Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-24

is, of course, desirable that cotton
be pushed forward as rapidly as pos
sible, and to that end, there is no
element you can use to better ad-
vantage than a liberal amount OF
quickly available nitrogen. You
could reduce the amount Of phos-
phoric acid in this formula to 800
pounds without initiating against
the needs of your crop. You could
replace the 800 pounds by filler Of
rich woods earth or well composted
material, or you could divide the
100 pounds secured by this arrange
ment into four equal parts. If ap-
piled in this manner, you would save
the labor and trouble involved In
handling 800 pounds of phosphoric
acid several times over.
TREATING A CASE OF CRTBBING
IN A YOUNG COLT
An Alabama boy writes: am lit
tie boy and have colt which can pull
give me a remedy for cribbing for l
love the colt dearly and would like
to cure her of this habit.
Cribbing is a habit or vice which
horses and mules develop at times.
1t ia characterized by the animal
grasping some object and biting it
lightly. At times there is a contrac-
ton of the muscles of the meek and
the emission of a peculiar grunt by
affected animals, Horses having de-
veloped this habit are frequently
called wind suckers" This is
difficult habit to break up, but 1t
can be accomplished if one is patient.
1t is good practice to turn an animal
of this character into box stall with
perfectly smooth sides. Another
method is to cover the manager and
the stable fittings with iron or metal
of some kind. A horse or mule will
seldom bite or "crib" on iron. An
other method is to adjust strap
around the neck 1t should be ad-
justed so that it will be tight enough
to prevent the contraction of the
muscles of the neck. OF course, you
must guard against getting this strap
too tight. 1t should not be left on
the animal when it is being worked.
NOTES ON VARIETIES OF PEA
NUTS
NJ D. F., Sparta, Ga. writes: I wish
to plant some peanuts TINS spring, ana
would like to know what variety you
consider best How many will it take
to plant an acre, and what kind of fer
tiliSer should be used? Any. general in
the growing of peanuts Will De qppre-
, ciated. .. .
G., The amount of peanuts required to
plant an acre. will vary some with
the variety and according to. the
method of planting followed. 1t
takes from one to two pecks of she'll
ed seed for an acre of ground. If
you plant in the pod, it takes from
one and one-half to two bushels. 1t
is q mistake to economize too much
in seed as a good stand is the first
requirement for large crop. The
variety Of peanut to plant will de-
pend on the purpose you have in view.
If you wish to grow them for edlple
purposes, a large podded sort should
be planted. If you intend to eultl-
yate them for grazing down by hogs
OF for sale to the oil mills, then
give preference to the Spanish va
.riety. 1t is desirable that you Sc
cure good seed no matter where 1t
comes from. Personally, we Have
always found we'll selected, locaifyj
growing seed quite as satisfactorily
as obtained from other sources AlE
seeds brought from a distance have
to be ADAPTED through the lapse of
time to local conditions. On this
entity should prove as satisfactory
in most instances as that secured
'from long distances. Of. course, 1t
is necessary and desirable from time
to time that we purchase and use
seed produced on farms where the
breeding of plants of superior type
is emphasized.
In planting peanuts, you should
prepare the ground as thoroughly as
possible and as soon as it can be
accomplished. Planting in this seq
tion may be done around the first
Of May. Planting, Of course, can
be continued until the last of June
or early July, especially with Span
ish peanuts. Level planting should,
as rule, be followed, and the rows
should be made about thirty to thir-
ty-sfx inches apart. Keep up the
cultivation until the plants begin to
peg down and then stop it off alto
gether. You should use about 1000
pounds of finely ground, raw lime
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