Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-23
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
DR.A ANDREW NJ.
ANDREW NJ. SOULE

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, injure or lacerate the .intestines I'M
less thoroughly ground.
The Value of Red Top to Our
Georgia Farms
]. o. R., Ella Gap, Ga, writes:
Please let me know what the in
closed sample Of grass is. 1t came
up in the manure and We have a
good stand of it which is fine.
Would it make good pasture?
The sample of grass is that known
as red top or Herds grass. Its bo-
tanical name is Agrostis alba. This
grass Is considered valuable for Gull
tivation in north Georgia. It should
make a good hay crop on moist bot
tom lands in your section of the
state. It can be used for grazing
purposes in north Georgia. In 9th
er sections of Georgia it has some
promise as an early spring grass.
In south Georgia It will succeed
only in the low places, and some.
times poorly there. Red top should
be seeded at the rate Of from four
to ten pounds per acre. The best
time to sow it is in the fall of the
year. There are four million seeds
in one pound. This grass is valu-
able for sowing on wet or sour lands
and Is one Of the best grasses to be
grazed under humid conditions. It
does especially well If fortified with
a relatively large quantity of lime.
stone. 1t is a good soil builder. ana
lands. e4iS
j. j., Roswell, Ga, writes. T
nave about 100 bushels of corr
raised last year in the shuck
l wish to know how to use car.
BON bisulphide in order to keen
the Weevils cut of it,
Weevils in corn may be destroyed
through the use of carbon bisulfid.
Pour the corn out Of the sacks into
as tight box or container as you
have on your premises and which
can be effectively covered over the
top with tarpaulins or a heavy rug
or a piece of carpet, Secure some
carbon b1sulf1d from your nearest
druggist. For every Thousand cubic
feet OF space to be treated use six
pounds Of carbon bisulfid. This
should be put out in shallow pans
on top Of the grain. It will quickly
evaporate. AS the gas Is heavier
than air, it will sink readily through
the mass Of corn and penetrate to
every part Of the container. AS
soon as this carbon bisulfd is
placed in the dishes, cover the top
OF the box over and let the grain
be for twenty-four hours. At the
end of this period, the grain should
be poured out and aerated. The
odor of the carbon bisulfid will soon
disappear, and the grain is then fit
Tor use as human and animal food.
1t may be necessary to repeat the
treatment in the course of a. few
days to destroy any weevils which
may have been in the egg stage at
the time the first application of
carbon bisulf1d was made, and
winch on that account, may have
matched out and reinfested the
corn.
G.. I. T., Canton, Ca, writes:
l wish some information in re-
gard to the Honey Dew Melon.
what are its merits and will it
do well in this section?
The Honey Dew melon can be
cultivated successfully in the south.
rms melon Is a native of Africa,
and was directed to the attention of
our southern people about 1917. It's
name is derived from it's honey-like
Havor when it is properly ripened
and in perfect condition. It seems
10 nave made good wherever it has
been cultivated. It should be planted
and handled exactly like cucumbers
and squashes.
PIant from four to- six feet in each
direction in ripe. moderately sandy
soil. Fertilizer with plenty of well
rotten manure. Give this melon
about three months in which to
mature. Place about twelve seeds
in each hill and thin down after a
stand has been obtained to not more
IMAM tour strong plants to the hill,
frequent shallow cultivation is de.
slrable and protect the vines from
Farlous insects by sitting ashes or
Dad dust over them Diseases may
e controlled by spraying with Bor
aux mixture. Musk melons should
OF be planted in the vicinity of
'1uashes or cucumbers.
The Honey Dew melon, when per
city developed, easily weighs from
X to eight pounds, and has a rich,
Weet, spicy flavor. The flesh is
ght green in color. The rind is
hin, but very tough, so that the
melons keep exceedingly we'll. 1t
8 important not to pick them until
they are thoroughly mature. This
IS best determined by an exanina
ion OF the stem-end of the melon.
When they are slightly soft, they
are, as rule, ripe. Another rule
is not to pick them until tiny, brown
lines begin to show running from
the stem outward, and. there are
evidences of brown specks showing
over the melon. It would seem that
the growing of this melon COM
mercially in this section of the coun-
try should prove to be profitable
and desirable practice.
How Best to Dethrone the Boil
Weevil
j. T. B., Chicago, ILL.,, writes:
l wish an opinion from you as
to the best way to overcome the
damage incurred by the boil
weevil. What do you think Of