Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-02-07
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ ~SOULE =. 49,

the eyes of your COW may come from.
Possibly this is due to something
which has ound access to them. You
should examine them very carefully
and see. in so far as you can tell,
that they are free from irritating
substances of any kind. Sometimes
a beard of wheat or barley will 'f1nd
it's way into the eyelids, particularly
where cattle browse around stacks
of straw, and cause irritation Of the
character you have observed. About
the best thing to do in a case or TINS
character is to remove the cause ana
then to wash out the eyes 'caretully
with a solution of boric. acid two
or three times daily. This solution
should be made up in the strength
of 20 grains of boric acid to one
ounce of water. 1t is. well to see
that the water is thoroughly boiled
application should be made as warm
as possible and bathing for pc
Rod of 20 minutes at time three
times a day would be- about the
proper plan to follow in handling
case of the character you describe,
If this does motto affect cure then
the cause must be due to troubles
of more deeply seated nature and
the best thing under the circum-
stances would be to call in the
services of a competent Veterln-
arian.
z. W. f., Lenox, Ca, writes: Would
16 per cent acid be o. X, for corn, and
when should it be applied? 1 have
been using 500 pounds of acid and cot
ton seed meal in equal parts, but meal
is going to be so high, did not know
whether it would pay to use it for corn.
Wonld be glad for your advice in the
matter.
We do not think that acid phos-
phate by itself would be a satisfac-
tory fertilizer to use under corn.
Corn is one of those crops which
even more, If anything, than cot
ton. 1t would be classed as a gross
feeder and our soils are certainly
not ordinarily well enough supplied
with nitrogen to insure the produc-
ton of a large crop without an ad-
dition of this element to the soil. =.
Nitrogen may be added to the soil
in one of several ways. Yard man
ures turned under, green legum1nous
crops plowed down, and compost
should all be utilized as far as pos
sible. Even then we are disposed
to think that one should apply for
corn a minimum of S5 to 40 pounds
say of available nitrogen. This
may be provided from any source
which furnishes the necessary plant
food at the cheapest cost. 1t is true
that cottonseed meal is high, but
we cannot see that it is higher for
feItilizing purposes than it was last
year, and if it is the cheapest source
from which you can obtain nitrogen
we would still be inclined to advise
it's use We think ordinarily that
about 8 to 10 per cent phosphor1c
acid and say about per cent pot
ash would be about the right formu-
la to use under corn. Six hundred
pounds per acre would give you the
minimum nitrogen required. Potash
is so costly and hard to obtain that
we doubt if one can afford to use
it under existing conditions for field
crops.
It has been our custom to put the
fertilizer under the corn at the time
of planting. We realize there is a
difference of opinion on this point.
Sometimes we think side, appl1-
cation will be advantageous. This
should be put on early, just about
the time the corn is getting ready
to bunch for tasseling. If the side
application is used it should be put
alongside. the drill row if possible,
and covered we'll into the soil, but
not in such a manner as to 1nJure
the roots. By all means put your
corn in the water furrow. We think
this is one of the best ways to harry
est a satisfactory crop. for there Is
growth of corn in Georgia when we
have a drouth of more or less Sc
verify and when the corn is planted
in the water furrow and the soil can
be thrown towards it sufficient
moisture can frequently thus be re-
tanned to enable the corn to mature
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