Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-05-30

j. D. NJ, Alley, Ca, writes: Is it
possible to erect building that VIII
be suitable for the curing of both sweet
potatoes and tobacco? / am growing
both for the market, and as the two
crops do not require harvesting at the
same time, one building will save me
creat deal of money Please send me
plans for building to be used for both
purposes.
It seems quite possible; from our
point of view, to build comblna-
ton sweet potato and. tobacco cur
ing house. Naturally it would be a
great advantage to accomplish such
an end. Some changes, of course,
will have to be made, but we do not
think these will be costly or difficult
to install, first to adapt the house
for the curing of tobacco, and Sec
ond, to make it suitable as a storage
house for sweet potatoes. This mat
ter is of such Importance that we are
working along the lines indicated and
our agricultural engineering division
is now preparing plans which will
set forth in detail the necessary
changes to make in order to use one
outlined. 1t is expected that these
plans will beready for distribution at
an early date. They will, Of course,
be supplied free of cost to all bona
fire desidents of Georgia who apply
for them. You are expected under
the circumstances, therefore, to
write to the agricultural engineering
division of the Georgia State, Col
lege of Agriculture and ask for plans
to be used in the construction Of a
combination tobacco and sweet po-
tato storage warehouse. ~-'-...
1noou1ating Bacteria for Legu1nes
ID. NJ. w, Dunn, \. c., Whites: What
do you think of nitrogen for use on vel
vet beans, cowpeas and peanuts? l am
told that it will increas ethe yield and
also improve the land. Do you think it
would pay a farmer to buy it?
Where 1eguminous crops have not
been cultivated on land previously it
often pays to inocuIate these with a
special culture such as you indicate.
Sometimes after these crops have
been grown on land for several years
the incubation does not seem to"be
necessary. In certain instancesA it
may pay to inoculate the crop from
year to year. Our. experience indi-
Gates that the use of a bacterial Gull
ture. where small seeded legumes are
cultivated lis very desirable. We
hardly think it practicable to grow
alfalfa without the use of a culture.
Of course, one may not necessarily
use an artificial culture for the soil
from a field where this crop has been
grown successfully for several years
past. There is some danger in this
practice of carrying certain undesir-
able plant diseases on to your land
and establishing them thereon. 1t is
also rather difficult to secure earth
and it is costly as well. Special Gull
lures of the character indicated, if
properly made and put up, should
prove effective.
Our experience has not indicated
that it is necessary to use these Gull
lures on velvet beans. cowpeas, pea
nuts and other large seeded 1egumes,
especially after they have been es-
tablished on the soil on which they
are to be cultivated. We think the
best plan for you to pursue is to Sc
cure a small amount of this material,
enough to plant a test area, and try
it out for yourself. You understand,
of course, that in order to get the
best results from the use of such
cultures your soil should not be too
strongly acid, and it may be neces-
sary, therefore, to use an applica-
ton of lime in order to encourage
the bacteria to do their best work.
In purchasing and using these Gull
lures you should, of course, follow
out strictly the directions sent you
with the same.
BANDING TREES PRoTECrs
from DAESAGE BY MOTHS
Banding the trunks and larger
limbs of apple trees with strips of
cloth, says the United States de"
partment of agriculture, has been
practiced extensively for the control
of the cooling moth. This method
consists of fastening q band of cloth
around the trunk from which, the
loose bark has been removed Usual