Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-30
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW NJ SOULE

subject should secure copy of bull
letin 229 of the Georgia STATE Col
lege of Agriculture by r. T. Childs,
and study it carefully. Some Of the
suggestions he offers for the guild
ance of our farmers at this time have
been incorporated in this article.
From varietal tests conducted at
the following varieties arc recon-
mended: College NJ. ], Cleveland
Big Boil, Hooper Big Boil and Texas
Bur or other varieties having SINH
lar characteristics. For the lands
where wilt is present the various
Lewis So, have proven. most, sits
factory. All these varieties have a
staple of from 1916 to 1 inch in
length. Varieties with a staple of
less than 7-S-inch are not desirable
since they are sold at discount on
all the principal markets. The early
small boil varieties as King ana
Smpkins have not given as good
yields under weevil conditions as
the ones noted above.
Among he varieties averaging
about / 1-4-inch staple, Ex2 ass,
Weber and DiXafifi give the best
yields None of these varieties give
varieties recommended, but the value
Of the lint is higher and n many
cases a higher value per mere :e-
ceived for the cotton.
Meads Long Staple upland which
has staple of from l 1-2 10 l 3-4
inches is proving very popuia" in
some sections, but since it must be
best price it should only be grown
in communities where arrangements
can be made to handle the crop.
Good yields of cotton can be pro
duced under weevil conditions, but
the cost will be. increased over the
old system. A mild winter fol.
b. q damp, rainy spring and summer
is very favorable for the boil weevil
and when these two conditions come
together it is difficult to obtain Eigh
yields but under average seasonal
conditions a close Observance OF the
crease yields. Some of the factors
have already been discussed but are
presented here by way of summG ~
Pillow under cotton stalks he
fore frost.
BREAK land for cotton in fall
sECotton should follow some
1egume crop, such as velvet beans
or COW peas, when nitrogen Is needed.
4-Plant cotton on land that mas
a prospect of making at least a
half bale per acre.
5-Plant as soon as soil warns up
in spring.
69Use a medium early maturing
continuous fruiting variety OF ';nt-
Z. Apply fertilizer at or before
planting.
8. Pick weevils and punctured
squares early in season and burn.
9. Use calcium arsenate to poi
SON weevil as soon as infestation
becomes general.
10. Cultivate often and shallow
There seems to be, a tendency to
abandon the practice of picking up
squares as many farmers become
are obtained 1t should be remem-
bered that this is only one of the
factors in increasing yield and if all
others are neglected picking up
squares will not give a full crop.
1t is very important that all squares
be picked up early in the season.
when weevils begin to appear in
much earlier than others.
AS soon as the weevil begins to
appear in numbers begin to use CAL
cium arsenate. Where the material
has been used according to the di-
rections first outlined by the United
States bureau of entomology it's use
has proven profitable but where di-
rections are not followed it's use is
not satisfactory. A single applica-
ton during the season cannot be ex-
pected to make a crop.
1. Use not more than Z pounds
per acre at each application.
2. Apply at least once a week and
every four days if possible.
8: If rain comes on day of appli
cation the same field should be i'm
busted again.
4. Apply while plants are moist
either at night or early morning.
5. Traction power busting ma
chimes ARE more satisfactory for ap-
plying. the poison than hand guns
and should be used where as much
as 40 acres are to be busted. Such
machines will take care of as high
as 80 acres. The smaller hand ma
chimes will do satisfactory work. on
the smaller farms. One hand ma
chine will take care of from 10 to
II acres.
6. Calcium arsenate should con-
tain not less than 40 per cent arsen-