Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-29

gia. If we do this there is no real
son why we should not anticipate
raising all the wheat needed for our
own bread. This, / take it, should be
the minimum of the objective kept in
view with reference to this part!c-
ular matter.
1t is gratifying to know that there
has been q steady increse in the cut
tivation of wheat in recent yers -
doubt war conditions have stimulated
this interest to a considerao ex-
tent. 1t is to be hoped. however,
that the fine progress. made in this
direction will not be lost now that
war conditions have ceased to exist.
We cannot afford for this to occur
In Georgia or in any other southern
state. The largest increment which
has come to our farmers during the
war period is due TO the fact that
we have emphasized diversificat ton
to the extent of making cotton take
a secondary place, and this in spite
of the fact that 1t has brought
prices not hitherto realized since the
period of the Civil war.
That we can increase the yield of
wheat in Georgia very materially
and gain many advantages by a clos
er and better general knowledge of
the cultivation of this cereal, is evil
denced by the experience of practi-
cal farmers and by the results OBJ
CdllleQ III the demonstration n6lQS OF
the State College Of Agriculture. A
recital of the method of procedure
followed in these tests will be IL
Eliminating as illustrative of practices
which can be pursued with advan
tage on the average farm, and which
will increase the yield of wheat The
tests in question were carried out on
various types of soil. For the most
part. however the wheat was seeded
on what is known as Cecil Clay
loan. This soil predominates over
a large percentage of the state. and
where it is not found wheat can be
cultivated with success and salts
faction on the Triton sandy loan
and some other of our better-known
and EMBELLISHMENTS soil types.
The preparation of this land, thor
ough blowing of the grounds, and the
was first undertaken, The soil had
lot been materially enriched save
as indicated below by the use of COM
mercial fertilizers available to every
landowner. 1t is true that rotation
of crops had been practiced, the
then to corn, then to small grains
followed by cowpeas or soy beans.
This rotat ton is so arranged that
small grain is only grown on the
same area once in three years. The
grain is seeded after corn. 1t can
easily uS IldlNSSlcu III IllC AaI1 ia
sufficient time to prepare the seed
bed satisfactorily for small grains.
This rotation was originally planned
to permit of the turning under OF
leguminous eros, the object in so
using leguminous eros being to build
up the soil by adding, organic mat
ter thereto, and favoring the cotton
crop by letting it follow the legumes.
This practice, however, has not been
followed out to any considerable eX-
tent because of the difficulty OF hand
ling velvet beans when interplanted
with corn.
The seed bed for these wheat tests
tober. AT that time 400 pounds OF
IL per cenr acid phosphate was APP
FLIED broadcast and the land double
cut with a disc harrow. A roller
was then used to compact the soil
before seeding, very necessary pro
seeding was done October %, a one
horse five-disc drill being used for
rhis purpose. The seed were soWn
1T the rate Of four pec5s per acre,
by weight and not by measure. Early
in March the succeeding spring sui
plate of ammonia was applied at the
rate of 100 pounds per acre. All of
the varieties were injured somewhat
by violent freeze early in January.
The stand, however, was not impaired
TO any appre ciahle extent. Inc sea-
sonal conditions in the spring of 1919
were favorable for the development
of wheat and the highest yield was
obtained in that year which has ever
been secured on our test plats here
in Athens. The growth Of straw was
very rank, being at the rate of from
two up to four tons per acre. The
Yields of the different varieties grown
and the average weight per bushel
are set forth below: v
Average Yield of Wheat per Acre,
College Demonstration Flats,