of this
deficiency is by sowing spring oats.
Every farmer in the state should put
in all the spring oats he can take
care of, and should begin planting at
once.
Moreover, we advise liberal ap-
plication Of fertilizers on oats. as at
tention should be given to the best
possible yield per, acre By follow
ing oats with cowpeas, two crops
can be made on the same land with
in the year.
Georgia is going to need every
hushel of oats that can be raised, and
IT is the hope of the Department that
they will be generously planted in
every eection of the state"
Farm Isbor Scarce
= ticle This Year.
Intensive cultivation must be made
to take the place, to some extent. of
farm labor this year, for labor, due
20 causes familiar to everyone, is 60
ing to be scarce article on the farm.
One of the most important meth
DDS OF intensive cultivation is the lib
cral but careful use of fertilizers-use
them plentifully. but so that every
ounce will get in its work as a plant
food
On account of this scarcity of
farm labor we unhesitatingly recon-
mend the liberal use this wear OF
good high grade commercial fertili-
ger on every acre the farmer is able
to cultivate" said Commissioners l.
J.. Brown. u take it for granted. Of
course, that every farmer is conserv-
ing every pound of homemade fer
tilizer, and will use it under his crops
But that is only drop in the
bucket. We are ging to have to use
commercial fertilizers: and, on &C.
count of difficulties of transportation
and the scarcity of cars, | would adj.
wise the consumers of fertilizers tc
be on the safe side and get in thei,
supplies as early as possible.
Much has been said about the
quality of fertilizers as the result Of
abnormal conditions brought about
by the war. In view of this fact the
Department deems it wise to state
that the price of potash has made
that ingredient almost prohibitive as
plant food. But whatever be the
ingredients and their proportions
used III the construction of high.
grade fertilizer offered for sale, the
general public may rest assured tba,
the Department, through it's ferti.
lizer inspectors and its laboratory
VIII see to it that the goods come
up to the guaranteed analysis.
For instance, bag of fertilizer
branded lO-1.65-2 and known as HIGH
grade, will contain that proportion Of
plant food, or the manufacturer will
be irresponsible to the consumer fo,
the difference. The Department,
stands ready to have individual analv.
SEES made wherever the consumer asks
tor 1t in writing, so that he will he
assured that he gets what he BUYS
In planning for fertilization O,
lands this year it should be remem.
bered that at present prices, bale
OF cotton and bushel of corn will
BUY more fertilizers than ever before
IN the history of the state"
100000 Acre of Land
In Georgia in
Need of Drainage.
There are nearly 100000 acres Of
ueorgias most fertile and productive
lands now entirely unavailable TO,
cultivation because they need drain.
age With these acres gradual,
drained and planted to food crons
Georgia could easily supply herselt
with all the food needed for wears f.
come with an abundant surplus be.
sides to offer in other markets
Under the Georgia drainage law il
IS only necessary to organize in due
torn, drainage district in anv conf.
munity, for the drainage of such
lands in order to make them cult.
vable.
State Geologist S. w. McCallie has
Just prepared and submitted to the
State Geological Board, a special bull
lctin showing what has already been