Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-10
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ SOULE

vii has changed our whole attitude
toward the cultivation Of this crop
and now 1t should be forced as much
as possible at the beginning of the
season. We should apply that type
of formula that will force and has
ten maturity rapidly. If a side ap
plication is used at all, it is best to
mix it in the drill row or scatter
it down the row and cover into the
soil at the next cultivation. A mixed
fertilizer should, Of course, not be
allowed to stand on top of the
ground for any length of time. Most
mixed fertilizers, especially those
containing phosphoric acid and
potash, are rather slow acting, and
must be mixed with the land in or.
der to produce satisfactory results
The variety Of cotton you have
selected is a good strain to be cult
waited under existing conditions in
Georgia. 1t is not quite so early as
College Nc. 1. but it is a good cotton
to grow under boil WeeVil condi
tions because of it's relatively early
maturity. The point for you to be
careful about is that the weevil
will probably infest your cotton this
year. This fact is determined by
the punctured squares or bolls. You
should use only high grade calcium
arsenate in the dust form. This is
the only effective means of minimiz.
ing the damage which this pest
might otherwise effect in your cot.
ton field.
How to Bud Peach Trees in Georgia
J. G. c., Penfield, Ca, writes:
I wish information on budding
fruit trees, especially peach
trees.
Peach trees should ordinarily b.
budded when they have attained the
size of large lead pencil and when
the bark is still tender and sappy
and will slip easily as it does on the
willow in the early spring. When
the trees are in this condition bud.
ding should be undertaken imme-
diately. This is accomplished by Sc.
curing a suitable budding knife and
some strips of raffia and a supply
Of budding scions. They should be
secured from reliable, peach trees of
the variety which one wishes to re.
produce. The budding sticks should
be carried in sack which Ehould be
kept noistened. Each budding stick
is a shoot of this years growth,
usually from IL TO 18 inches in
length and the diameter of a small,
lead pencil at its base. The builder
kneels or sits beside the row of
stocks and makes a T-shaped in.
cision through the bark of the stock.
Do this on the shady or north side
and as near the surface of the
ground as possible. The mark is
loosened, and a bud is out from the
budding stick and inserted in the T
shaped opening. The opening is
then bound securely with raffia
When the bud is cut, there shouL1
De attached to it a shield-shaped por.
Detiole of the leaf. The trees should
be examined from time to time, and
as soon as the buds take, the raffia
must be removed. Unless this is
done, the growth of the stock will
be restrained. The bud should grow
fast to the stock in two to four
weeks. When the bud is set, the top
Of the stock should be cut off, and
succors should be kept from develop
ing on the root below the bud. Care
and Skill are necessary in doing this
work in order that large percen.
tage of the buds may be made to
take properly. 1t is rather tedious
and slow work for a beginner, but
one should be able to acquire the
skill necessary to bud large NUM-
Der of trees in a comparatively short
time.