Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-02-23

infested then two applications should
be made, one in the fall and one in
the early spring.
The concentrated lime sulphur So
luton may be prepared as follows,
unless you wish to purchase the ma
terial in a commercial form. Large
orchardists sometimes find it prefer
able to make it. In the event you
wish to do this on either large or
small scale, proceed as follows: Stake
40 pounds of fresh lime, mix 80
pounds of sulphur Herewith, and
add reasonable amount of water
and boil for so or 60 minutes. Natu-
rally some of the water will evapo-
rate in boiling. This should be re-
placed so as to keep the amount at
so gallons. This formula makes SO
gallons of concentrated lime sui
phur. When this is properly diluted
it makes 300 to $50 gallons of mate
rial for dormant spraying.
Another matter to which you
should give attention at this sea-
son of the year is the worming of
your peach and apple trees. This
calls for the removing of the mound
of earth from around the base of the
tree and searching for the holes made
by the borers. The borers can be
destroyed by running a piece OF
wire into the openings made by
the worms The holes may be
painted with white lead. The earth
can be replaced in the early Win
ter.
Pruning may be done at any time
from this date forward. In the case
Of the peach it is desirable to head
young trees close to the ground
Crotch them so there will be three
to five branches. The head of the
tree should then be made to develop
as symmetrically as possible and the
over production of wood avoided
The tree should be trimmed so az
to let in plenty of light and so the
load of fruit will be distributed as
uniformly over the tree as possible
Seeding Bermuda Grass in Georgia
F. A. B., Woodbury., Ga,
writes: When is the best time
to SOW Bermuda grass seed, and
how many pounds should De
sown per acre? I wish to use it
for hog pasture.
Bermuda grass seed is best sown
in the spring of the year. This
seed should not be put out until the
weather has settled down and the
ground warmed up. Bermuda grass
is slow to terminate and does not
make much development the hrst
season. 1t is essentially a warm
weather plant. 1t should be broad
casted over the ground at the rate
say of pounds per acre, and nghtly
covered into the soil with brush
harrow. No special fertilization need
be given at the time of planting,
though this crop, like any other, does
best on land of good fertility and
which is reasonably well fertilized.
1t takes Bermuda grass about
two years to establish a good sod
from seed. In a very favorable sea-
son it may make an exceptionally
good showing, but most OF the
growth the first year will take place
as a rule in the latter part OF the
summer. While a Well-establlshed
Bermuda sod will stand much tramp
ing and even relatively severe root
ing by hogs, the young plants are
not especially vigorous and so should
not be subjected to hard grazing
the first year. In purchasing Ber-
muda grass seed we would insist
on guarantee DIS W 4IS 'lo'OIAlIJ "AAN
quality.
Where sets are available and you
wish to establish the grass only on
a small area of land we would pro-
coed in the following manner: Break
up the land and put it in good con-
dition. Lay off the rows l8 inches
to three feet apart, depending on
the quantity of sets you can obtain.
Dro,, +L,oca catS along the drill row
at a distance of about Is inches
apart and step on them in passing.
This will firm them into the soil.
Sets may be put out say in March,
or any time after danger of severe
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