Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-03

Col1ecleu ny the GeWS or washed
down by the rains. The leaf Is also.
apt to be weakened at the stalk if
Paris green is applied Immediately
after the suckers have been Broken
out. -'' - . f-'% so IS
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a Bunch Variety of Velvet Beans
W.. w. c., Cantonment Fla writes:
/ have been TOLD that there is a. new
Variety of velvet bean. that it grows
like bush instead of running all over
the place which makes it more sufta-
BILE for planting in orchards. i do not
know the name of it, but thought prob
ably you were acquainted with the va
riety and would know where I could get
The seed' - "a .''" -'
There is variety Of velvet bean.
known as the bunch variety. on
account Of it's habits Of gro with. It is
presumably "a sport from some Of
the older sorts of velvet beans. 1T
takes about 100 to $50 days to ma
ture. 49, 80 - 80 - ~,
Our experience with the newer and
earlier varieties of velvet beans has
not led us to believe or feel that
this variety is as valuable for Gull
t1Vatlen in this state as the one
which generally goes by them
of the Georgia velvet bea1i.s, Some
OF its advocates claim thatacit will
mature In ninety days; but our ex-
per1enoe is that 1t takes nearer 100.
It is 3, probably the best variety
adapted for growth in this stats: Ut
is especially valuable for cultivation
in north Georgia because Of thescom-
paratively short time it takes to
mature. 1t runs to some extent, but
has not developed this habit to- the
same degree which characteristics the
old velvet beans originally intro
duced into our state and later into
the southern part of Georgia and
Alabama. This variety is certainly
worth experimenting with. Seed is
not very plentiful. 1t would be diff
ticu1t to say just what you might
have to pay for them as their reia-
tive. scarcity has helped to keep the
price high.
Basic Stag VS.. Acid Phosphate
&C. NJ, Macon, Ga, writes: 1 would
IKE your opinion as to- the com pa ratfye
value as fertilizer Of basic phosphate g.
ana acid phosphate. l am Undecided
which to purchase. 81 ts ~
In our experience basic. Stag has
shown an availability equal to about
per cent of phosphoric acid. On
the other hand, acid phosphate car
rles about 16 per cent of available
pAospltor1c acld. we have published
a number Of special bulletins on this
particular subject and both our field
tests and observations lead us to be-
lleVe that when quick results are
desired. that preference should still
be given to acid phosphate. In, on
the other hand, you were establish
ing pasture, probably basic Stag
or finely ground phosphate rock
n a TO
terlal, IN that event, should be an
plled at the rate, Of 1000 pounds
per acre and well narrowed into the
SOIL The phosphoric acid it contains
becomes available rather SLOWLY. It's
availability to growing crops is in
creased if combined with yard ma
hure or green crops plowed under. 1t
can be used to better ADVANTAGE on
rich soils than on thin soils. This
year we are particularly concerned
about Fastening the maturity of
our cotton crop on account of the
presence of the boil weevil in our
state. On this account and because
OF the important part played by
pnosphoric acid in Fastening the ma
tur1ty of crops, we are. disposed to
recommend the use of acid phosphate
In preference to other materials.
soy BEANS FOR GRAZING DOWN.
BY HOGS .-
e. l.. ", bonneville, Ga, writes: L.
am thinking of planting some soy beans
h i0r hog feed in place of velvet beans
What varieties would you recommend
ana what is your opinion of them as a
hog feed? -
The soy bean grows with a con-
siderable degree of success in va
rlous parts of Georgia. 1t is par
t1cularly we'll adapted for cultiva-
ton to the northern part of the state.
We have raised large and profitable
crops of beans here on the college
farm. 1t should be planted about
the same time as cowpeas We pre-
Ter to seed them in rows, fifteen
inches to three feet apart 1t takes
about gallon of seed to plant an
acre. In hogging them down, we
prefer to let them reach the dough
stage before the animals are turned
into, the field where they are grow
ing. We regard them with greater
favor as food crop for hogs than
velvet beans. Various varieties may
be grown in this section of Georgia.
The Japanese, the Ito San Yellow,
the Black and the Mammoth Yellow
are among the best strains to select
for planting. These mature SO as to
furnish a desirable succession of