Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-26
N and specialists in animal indus

Graduate veterinarians are in de-
mand at the present time. There are
about 1900 graduate veterinarians
engaged in the work of the bureau
of animal industry. These men are
selected from those who pass civil
service examinations. There are up
wards of 1000 veterinarians employ
ed, either all or part of the time, IN
state and municipal veterinary work
There are many good positions IN
teaching and research work In state
agricultural and veterinary colleges
and experiment stations, There are
positions in the army. with private
corporations; with cities as munich
pal meat, food and dairy inspectors;
with farmers having large live stock
holdings; with county boards as
county veterinarians. Each state has
veterinary department which en-
ploys from one to several veterlna-
rians in administrative and scientific
work
The supply Of competently trained
home economics experts and dieti-
clans is so limited as to now consti-
| tute one of our most perpleXlng
problems. Our institution is co-edu-
cational and our courses for women
have been organized on a standard
basis, which means that our grad
yates are recognized by all other in
situations doing a similar character
of work. We are therefore provid-
ing through this institution all the
ton of food technicians and direc-
tors of home economics organization
og every class and description. There
are 6,447,99S farms in the United
States, of which Georgia possesses
between six and seven hundred thou
up so great a variety of opportuni-
ties for essential and progressive
service work. The fabric of our CIV
ilization needs revamping, and it
must be based on the redirection of
the work Of our farms and the i'm
homes of our people. What a glo-
rious prospect the chance to prepare
oneself for work in these great and
as yet comparatively untitled fields
has been opened up to the youth of
Georgia. I am sure. they, will not
fail to respond to this call.
| Through the cooperation of the
state and the friends of agricultural
and home economics education, a
plant worth about one and a half
million dollars has been established
here at Athens. There are seven
purposes, exclusive of five harps and
a battery Of greenhouses. The
equipment is modern in all respects
and sufficiently diversified to meet
the present needs of our student
body.
During the present collegiate year
We enrolled 1866 students, and of
All the facilities of the University
of Georgia are available to our agri-
cultural and home economics stu
dents. Georgia has made wonder
full record in football, basketball, and
baseball. Our students occupy prom
ho In
and debating teams of the university.
They are members of the leading fra
ternities and many of the honor
clubs and societies as well.
Practically all of the 258 men and
women graduates of the University
who specialized through the agency
Georgia Many of them have al
ready achieved distinction in their
chosen field of work. Last years
graduating class of 38 men and wom-
| en- all secured positions at salaries
ranging from $1,800.00 to $4,000
per, year; Many. of our. graduates
to $4,000 and upwards per year.
There is practically no limit to the
rewards and emoluments which the
technically trained, ambitious man
| and woman may win.
| Every effort has been made to
keep the cost of our courses as low
as circumstances would warrant. The
health and the moral welfare Of the
students are protected and advanced
in every way possible. The motto
has tried to implant this spirit in
the hearts of it's student body and
graduates, with what measure of sue
cess you can judge from the accom-
plishments of those who have al
ready gone forth to blaze out new
trails.
! Come to Georgia! The state needs
you as one of her educated leaders.
The Georgia State College of Agricul-
ture offers you the facilities for
training and developing yourself SO
that you may eventually become a
and progress of the commonwealth
in which you were born and which
/ am sure you will delight to serve.
Graduating Johnson and Nut Grass.
writes: E. viii 1s yon plesae give me-
| some advice as to getting rid of
Johnson grass and nut grass.
scattered over a fifty-acre red
field, and there is about an acre
| patch of nut grass right in the
middle of the field.
Controlling or eradicating Johnson
grass and nut grass is man-siZed
job, The trouble is owing to the
nature of the root growth of these
! plants. Johnson grass, for instance,
produces a stoloniferous root. If
cut or abrade these roots a new plant
starts therefrom, so that the more
you cultivate a field under certain
conditions which contains Johnson
grass, the more you will cause it to
spread.
The bulbs in the case of nut grass
may be found in the ground to a
great depth. We have tried various
means of Graduating it, but the only
is that of smothering it out. To this
end we have planted cultivated crops
on the land for a series of years.
| Cowpeas or velvet beans might be
| used to good advantage for summer
/ planting, and oats, vetch and. Grim
son clover seeded in combination for
fall and winter planting.
| Johnson grass can often be held
| in check by persistent cultivation.
Another method is to pillow the
ground shallow during the dry sum
mer weather, or in the late fall when
| freezes are likely to occur. This
| throws many of the roots to the sur
face of the ground and in the one
| case they may be dried out and in
| the other case they may be injured
| and raking these roots out and burn
| ing them is also good practice
where there are clumps or patches
| of Johnson grass. These are about
the only practical methods of fight
| ing this pest that have given US any
measure of satisfaction or success.
TYPES oF POTASH TO USE WITH
POTATOES
L. D., Fitzgerald, Ga, writes:
Is sulphate of potash az good to
use under Irish potatoes as muri-
ate of potash?
1t has been contended that muriate
| Of potash is not as as satisfactory
| material to use under Irish potatoes
as sulphate of potash. In theory the
| muriate of potash causes the potatoes
| to be more watery and hence they do
not cook out into as dry and mealy a
condition as where sulphate of pot
ash is used. In so far as we have