Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-21

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your section than the Big Boston.
Controlling Nut Grass in Gar
den
V. r. O., LAGRANGE, Ga,
| writes: Please advise me the
| best way to get rid of nut grass
in a garden.
Nut grass is one of the most diff
cult pests to eradicate. This is due
| to it's habit Of growth and the readi-
ness with which it spreads and the
great depth at which the nuts may
form in the ground. We have had
more success in trying to control 1t
through the use Of smother crops
than in any other way. The besr
method of procedure to follow is that
indicated below:
Prepare the land in the early au-
tumn as carefully as possible and
seed it to oats or rye. Use either one
Of these crops at the rate Of one
bushel per acre. Sow with the oats
or rye twelve pounds Of crimson clo-
yer or fifteen pounds Of hairy vetch.
The last two crops mentioned help to
make a dense, uniform sod over the
land. This is exactly what you need
to accomplish. In the spring, plow
this crop down before it has attained
too great a development. A good
time to turn it under is when it is in
satisfactory condition to cut for hay.
Next, prepare the land and plant it
to coWpeas, velvet beans or soy
beans. We think in a garden you will
find the first named crop the most
satisfactory one to use. The idea is
to develop the densest shade in the
A I. al
heavy crop of cowpeas will effective
ly shade the soil and hold the nut
grass in check. The continuance of
this practice fo~ two or three years
will result in the complete elimina-
ton Of the nut grass.
Practical Suggestions Relative to
Onion Cultivation
w. M. D., Soperton, Ga,
, writes: [ am planning to go
into the onion set business, that
is, to raise them for the market,
and l want your assistance in
the same. Please send me all
the information you can give as
to the grade land, the prepara-
ton, the proper fertilizer and
cultivation Of the same. Also
the time for planting.
1t is not clear from your card
just what particular type of the on
ion business you expect to begin. If
you mean that you intend to plant
out onion sets for the production of
commercial onions, that is one thing.
If you wish, on the other hand, to
grow onions for the sake of produc-
ing sets, that is another proposition.
We are preSuming that you wish
to purchase your onion sets. To that
end, it will be we'll for you to secure
supply of these at your early con-
ven-ence. The time. to plant them
out will depend good deal on the
market you are seeking to supply.
Onions may be harvested and sold
In two forms: First as green on
ions when they are about the size
of your finger. Second, they may
be allowed to mature. The size at
tanned will depend a good deal on the
nature OF the sets planted, the rich
ness of the ground, the cultivation
extended the crop and the distance
apart Of planting. AS a rule, larger
and more uniform sized onions are
obtained from sets than from seed.
1t takes about eight bushels of sets
to plant an acre. and, in your Sec
ton, you should be able to grow the
Bermuda onion satisfactorily. This
is beautiful white onion Of a very
mild flavor. The rows for this crop
should be made eightcan inches
apart, and the onion sets spaced a
foot apart in the drill.
The land should be very carefully
prepared so as to provide a fine,
frfable seedbed. Enrich it as literally
as you can with well-rotted yard
manure. 1t should be we'll worked
into the soil. Apply it as a top
dressing. Fertilize with a formula
containing IL to 4 per cent nitro
gen, 10 per cent phosphoric acid and
to per cent potash. Use. the
fertilizer at the rate of five hundred
pounds and upward per acre. 1t is
best to apply it in between the drill
rows after the sets have been put
out. Planting in your section may
oe done any time after October list,
or during the first favorable season
after that date for putting out the
sets SO as to insure them making
q quick start. Harvesting will begin
according to the condition in which
you wish to ship your onions and
the market you are undertaking to
supply.
Information Relative to Cotton
Picking Machines
j. H. D., Dayton, Ohio, writes:
VIII you kindly supply US with all
possible information in regard to
cotton picking machines in your
state? We would like to know
whether your institution has
done any research or expert
mental work with this type Of
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