Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-05-24
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

I advantage of being much harder,
| hence more resistant to the Weevil.
| 1t will also remain in the field with
out damage for long periods of time.
| Twelve acres devoted to corn should
provide an abundance of grain for
| The legumes will help to improve
the, land and will also add quite
| materially to the feeding value OF
the crop obtained from each acre.
We think that not over eight
acres should be planted to cotton
per pillow. The land chosen for this
| purpose should be well drained and
| suited to early planting. Only early
maturing varieties of cotton should
| be planted, and a part of such fer
| tilizer as is used may with pro-
! priety be used under this crop so
as to insure it's early development
and rapid maturity. Fight the
weevil by every known practical
means. This is tiresome and an
noying undertaking, but it is not as
, indicated. A systematic, hard fight
against the weevil will prove worth
while Those who have done it in
the past will bear testimony to the
correctness of this conclusion.
Two acres of spring oats may be
| planted as soon as practicable. This
will help to supply some very de-
isirable hay or grazing for the live
stock maintained on the farm. We
| do not as a rule advocate the plant
| ing of spring oats, but it is probably
the first crop which can be depend
| ly to continue purchasing hay at $40
a ton if one can raise it at home.
| After the oats, or whatever other
crop is selected for hay production,
are harvested, plant cowpeas or soy
beans. These will help to enrich
the land, provide essential grain as
food for man or beast, or these crops
can be graZed down successfully by
hogs. One might also cut and cure
them for hay. In the event this
policy is decided on we would plant
some millet, especially with the
cowpeas.
At least one acre should be pre-
pared and seeded to wheat next fall
This ought to be enough ordinarily
If it will take two acres to ac-
complish this end then plant mora
wheat. The object should be to
raise enough wheat to supply the
needs of the family.
Two acres should be devoted to
millet. We favor the use of cow
peas and millet as a hay crop:
Sudan grass might be substituted
for the millet. This crop may be
planted by itself or associated with
legume. When planted in drills 4
or pounds of grain will be enough
to use. If sown with an ordinary
grain drill in 16-inch rows probably
IL to Is pounds of grain should be
used. In that event we would not
combine it with cowpeas.
Irish potatoes should be planted
on every farm. Early planting is to
eb advised. This is crop which
furnishes a large amount of essen
tial food for the home. 1t is one
of the best standard vegetables we
can raise. We are credited with
consuming about As bushels per
capita. Probably we do not use as
much as this in Georgia but in many
instances we may consume more. In
any event we should grow this sta
family dietary and it can be easily
and cheaply produced if planted
early enough and given rational cul-
tivation.
Enough sweet potatoes should be
grown for home use. An acre or
average family to plant. There
should be a chance for the sale of
some sweet potatoes in the fall, If
neighbors would club together and
put up a storage house they could
keen sweet potatoes until spring
with very little expense, when they
surely will bring a good price. More
over there are very few families
that are supplied with plenty of
sweet potatoes during the fall and
winter months. Again they consti-
tute an essential part of the dietary.
furnishing elements peeded by
young and growing children, and by
older people as we'll. Let US have
plenty of sweet potatoes for use
throughout the greater part of the
year. 1t will save the purchase of
considerable amount Of canned goods