Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-15

ment of this end. Why do we delay
to act in a matter where the. trail
has been so definitely blazed out?
Self-interest requires the emphasis
of animal production in Georgia in
the immediate future. Let us make
the most of our opportunities along
this direction and we can easily
overcome any temporary setback
which the boil weevil has brought
about.
When to Cut Oats for Feed
G.. c. M, Milledgeville, Ga.
writes: I have a crop Of oats
very thrifty that would perhaps
make a yield of go to rs bushels
per acre. I am going to feed it
to dairy COWS and wish to know
at what stage to cut it to get the
most value out of it-dry and
threshed or cut green and made
into silage.
Oats contain probably the highest
percentage of nutriment when they
are fairly we'll advanced in the dough
stage. This is probably the very best
time at which to cut them and use as
green feed. If you were to make
them into silage they should not be
cut until they are passing out Of the
dough stage. It is important to cut
them before they become too dry,
however, or else the resulting silage
will re-fang. This difficulty, Of
course, could be overcome by running
a good deal Of water into the silo at
the time you are filling it. We often
use oats as a soiling crop. In other
words, we begin to cut them for this
purpose when they are in the early
dough stage and continue until they
are practically ripe. This gives a
period of between two weeks and
thirty days in which we can use
them.
90, We have never ensiloed oats to any
appreciate extent. While it can be
accomplished, we do not believe it is
a particularly desirable practice.
Where one has very large quantity
Of oats and cannot, feed them out in
the manner suggested, then they
might be ensiloed: Our preference
with this particular crop would be
to let it ripen, however, and then run
the straw and all through a cutting
box, moisten with water containing a
little salt, and feed in that manner.
Culture TO Sweet Peppers
r. U. F., Dawson, Ga, writes:
I wish to grow sweet peppers for
market. How should they be fer
tilted? Do you think it will be
profitable and what will be the
probable price?
BY sweet peppers you no doubt
mean Bell peppers. The seed of this
crop should be sown in hot beds, gem
orally in February. Later planting
can, of course, be practiced with sue
cess. The. plants should be trans
planted or set out in the open field
anywhere from April to July. 1t is
not much use to put out peppers I'M
til the weather is settled and I'M
formIy warm.
The seed should be covered to a
depth of about one-half inch. Under
field conditions plant peppers in rows
to 35 feet apart and space them 8
feet in the drill. 1t takes about one
ounce of seed to produce 1900 plants,
or ounces of seed per acre.
There are several varieties Of pep
pers which may be planted. Among
the best sorts are Ruby King, Large
Bell, Chinese Giant, and Spanish Pi-
mento. In 60 to 80 days after plant
ing, the peppers begin to yield
abundantly. The peppers must be
picked when they have attained a
good size and are still thoroughly
green in color, land delivered to mar
ket as promptly as possible.
No one can say what the price for
this crop might be this year. A good
deal depends on seasonal conditions
and the supply produced. There is a
very good demand for pepeprs at GER
tain seasons of the year. Hotels and
restaurants use them largely in the
preparation of salads and for gar
nishing dishes as well.
This crop should be fortified lib
orally, because you desire to grow a
vigorous plant and have it continue
fruiting throughout the season. On
that account side applications can be
used to good advantage. We gen
orally put on a formula containing
to 10 per cent phosphoric acid, 3.5 to
4 per cent nitrogen, and about per
cent potash. A good application is
| 500 pounds per acre. The fertilizer
may be broadcasted over the land
and worked well into the soil. Side
applications of sulphate of ammonia,
nitrate of soda, or other carriers OF
nitrogen may be made early in the
growing season. Sometimes we use a
complete fertilizer, putting a small
amount down between the drill rows
two or three times during the grow
ing season. Peppers well managed
and handled will continue to produce
until fall. Keeping the peppers
| picked off as they mature is an i'm
portant matter in insuring large
yields and good size as well.
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Rust in Wheat
| w. r. L., Meigs, Ga, writes:
I have some wheat that got the
rust. Is there anything that will
stop rust from spreading?
I regret to say that there is little
that you can do to combat rust in
wheat except to plant those varieties
which are most resistant to this trou
BILE. There is no type of fertilizer
you could apply to the land that
will aid you in controlling this fun,
gus at the present time. Rust de.
velops under weather conditions
such as we have had recently. If
there is a change in atmospheric con.