Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-06
Sudan Grass for Hogs in South
Georgin


8. A. NJ, Triton, Ca, writes: Will
it pay to SOW Sudan grass for hay IN
this section; also will it pay to plant
Jerusalem artichokes for hog FEED!
was thinking of planting row OF corn
and n row of artichokes, gathering the
corn and letting the hogs harvest the
artichokes, What do you think OF tnls
plan?
Sudan grass should do very we'll
in your section of Georgia. 1t may
be PLANTED now very soon, as IT can
be- seeded with safety as soon as any
Of the sorghums can be planted. IL
you have favorable seasons In your
section of Georgia, it should make
two or three cuttings. 1t Is valuable
as a hay plant on this account. IL
is not as rich in nutrients as some
hay and it's palatabillty depends
good deal on the thickness OF seed
ing. Rather thick seeding will
cause finenesS of the stem. In such
case the crop is not likely to at
tain as high a growth as 1t would
if planted in rows. We do not con-
slider it more valuable as q hay pro-
ducing plant for your section OF the
state than mil1et or millet and cow
peas sown together. 1t will not out
yield the sorghum, if we may judge
by our experience. We are not dis
posed to think that it makes much
better hay than sorghum.
Artichokes might be planted be-
tween the rows of corn as scrt of
feed for the hogs. They will re-
main in the ground dur ng the Win
ter and keep very we'll. The hogs
will, of course, root them out and
eat them once they become acquaint-
ed with their flavor. They are a
watery feed, and hogs grazing on
them should be fed supplementary
grain ration of at least two pounds
of grain per hundredweight. Corn
and other grain may be found sat
isfactory for this purpose. Arti-
chokeS are the latest fall grazing
crop and the best winter grazing crop
for hogs we can grow to advantage
in south Georgia. / do not think,
on the other hand, they possess more
merit than several other crops we
can grow nor do think them more
desirable for the purpose you have
in mind.
THE EARLIEST ROASTING EARS
w. W. H., Rome, Ca, writes: /
would like to know the best method of
| planting early corn for roasting ears,
and what kind of fertilizer to use and
| how much. The soil is red with
| heavy clay subsoil. What fertilizer
| land? Is it better to buy ready mixed
| goods than to try and mix them my
self?
| Our method of planting early corn
for roasting ears is as follows:
We always plow the land in the
| fall for this particular crop. Along
in early January or February, when
| ever the season permits, we re-break
| the land, harrow it down and open
burrows three and one-half to four
feet apart. About the 18th Of March
to the 1st of April depending on the
season, we plant the corn. We use
| 500 to 1000 pounds per acre Of a
formula containing 9 per cent of
phosphoric acid, per cent of nitro
gren of per cent of potash. This
we endeavor to mix we'll with the
! subsoil by means of bull-tongue
or scooter. In other words, we try
! to keep the fertilizer from coming
in direct contact with the seed.
We prefer to plant for roasting
| ears some of the well-established
strains of sweet corn. We have had
| the most satisfaction from the use
of Country Gentleman. There are
earlier varieties, but they do not
yield so well as to justify us in con-
| tinuing their use. We work the corn
frequently and throw the earth to-
wards it. When it is about one
foot high we plant cowpeas between
the rows. If you are going to use
an early field corn for the produc-
| ton of roasting ears there is moth
ing better than Hickory King.
On dark red land, with a heavy
clay subsoil, we would use formula
for cotton containing about per
cent of phosphoric acid, 3 per cent
of nitrogen and per cent of potash.
Put under 500 pounds under the
drill row when the corn is planted.
Side applications are not likely to