Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-30
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

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cident to proper grading and hand
ling, not more than per cent, b.
weight, of any lot may vary fror
| the range and size stated and, In ad
! lition, not more than 6 per cent, b,
weight, of any lot may be below tn
remaining requirements of thi
| grade, but not to exceed one-third o
this 6 per cent tolerance shall be al
lowed for potatoes affected by sof
rot.
Definition of Terms
AS used in these grades:
Mature" means that the outel
skin (epidermis) does not loosen o.
feather" readily during the ordinar!
methods of handling.
Bright" means free from dirt OF
other foreign matter, damage or dis
coloration from any cause, so tina
the outer skin (epidermis) has the at
tractive color normal for. the variety
well shaped means the normal
typical shape for the variety in thu
district where grown, and free from
pointed, dumb-bell shaped, exces
sively elongated, and other Informed
potatoes.
Diameter" means the creates
dimension at right angles to thu
longitudinal axis.
Free from damage" means
that the appearance shall not be in
jured to an extent readily apparen
upon casual examination of the lot
and that any damage from thu
causes mentioned can be removed il
the ordinary process of preparation
for use without appreciate waste il
addition to that which would occur i
the potato were perfect. Loss o
outer skin (epidermis) shall not bt
considered as an injury to the ap
pearance.
BADLY misshapen" means Of such
shape as to cause appreciate waste
in the ordinary process Of prepare
ton for use in addition to that which
would occur if the potato were per
feet.
Free from serious damage mean:
that any damage from the cause!
mentioned can be removed by thu
ordinary process of preparation fol
use without a waste of 10 per cent
or more, by weight, in addition t
that which would occur if the potato
were perfect.
Such statements as the following
will be considered as meeting the re
quirements: ~. S. Grade Fancy,
to IA inches;" ~. S. Grade Fancy
10 OF. to 16 o.; - ~. S. Grade Fancy
inches and larger" ~. S. Grade
Fancy, 10 OF. and larges."
Preparing Oyster Shells for Use OF
the Farm
G. G., Dorchester, Ga, writes:
I have quite large pile of oy-
ster shells. Can I build a cheap
pen and burn them for agricul-
tural lime? How would I use it
on this land and how can I
spread it without a machine?
\ We Lave one-hoe fertilizer
Oyster shells should. of course, b,
pulverized i'm order to give the
quickest return in land to which
they are applied. Any means which
will enable you to break them III
into a fairly fine condition may b,
utilized. I think you could probably
accomplish the end YOU have il
view by building a pen such as yol
have in mind. Put down a layer Of
wood, then rather thin layer o.
shells, more wood and shells ant
burn out the pile. You may dis
tribute the resulting material broad
cast at the rate Of SEQ pounds ant
upwards per acre. This materia
will give best results when uset
under legumes. It should prove eff
fective for instance with peanuts
and other similar crops which vol
NAV wish to cultivate on sandy land
I You may spread the material from
a wagon bed with considerable sue
cess. You can use it through a drill
provided it is in fine enough condi
ton to pass through a machine Of
this character satisfactorily. There
is no better form of lime available
for use on Georgia farms than thai
which may be secured from pull
verized oyster shells. Burning then
to make the calcium available is
OF course, not essential. Personally
we would prefer to grind his sor
OF material. There are machines
suited for this purpose now on the
market. If one expects to use any
considerable quantity of this ma
terial through a series of years, W,
think the purchase of one Of thes,
machines would be desirable.
Data Relative to Smoke House
Construction
P. A. B., Thomson, Ga,
writes: I wish some information
In regard to building a smoke
house. What material is best to
use? Any help you can give me
on this subject will be appre.
ciated.