Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-25


age of previous years.
Potato Crop
Of Irish potatoes we have neen
making some desirable increases. |
We are still below the figure we
should strive to attain. A 2,000,- |
would be small in proportion to
Georgia's consumption, yet this
would represent an increase of about
100000 bushels over the best yield
we have yet secured. If we plant
our Irish potatoes by the middle of
February or the first of March and
then take any care of the crop we
can have good Irish potatoes of our
own growing to eat right on through
until the late fall.
We eat considerable quantities o
rice and we have much valuable land
adapted to it's growth. Upland rice
can be grown successfully in vast
areas in this state. We should pro-
duce not less than 100000 bushels OF
rice, or three times as much as that
grown IN 1918.
OF apples we cannot over-produce,
because they are one of our most
desirable food crops, and the same
is true of peaches.
Georgia Fourth
Georgia is now fourth in agricul-
turaI poducIion. There is no reason
why she should not ascend the scale
war we produced in round numbers
$544, OU0,OO worth of field crops. In
1918 we produced $3.50, 1922 900 worth
of field crops. The goal set for
1918, predicated on the production OF
rational cotton crop and fair
price therefor, would indicate re-
turn of $625,000,Q00 for field crops.
If some such plan as L have IN
Dictated be followed out our agricul-
ture will be kept i'll proper equi-
iibrium, Georgia Will have again ted
herself, will have afforded the ma
ton and foreign countries a deSir-
able surplus of certain essential
foods, and the continued prosperity
and expansion of the state along all
lines will be assured.
C. S. NJ, Waycross Ga, writes:
Would you advise using nitrate OF soda
on spring sOWn oats? DO you advise
using Ii on corn, cabbage and cante-
Ioupes, and if so when and how should
IL be applied!
We would advise you to top dress
he spring soWn oats with nitrate
III early enough to justify an appIi-
sat lUII of 1erulizing material OF TINS
character. We do not think there is
much nope OF oats doing well an
) our section unless planted early III
January. In the event you seed them
AT this time and they are we'll out
OF the ground we would use zo0
pounds OF nitrate or soda as a top
used any time from now on. Scat
ter it over the ground an harrow.
it into the soil. Apply it when the
leaves are dry rather than wet.
Nitrate of soda is valuable for
corn. We have often used it to good
advantage as a side application for
this crop when knee high at the rate
of 100 pounds per acre.
In using nitrate of soda on cab
light applications; using it each time
at the rate of about SO pounds per
acre. 1t can, of course, be scattered
between the rows, but it is, so readily
cover it into the ground. Our ex-
perience in using nitrate of soda on
melons and on garden crops is that
relatively early applications are
preferable to late applications
DR. L. j., Blairsville, Ca, writes: !
have some three or four acres of bottom
land want to put in grass for hay
What kind would you recommend, and
how many pounds per acre? Do you
J think timothy would do we'll? l have
some four acres of clay land ! want
to put in grass for pasture. What
grasses OF clovers would you recon-
mend? '"'@
In your section of the south you
should be able to grow timothy with
| fairly good success C9mp pa
top and meadow fescue. These crops
ali mature at about the same time
You could, of course, include red
clover or alsike as you prefer. t+
Timothy should do quite well on
moist bottom lands that are not sub
| iect to prolonged overflow. We would
| suggest that you sow to 10 pounds
Of seed per acre. If you mix it with
the other grasses then we would SOW
| fescue. From 5 to 10 pounds of
clover seed should be used per acre
in case you decide to add this to
| your mixture.
The grasses sown for pasture pur-
poses in your section should be or
chard grass, possibly tall meadow
| pat grass, red top and meadow fes-
cue. These are the standard grasses
| for grazing purposes in sections
where Bermuda grass will not prove
satisfactory. To mixtures OF these
grasses should be added some white
clover and some Japan clover. The
legume. Possibly it may not main
| tain itself in your locality, so that
only a small amount of it should be
sown on a small area. 1t is, as you
| know, a clover which does not with
stand great extremes of temperature
very well. 1t will not prove salts,
factory i'm any section where Bermu-
da grass does not grow well.
Managing a "shy Breeder
J. NJ, Rutherford, N. c., writes: ~
have a young heifer that will not get
| with calf. She has had only one calf.
| I would like to know if there is any
| thing I can do to remedy the trou- =
BILE.
Sterility may be due to one of sew
eraI causes. There are certain per-
centage of animals that are what is
| known as non-breeders. In such
| case the best thing to do is to fatten
| the animal and dispose of it for
| meat. Steri1ity, of course, may be
due to some defect in the male as
well as in the female. Changing
! sires is sometimes effective in a case
| such as you describe. In some in
| stances sterility is due to a debility
resulting say from improper feed
ing and impaired digestion, or to
some organic defect. Liberal feeding,
together with good tonic medicines
| in which nux vomica is contained
sometimes proves helpful or effective
| under sucn conditions. There is no
| specific medicine or treatment. how
| ever, to relieve this condition and
4 all hopes of overcoming such diff
| ficu1ty are based on the use of nour-
! ishing foods, wise management and
| the building up and maintenance of
| the system in a vigorous condition.
| Trouble such as you describe is
| sometimes due to an organic defect.