Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-05

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gate. If it is properly established
and cared for it will maintain itself
| for a number of years.
| We should utilize oats and Vetches
| for the making of hay on much
more extensive scale than has pre-
! vailed in the past. We should always
| SOW legumes in connection with all
| the crops we plant for hay produc-
| ton. 7 think we are overlooking the
! value of millet as hay crop, espe-
| cially when combined with cowpeas
or soy beans. l am certain that
| Sudan grass as not being as extern
sively cultivated as it should be.
| 1T is possible for us to very material
| ly improve the nature and character
| of the roughage we are supplying
to our livestock. The matter is Of
such Importance that it should re-
| ceive the earnest and immediate at
tention of every landowner.
Legumss as Enriches of the Soil
c. A. D., Menlo, Ca; writes:
I wish some information in re-
gard to the value of legumes
to the south. How much nitro ~
gen does a person add to the
soil by growing legumes on the
land?
The Importance of legumes to the
agriculture of the south cannot be
estimated. Our Investigations
would indicate that the amount of
nitrogen in the average Georgia soil
is not sufficient to produce more than
a moderate yield of the average crops
we commonly cultivate. In the cul-
tivation of corn, for instance, it is
desirable that we add to our or
binary uplands the equivalent of
twenty to thirty-five or forty pounds
of nitrogen per acre. The variation
is due naturally to the native ferti1-
on bottom lands we might not need
to use any nitrogen. In the produc-
ton of such crops as tobacco and
cotton the use of heterogeneous fertil-
iZers is always essential. In fact,
this same relationship holds with
gumes themselves. You will thus
see that the nitrogen problem is one
of the great factors affecting profit
able agricultural production in Geor-
gia. As matter of fact, it's i'm
portance to crop growing is not re-
allied and appreciated as it should
be, and we are not making the effort
to apply to our soils the quantity
of nitrogen essential to make their
cultivation highly profitable. 1t
would be a difficult and costly propo-
sition to try to accomplish this end
tilizers alone. If, however, we COM
bine the growth of legumes with
rational production of stock, insti-
tute crop rotations and save and APP
ply all waste of the farm to the land
we can accomplish the end desired
and do it economically and to the
material advantage and profit of the
land owner.
There is a world of philosophy
wrapped up in the above plan and
l wish we could present it so graph
ically to the attention of our people
liz hat
terest in the subject of nitrogen
production, conservation and utiliZa-
ton. AS a means of accomplishing
the end desired, we should empha-
size the growing of legumes, because
these plants have the ability,
ing in the little nodules or knots
which form on their roots, to assim-
ilate nitrogen out of the air. If we
remove these crops from the soil we
may enrich the land to the extent of
ten, twenty or even thirty pounds
of nitrogen. If we turn them I'M
der we may increase the nitrogen
supply of the soil anywhere from
fifty to one hundred pounds or more
per acre. If we give legumeS a place
in the rotation and bring them on the
land once in three years, we can GER
tainly add considerably to the nitro
gen supply of our soils.
Legumes should, of course, be
grown previous to the cultivation of
corn or cotton.% 1t is necessary that
lime be used abundantly in asso-
citation with legumes. An application
rock per, acre once in three to five
years is desirable. Put it on the
ground as a top dressing before the
legumes are planted. Broadcast it
over the surface of the land and
harrow it in, 1t may be distributed
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and uniform admixture with the soil.
Do not mix it with fertilizer.
The reasons for using lime in as
ISOLATION with legumes are as fol-
lows: First, it sweetens the soil,
and the nitrogen gathering bacteria
over, it. supplies an element In the
form of calcium which leguminous
crops need and in which most of our
soils are markedly deficient. 1t also
effects other desirable ends in the
soil but these are the most i'm
grower of legunes. By growing le-
gumes we can improve the feeding
value Of the roughage now raised on
the farm and lessen the necessity for
the use of concentrates with various
classes of live stock. We can also
raise our own hay. which is more
than many of our farmers are doing
at the present time.
Controlling the Damage of
Weevils in Grain Bins
5. w. S.. Thomson, Ga, writes:
l wish to know the best way to
keep weevils out of wheat and
corn.
Ihere is only one wav by which
You can destroy the WeevilS in Your
corn and wheat satisfactorily and
mat IS to treat the same with carbon
olsulphlde, To this end it would be
10 your advantage to pour the grain
out OF the sacks and place in a com
pafatlVely tight bin or box which you
can cover securely with a tarpaulin
or anything else of sufficient size TO
answer the purpose. Secure some
carbon bisulphide through your near
est drug store and pour it out in
swallow dishes, setting two or three
dishes on top of the grain.
The carbon bisulphide should d,
used at the rate Of is pounds per ton
Of grain. If the bin is an open one
use at the rate OF two pounds Dor
ton or grain. The treatment should be
continued for twenty-four hours. If
the grain is allowed to air for thirty
SIX hours the odor will practically
IeaVe 1T. Remember that the treat-
ment should be repeated in a few
days, which should destroy any
WeeVlls which may hatch out after
the first treatment.
carbon biSulphide will not burn
the hands or injure the clothing. 1t
has q very offensive odor and being
much heavier than air. it sinks down
through the mass of grain and eft
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