Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-27


Secure and mix together two pounds
of glauber salts, one pound of COM
mon salt and one-half pound of bak-
ing powder A heaping teaspoOnful
should be given in each feed
The Merits of Potash From Different
Sources
G. C. Y. Tennille, Ga, writes: Is
the American potash that is being used
in fertilizers worth what it is claimed,
or is there any difference III it and
American potash? Will it pay to use
boil weevil traps in my cotton to con-
troll the weevil while the cotton is small?
American potash is derived pri-
marily from two or three sources.
Some Of it comes from the desert,
some from kelp harvested on the
Pacific coast and some is derived
from the so-called potash lakes found
in Nebraska and other western states
The latter type of potash is likely
to contain some black alkali, and
when more than one-half of 1 per
cent of this material is found in pot
ash derived from this source, 1T
should not be used around fruit
trees. Probably it can be used on
farm crops without detriment. There
is no such objection to the potash
derived from foreign sources. Pot
ash should, Of course, be bought on
the basis of it's available plant food
content. 1 would not hesitate to buy
from the source where | could OBJ
tain the cheapest available plant
food unless 1 wished to fertilize an
orchard. Presumably. the foreign
potash which is now being Imported
to some extent can be bought at
about the same price as the domes-
tic material. Potash is now very
costly to use under our farm crops,
but / am hopeful that better prices
will prevail in the not distant flu
tUre.
Boil weevil traps will prove Of no
advantage in fighting this pest. This
has been demonstrated beyond the
question of a doubt. The methods
of fighting the Weevil were fully out
lined here at Athens and they rep
resent the only practical methods to
which you should give consideration
and emphasis during the present
year.
Cotton Production in South Georgia
]. L. B., Soperton, Ga, writes: The
boil weevil hit us hard last year. 1 have
fifteen acres of extra good piney woods
land and wish to put it in cotton and
want to make one bale per acre. Is it
possible to expect this much under
present condition, and how much fer
tilizer should 1 use? Any assistance you
can give me will be thankfully re-
received.
There has been no weather of suf-
ficient severity during the present
winter to lead us to think that the
boil weevils will be less numerous
or destructive this year than they
were last year. If you expect to
grow cotton on lands badly infested
in 1919, you must prepare to make
very vigorous fight Or else you
will not be successful in growing
profitable crop. To this end, you
should select the earliest possible ma
turing variety. From all [ have
heard, the strain you have suggested
is a good sort to plant We have
not tested it extensively here at
Athens, and so cannot offer our per-
sonal advice relative to it's merits.
We know, however, that an effort
has been made to develop this strain
of cotton into an early maturing
sort and thus adapt it for cultivation
under boil weevil conditions.
You should prepare your land i'm
mediately if this has not already
been accomplished. Break it deeply
and lay off the rows as soon as pos
sible Put 500 pounds of 9-S 1913
formula under the drill. Plant the
cotton just as soon as weather con-
ditions will favor it's rapid germi-
nation. Chop to a stand as soon as
possible. Pick the weevils as they
appear in the bud. To this end, you
should go over the field each Mon
day morning without fail. Keep up
the fight by picking up fallen squares
until June 20 to July /. You should
then spray your field with calcium
arsenate according to the directions
already sent out. Remember, that
! you should cultivate your cotton
weekly so as to keep it free from
velopment of the crop forward as
| weeds and trash and push the de-
vigorously as possible.