Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-09


under the drill row or the water fur
row at the time the corn is planted.
Two hundred pounds might, be used
as a side applica ton when the corn is
knee high l.. : ST. G& So
Handling Land intended For Wa
,, termelons "|'.'"'F 80
4. II. W. H., LenoX, Gar WRITES | have
had my land broken since Before Christi
/ mas prepara tory to planting .watermel- ~
ons. When should they be planted, and
aud how much ?? Should it.lalI be used 80
/ at planting time, or some reserved for
@a"later application -. SS's ls@'
There is no reason why you should
not grow watermelons successfully
in your section Of the state. You
should of course be certain that you
can find a ready market for your
output. Since you have already
broken the land, keep it friable with
cut-over harrow as suggested in
your letter. Watermelons may be
planted from March to June. The
chance of making money on this crop
in your section of the state will arise
only from early production. The
seed should be covered into The soil
at depth of from one to two inches.
The melons should be planted in
checks of from six to ten feet
square. 1t will take about five
pounds of seed for an acre. Stand
| ard varieties are the Cleckley, Bat
tle-snake and Watson. Watermelons
mature in so to 100 days. When a
stand is secured, you should thin to
one or two plants to the hill.
This crop should be we'll fortified
with an application of 700. to 1000
pounds per acre. We would put the
fertilizer in a circle around the hills
at the time of planting or very short
ly before seed is put in the ground
The fertilizer may be worked into
the ground with disc harrow to
considerable advantage. If you ex-
| pect to use nitrate of soda as a top
dresser, you might withhold a., part
of it from the formula used under
meath this crop and apply it in a
circle around the hills about two
weeks after~you have thinned the wa
| termelons to a. stand. A formula for
/ use under -swatermelons should be
relatively rich in nitrogen, / .phos-
| phoric acid and potash. '"' rAli7a 9-4-5
| would he desirable formula to use.
All of the nitrates may be deriyed,
| if you please, from nitrate of soda.
| 1t will be safe to use this ingredient
| in the soil for a short-seaso9c crop
like watermelons even, to the extent
| Of it's representing several hundred
pounds per ton of the mixture u9cd.
| Side applications should be put on
| the crop relatively early, and it is
| best not to disturb the vines any
more than is absolutely necessary
| Notes on the Boil weevi1 schooF
| A large number of representative
farmers attended the boil yeeyil
school held in Athens in January.
Many of them have seen, fit to write
| letters. to the editor of these columns
expressing their ideas about the
benefits they derived from attending
the school. 1 am sure our readers
would be glad to know how some OF
these people feel about the courses
provided and the benefits they de-
rived from pursuing them. 70 this
end I quote short excerpts from sew
eral Of the letters received. -
81 was greatly impressed by the
earnestness and deep interest "sho wn
by all attending the school. Old age
seemed to vie with youth in. seeking.
after knowledge on all the various
subjects taken up. by the teachersatT
Ereceived great benefit from the IN
struction on swine diseases and grad-s
ling" b.. .,.s
"I am sure the boll weevil.. school
did me lots of good. I think THE
lesson / learned about worms .1in
hogs will be worth ten times the cost
of the course this year to me-" =, - Z,
IT am glad to give you an outline
of some of the things / learned at
the boil weevil school,
81. When and how to use the arr.
senic spray and pick up squares. :
''2. The kinds of early varieties OF
seeds to use. .,:If
SO. The kinds of fertilizers to use
and when to apply. '5Af
"a. When the crops are gathered
turn under all old stalks before
Christmas. ...,
"5. How to prevent the stomach,
liver, lung and kidney worms in
hogs. .i
"6. That hog cholera serum does
not last but, about forty-two days,
and the virus lasts indefinitely. w
'7. The remedy for horses that eat
dirt and manure.
IS. That there is a vaccine for
hemorrhagic septicemia. . ~, 80
SO. That by treating pine posts
with "creosote and coal tar the life of
the posts may be prolonged twenty
years. so.
s'.10. That tabacco is very difficult
to handle, has to be harvested at the
right stage Of maturity and cared for
properly@in the%tobacco house, y .@;%
IL. How to get the peach lborers."
81 feel well repaid for the time
and money spent. attending this
course. 1t was SO helpful that, It
would be, difficult to, state any. partic-
ular feature that was most beneficial
to me. Each !day afforded one'@Eor
more demonstrations that ! could not
afford to miss. =. ~
II am sure that every one ofa2us
attending the, boil weevil school was
impressed with the uniform courtesy
and desire to help US on the part of
every one connected with the col
lege." ... s.s 80
Before going there I expected to
use 200 pounds Of guano 9-3-3 I'M
der my corn per acre, but found out
that 200 pounds of acid phosphate