Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-29

ways been & menace in the eStah-
fishelE tobacco SECTIONS of the Unit
ed States anG while conditions now
seem to indicate. fair prices this yea
it viii be we'll for, Georgia growers
t. watch carefull% the demand for
, the Bright leaf type OF tobacco and
govern themselves accordingly.
t Under bolE WeeYil conditions we
believe it would. be a gooG- plan to
plant small crops Of tobacco on land
well adapted to it. Tobacco can be
made 20 it in very nicely or the
average farm on which cotton has
been the principal. CROP The market
price of tobacco is determined large
ly by it's quality. It offers a good
profit where care and intelligence in
its production and sale are used.
Men who, have the best grade of to-
bacco+ are able to realize a profit
when prices are low. Men who grow
inferior grades of tobacco for which
there is little or no demand are the
ones who lose when tobacco prices
are low.
1t is the purpose of this paper to
give Instructions in a general way
that will assist the new tobacco
growers in obtaining. the desired re-
suits 1t. would be impossible to
give specific instructions in every
detail. because conditions on each
Individual farm are different, The
grower will. have to, rely on. lifs own
judgment in, applying these instruc-
tions to his conditions
In general. the soils best adapted
to the production of f1ue-cured to-
bacco are light and sandy to depth
of four to ten inches Underlain with
a sandy. clay suhsoil of a yellowish
orange color.
r The light-col ored sandy soils pro-
duce the brightest tobacco, unless
some factor other than soil enters in.
The clay of the subsoil is an impor-
tant factor in giving the leaf rich
ness and body. In the coastal plains
section of Georgia some of the soils
are such loose. deep sands as to give
an extreme of the bright tobacco
type. Such soils will naturally pro-
duce very bright tobacco, but the
leaf is likely to be lacking in body
If the soil is dark and contains
nigh per cent of clay the leaf will
be rich ana waXy but dark colored.
1t will not bring the best price on
the market.
soil possessing ideal mechanical
and chemical requirements may be
entirely unsuited to tobacco if it
has poor drainage. 1t is detrimental
to tobacco plant to stand for any
length of time in a Water-logged soil.
Land that has been cultivated for
some time is preferred to freshly
cleared land When grown on fresh
land the leaves are thin and lifeless-
waste away before they are: ripe. To-
bacco grows best after a clean cult
waited crop like cotton. "
Great care should be given to the
preparation of tobacco soil. To
make the best quality of tobacco the
terrupted growth. Land On which
tobacco is to be planted should be
thoroughly prepared by ploughing
and llarrc wing. The land should be
broken III the fall to a medium depth
Bright: tobacco soils as a whole are
sandy and in many cases rather in
fertile. However. they are light and
friable and respond readily to COM
merciai fertilizers. Fertilizers in
crease the chance Of profit in two
yield and, If properly balanced, will
in most cases improve the quality.
A complete fertilizer Gone con-
tanning ammonia, phosphorie acid
and potash is usually needed =. and
the greatest yield cannot be obtain
ed etl,J unless each is supplied in suffi-
Gent quantity. No general rule as
to the proper proDertein or balance
between these materials can be given
The best proportions of the three
elements are likely$ to vary a great
deal on different fields according to
the soil and its state of improve
ment. There is q special effort on
the quality of the leaf that may be
attributed to EACH element. Too
much ammonia will make the tobacco
coarse, dark and late in MATURING.
Without a sufficient stippfy Of am
monia the leaf Will be small and thin.
although the coiorNTnay> be good. Pot
ash improves the body of the leaf
AND makes the plant more resistant
to- diseases. Phosphoric acid plays.
an Important role. 1t increases,
growth, hastens ma tHfity and seems
to give a brighter COHORTS the leaf
by the decided effect"in ripening the
leaf. A soil well supplied with hu-
mus would require more phosphoric
acid than a light sandy soil For
NEST soils an application of 500 to
5 600 pounds per acre Of 9-3-3 fer
stttlzer will give good results. Dried
yblood and cotton seed meal are good
Isources of ammonia. Cotton seed
sneaE alone acts too slowly. unless ap-.
piled at least two weeks before the
potash can be had it Should be used
as a source of potash instead of
'muriate of potash or kainit. Muriate
and kalnit contain large quantities
OF chlor1n which element has a ten
de enc to to- ma ke., toba3eca b4rp poorly.
4!Tssapplied lin the rosv,% ana no doubt
give better immediate results. The
rows should be laid, off feet wide
and the fertilizer applied with the
distributor or fertilizer drill. The
fertilizer should be thoroughly mix
ed with the soil by running a shovel
plow in the row before it is bedded.
Usually two burrows with a Dixie
ploW or cultiVator are used to cover,
the fertilizer This should be done
ten days or two weeks before time
to transplant in order to get rain
to settle the beds. ......
A second application of fertilizer
is not advised, as this is likely to
cause second growth which is not
desirable. The fertilizers under to-
bacco should be nearly exhausted by
the time the tobacco begins to ma
ture in order that maturity may be
fastened. ,-H-'t
Fertilizers Adoutee1 to Sugar Cane
f. NJ. T.. bonneville, Ca, writes: I
have some land that was planted in vel
vet beans and corn in 1918. and the
cd n1rnln Hahn.