Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-13

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sheep it will be necessary for some
more small farmers to have small
| flocks. We all know that sheep will
eat what would be otherwise wasted
ON the farm. The expense Of keep
ing sheep is very small, and small
| flock will prove profitable on the
average Georgia farm.
It is very important at this time
| to lay plans to have a fresh supply
Of vegetables for the table continu-
ously during the summer and fall.
| The peculiar climatic conditions Of
this state make this difficult feat.
AS rule the extremely dry weather
occurring in midsummer ruins ones
prospects unless irrigation is pos
sible. However, every effort should
be made to have a succession of the
| principal crops such as tomatoes,
beans and potatoes. Note what Prof.
Julian H. Miller has to say about
this matter: ..
Tomatoes: for the latter planting
such varieties as Stone, John Baer,
Red Rock, Livingston's Ponderosa,
| Dwarf Giant, Benny Best and Select
ed Paragon will give satisfactory re-
suits.
The plants can be started in a hot
bed or the seed planted in rows in
the field and thinned and transplant
ed. Those plants that have been
transplanted several times generally
make healthier stocky plants. J..
The soil should be light but con-
tain plenty of humus. Be sure and
do not make the mistake Of plant
ing the land that has previously been
planted to tomatoes and become in
tested with soil organisms such as
those causing wilt. The cowpea, par
ticularIy the Iron or Brabham is
good to have on the land before
planting to tomatoes. Such land is
not as apt to be infested with the
| nematode worms.
The land should be prepared thor
oughly as for any other vegetable
crop. The rows should be opened
four feet apart and fertilizer ap-
piled in the drill and listed on. Be-
fore listing mix the fertilizer thor
oughly with the soil. Do not plant
| Immediately but wait for a week or
so before planting. When ready to
plant, drag the beds down and set
plants three to four feet in the drill.
Unless the season is good, the plants
should be watered. Pudding the
roots in mixture Of dirt and water
before transplanting gives good re-
suits. -"
The most satisfactory fertilizer is
500 pounds of phosphoric acid, $50
pounds meal, $50 pounds sulphate CT
potash, applied before setting the
plants with 100 pounds Of nitrate Of
soda as a side application when fruit
is setting.
Frequent cultivation is extremely
important, especially in the later
paintings. 1t should begin when
plants are set and should continue
until the crop is ripening, provided
the vines are not of so rank a
growth as to fill up the middles.
Beds and ridges should be avoided
and the cultivation kept as level as
possible.
Spraying should be done as no
satisfactory fruit can be grown with
out it. Bordeaux mixture should be
applied when the plants are 8 to 10
inches high, again when the fruit is
setting, and the largest are the size
of hickory nuts, again ten days Ia
ter, and again two weeks later. Make
this mixture as we advised in a pre-
vious edition. For the ordinary gar
! den a small hand pump will do this
work. This spray will control the
principal fungus diseases.
If the cut worms are bad poison
bait may be used. 1t is made as fol-
lows: 49,. 49,
Paris green, two ounces; Bran. one
pound; syrup enough to make mass
stick in ball.
For chewing insects that may at
| tack the foliage or boil worms,
pound of arsenate of lead may be
added to each 50 gallons Of Bordeaux.