Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
ANDREW NJ.
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

should be made in the fall, say in
November or December, and the sec
ond in February. Where the scale
is not serious, only one applicati ton
should be made, and that in the
spring of the year.
Planting Tobacco in North Georgia
w. o. c., Nichols, Ga, writes:
I wish information in regard to
planting tobacco. I have some
land that has lain out for two
years that will yield from 20 to
so bushels of corn to the acre.
1t is covered now with weeds.
Do you thing this land will be
suitable?
The possibility of your cultivating
successfully tobacco on the type of
land you describe, depends on sew
eral factors. First of all, it will be
necessary to determine the type of
tobacco you wish to grow. The
kind chilly grown in Georgia is
what is known as bright tobacco,
and the soils best adapted for its
cultivation are practically all locat-
ed in the coastal plains region of
this state. This tobacco is grown
mainly on the Norfolk and Triton
sandy loans. The Norfolk soil has
a sandy top soil and a yellow standy,
or yellow clay subsoil. In this type
of soil, the amount of plant food is
relatively low and liberal fertiliza
ton is therefore essential. Burley
tobacco may be produced on any
type of land which is made very
rich, and will, therefore, give a con.
siderable outturn in total pounds of
the matured crop.
1 do not believe it possible for us
to compete successfully here in the
south with the growers of Burley
tobacco in Kentucky, Pennsylvania
and Ohio. They are organized for
this purpose, and are producing to-
bacco of this type on a community
basis. They have very rich lands
at their disposal as well. We do not
think it would be desirable for one
to undertake the cultivation of Ell
Their bright or Burley tobacco in
this section of Georgia for the rea.
son indicated above. 1t is mis-
take to undertake the cultivation of
crops of this kind unless a large
number of your friends and neigh
after you have produced a good
crop, there is no local warehouse
available through which to handle
and sell it advantageously.
Breeds of Hogs and Cattle for South
Georgia
r. J. T., Macon, Ca, writes:
We have farm of about $500
INI;
half of which is suitable for
stock raising. What breed of
hogs and cattle would you adj
wise that we commence with
should we decide to go into the
stock-raising business?
1t is difficult to advise just which
breed of hogs and cattle you should
undertake to establish on your Flint
river farm in Crawford county. This
is due to the fact that there are a
number of breeds of hogs and cattle
that will do equally we'll under Geor.
gia conditions. We presume, of
course, that you are interested in the
raising of beef animals. The Here
ford has made great record in
Georgia. The shorthorn has also
done very we'll, indeed. There is lit
tie to choose between these two
breeds for the purpose you have in
mind.
1t seems to me that a good prac-
tice for you to follow would be to
purchase high-grade foundation
breeding stock of either of the beef
breeds indicated and use purebred
sires on these cows. In this way
you would maintain a high average
of quality production. Your animals
would, think, finish off more quick
ly than native cattle and would COM
mand better price because of the
superior carcasses thew should pro-