Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-07
ADVICE ON CORN GROWING
GIVEN BY DEPARTMENT HEAD
that, at So cents a bushel, the value
Of an acres crop was only $7.95.
Poor Showing
BY CONDO

that, at So cents a bushel, the value
of an acres crop was only $7.95.
Poor Showing
That is an awfully poor showing
for the great agricultural and live
stock state of Georgia. Don't you
think so?
The United States government
rect-cannot be controverted. The
worst Of it is that the government
publications, which carry these
facts, go out to the entire country
and to the world. That places upon
us duty which we must meet in
manly manner. We must change
our tactics; we must do very, very
much better.
Why, when William J. Northen
was governor of Georgia, intelli-
gence came over the wires that a
statewide, unprecedented drought
had almost entirely destroyed the
corn crop of Kansas great corn
producing state. The governor be-
stirred himself and caused several
car-lots of Georgia corn to be sent
to Kansas for free distribution
among the farmers. We can stand
at the front when we resolve so to
do. The truth is, in this matter
of poor corn yield per acre, we
have been "straggling" and the pro-
cession has passed us. It is our
bounden duty to catch UP with the
procession, and forge our way to
the forefront where, by reason Of
soil, climate, people, ETC., we belong.
Fifteen bushels of corn per acr :
in Georgia! To what cause may we
attribute so startling and so dis
couraging a fact?
To the soil? No. To the climate?
No. To an occasional drought? No.
1t is directly traceable to two i'm
portant facts IN corn production, to-
wit:
First. The non-recognition of the
immense value of choice seed corn.
Second. The non-use of high
grade fertilizer, adapted to the de-
mands of corn, in an intelligent,
which is to say liberal, manner.
Varieties of Corn
There are several varieties Of pro-
life corn adapted to Georgia condi-
tons. Marlboro's, Blount's and
Cookies Prolific corn. There is
Buist's Southern Snowflake, Bur
PEGS Golden Beauty, etc. I have a
personal knowledge of the value of
the varieties mentioned. Each and
all are A Number One.
Choice seed cost more, of course,
than the average seed corn, but
cheapest because best.
With the soil ploughed and har-
| rowed till it is a seeded, with the
| use Of high-grade fertilizer liberal
ly applied per acre-say, $50 to 400
pounds per acre, and with the OBJ
servance and the practice Of the
most approved cultural methods,
either variety 1 have named will
| give crop of fine corn that will
average 25 to 40 bushels per acre,
| Indeed, to plant either of the varie-
ties AZ by AZ inches, to seed to
! each check, and, when the plants
are sufficiently advanced N growth
| that one may distinguish between
the two strongest plants, farth st
| apart in HILL thin to a stand of two
best as indicated, will be to guar
artee So bushels per acre.
I might give a home-mixing ! =
mula adapted to corn, but that
would not interest the general read
err. will give it on request from
any farmer who feels really inter
ested in the subject, and wishes to
use it on his farm. 1t is corn only.
1t is based on the established prop
osition that quite every crop re-
quires certain kind and quality
of plant food.
On request from farmers, who are
really interested, L will gladly give
the process to grow cultivable crops
regardless Of drought. I thought
it out several years ago, tested it
and proved it to my perfect salts