Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-08-21

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would have made comparatively lit
tie if any change in the. relative
efficiency of the rations fed.
The most interesting point in
connection with these tests lies in
the fact that home-produced rations
will accomplish the ends sought
with economy and profit to the
landowner. Corn. it will be seen, is
the basis of the rations used for
finishing hogs satisfactorily either
in feeding pens. We do not grow
enough corn. This is matter of
common knowledge in spite of the
fact that we have doubled the yield
pansion and development of the live
stock industry in Georgia depends
on again doubling the corn crop.
When this is done, the soft pork
our state made infinitely more pros
porous and successful than at pres
emit. To some it may seem a very
difficult matter to increase the yield
Better soil preparation, more care-
full selection and adaptation of va
rieties to soil locations and the
skillful and liberal use of fertili-
zers will enable us to obtain the
desired end.
We have literally millions of
acres of low-lying lands admirably
| adapted to corn cultivation which
are not being utilized simply be-
cause they, need drainage. 1t will
end, nor will it call for an unlimit-
ed amount of money. We have solv-
ed many more difficult and perpleX-
ing problems than this. If we can
just arouse the consciousness of
the farmers of our state to the nee
| essity of raising more corn, we
will then have solved the biggest
question now confronting the agri-
cultural prosperity of Georgia.
| Of course we can grow sweet po-
tatoes in unlimited Quantity. The
estimates for this year indicate a
twenty-three million bushel crop in
round numbers. This represents an
increase. of nearly fifty per cent
about by the fact that we now know
how to build storage houses and
keep sweet potatoes successfully.
| The solution of one simple prob
lem appears to indicate the doub-
have been shown by these tests to
be an essential and desirable con-
stituent of the ration for the fin
ishing off of high grade hogs.
There is no crop cheaper to plant
a larger return on our Georgia
farms than sweet potatoes. 1t is a
crop, therefore, our hog raisers can
make available in virtually unlimit-
potatoes on a broad and extensive
basis in the finishing of pork.
| Peanut meal should also, of
course, be used. 1t balances up the
deficiencies in corn meal. 1t helps
to make sweet potatoes more serv-
iceable and valuable in pork pro
duction. Peanut meal is the resi-
due obtained after the oil has been
| expressed from the nuts. Nature
never never int I'd that hogs should be
of raw peanuts eighty gallons of
oil. Nature is not wasteful, but is
extremely conservative. She covers
| up and reclaims the CALLED spot
She she reegroWs the forest. She is all
and accommodating together in diff
! ferent spots and locations the ma
terials which man finds so neces-
sary and essential to his welfare
Nature abhors waste, and to feed
expressed from them, to hogs is an
| aggraVating form of waste. There
is marked demand for peanuts
There is a. need for all the oil
world is still short of fats, and
the war has shown how essential
and necessary they are in the hu-
man dietary. Peanuts should be har-
vested, the oil expressed from them
a Mfh t corn me end I pTepfry oDned
fed back to hogs. This is a perfect
ly practicable and rational plan.
and, if put into effect, will not
only increase. the farmers profits
viii! enable US to solve the soft pork
problem satisfactorily.
Cultivating Alfalfa on Black Loan
z: G. f., Cave Spring, Ga,
writes: Would like some infor-
natlon IN regard to growing al
faifa on black limestone soil.
What variety is best? I under
stand alsike clover will grow
better on low land than most
clovers, but that it sometimes
pols1ns cattle. Is there anything
TO this? My cotton is rusting.
what is the cause of it?
In growing alfalfa the principal
shape several weeks before seeding
II you can enrich it by turning I'M
| DER leguminous crop, it will be
advantageous. You should lime it
llberaIly; Use three tons of crushed,
raw rock per acre. A rather finely
ground product is desirable. Mix The
lime with the soil by means of a
narrow after you have broadca sted
1t over the land, Put the lime on
a. couple PIE of weeks before you SOW
that produced in the western states.
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado or
Titan see seed do well here in Geor-
ga. You should use about twenty
cover with a Weeder.
~, Als1ke clover does not poison cat
tie. 1T might salivate them hit
mat is all. This is a more or less
i iem ! Ta r.. condition. Alsike clover
low, moist lands. If mixed " viii 4i1
some of the tame grasses. a het-
t LEI quality of hay is produced than
W 1S 1t is seeded by itslf. We
On "oiI u no petter legume to grow
on soils such as you describe than
The red spider is indestructiva n
COTTON at certain times. The hest
With 0 ars eI thgh df sit it is to spray
pound of the poison with twe nv
gallons of water. This is an effectivse
remedy, but it is a deadly noison
ana nna+a hence it is of the utmost i'm
pc cc esce tnat animals do not have
less ncosss TO the poisoned plants.
busting Corn AGAINST the Army
writes: The > army W0Q %orm is Co. d.
sIfoylng our corn and grass
ana Il would like to have a
remedy to check them.
The army worm seems to be cans
| ing good deal of destination
among the field crops this wear
The damage appears to be especja1.
~ ~ severe in corn fields. This worm
Is nearly two inches in length # is
either a dark or dingy Color - an -
mas three narrow stripes below and
smaller, darker one at each side
IT, IT, looks very much like the cut
b hG[Ins a4 a. as a matter of fact, it
there are two or three broods 0ie =
year. One female lays as MANY as
seven hundred eggs. Ten DAYS are
TtSequIred for Matching and from
t tlrf f5,,l to four weeks for the larvae
20 IuIiy develop. This worm, as ifs
name nam indicates, travels in large num-