Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-19
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! though the winter ard fly out to in.
fest the new crop.
In some northern, northwestern
and western areas of the cotton belt
| all weevils have been killed in some
| of. the most severe winters anC
| those regions were not relnfested un'
til following years:
| alternating weeviIs get protection
! in old cotton burs, in piles of weeds
| or brush, in leaves, in logs, Stumps
! and fences, under loose bark of trees
under loose boards on dwellings,
barns and outhouses, in strawstacks
| hayStackS, fodder stacks, and other
| similar situations where they are
| protected from rain, extreme cold and
/ from birds, and where they do not
get warm enough to become active
often found near rotting logs or
Stumps, near timber or about out
houses in the field.
There are certain natural climatic
factors that help to decrease the
number of weevils and the amount OF
damage done by them. These are the
length and severity of winter and
When killing frost comes exception
ally early, the weevils are driven
in early and have a longer period of
information. Under such conditions
q greater percentage will perish be-
fore cotton is up IN 4the spring.
Intense cold will kill a great many
weevils that are not we'll protected,
so that in the severe winter fewer
weevils will survive. In the northern
part of the cotton belt the length
and severity of winter will cause
more Weevlls to perish and the early
summer infestation will be lighter
than in more southern ATTITUDES.
The amount of rainfall during the
summer will have a very. important
bearing upon the amount of damage
done by the boil weevil. Female
WeeVtls are more active in moist. hot
weather. The immature stage of the
Weevll develops in a shorter time in
such weather, and more of the eggs
complete development, and emerge
as adult weevils.
In areas where the rainfall in July
and August is light, the damage will
be less than in other areas where
summer rainfall is heavier. Larger
crops will be harvested in the years
when the summer rainfall is light.
trate this point.
In Early county, Georgia, where
there has been quite a variation n
production in recent years. In 1918
the July rainfall was 1856 inches, in
1919 1T was 11.09 inches, and in 1920
1t was $40 inches: According to the
bureau of crop estimates, the average
yield of lint cotton per acre for this
county was 1873 pounds in 1920. The
total rainfall for the three months
OF June, July and August in Early
county was 1880 inches in 1918, 25.O
in 1919, and 9.22 in 1920. Thus we
see that more cotton is made in the
wears of. le9S summer in 70
The rainfall for June, July and
was infested at the same time as
Early county, was 1853 inches in
1918, 24.98 inches in 1919, and 1922
inches in 1920 The cotton ginned in
the county was 26,423 bales for the
1918 crop, 1885 bales for. the 1913
crop, and a little less than $4,000
bales for the 1920 crop
Preparing Bordeaux Mixture
F. w. G., Washington, Ca,
writes: Please give me a formula
Tor Bordeaux mixture.
Bordeaux mixture is a fungicide.
1t has special value for general
use IN the treatment of fungous dis
eases. 1t is made as follows: Take
three to five pounds of copper sui
phate. or bluestone. five to six
pounds fresh unslaked lime. and fifty
gallons of water. Put the bluestone
in gunny sack and set in a con-
talner which holds twenty-five gal
Ions of water. The bluestone should
be suspended near the surface of the
water, since the copper sulphate is
heavier than water. Mix the lime
With twenty-five gallons of water
after it has been slaked. Then pour
the bluestone solution and the lime
solution at the same time through a
strainer of not less than eighteen
meshes to the inch.
When large quantities of Bordeaux
are needed, stock solutions can be
made up on the basis of one pound
of bluestone to a. gallon of water,
and one pound Of lime to a gallon Of
water. The adhesive Qualities of Bor-
deauX mixture are improved by dis
solving two or three cakes of hard
soap in each fifty gallons Of the
small amounts of bluestone may use
one ounce of this material. two
ounces of, lime, and one gallon of
water. Keeping the mixture thor
oughly agitated and stirred at all
times is a desirable and essential
practice.
Cover Crops Suited to the ochard
I. B. c., Monroe. N. c., writes:
Please tell me what is best to
SOW in my orchard for the bene-
fit of bees. !. have fourteen hives
and have a large orchard and
would like to SOW something in
it that would furnish food for
the bees.
One Of the very best things you
could SOW in your orchard for the
purpose you have in mind would be
buckWhcat. This is crop which may
be sown any time from now on for
several weeks. 1t takes about sixty
to seventy days in which to mature.
1t is rapid-growing crop and. is
quite valuable for soil improvement
as well. 1t is one Of the very best
summer crops which can be grown,
say in orchards. There is no more
dependable crop to plant for bees.
They are very fond of buckWheat and
make an excellent honey therefrom.
The honey has a delicious flavor and
a beautiful color as well. Bees pro-
vided with a buckWheat pasture will
produce a larger crop Of honey than
would otherwise be possible.
This crop is also valuable for the
purpose of smothering out weeds and
to put the land in excellent condition
for fall planting. 1t is profitable
crop in some sections because there
is much interest in buckWheat cakes.
The buckwheat seed is also a Valu-
able food for chickens. You should
SOW about one buShel per acre. We
prefer to drill in the crop rather than
broadcast it. There are two standard
strains. which are well ADAPTED for
cultivation in the south. The first is
known as the Japanese buckwheat. 1t
is a little earlier and has a larger
grain than the Silver Hull. 1t is also
a good yielder. The Silver Hull makes
a pure white flour and has plump.
full berry and a very thin hull.
The Food Value of Various Crops
J. c. w, Thomasville, Ga,
writes: Please give me the rela-
tive values of oat hay, some
turning and some in the dough-
compared with No. 1 Timothy
and alfalfa hays; also the value
of red Valentine ben hay.
Dat hay Of the character you men
ton would probably contain about
As per cent digestible protein, 3S.l
per cent digestible carbohydrates,
and II per cent digestible fat. The
tntal dipestihlA nutrients per lOO