Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-08
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
~ DR.. ANDREW MI SOULE

taloupes and truck crops such as
onions, rutabagas, cabbage, and
peppers. In the southern section,
plant 4 acres to soy beans or pea
nuts, according to the type of soil,
and follow with rye. Two acres may
also be planted to sweet potatoes,
and there should be an acre of
truck crops.
In addition we advise that one
half acre be planted to sorghum for
syrup, one acre be devoted to the
orchard and garden, one acre plant
ed to alfalfa for hay, and two acres
of the best land used for the pro-
duction of grazing crops suited to
the maintenance Of hogs.
On each farm it is expected that
two cows be kept, at least one
brood SOW, and SO hens. More cows
can be kept if there is a cream
route available, and there is no
limitation to the number Of chick
ems which could be maintained. On
many farms, it may be possible to
keep two brood sows and thus dou-
BILE the number Of hogs available for
sale.
South Of Macon, Columbus and
planting would be, in our judgment,
best adapted to meet the soil and
climatic requirements which pre-
dominate: Ten acres Of corn, with
velvet beans and runner peanuts in
the middles. In the northern Sec
ton of this belt 8 acres may be
planted to cotton. After the cotton
has been harvested acres should
be seeded to oats and wheat, and
the other half to rye for grazing
and soiling. A part Of the cotton
land may be reserved and as much
as two acres of it planted to sweet
potatoes and then followed with
rye. In the northern section Of this
area four acres should be planted
to oats, followed with peas, for
hay; six acres to peanuts, follow
ed with rye, or four acres to pea
nuts and two acres to watermelons,
cantaloupes or tobacco. In the
southern section five acres should
be planted to oats, followed by peas
for hay; two acres to sweet pota-
toes, followed by rye; and three
acres to watermelons, cantaloupes
or L. tobacco. All the acres which
have been harvested should be
planted to clover for grazing and
soiling purposes.
In the southeastern part nearest
the seacoast cotton should be re-
placed for the most part with some
other crop such as rice, sugar cane
or truck crops.
Thirty acres may be considered
a large area to handle as one
horse farm. Undoubtedly it is, but
the acreage suggested can be re-
duced materially and the production
intensified thereon. No doubt a
larger profit would result from
handling the land in the manner in
Dictated. On many of the farms in
the southern part of Georgia there
should be as much as one-half acre
devoted to the cultivation Of sugar
cane, and, Of course, there should
be one acre set aside for garden
and orchard crops, and two acres
of grazing crops suited to the main
tenance of sows and pigs. The
same amount Of live stock should be
kept as has been suggested for
the farms in the northern part of
Georgia.
If some such plan as outlined is
carried into effect the solution of
all the problems mentioned. at the
beginning Of this article can be
achieved, very desirable balance
in our agriculture established and
maintained, the production of cot
ton properly safeguarded, and the
financial welfare Of the farmer pro-
tected. He will find himself pro-
vided with a liberal and plentiful
supply of foods adapted to the
needs Of his family and for the
maintenance Of an even larger num-
Der of farm animals than has been
suggested. From the surplus Of the
varied crops which he raises and
the animal products he has to sell
he can provide himself with a con-
siderable cash revenue. This added
to his income from cotton will pro-
vide him with as much money as
he has ever had and place his
farming operations on a much safer
basis than has been followed in
previous years.
The program outlined is wholly
feasible. Let us profit by, the ex-
periences of the past. The boil
weevil has demonstrated to us that
our salvation lies along the line
of crop diversification to a degree
which we have not hitherto been
able to appreciate and understand.
We have suffered great financial
losses which might have been OBJ
waited by taking little fore
thought. The weevil is here. He has
come to stay. We must learn how
to live with him, to fight and con-
troll him. All Of these ends may be
accomplished through the establish.
ment Of a sufficiently diversified
farm practice. Let us not disslpate
anv more Of our time, energy or
resources in trying to fight this
insidious pest by main strength ana
awkwardness. The ends by which
we can encompass and control him
have been definitely worked out.
If we abide by them our future
success and prosperity, from an
agricultural point of view, is as
sured.
Mineral Foods for Growing Swine
A. D. c., Albany, Ga, writes:
We wish information in regard
to charcoal and oyster shells
for both poultry and hogs? We
cree of fineness should the
charcoal be and is it suitable
for both poultry and hogs? We
suppose the oyster shell should
be ground very fine for poul-
try.
One of the most effective mixtures
Of mineral matter to place before
hogs is the following: pounds
sulphur, pounds rock phosphate
or air-slaked lime, 6 pounds salt,
/ bushel wood ashes, bushel char
coal, 2 pounds copperas. Mix these
materials all together, save the
copperas. This should be dissolved
in water and sprinkled over the
mixture. Reducing the material TO
a reasonably fine condition is, OF
course, desirable. We would not ad-
wise the use of ground charcoal,
but that Of fairly uniform or moder-
ate size.
We do not think this mi ture