Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-05-22
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
... BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

able than in that of any of the other
materials mentioned. Dried blood is
also a satisfactory carrier of nitro
gen to use under field crops. The nj
trogen in cotton seed meal is desira
BILE from the farmers point of view:
but it is so costly this year that we
would rather suggest the use of ii
trate of soda or blood in it's place
Under the circumstances, we would
make a mixture consisting of 1900
pounds Of acid phosphate, 500 pounds
of nitrate of soda and 800 pounds of
kainit. This would give you for
mula containing around 9 1-2 per
cent of available phosphoric acid,
IL per cent of available nitrogen
and l 1-2-2 per cent of potash. If
used at the rate of three to five hun
dred pounds per acre, it should give
you excellent results under cotton
on land of the type described in your
letter.
An Enterprising Ex-soldier Farmer
j. l.. j., Nicholson, Ga. writes:
L am an ex-soldier and have re-
turned home to look after the
farm, and l want to use the best
methods so as to raise bigger
crops on fewer acres. What is
the best fertilizer to use on gray
soil for cotton and corn? How
is the best way to get rid of
wild onions? Will it pay to use
1ertili q very heavily at the
1t is special pleasure to be priv
LEGGED to serve the interests of an ex-
soldier who has served his country
so acceptably in the great worlds
crisis. 1t is gratifying to know that
you have returned to the farm, and
[ am sure everyone wishes you sue
in cnnaio1i1aI Gn1
Your idea of producing larger
crops on fewer acres is the policy
which will win in the long run. You
do not state whether your gray land
had red subsoil or if it is of sandy
character. We presume, however,
that it is the typical gray land of
north Georgia. On such a soil, we
believe taht 3 1-2 per cent of nitro
gen. per cent Of phosphoric acid
and 3 per cent of potash can be used
to advantage on cotton. The same
formula will answer for corn, except
that we would prefer to use a side
application with this crop of from so
to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda per
acre.
The best means Of fighting wild
onions with which We are acquaint-
ed is shallow blowing the land in
the fall. This operation should be
repeated two or three times during
the winter. by DONG this, the onion
sets are brought nearer the surface
of the ground and a large percentage
of them are destroyed by the freezes
which occur from time to time
throughout the winter.
The only way to avoid the liberal
and continued use of fertilizers on
your farm is through the establish
ment of a crop rotation system and
the maintenance of sufficiently
large number of livestock to provide
the farm with considerable quantities
OF yard manure. Peas and other
legumes can be used to advantage
for soil building. Situated as you
are, we should break the land as
thoroughly as this can be done. This
work should be done Immediately
Then prepare it as carefully as pos
sible for both corn and cotton. Plant
as early as seasonal conditions will
permit. Use a minimum Of 800
pounds of the formula suggested 'un-
der the drill row at the time of plant
ing. We do not think 500 pounds
is too much to use under cotton. We
do not believe that under existing
conditions you will find side applica-
tions of fertilizers to cotton of much
benefit. 7 imagine the weevil will
not damage you seriously this year,
but it may prove quite troublesome.
Hence, only that cotton will be ma
tured which is set on early and de-
before the weevil has much
chance to attack 1t.