Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-02

upon which you can count for relief
in fighting this trouble.
Onions as a Fall and winter Truck
Crop
J. A. W.. Jacksonville. Ga,
writes: I want to~put in an acre
in onions. I would like to know
what kind of land to plant them
on and what grade Of fertilizer
to use. What variety would you
recommend and when should
they be planted? s.
Onions will do we'll on most types
of our Georgia SOIL They can be
produced during the winter season to
excellent advantage on the Triton
They, of course, do well on the Cecil
clays and on the Orangeburg sands.
The Triton sandy loan is, however,
a very good type of truck soil. 1t
contains a little more body and is a
Norfolk series. Withal it q is fri
able, easy to cultivate, and, as rule,
drains itself very we'll.
Land intended for onions should
be fallowed so as to secure a fine
seed-bed free of weeds. 1t should be
made rich. Very heavy, applica-
lions of thoroughly well rotted yard
manure will be found beneficial. Use
almost any amount you can get from
five up to twenty tons per acre. Mix
the manure well with the surface
to eighteen inches apart. Fertilize
the land at the time of planting
with a formula carrying per cent
of organic nitrogen, per cent Of
phosphorlc acid and 8 per cent of
potash. Use thousand pounds Of
this material per acre. Broadcast it
over the land and work it We'll into
the, surface soil. If you wish to put
out onion sets. place them from six
to eight inches apart in the drill.
If you wish to sow seed now, you
should only plant a small part of
fact. We would drill the seed in
and whenever the opions attain the
size of small lead pencil. transplant
them to the balance of the field,
thinning the rows where they were
originally planted to the distance in
dicated above. In the coastal plains
section, Bermuda onions may, be
they may not prove as hardy or de-
sirable for winter cultivation as
some strains. The Red Globe, the
Prize Taker, the Wethersfield and
the Danvers are all good, standard,
hardy sorts for general planting.
Growing Buckwheat In South
Georgia
w. H. B., Alamo, Ga, writes:
l, wish to know something about
the possibilities of buckwheat
| for the southeastern part of this
state. When should it be planted
and would it be profitable
crop to grow?
Buckwheat can be grown with
considerable success in the south,
but it is essentially spring and
summer. crop and could not be sown
of h 0f hn h
either profit or advantage. One
could sow it in the late summer SO
that it would mature in October.
The flower of the buckwheat sup
plies bees with an abundance OF
nectar, and so this crop is grown
honey is produced in large quanti-
ties. Buckwheat is a very good soil
improver, and it can be used to
smother out weeds with very good
advantage. 1t also makes a fine
quality of flour which is extensively
cakes. 1t is a very valuable poul-
try feed. There is no reason why
| it should not be grown on an extern
sive scale in your section of the
it in an experimental way next
spring.
Syrup Production In Georgia
What is the average acreage Of
cane and sorghum i'm Georgia
not including that controlled by
sugar and syrup refinertes? AS
rule, do the farmers own their
own mills or is the cane or sor-
ghum ground by custom grind
ers?
The acreage devoted to sugar cane
in Georgia in 1918 and 1919 was
practically the same and approx
mated $1,000 acres in round num-
bers. The number OF acres harvested
for syrup production In noo 1918 WAS was
were S,5O0,O0O gallons produced in
1918 and 10,64o,0O0 gallons produced
in 1919. These figures refer to rib
bon or sugar cane and not to sor-
ghum. Some $4,000 acres were
gia in 1919 and 1,472,o0o gallons of
syrup were made therefrom.
I regret TO say that the revised
figures as to the acreage of sugar
cane and sorghum used for the pro-
duction IF syrup for the year. 1920
inc they will quite closely approx
mate me figures Of last year and
that you would be safe in making
any calculations you have In mind
on the acreages indicated above. The
average acreage devoted to. either
sugar cane or sorghum in this state
is relatively small. In other words,
the crop is. grown on quite large
number of small farms. In so far
as 1 have been able to determine,
the greater part of the syrup made
from sugar cane or from sorghum
is made at home. It is then gath
cred up, as I understand it, shipped
into various centers and worked
over into a uniform grade. There
are some communities in this state
famous for the production of high
grade syrup made from sugar cane.
Cairo. Ca, is one of these centers.
No doubt the board of trade there
will be glad to give you additional
information. AS rule, the farmers
own their own mills. Most Of Them
are relatively small, and are oper-
ated by one or two mules. Consid-
cradle custom grinding is done. In
such cases the owner Of the mill
takes his pay in the form Of part
of the juice expressed from the
stalks which are crushed.