Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-10


furnishes a lot of good feed. The
other broomsedges are of little value.
Indian oats is a very early spring
grass in all parts of the state and
is priced for this reason. Like the
hroomsedges it soon becomes tough.
It's name comes from the resent
blance it's panicle bears to that or
an oat plant. 1t never grows IN
sufficient quantity to be very val
liable.
Wild rye occurs and is used SIM
ilarlv to Indian oats. 1t is not very
valuable.
For about six weeks in the early
snrine after being burned wire grass
furnishes good grazing but becomes
tough afterward. Formerly when the
animal burning was not practlced
This grass furnished grazing over
much longer period, but now 1T is
of little value after the middle OF
Time. Wire grass is widely d1strlb-
uted on the better drained south
Georgia soils.
Iightwood knot grass covers the
level sandy regions of southeast
Georgia where wire grass has been
drowned out. 1t is very tough'
bunch grass of less value than wire
grass, but utilized to fair extent.
Common crab grass IS. Sangu1na-
Iis> is found in every cultivated
field in Georgia. During the summer
if furnishes a good amount OF very
palatabIe grazing but disappears ear
ly in the fall. On sod lands this
grass will not thrive. Smooth CRAB
grass IS. Humifusum) is an I'M
portant pasture plant in the northern
part of the state. 1t grows well on
uncultivated lands and remains green
until late fall. Creeping crab grass
IS. Serotinum), is a small perennial
crab grass of south Georgia and Of
very little value as a grazing plant.
Crow foot gives some grazing and
hay in south Georgia fields.
Wherever canebrakes or ponds of
maiden cane occur they should be
utilized for grazing. The maiden
cane should be grazed in the summer
or late fall and the canebrakes dur
ing the winter. Continuous heavy
grazing will kill either.
Smut grass is common on some of
the south Georgia soils and furnishes
quite bit of grazing. It's growth
is never high in quality even while
| young and tender. 1t becomes tough
quickly if allowed to grow UP. Smut
grass is easily recognized by its
| smutty heads on stems one to three
| feet in height.
The hard marsh along the coast
| grows a considerable quantity of
marsh Bermuda which, when grazed
closely, furnishes quite a bit of feed
during the entire season.
Carolina clover is a small annual
clover furnishing some early spring
| grazing. 1t spreads well and grows
we'll on poor soils. 1t is useful in
! inoculating the grounds for white
| clover.
The hop clovers are fairly well
scattered over the state. They are
small yellow blossomed ANIMALS of
limited value, but furnish their graz
ing in the early spring when it is
badly needed.
The Merits of Carriers of Nitrogen
R. L. S., Moultrie, Ca, writes: 1
would thank you to advise me the rela-
tive value of nitrate of soda and sui
phate of ammonia for a second applica-
| ton for cane, melons, corn and oats.
The last information we had All
to the price of nitrate of soda and
sulphate of ammonia indicated that
| the former was considerably cheaper
| than the latter. 1t is possible that
! some change in respect to prices of
these materials may have taken place
| recently Nitrate OF soda is a very
excellent material to use as top
dressing on all the crops you men,
| ton. This is because of it's quick
availability and the ease with which
it can be applied. On the other
hand, if the nitrogen in sulphate Of
| f1xy 411n
| that of nitrate of soda, I would not
hesitate to use this material for side
applications. The nitrogen in sui
| phate of ammonia also becomes
quickly available though in this re-
spect it is somewhat slower than
nitrate of soda. In the event you
use it. I would put it on a little
earlier than the nitrate of soda is
ordinarily applied. 1t would also
| be necessary or at least very de-
| sirable to cover it lightly into the
| soil, which, of course, one does not
| need to do in the case of nitrate Of
soda. I believe that it will pay to
use side applications on the crops
| you mention and that these should
| be put on relatively early.
have tried to give you as best
| could the results of our observation
| and experience in using the two car
1iers of nitrogen you mention for
| the purpose of top dressing for ordi-
nary farm crops. I think you can
| judge from this that the question
/ of difference in cost is one Of the
main items to be considered in MAX
| ing choice between these materials.
| Cotton Strains for Boil weevil
Territory
| G. I. T., LAGRANGE, Ca, writes: Will
| you please name the varieties of cotton
that 70 uthink best suited for boil
weeVil conditions?
There is, of course, no one best
variety of cotton suited for growth
under boil Weevil conditions. We
| have tested a large number of
! strains, however, here at the college,
and our experience and observation
lead us to believe that the follow
ing are among the best varieties
from which to select seed for the
] purpose you have in mind: College
No. 1, Piedmont Cleveland, Stein
| heimer's Cleveland, Wanamaker's
Cleveland, Sunbeam, Hooper's Big
Boil and Texas Bur. These strains
are all relatively early, set on their
| fruit rapidly and mature some of
the bolls comparatively early. The.'
continue to grow throughout the sea-
son and. therefore, afford some food
of a tender character for the young
weevils. Among the varieties we
would recommend for your test at
this time are College No. /, Wanna
makers Cleveland, Piedmont Cleve-
land and Steinheimer's Cleveland.
These varieties, of course, are best
adapted for growth in north Georgia
on our red lands and on soils that
are free from the wilt disease. Good
seed is an important factor, as some,
strains of the varieties mentioned
are undoubtedly not as good as
others.
In addition to the above planting