Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-20
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE


not particularly satisfactory. A
cloud of dust, as it were, should be
created so that every part of the
cotton plant is covered. Several
sprayings relatively close together
would be more effective from our
point Of view than an excessive
spraying at one time. Putting the
calcium arsenate on so as to whiten
the plan is not the best practice.
OF course it's use often whitens the
plants, but it is much more effective
used in the form of a cloud than as
an excessive covering over certain
parts Of the plant.
Treating an Inflamed Udder
j. P. r., Mayfield, Ca, writes:
I have COW who had a calf
four weeks ago. The calf died
at once and she has caked
udder. She gives very little
milk out Of one quarter. What
can be done for her?
In treating a caked udder proceed
as follows: First of all, apply hot
lamentations three times a day.
Make these just as hot as the hand
will stand. Keep this treatment up
for a minimum of twenty minutes
at time. After the application OF
hot water, very gently work and
knead the udder and extract the
milk from the affected part in par
ticular. 1t will take patience and
care to accomplish this end. The
udder should be MIXED out three
times a day. Then apply protec-
tive, healing and soothing salve.
There is nothing better for this pur-
pose than camphorated oil, or lard
and camphor. The idea is to use
something that is healing and sooth-
ing and which will prevent the udder
from chatting.
Unless this condition has become
chronic, the persistent use of this
method of treatment should effect
cure. 1t is the most desirable
and best method Of treatment with
to have proven effective in hundreds
OF cases of caked udder.
Fertilizers as Related to Peanut
Production
w. H., Atlanta, Ga, writes:
I would like to know your ex-
perience in regard to the Gull
tivation of peanuts. DO you con-
slider the fertilization of peanuts
profitable, and what kind and
amounts Of fertilizer should be
used? Do you think that sui
phur used at the time of plant
ing the crop would prove ben.
eficial?
We have had quite extensive ex-
perience in the cultivation Of the
peanut crop, not only in this state,
but in Virginia and Texas as well.
Our experience indicates that pea
nuts should be quite literally fer
tilted where one desires to secure
a large yield per acre and q grade of
nuts that are well filled out. AS
you doubtless know, there are many
pops" in peanuts from certain To-
calities, or which have been grown
on lands that are deficient in the es.
sential elements Of plant food, and
more particularly lime. According
to our experience and observation,
we recommend the use ordinarily
OF from two to three hundred pounds
or acid phosphate per acre, and
enough of carrier Of potash to sup
ply twenty-five pounds of available
potash. Kainit, manure salts, mu-
rate or sulphate may be used for
this purpose. American potash may
be used, and it can be purchased at
the same cost. We do not believe
that it is practicable to use acid
nj no Ia IL, ~
which are in poor physical condition.
one per cent, and in extreme cases,
two per cent of nitrogen can be
used. Any of the carriers of nitro
gen may be used. We believe that
one thousand pounds of finely
ground, raw lime rock should be
used with each acre of peanuts. The
lime should be put on well in ad,
vance of the planting of the crop
to give it plenty of time to become
disintegrated to effect the beneficial
purpose it is supposed to exercise
therein. The fertilizer should be
put down at the time the peanuts
are planted, or few days before,
A thorough admixture with the soil
is desirable.
We have not been able to find
where sulphur has been of any ben.
eft to the peanut crop. We think
this contention arose from the sug
gestlon that calcium sulphate, or
gypsum may be used as a substi-
lutte Tor lime or lime rock Lime
stone in many forms may of course
be applied to peanuts, probably with
equally good results. We are in
clined to believe that the cheaper
form in which limestone can be used
by our farmers, the greater the ben
efits which will accrue. This is a
point which will stimulate the pro-
duction, of peanuts to consider
able degree. We do not believe that