Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-15

| ana pack or the fru1t shipped by It's
| members
The apple growers are organized
strictly along cooperative lines. The
| Consolidated Apple Growers Ex'
change probably controls as large
a percentage of the commercial ap-
pie crop in the state as any similar
organization in any state. This or
ganization controls grade and pack,
and the goods are shipped under
the label of the organization.
Peanuts
The peanut crop has increased in
! Importance during the last few
| years. Georgia produced 100000
bushels in 1920. Despite low prices,
the indications now are that the
crop of 1921 will equal if not exceed
that of last year. The short cotton
! crop means a small crop Of cotton
I seed. So, this increases the demand
for peanut meal and Oil.
Under judicious management,
certain varieties of peanuts can be
fed to hogs profitably. The objec-
ton to feeding peanuts to fattening
hogs is that the animals kill out
soft. So, the product is discrimi.
mated against.
Watermelons
The watermelon growers of the
state made a start in organization
last year. No matter how we'll the
Organization functions, it is going
to be necessary to hold down the
acreage and ship only good melons.
There is considerable competition
from other sections, Of the country,
particularly during the latter part
OF the shipping season.
Grain and Hay
The problem in marketing corn,
wheat, oats and hay in the state is
matter of Standardization. One
milling concern in the state offered
to- use 5000 bushels of Georgia
grown wheat day just after the
last harvest. We must keep smut.
garlic and cookie out of our milling
wheat. Our wheat will average
heavier than that produced in the
west, and should sell at a premium.
10 market corn we need shuck-
ers, shelters and cleaners. AS yet.
we have little or no need for eleva.
tors. There are five idle elevators
in the state at this time.
Preserving Meat in Brine
J. M. c., Penfield, Ca, writes:
Please give me a formula for
putting up fresh beef in brine.
1 wish to put it in a barrel.
Presumably you wish to corn the
fresh beef about which you inquire.
In that event, proceed as follows:
Select beef which is not too fat.
The best pieces to use for corning
are selections made from the plate,
rump, brisket and other cheap cuts.
The pieces should not be over six
inches square. 1t is very important
that the meat be thoroughly cooled,
but not frozen,> before the corning
process begins.
For each 100 pounds Of meat to be
corned weigh out eight pounds of
salt. Place a layer of this salt to
a depth, say, of one-fourth of an inch
In the bottom of the container, which
should as a rule be wooden barrel
OF approved construction. Then put
In a layer of meat and cover well
with salt. Continue this processSun
til the meat has all been placed in
the barrel and properly covered with
! salt. Allow the meat to stand over
I night, then add for each 100 pounds
I of beef four pounds Of brown sugar,
/ two ounces of baking soda, and four
ounces Of saltpeter dissolved in one
| gallon Of lukeWarm water. The meat
! should now be weighted down to
keep it well under the brine. It is
very desirable that the brine be
| boiled before it is used and then
| thoroughly cooled, The greatest
cleanliness and care must be exer-
cisedl in handling the meat and see
ing that it is properly corned. AS a
rule the meat will be sufficiently
Eorned in from twenty-eight to forty
eight days.
Data on Onion Cultivation
D. W., Meriwether,, Ca,
writes: When is the best time
to SOW onion seed? Could I SOW
the seed in a bed now to be-
transplanted in rows in the
spring?
1t is now getting late to plant
onion seed in the open ground in
your section of the state. 1t would
be a good deal better practice to
SOW these seed in a cold frame as
you suggest. The rows may be
made relatively narrow, say ten 20
twelve inches apart. The cold frame
should, of course. be well filled with
o. very rich friable soil containing
plenty of available plant food. The
young onion pla'' should be pro
tected from unfayorable weather
conditions and from extreme cold at
night, and then they should be hard
ened off as rapidly as possible. When
they have reached half the size OF
small lead pencil Nthey are prob
ably in, the best condition to trans
plant. Transplanting may be done
any time after the weather settles
in the spring. Onions handled in
this way can be brought on the
market very early and a fine size
and character of bulb developed.
AS a rule onions raised from seed
grow to larger Size. and are more
uniform in character than those p-S).
duced from sets. 1t is now good
I season of the year for putting OUT
sets. One might plant some of them
so as to have a succession Of onions
coming on throughout the fall, win
ter and early spring before the later
paintings reach a sufficient ma
turity to market satisfactorily.
Old Papers
Save your newspapers. They can
be put to various uses about the
house. They are. an excellent sub
Btitute for cloth when you are clean
ing windows and they are fine for
wiping out greasy pans.