Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-01-26


you are in position to irrigate and
shade it in warm weather you could
handle it to advantage, but in I'm.
dertaking to produce celery CONNER
cially we would plant it so as to
bring it to maturity in this state in
the late fall.
Destroying Lice on Poultry
J. w. p, Acworth, Ca,
killing lice on poultry. I have
a flock of chickens and they
have lice on them and I desire
to rid them Of this pest If pos
sible.
Lice constitute one of the most
common parasites attacking poul-
try. There are said to be eight dis
tinct varieties, of which only three
occur to a damaging extent. The
body louise of the domestic fowl is
the most commonly met with. These
insects usually swarm over the body
and produce a scurvy-like roughness
of the skin. Birds that are badly
infested show evidence of debility,
cessation of egg-laying.
One of the best ways Of destroy
ing these lice Is through the use of
good powder. Dust-bins should be
provided for each flock. They should
be kept in a dry sheltered space so
the birds may have access to them
at all times. In cases of bad infes-
tat1on the birds should be busted
several times at intervals of a week
or ten days with some of the COM
mercial lice powders now found on
the market. Some of these are re-
liable and If they are literally used
will effect the destruction of the
lice. The powder should be literally
perforated cover. The bird should
be held by the feet and the powder
worked into the feathers with the
fingers. The majority of the lice are
found, as a rule, near the vent.
These parts should be we'll busted.
You can make a powder for your
seif as follows: Take parts Of gaso-
line and one part of crude carbolic
acid of 80 to 95 per cent strength.
Mix these together and then stir in
eiough plaster Of Paris to absorb all
the moisture. 1t will take about
TOUR quarts of plaster to one quart
OF liquid: The thorough mixing of
tne ilquld and dry plaster will result
~ IIe formation OF a pinkish-b brown
powder with fairly strong odor of
carbolic acid.
The Cultivation of Peanuts in
Georgia
A. o. H, Cars Station, Ga.
writes: I wish information re-
garding peanuts; the variety and
amount Of seed per acre, and
the kind and amount of ferti-
l1zer. l would also like the same A..
information regarding Irish po-
tatoes.
Penuts. are, adapted for growth on
a great variety Of soils. They may
be cultivated successfully on any
land that will grow corn or cot
ton. They do best, however. on light
sandy or loamy Soils On lands of
this type there are few more profit
able crops. Not only does the pea
nut yield a very valuable edible nut,
but the hay contains a high per-
centage of desirable nutrients. Pea.
nut Oil is most valuable edible
product. It is almost equal in taste
and color to the best olive oil. After
1t has been extracted from the nut
there is a most valuable meal left
for feeding purposes.
The peanut is legume and, there
fore, gathers a considerable part of
the nitrogen it needs from the air.
This crop may be seeded any time
during May or June. The nuts
should be dropped ordinarily to
10 inches apart in rows rs to 8
feet wide. Cover to a depth Of 1
to 2 inches. The cultivation should
be thorough from the start until the
vines begin to peg down. Peanuts
should be fortified ordinarily with
phosphoric acid and potash. To
this end one may use 800 pounds of
acid phosphate and say 100 pounds
Of kainit. One-half this quantity
may be sufficient on unusually rich
land. The fertilizer may be put on
between the drill rows after plant
ing, or under the drill row before
planting. It should be we'll mixed
with the soil. The amount of pea
nuts required to plant an acre will
vary from s bushels upwards. The
varieties to plant will depend on the
purposes you wish to serve. Ordi-
narily Spanish peanuts would be
planted in Georgia. This variety
is extremely free from pops and
makes large yield. They can be
grown closer than any Of the other
varieties, and they are hardy and
easy to cultivate and gather. Where
one wishes to grow peanuts for
street purposes, however. the bigger
sorts might be planted to advantage.
The Valencia fills the demand for
the purpose you have indicated.
Other strains which have merit e
the Virginia bunch and the i'm
proved Virginia peanuts.
Standard varieties Of Irish pota-
toes to plant in Georgia are the Irish
Cobbler and the Bliss. They should
be planted early in the spring. To
that end the land may be prepared
now and put in condition for plant
ing. Along in February mix fertili-
ger with the sub-soil. Drop the po-
tatoes IS inches apart in the drills.
Two eyes should be left to each
piece. Cover to depth of three
inches. When the potatoes sprout
in the early spring. knock off the
top of the furrow. Give liberal fer
tilization.
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