Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-03-11

no doubt familiar, such as Hastings
| Marlborough, Cox Prolific, What
| ley's Sparks, etc.
| After laying off the rows with a
| turning pillow we would put the fer
| tilizer in the bottom of the turroW
! and mix with the subsoil by means
| of bull tongue, or else we would
| endeavor to put down the corn in
! the furrow at the same time, being
| sure, however, that the corn does
| not come in contact with the Ter
| tilizer. Our experience indicates to
! us that planting in the water furroW
! is a desirable practice, as you are
| then able to work the soil to the
| corn during the season and so keep
raising the water level to the roots.
! In this way one can o1ten secure d
! better yield in spite of a rather dry
i season, than is possible when plant
| ing on the level.
| In preparing land for cotton we
| would proceed as for corn except
or compost and any yard manure
which may be available. with the
| subsoil we would bed for cotton,
making rather a low ridge. we
days and then plant. A thoroughly
fine seed bed is desirable for cotton.
We see no objection to putting the
fertilizer under the drill row pre-
vious to making the bed BED; TT, tnoug gd
use under the cotton at the time OF
planting if you prefer. ~
The best method of getting Ber-
muda grass off terraces is to pillow
the terraces in the late fall just
The blowing should be shallow. The
roots may then be narrowed out
and gathered together and burned
A second blowing in the early winter
may also get Bermuda grass off of
the terraces by planting a crop OF
Velvet beans over them. When the
beans make a stand they will Ell
fectively shade the grass. IT this
practice is continued for year or
two the Bermuda grass will prac-
tically disappear. The same sug-
gestions apply to, the spots OF Ber5
which you describe as troubling you.
The Utilization of Raw Ground
Phosphates
S. B. P, Cochran, Ga, writes: I
would like advice regarding the COM
mcrciaI valuc of phos lime Would you
advise using this material either by
itself or with cottCrseed meal for corn
and cotton instead of acid phosphate:
By phos lime you probably mean
and lime as well. Doubtless the
name refers to some of the soft
phosphate rock now being put on
the market by various concerns. A
in Florida and we have seen some
handling it to the effect that it is
carrier not only of phosphor1c acld
of the concerns shipping this ma
terial from Florida claim it contains
as much as 6 per cent carbonate OF
lead. This is very small amount
however, and would not have much
Influence on crop production. Soft
nh ho to n
1t may contain anywhere from to
10 per cent of phosphorus, equ1va-
lent to 20 to 40 per cent of phoS-
phoric acid. The phosphorus is
known as tri-calcium phosphate and
varies in proportion anywhere, from
40 to 80 per cent. The usual pro-
portions are between II per cent and
1915 per cent phosphorus, equal to
about 25 to S5 per cent phosphoric
ACID, or SIS to II per cent tri-ca1-
ID phosphate. There are some i'm
purities in this material, no doubt
consisting usually of sand, clay and
If phos lime is of the character
tains is not readily available as. in
the case of acid phosphate. :. This
material would have to be applied at
the rate, we would say, of 1,0oO|
pounds per acre on land rich IN or
ganic matter and one would have to
wait some time for results. We would
certainly not purchase this material
under the impression that we were
buying lime at the same time. When
using lime we think 1000 to $500
pounds per acre should be used as
p minimum application and that a
lime running high in calcium car
Donate should be purchased
Milk Substitutes for Calves
+. S. K, Cedartown. Ga, writes:
As I am selling milk I wish to raise
nay calves with rs little milk as pos
sihIe What is the best substitute for
milk? Which is best, the prepared
calf feed or some homemade feed? I
would like for you to give me a good
ration for young calves.
1t is possible to raise calves on a
moderate amount of milk, but we
do not know of any method by which
milk entirely until they reach Ger.
tain age. The first few days of
course, the milk of the dam is not
fit for food and the calf may be
given as much as it will take. After
the four days some skim milk may
We suggest that at that time the
amount of milk fed be about 10
pounds and two pounds might con-
sist of skim milk. The whole milk
can then be gradually eliminated at
the rate of one pound day: Of
be on skim milk. 1t will be neces-
sary to give some food rich in pro-
tein or some substitute for milk.
Ihe calves will of necessity have to
10 carefully fed and looked after in
order to keep them in good condi-
ton.
A substitute for milk which has
been suggested and which has been
found quite satisfactory for the use
Of calves after they reach the age
or two weeks is as follows: Thi4 "
parts wheat flour, 20 parts cocoanut
meal, 20 parts skim milk powder, 20
parts iinseed meal, two parts dried
blood. One pound of this mixture
should be added to six pounds hot
water and after standing for a few
minutes cooled to blood heat before
feeding. Various other mixtures are
suggested but probably none of them
are more practicable or more easy
to prepare and use. Of course, there
are various calf meals, as you know,
on the market which must be used
according to directions. They are
relatively expensive but are PROB.
ably the best substitutes for milk
which are available unless you use
some such homemade mixture as
has been suggested. We, of course,
raise our calves here at the college |
and and, We have found It necessary to
feed little whole milk for the first
few days and skim milk for or 6
weeks. We have accomplished this
end by selling a certain amount of
cream and SO having some skim milk
in reserve for use with calves. This
may not always be practicable When
it is not practicable there is nothing
else to do except depend on a home
made mixture such as has been sug-
gested, or else purchase and use
some Of the calf meals.
vAsELINE rs HANDY
Keep a can of vaseline handy about
the milking place. Dip the fingers
in this and thus soften the teats ana
prevent cracking.
ALFALFA MEANS WORK
Alfalfa is on the job from the be- |
ginning of spring until the autumn