Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-01-02
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

Mount of direct sunshine. We think
onN the other hand, that you could
gro& IN the garden in question beans.
beetS, peas, cabbage, collards, car
rots. Ncorn, or almost any other crop
you might wish to grow on any con-
siderable scale. OF course, vege-
tables wNl not do well in the shade
Of big etee~sr in, competition with
the roots of big tree. Therefore
you should plant as much of your
garden as possible at some distance
from the tree. I have some trees
in my garden and in the fall I plant
winter growing crops in the vicinity
of these trees. At that time, OF
course, the trees, are. not growing,
or may even have shed their leaves.
During the winter I can raise nice
crop in the vicinity OF these trees
In the summer I do not attempt TO
grow anything under them unless 1t
is some 1egumcs for the purpose OF
enriching the ground somewhat. II
is, of course, hard to grow anything
EXCEPT grass under a dense shade.
If you wish to grow okra or. some
other sun-loving crop in your garden
I YOU should plant it on the strip OF
ground which the sun reaches for
the greatest length of time each
day.
Planting Pecan in the Autumn
r. p NJ, Martinez, Ga, writes! l
would like your opinion as to the ad-
visibility of planting a pecan grove heAi
fall ANY information as to the cultural
methods to be employed will be appre-
ciated.
There is no reason why one should
not find a pecan grove a fairly prof
liable investment. Undoubtedly some
orchards have been planted In unfor-
tunate locations and poor varieties
of trees have been selected. In other
instances the orchards have been
cropped too severely and many of
the trees killed or destroyed. Some
times the orchard has been very
much neglected since planting and
has not been properly fertilized'
These and other contributing factors
have caused some individuals to re-
gard a pecan orchard an undesirable
investment. On the other hand, sthere
have been a good many people in
Georgia set out orchards and have
made a good profit therefrom.
The yields of pecan trees vary ma
terially, according to the conditions
under which they have been set and
handled. We believe, however, pc
can orchard may be easily made a
profitable and desirable investments
There is no reason why you shouSd
not plant the trees next fall, and to
that end you should select a piece
of ground that is well drained and
fairly fertile. You might prepare it
for planting with advantage by seed
ing it to legumes next spring. The
legumes could be fortified with
phosphoric acid and potash. In the
fall we would plant the trees say
about 60 feet apart in each direc-
ton, selecting very carefully budded
stock of standard varieties that have
demonstrated their value in the COM
munity in which you live. Good trees
may be rather expensive. and hard to
get now, but they are a cheap invest
ment in the long run.
While some inter-roW planting may
be done between pecan trees, one
should be careful not to usurp the
fertility of the soil at the expense of
the trees. Intensive fertilization of
the soil is also essential.
Data About Peanut Production
J. c. R., Greenwood, S. c.. writes
Will you please tell me the kind of pea
nuts the farmers plant in Georgia:
understand they are planting peanuts Ill
place of cotton since the boil weevll has
become so bad. What are the usual
yields? What power machine do you
recommend for picking them?
There are several varieties of pea
nuts planted in Georgia. AS you
doubtless know, there are two dis
tinct types of the peanut planted
namely the upright form and the
runner type. There are also large
podded and small podded varieties of
each of these types. The upright or
bunch type is preferred for planting
because it is easier to cultivate and
to harvest, but the runner type may
produce the larger yields under IA
vorabIe conditions. The Virginia
bunch and runner types are large
podded varieties. They are generally
grown for the purpose of being sold
as roasted or sailed peanuts. The
Spanish peanut is a small podded va
riety which is grown very extensive
ly because it is hardy, early matur-
ing, high yielding, and has fine food
qualities as well. The nuts run high
in oil and the growth of vine is
heavy and, therefore, valuable for
forage. This variety is largely Gull
tivated in Georgia both for sale to
the oil mills and for grazing down by
hogs.
The yields of peanuts vary materi-
ally, say from 35 to 60 bushels per
acre. Yields of IS to 100 bushels are
recorded from time to time, but this
would be under exceptionally good
conditions of fertilization and man
agement. Spanish peanuts weigh
about thirty pounds per bushel and
make a yield of from 1920 to 1900
pounds per acre. Peanuts arg now
commanding extraordinarily high
prices and are, therefore, found quite
as profitable for growth in the sec
ton of Georgia infested by the boil
weevH as the cotton which was pre-
viously grown on the same land.
There are, of course, a great vart-
ETY. of machines for planting, Guilt
waiting and harvesting peanuts. Good
standard machines can be purchased
that will pick the peanuts and thresh
them. You might correspond with
some Of the principal implement man
ufacturers.
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