Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-14
Your letter is somewhat confusing as

sweet potatoes and peanuts:
Your letter is somewhat confusing as
/ at the outset you ask for information
| relative to where you can purchase pure
| peanut meal and later you indicate that
| you wish this for the use of hogs and
| chickens. By pure peanut meal we pre-
sumo you have in mind that which is fit
for human food In this event it should
contain no hulls A meal of this char
acter is manufacturer by several con-
Germs in the south, and so we feel it
should not be difficult for you to OBJ
tain the same. If you only wish the
commercial peanut meal for feeding to
hogs and chickens you should have no
trouble in getting il almost anywhere,
as there was a large quantity made in
Georgia and Alabama last year. In this
meal of course, the hulls are included.
As they are ground up fine, however,
they are not Objectionable. Moreover,
they help to give volume and bulk to
this food. We regard peanut meal as
one of the most valuable adjuncts the
southern farmer possesses for use as
food at the present time. 1t can be
fed with safety to all classes of live
stock. including chickens. 1t is one of
the cheapest sources of protein available
for our people. 1t probably stands sec
ond in this respect to only cottonseed
meal. 1t combines we'll with corn and
various other foodstuffs which are not
rich in protein, therefore it can be made
to increase or piece out the feeding
value of corn, which is a very desir-
able and important end to attain. 1t
will give the best results when fed in
combination with some cereal such as
corn. because by itself it tends more or
less to produce rather soft pork.
When nlantS N a pnOH
method of procedure would be as fol-
lows: They may be sown rather close
to drill row. We prefer. however, to
put them in the middles. We plant
them with an ordinary grain drill. COW
ering them to the usual depth. At the
time of planting we generally drill UNI
derneath the row acid phosphate at the
rate of 200 to 800 pounds per acre, the
larger amount being preferable on land
that is at all sandy. Peas on soil adapt
ed to their cultivation should be able
to gather such nitrogen as they need
from the air. We have had no difficulty
in making them grow satisfactorily un-
der such conditions. OF course, if the
peas are planted in a variety of corn
which grows very large and which is
planted close together so as to exclude
the sunlight they will not make much
growth. but if used in rows five feet
apart or planted with Small-eared or up
land varieties such as Marlborough's.
Hastings or Whatley's. they should
make very good growth. Sometimes
the land is too acid for peas to do well.
At other times il is infested by Nema-
tode worms. In that event you should
plant only the resistant strains, such as
the Iron or Brabham. Sometimes the
land needs to be lined for this crop, and
we would advise that you use one or two
tons of crushed raw rock per acre. The
lime should he broadcasted over the
ground before the corn is planted. No
fertilizer should be mixed with it.
though fertilizer may be applied to the
land a few days after the lime has been
added to the soil.
Nitrate of soda will make a good side
application for potatoes. if you wish to
start them forward very rapidly. 1t is
not desirable to use il on peanuts, as
they are a legume and should be able TO
gather all the nitrogen they need from
the air. Only moderate amounts should
be used with sweet potatoes. say 50 to
100 pounds per acre. Apply il relatively
early i'm the growing season when the
plants are small Use only as a top
dressing for this crop.