Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-25

acres a season. They sell for about
$500.
Hand Machines. Hand machines
should not be depended on except
for small acreage. It is very tire
some work to operate them and they
have to be built so light that they
do not last long. One machine can
be expected to dust one to four acres
a day or three to ten acres a sea-
son. They sell for $12 to 49, Nearly
every cotton farmer will want one
or more of these for busting small
infested spots before the infesta-
ton is general in a field and for
busting short rows and corners in
the fields.
Calcium Arsenate Likely to Kill
Bees
G. V. D., Woodville, Ca,
writes: Twill the calcium ar
senate we are using on cotton
kill bees?
Calcium arsenate is stomach
poison, and if your bees are in the
habit of drinking the dew from the
cotton leaves, it would no doubt kill
them, but if your bees are some dis
ance from your cotton patch and
if they secure their drinking water
other than off the cotton leaves, I
do not see how the calcium arsenate
would be poisonous to the bees.
Marketing Crop of Onions
T. S., Commerce, Ga, writes:
We have an acre in onions
ready to harvest. Please tell
me how to handle them and pre-
pare them for market. What
is the best way to cure them?
1t is somewhat difficult to harvest
and handle onions for market pur'
poses at this season Of the year sat-
isfactorily without the aid of a cur
ing house in which the temperature
can be regulated. We can produce
wonderfully fine onions here in Geor-
gia, but they contain a great deal Of
moisture land it is necessary to dry
out portion of it as quickly as pos
sible in order to have the onions
keep satisfactorily. Our best sue
cess in handling onions without the
aid of a curing house has resulted
from the following procedure:
Break the tops Of the onions down
when they have made a good devel-
opment. Rake them out of the soil
so as not to bruise or injure them
in any way. Let them lay on top of
the ground for a few days to cure.
They may then be gathered into
small punches, tied together and
placed SO that the punches will not
touch each other. Place them in a
room where they can be kept dry,
where the sunlight may have a
chance to enter and where there is
a good circulation of air so as to
'icklv dry out the surplus moist
ure. Another plan is to cut the tops
off and put the onions in shallow
trays. They should be we'll scat
tered in these trays. See that there
is a good circulation of air so that
the moisture NAV be dried out as
quickly as possible. AS soon as
they have dried out to a reasonable
degree, they may be shipped to mar
ket. We have not found it desir-
able, to keep them any considerable
period of time when handled in this
- nnnr during the summer season.
We think it well to dispose Of them
as promptly as possible.
In curing house where the sur
plus moisture can be thoroughly
dried out, it appears to be practical
BILE to keep onions for a much long
Vi pC1 1ON VI I1IIlSs IL Is LII POI IdIlI III
shipping that you select only Onions
which are uniform as to size and
which are perfectly sound, Like
other crops, when we'll graded, they
command a more ready sale and a
better price.
Peach Orcharding in North
Georgia
M. c., Colbert, Ca, writes: I
am planning to put out a few
thousand peach trees. What do
you think of the idea? 1 will
appreciate any advice you can
give me on this subject.
In so far as / am able to judge,
there is 10 reason why a peach
orchard should not be planted in
your part Of the state. Your soils
are Of superior quality, and more
fertile probably than those in the
Fort Valley section. The chances
are, therefore, that the trees can
be sustained satisfactorily through
a longer period Of years, and that
they will present a more vigorous
type of growth than those grown on
lighter soils and further south in
the state. Certainly, you can pro-
duce a peach of fine quality and
flavor, and admirable color. 1t is
a question of handling this PROPOSE
ticn on a thoroughly up-to-date bust.
ness basis, and Of finding salts
factory market for your crop. You
must, Of course, expect to work out
successful plans for the accomplish
ment of this proposition well in adj
vance Of harvesting time.
Your section of Georgia affords
an opportunity to the peach grower
Of considerable Importance in that
the crop comes in a little bit later
than that in the Fort Valley Sec
ton, and is ready to harvest a lit
tie bit before that in north
Georgia. Peach trees should, of
course, be planted on land that is
friable and well-drained. You should
be careful to secure the right varie-
ties and plant them in large blocks.
The varieties selected should be
adapted for shipment to distant mar.
kets. In other words, they should