Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-12

under proper methods Of cultivation
and fertilization not only a good
yield but a fine grade of bright
or flue-cured tobacco.
WHEN TO BUY COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS
]. A. NJ, Marietta. Ga, writes: I
can buy 10 per cent acid phosphate fer
$26 now, and 1922 guano for $40.
Last spring paid $40 cash for this fer
b.; tiIizet, and I am told that it will be
$50 next spring. If 1 buy now, will
the fertilizer keep all right and be good
to use next spring?
1t is impossible to say just how
the fertilizer situation will develop
between this and planting time in
the spring of 1920. Presumably acid
phosphate will not be much cheaper,
as there does not seem to be an over
abundant supply of it. Possibly some
of the inorganic nitrogens such as
nitrate of soda and sulphate of am
monia will be less costly as COM
pared with organic forms like cotton
seed meal. One can never tell just
what is likely to happen, but it is
not difficult to see that cOttonSeed
meal will be more costly than in
Dictated in your letter, as cotton
seems to be going higher and the
was first thought to be. There will
be a strong demand apparently for
cotton seed meal for all the purposes
for which it has formerly been used,
and this in the face of short crop
will not likely indicate a decrease
| in price.
The potash market is, of course,
uncertain. We cannot tell as yet
what supplies will reach this coun-
try from foreign ports, nor do we
know exactly what will happen in
cur local potash situation. 1t does
not seem likely that there will be
great supply of foreign potash avail
able, however, during the present
year. The labor situation, of course,
may affect the use of fertilizers
somewhat unfavorably and that
might tend to lessen prices. 1t is
not likely, however, that goods manu-
featured or produced under the pres
| ent high. costs for materials, labor
| and transportation will be greatly
lessened in price. Our own thought
and disposition has been to buy the
fertilizing materials and organic nj
trogen which we might need for use
for next spring at the locally pre-
vailing prices.
Meeting the Boil weevil Situation
J. H., Atlanta, Ca, writes; l op-
T. tow counties and the, boil weev1l mas
played havoc in both. L wish to plant
an early maturing variety next year.
4 What varieties would you recommend!
T. would also like some information re-
A. Gently mentioned in the public press.
There are several ways of fight
ing the boil weevil with consid-
cradle success. The first is to pillow
/ the stalks under in the fall about
six weeks, before frost occurs. The
stalks should be covered to good
4 depth. A big disk. plow drawn by q
4 tractor will do the work most eff
| fectively on a large scale. On smaller
| plantations four mules hitched to
a heavy disk will do the work quite
effectively provided a heavy chain
! is attached to the whiffle-tree and
the Golfer of the plow to aid In
dragging down the stalks and thus
Iyburying them satisfactorily.
Cotton. should be planted in the
spring as early as possible. Rapid
| cultivation and liberal fertilization
should be practiced so as to- force
the crop forward as rapidly as pos
sibIe The crop should be gone over
and weevi4s which have hibernated
and entered the field in the early
| spring picked and destroyed They
will generally be found in the bud
! of the plant in the early part OF
the season. An early maturing strain
! of cotton should be selected. There
are several sorts which have given
pretty good satisfaction in Georgia.
The earliest variety with which we
are acquainted of standard upland
| cotton is that known as College No.
/. This was developed on our Col
1lege farm at Athens through the
| agency of our plant specialist. This
is not only an early maturing va
/ rfety but produces freely and makes
| a fine quality of staple as we'll.
| 1t has now been widely enough dis
tributed and tested for us to rec
ommend it to your favorable con-
sideration. Another standard sort
| which has given good results is
| Cleveland Big Boil. There are a
good many strains Of this variety
| on the market and not all of them
mature at the same time. 1t is de-
sirable that the best standardized
/ sort be used for seed One wishing
to grow a long staple upland cot
ton will find the Meade best for this
purpose. While it can be grown in
the section of Georgia about which
you inquire, we think possibly it Is
better adapted for the southeastern
part of the state. If you are trou-
bled with the wilt disease in your
cotton field probably Covington Toole
is one of the best sorts you can
plant.
In addition to the above you
should arrange 60 spray your cot
/ ton with calcium arsenate. The work
will need to begin in your section
of the state probably about the 18Th
of June, or possibly not before the
first of July. Spraying should be
done every week for a period o.
about five or six weeks. The spray
should be put on in the form OF
dust and applied either late in the
evening or early in the morning. A
20 per cent calcium arsenate pow
der should be used. 1t will cost
considerable to spray, but if the
work is done effectively apparently
the WeeVil damage can be materially
held in, check. In demonstrations
we have made in this state this year
we have been able to show a prof;
from five sprayings, after allowine
for the cost of materials and the
picking Of the cotton, of nearly
$24.00 per acre.
Garden Notes For December
This is a slack month for garden
ers. Manure, lime and fertilizer
may be provided for. Seeds Shout,