Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-02

. AS you doubtless know, there are
various types or. grades of tobacco
produced in the United States. Some
of these are adapted only for the
making of wrappers, some for use as
filters, and some are grown primarily
because of the quantity which can be
produced from an acre of ground. OF
this last variety the Burley is prob
ably standard type. This. tobacco
is grown quite extensively in. Ohio
and other sections which are not so
well adapted for the production of
light or wrapper types of tobacco so
largely grown in Virginia and North
Carolina and to some extent in other
sections of the country as we'll. To-
bacco. as you doubtless know, is
grown on considerable scale in GER.
tain parts of Georgia and Florida
The primary interest in tobacco cult
walton in this state possibly centers
In the production of bulk tobacco,
therefore the Burnley is grown to a
considerable extent. Other types
could, no doubt. be included to adj
vantage in Georgia. The Hester is
just as valuable. because of it's tex
ture, yellow color, and the earliness
with which it ripens. 1t also has
quite an extensive adaptation to- va
riety of soil and climatic conditions.
The Hester is primarily grown and
used for smoking. The yellow Prior
is extensively produced and is pri-
marily used for, chewing, This is an
excellent strain to grow in the south
for the purpose indicated. 1t makes,
when properly Sun-cured, about the
best natural chewing tobacco there is.
,h The kind of soil and the character
of fertilizer to use under tobacco de-
Ponds ION the type which one wishes
to grow. The fine wrapper types are
produced on soils of a sandy and
somewhat loamy character, which are
not well supplied naturally. with
plant food, hence heavy applications
Of commercial fertilizer become
necessary. These soils could, of
course, be enriched from time to time
through the use of yard manures or
green crops plowed under. When this
measure becomes necessary, however,
the application should be made to the
crop grown on land of the previous
year, for if too much vegetable mat
ter be applied the same season in
which tobacco is cultivated the
chances are that the leaves will be.
come coarse and thick and will be off
color. In other words, there will be
large percentage Of Mahogany to-
bacco produced Where the heavy
types of tobacco are grown, any sort
of fertilization which enriches the
land sufficiently to enable 1t; to pro-
duce a. large and vigorous plant is
proper to follow.
A good formula to use under, to-
bacco might appropriately be made up
of 100 pounds acid phosphate contain
+ ing 16 per cent phosphoric acid, 800
pounds dried blood containing Is per
cent nitrogen and 400 pounds of high
grade sulphate of potash or any other
carrier of this element. Mix and
use. This will contain approximately
ga per cent of available phosphoric
acid, So per cent nitrogen and 10 per
cent of potash. 1t should be used at
the rate of 1000 pounds and upward
per acre for tobacco. In case you
cannot secure a carrier as high in pot
ash as the one suggested, do the best
you can, remembering that tobacco is
disposed to respond to the use of
plant food rations running relatively
high in potash.