Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-19

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den.
We should give our live stock bet
ter attention and consideration. We
should diversity along this line as
we'll as in crop growing. We will
still need meat and animal products
in the future as we have in the past.
We should make an effort to clean
up the farm and destroy weeds and
trash so as to minimize the number
of satisfactory hiding places not on
other insects which preyed so Sc
riously on our farm crops this year.
We should be giving attention now
to the selection of the best varieties
of cotton, corn and seed of our other
standard farm crops for planting
next season. We should be cleaning
up the orchid, spraying it when nee
essary and putting it in position to
yield the maximum amount of fruit
for next year. There are a thou
sand ways in which we can and
should busy ourselves with adv mt
age, with profit and success. Crying
over spilled milk is a waste of time.
Life is all in the future.
-, We may be hurt momentarily, and
there may be shrinkage in values,
will not destroy U.S. We are econo-
mically sound at heart There may
be let-up in business, but the life,
trade and industry of the country
mas not stagnated as yet. Our out
look toward life and our attitude in
the next twelve months are to be the
determlrlng factor in the situation.
This is a time when courage,
economy and industry mean every
thlng; Let us meet the situation
c9Ineertully, forcetully and with SAN
ity; We have had far more difficult
and trying situations to confront in
the past. Now is the time to be
brave and forward looking. This is
the policy that always wins.
When and HOW to Seed 1espedeza
H. T. B., Quitman, Ca, writes:
L wish to know what is the
proper time for seeding lespe-
deza for a pasture for hogs.
and what type of soil is best
suited for it?
Lespedeza is one Of the most val
uaole OF the clovers adapted to the
south. It is presumed to have been
imported from Japan many years
ago, 1t does especially well on our
southern soils. 1t naturally makes
than on poor. On rich soil it grows
upright and will yield fairly good
cuttings of hay. On thin soil it
has a creeping habit, but neverthe-
less makes an excellent pasture on
this type of land. 1t may be sown
either in the fall or in the spring
and about twenty-five pounds Of
seed should be used per, acre. Har-
row 1T into the ground to depth
OF one and one-haIf to two inches
Inc deeper covering. is desirable on
the lighter types of soil. The land
should then be rolled so as to pro-
vide fine seeded.
This clover may be used for pur-
poses of green manuring as it be-
longs to the family Of legumes and
G. nI1FD i6I1n To-.
grown. 1t is too valuable from my
point OF view for grazing purposes
on lands which are intended to be
kept in permanent pasture for some
years. 1t may be sown on Bermuda
sod with excellent results. 1t makes
a considerable part of its growth at
the same time the Bermuda is
growing. The combination, however,
makes a very excellent pasture. In
south Georgia one may seed this
crop in the fall. In middle Georgia
and north Georgia, in the spring.
Growing Crimson Clover without
Lime
P. E. J., Brooklet, Ga, writes:
Can I grow good crimson clover
without lining my land? The
soil is deficient in lime. Would
also like to SOW some alsike and
bur clover. Any information you
can give me on these clovers
will be appreciated.
Crimson clover does very we'll &C.
. casionally on land which has not
been lined. We take this to be the
exception, however, rather than the
rule If we may judge by our eXpe-
rlence. In many sections where
crimson clover has been grown sue
cessfully in the south there are out
groupings of limestone, and good
deal of the soil devoted to this crop
contains more calcium than most of
our Georgia soils. If I had the Grim
son clover seed on hand and could
Immediately, L would not hesitate to
/ sow it. But if I were so situated
that I could apply ton Of lime
| rock per acre, would prefer to use
it before seeding this legume.
would not use alsike or bur clover
mature at the same time, and there
is nothing to be gained by seeding
them together. Alsike clover is best
adapted for growth on low, moist
lands. Bur clover should have been
sown last July or August 1t can be
likely to make any appreciable
growth the first year even under IA
vorable circumstances. Hence, you
gain absolutely nothing. from my
point of view by sowing it with
crimson clover. Crimson clover may
for hay production. 1t gives bot.
| tom to these crops. You can, of
course, use crimson clover and hairy
vetch with any of the legumes. We
to any extent as we prefer TO seed
either one Of the crops mentioned
with our winter growing cereals
rather than to combine them.
Managing an Asparagus Bed
N. M. p, Gainesville, Ga,
writes: Please tell me what to
do for an asparagus bed now.
| The plants are waist high.
If my asparagus bed were cover
ed with Bermuda grass I would pro-
Iceed to get rid of it as expeditions
ly as POSSIBLE. 1t will not hurt to
cut the asparagus tops down now
even with the ground. You can then
remove the grass with hoe. You
should rake the roots out of the soil
after they have been cut out Of the
ground and destroy them by either
thoroughly composing or burning
them. We prefer the former meth
3D. 1t takes more time. and is a
slower process, but nevertheless is
more effective in the long run. Aft
er you have gotten the asparagus
brush and the grass off the bed, pro-
coed as follows:
Mulch it with barnyard manure at
the rate of twenty tons per acre.
The manure should be we'll rotted.
| Where it has been composted, it is
quite likely that most of the weed
seeds which it may contain will have
been killed. This is a very desir-
able end to attain. The compost
should be dug lightly, but uniformly
into the surface of the asparagus
bed In the early spring we would
cover the bed with salt, put on at
70 Of fn fIvn no -
acre. The salt should be raked into
the surface soil. When the aspara-
gus begins to sprout out in the spring
| you may fertilize the bed at the rate
of 500 pounds or more per acre. A
good formula will be one containing
per cent of nitrogen, 9 per cent of
| phosphoric acid and to 5 per cent
of The fertilizer should be