Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-12


Early Forage Producing Crops
T. b, Suwanee, Ga, writes: L
wish to SOW an acre OF good stub
BILE land to something that will
produce the quickest groWlng, nu-
tritious forage. Please advise
as to what l can sow now with
|. out danger of frost to have for
age by June l to Is? Do soy
beans make good winter feed
for both horses and cattle and
what is an average yield?
Millet would probably be one OF
the most satisfactory crops you
could plant for hay at this season OF
the year. 1t should be ready to cut
so to 80 days after planting. We
think it is rather early to plan:
it in the ground, however, any time
after the 10th of April. What Is
known as Tennessee millet or Hun
garian grass would be the best strain
extensively for hay in Tennessee. In
that state it is seeded with cow
peas. We hardly think 1t desirable
for you to plant cowpeas with 1T IN
der the circumstances indicated IN
your letter as this would delay, the
Millet hay is Objectionable If al
lowed to stand too long before 1t is
cut. The seed contain a principle
which sets on the kidneys Of horses
and mules and oVer-stlmulateS them
If cut in the dough stage. however
enced 1t is well, of course, In feed
ing millet hay to watch the animals
and in the case Objectionable re-
suits are developed reduce the
amount or cut 1t out altogether for
few days. If you follow our sugges-
Tryn mt think YOU
will have any trouble Of the kind in
Sudan grass might be planted any
time after April Is in drills, say "a
to sc inches apart, using from fro. . r. g. q,
pounds of seed per acre; ms Isl t1 s,o7,s
season. 1t should be fortified #
you desire to secure a heavy ,ylela.
It belongs to the sorghum ramlIy. II
is a non-saccharlne variety. II re.
sembles Johnson grass very much !.a1
and therefore very easy to eradicate
You can SOW it with cowpeas or
plant it by itself. Sorghum may al
so be used with cowpeas:,. however
we prefer a crop that is inner sCelh-
med than sorghum.
feed for cattle. They are fair tof
horses and mules. You cannot leea
a legume though to this class OF
stock with impunity. ct Th tgis e con.
pose. A hay for work stock may
consist of one-tihrd of one-fourth
soy beans. The balance should De
made up of millet, sor"hume. snH"; n
grass, or any other forage which IS
bright and free from Dust: ,,e,,,
from 10 to 20 bushels of grain III
north Georgia, and from one up ,r, TO
three tons of cured fodder. The
variety selected is an important mat
ter in the cultivation OF TINS crop
The O-too-tan is good for hay pro-
turing. The Mammoth yellow is the
best for grain production.
Lime as an Amendment Tor Cotton
writes: A neighbor and myself
have burnt a kiln of lime or
about fifty tons, Is 1t, worth
ANYTHING az fertilizer for cot
ton and corn and how should 1t
be used?
Lime is a corrective of acid1ty IN
the soil. 1t also brings ABOUT cI =
bacterial life essential to the wei
fare of lcgumes to thrive therein
1t improves the filth of heavy lanos,
causes organic matter to decay any
supplies an essential element OF Ioou
in the form Of calcium to legum1,,
nous CROPS. These are It's principal
functions in the soil. 1t should be
used in the rotation, therefore. In as
sociation with legumes such as COW
peas, soy beans, alfalfa, BEANS VI
other similar crops 1t Will not pene-
fit your corn or cotton materlally
tn nse lime on the land where they
are to be cultivated. Lmle Will APP
narentlv help cotton more than IT
will help corn.
We would broadcast this material
on land where you desire to use II
at the rate of one ton and up"aros
per acre, and harrow 1t INTO tne
soil. 1t would not be des1rabie
practice to use it under the. drlll
row with the crops mentioned. Even
if you use lime you will find it neces-
sary to use commerclal tertlilZer.
standard formula suitable for your
cent nitrogen, s per cent phosphorlc
acid, and 2 per cent potash. Under
existing conditions you might leave
the potash out. Any carriers that
will furnish these elements in the
cheapest form may be used with
advantage.
Trucking Near a Large City
J. H. H, Alpharetta, ga,
writes: I am thinking TIM ing Oh tf 1iGe
SlLAA0 SN"A'
twenty-five miles from Atlanta,
but there is a fine road all the
way. Do you think it would
pay me this far away and what
should 1 plant?
The truck makes it possible now
to move the products OF the sou
long distances at a comparatively
small cost. 1t is best. however, IN
the case of operating a truck farm
to establish it as close to the CON
sl1ming center which will constitute
your primary market as possible. 30
I would advise you to get a location
as close to Atlanta as circumstances
will permit. ,, -
course, be varied in character. -ou
and some heavy red land. Crops are
adapted to varied soil types: More
over, the sandy lands will mean
much earlier crops than the req
lands and in trucking the largest
profits come from placing your prod
ucts on the market as early in the
season as practicable. I would not
think it desirable to attempt to es-
tablish q truck farm at this season
of the year. Practically all the the
spring crops you expect TO se If
undertaking an enterprise of this
character I would do so with the ex-
pectation Of putting out what might
be called summer and fall garden;
To this end I would prepare my land
and get it in shape so 1 could seed
crops in July, August and Septem-
her that would mature and be ready
for market say in October, Novem-
Der, December and then on through
the year.
You can, of course, plant sweet
potatoes now, and possibly corn and
beans. They will not come on the
market as early as those put on by
some individuals who have their OPP
erations well in hand. but IL you can
secure a low lying piece of soil that
will retain moisture well you could
probably sell these crops to good
advantage later in the summer.
One engaging in the trucking bust
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