Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-18
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ Or. ANDREW M. SOULE

mo difficulty in securing reliable seed
of these strains, as they are grown in
considerable quantities in SoutS
Georgia.
An Interested Readers Problems
S. l.. Y, High Point, N. c.,
writes: l have been reading the
agricultural columns for two
them beneficial. What do you
think of planting three acres in
To-day velvet beans the first
week in May and then plant
kaffir corn in the middle rows
about week later to cut for hay
in September or October?
It is gratifying to know that you
have found our advices so helpful
and beneficial 1t is pleasure, of
course, to serve our correspondents
in the most effective manner possible,
This will naturally continue to be our
policy in the future as it has been
in the past.
Our experience in making hay from
velvet beans has not been very sat
isfactory This crop is difficult to
cure owing to the fact that it does
not mature as early or completely as
some other hay crops before cold
weather sets in. The leaves of velvet
beans are very tender and brittle and
| shatter off badly in the process Of hay
making. Thus, a good part of the
food value is lost We have found
it more desirable to Craze the vines
of velvet beans rather than to at
tempt to harvest and cure them as
hay.
plant in sections where drouth is
likely to be experienced. 1t is also
very good crop to plant with velvet
beans to make into silage. Very good
yields per acre can be secured with
kaf1ir corn. Situated as you are, we
would be inclined to plant the 100-daE
-, ha of
an ordinary upland variety Of field
corn. We believe in this way that
you will secure the largest results
per acre on both grain and forage.
Our experience leads us to think that
it is best to put the velvet beans eth
er in the drill row with the corn or
along side of it. For hay making
purposes, we are disposed to think
you will find a combination of three
pecks to a bushel of coWpeas soWn
along with a peck of Tennessee m1lIet
a good combination crop to grow for
hay. An early maturing variety of
| cowpeas should be selected as the
millet should be ready to harvest
from sixty to ninety days after plant
ing. Millet should be cut in the early
when properly cured should not pc
fed to work stock except when com
hined with other forms of rough
age not so rich in nitrogen. Mlllet
and peavines make a good yield per
acre and the hay, ii pronerly cured
and harvested Is OF eHceilehI qu"IltS' =
Top Dressing With sulphate OF
Ammonia -.
r, P. J., Leslie, Ca, writes
7 have some su1phate of ammo
MIA which 1 want to put around
nv cotton and corn. When Will
the suiphate become available:
and what would be the result or
mixing it with nitrate of SODA
and applying together?
The nitrogen in sulphate of am
monia becomes quite quickly avalla-
BILE to growing crops. There is no
reason why it should not be used,
therefore, as a application on
both corn and cotton. 1t would De
best not to mix it with nitrate of
monia should be covered into the
ground In other words, 1T will be
good practice to distribute it ahead
of the harrow or cultivator. mis-
case of nitrate of soda which should
be used strictly as a top dressing.
The nitrogen in nitrate of soda be-
comes more quickly available 70
growing crops than that contained
the water in the soil which natur-
ally rises toward the surface of the
ground will dissolve the nitrate of
soda, making it's incorporation with
the soil unnecessary. # you are
the boil weevii is likely to prove
troublesome, any top dressing with
nitrogen should be made Immediately
after the cotton is out of the ground
and is chopped to a stand In the
case of corn, you may wait to make
the application until the stalks are
from a foot to eighteen inches IN
height.
Treating swollen Leg
E. d. NJ, A1apaha, Ga, writes:
/ have mule that his leg swells
up from the fetlock to the hip
done this. for three years. but
seems to- be worse this winter.
Can you give me a remedy for
this trouble?
The best treatment we can sug-
geSt under the circumstances would
be to give a purgative of from six
to eight drains of aloes: This should
course, is the end desired. Salts
may be used in the place of aloes, if
you prefer. Administer as drench.
The kidneys should be stimulated by
giving an ounce of saltpetre once
each day for three days in success.
to advantake in hot water. Foment
for twenty minutes three times dali
ly. Then rub it dry and apply an
ointment made up of eight ounces
of fresh, melted lard and two ounces
of gum camphor. This ointment
should, of course, be thoroughly
rubbed in. lodide of potash in dram
doses may be given once daily for
about three days. This often pro-
duces excellent results. Careful
feeding and uniformity of exercising
are important matters In helping 70
correct troubles of this character.
Stimulating watermelcns With Nit
rate of Soda
P. e. j., Brooklet Ga, writes: l
have ten acres just planted to water
melons, and wish TO know if it would
them, and at what time shuold it be
applied? I put 400 pounds of 92-3
guano and figured on Il similar applica-
ton later. Your advice in the matter
will be appreciated.
Watermelons would be classed as
a truck crop, the profits from which
are likely to be greatly increased
through early marketing. Truck
crops also require to be forced rapid
ly in order to produce fine quality,
which naturally enhances their mar
ket value.
Under the circumstances, we would
not hesitate, therefore, to use nitrate
of soda as a top dressing for water
melons. This material should be ap-
piled in two applications, using fifty
pounds per acre at each application.
The first application should be made
as soon as the vines have been