Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-24
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%5"1A-y7= AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
-n@7A= BY ArDREWM SoOZE
AND SUCCESSFUL FARMING
BY AMDREWM. SOOZE

probably nearly as extensively grown
as possible, for outside of the United
States. there are few large areas
where the climate and soils are SUIT
able for the crop. Argentina ranks
next to the United States in pro-
one-tifteenth as much as this coun-
try Considerable corn is also pro
duced in Europe in the countries
that border on the Mediterranean.
The preparation of an ideal seed
bed should begin in the fall rather
Georgia can be easily and profitably
| broken to d depth of ten Inches:
This is especially true of forth and
| middle Georgia soils. A cover crop
| of rye or oats should be soWn on all
| fall plowed lands in order to pre-
vent washing and also to utilize the
plant food that becomes available.
| Unless this is done teaching will oc-
cur. If the land has good growth
| of any kind on it, such as velvet
beans, cowpeas, or simple native
grasses and weeds, it should be turn
crop can be sown.
Winter or fall breaking has many
advantages over spring breaking.
First, it is done at a time when
| work on the farm is not rushing;
second, it stores up large amount
Ol uIS lOL use III IIlC llSAI II W i,
third, it warns up earlier; fourth,
it destroys a great many insects and
makes use of the vegetation,
In planning for large yield of
corn three things should be noted.
First, that corn requires a large
amount of water through the grow
ing season; second, it uses large
amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus and
| potash; and third, it requires a fer
tile. well drained soil that is rich
in vegetable matter.
The above requirement will gen
| orally be found in we'll drained
bottom soil rather than on average
upland. If a bottom soil is selected
on which to make record yield, it
should not be subject to overflow,
and, in order to insure the proper
| drainage that is essential for a max
| imum crop, the water table should
not be nearer than three feet to the
surface.
If upland is selected for large
| yield of corn, the same requirements
should be considered Do not expect
a large yield from droughty land I'M
able as regards rainfall. There is no
| assurance that the season will al
| ways be favorable, therefore, this
kind of soil should not be used if
other is available. The best kind of
| upland soil is loan, sandy loan
VI clay iOdHl. IJlIHST I'll lnSS0 " pes
of soil should have a heavy loan,
sandy clay or clay subsoil that will
naturally retain the film moisture
as well as the soluble plant food
within reach of the plant roots.
The soil is q medium for holding
water and food in an available form
for the plants to use as it is needed
by them, and, briefly stated, good
corn soil should be naturally fertile,
productive, well drained, and one
that can be retained in a good me-
chanical condition.
A good seed bed is so per cent of
the crop. Upon this depends the
success in producing large yield.
The seed bed is tn ehome of the
plant and from it will receive the
largest part of it's food and water.
Therefore, in order to insure a plen-
tiful supply of food and water, as
we'll as a favorable condition of the
soil for the penetration of the plant
roots, the seed bed should be deep,
well pulverized, friable and thor
oughly mixed with vegetable matter.
When natural conditions are right
farm manures generally give good re-
suits, though they may often be sup
plemented with commercial fertilizers
to an advantage. When manure is
not to be had in sufficient amounts
commercial fertilizer may be used
to supply the plant food needed by
Inc crop In excess of the natural
fertility. AS an example, suppose a
field will produce twenty-five bushels
ct corn per acre without any fer
tlllzer treatment, if the yield is to
be increased to fifty bushels per
acre. a sufficient amount of availabIe
plant food must be supplied to the
soil to meet the needs of the in
creased yield.
Application of 400 pounds per acre
IT fertilizer composed of equal parts
Oh ACID phosphate and cottonseed
meal is recommended by some for
ordinary yields. This could be dou-
| bled WHIT re large yields are expect
ed. Soils that are rich in organic
matter need nothing further than
! ACID phosphate at the rate of 400 to
500 pounds per acre.