Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-09

to believe that among the pest. va
rieties to plant in your section Of,
the state are the yellow transparent,
the Horse, the Yates and the Terry.
These are standard sorts, the merits
of which have been fully tested out
and demonstrated.
Digging and Storing Sweet Potatoes
L. A H, Columbus, Ga,
writes: I wish some advice on
digging sweet potatoes. I have
eight or ten acres in this crop.
1 have built potato house in
keeping with the latest ideas,
but haven't dug my potatoes yet.
Any help you can give me will .
be appreciated.
The best time to dig sweet pota-
toes is when they are mature. This
will be, as a rule, before frost.
There is an impression that sweet
potatoes continue to grow until frost
occurs, but this is not true. The
sweet potato reaches maturity at
given time, just as corn, cotton or
other field crops do. Potatoes may
be 3 harvested by hand or with ma
chinery. Great care should be taken
to prevent their being bruised or In
jured. Potatoes should only be dug
in dry, clear weather, because it is
desirable to have them dry out as
quickly as possible part OF the
surplus water which they contain.
When potatoes are placed in a
storage house they begin to sweat.
Hence, the necessity of having the
house so arranged that fires can be
built and a temperature of 85 to 95
degrees Fahrenheit kept for a period
of at least ten days. In this way
+ l. lie nJlipKlV dis
posed of and the potatoes will then
keep for a long time, provided a
uniform temperature Of SIS degrees
IS maintained. In very cold wealth
er, it may be necessary to open tne
house in the middle of the day and
close it at night.
In warm weather, it may be ad-
visable to close the house in the day
time and open it at night Keep as
| nearly at a uniform temperature OF
| SIS degrees as possible after the
curing process has been completed.
If bruised or injured potatoes are
put in the storage house, they are
likely to decay and this infection
may spread. rapidly to other pota-
toes. Hence, sorting them before
| storing SO as to prevent injured po-
tatoas being put in the crates is
matter of the utmost Importance.
Basic Stag az a Source Of Phosphoric
Acid
C. S. NJ. Waycross, n,n Ca,
- writes: What is your op, i,nloP9
What about sowing Oregon
! vetch in this section and hoy
many pounds should be soWh
! ner acre and how late could 1t
| be sown?
! We have tried various forms of
basic Stag quite extensively on on
run a series of experiments with
it here at the college: On land
which is rich in organic matter OF
where one can use very nDeral
amounts of yard manure, basic Stag
appears to give good results.
On our average Georgia SOILS
which are low in organic matter,
it does not seem to give as quick
results as acid phosphate. We are
constrained under the circumstances
to advise our farmers, therefore, to
use acid phosphate unless conol-
lions such as 1 have described ABOVE
prevail on their farms.
The Oregon vetch has not proven
satisfactory in this section OF
Georgia. 1t grows off wonderfully
we'll in the fall and is certainly a
most desirable vetch to cultivate II
it were hardy enough to stand the
freezes we have in this section in
we have tried to grow 1t, however,
it has been cut down by the one
or more rather unusually severe
freezes we have in this section IN
the average winter. 1t has proven
far more satisfactory about Augusta
than it has here. It should appar-
emily do we'll for you about Way
cross.
in so far as I know to its cult1va-
q W n
essary to inoculate land for either
hairy or Oregon vetch unless in an
exceptional case. In some instances
where it has not been grown be-
fore, incubation through the use OF
artificial cultures may be necessary
or desirable. You can secure the
moderate cost. The method of pro-
cedure will be fully set forth in the
literature sent you.
We ordinarily sow from fifteen to
thirty pounds of hairy or Oregon
the vetch with oats or other win
ter growing cereals, we plant the
smaller amount of seed, but If the
vetch is sown by itself, 1t will be
found desirable to use the larger
amount. The hairy vetch in your 10
Der first. Tke Oregon vetch we
imagine should be. planted about
November first Relatively early
planting Of both these vetches Will
likely prove more satisfactory than
late planting.
The Advisability Of Lining Sour
Land
P E. j., Brooklet, Ga.
writes: Does soil which is sour
need lining for a crop Of hairy
vetch? I can not lime my land
in time for this crop. Would 1t
pay me to SOW the vetch any .
way? 1 am not sure that the soil
is very sour.
1t is best to lime land which is
sour for a leguminous crop. 1t Is
desirable to correct acidity IN soils
whenever this condition exists. The
best method of procedure is to use
crushed raw lime rock rather finely
ground at the rate of one ton and
upward per acre. For ordinary leg
crops like alfalfa as much as four
or five tons may be used with ad-
vantage and profit.
This crop. of course, when once
established remains on the land for
series of years; hence while the
whole period of time the crop re-
mains on the land is taken into
consideration.
We have seeded hairy vetch and
obtained very good results in some
instances with the use of little or
no lime. If l had the seed on hand
I would not hesitate to sow it. You
may plant this crop alone or in
combination with a cereal. AS a
rule, we grow the vetch with a
cereal. In this way we obtain a
heavier yield of hay vetch which
is of finer quality.
If you wish to grow vetch for
seed, it is generally best to seed
it by itself. When sown with a
legume, we use about 20 pounds
per acre: when sown alone we use
from 40 to so pounds. Hairy vetch
iS Of thu hardiaSt of the win.