Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-17
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
SOULE

Irish notatoes 1.S
Vegetables 2-3
Fruit .....A........... II
These acreages have been deter
mined on the basis of average yields.
Many farmers will be able to main
tain the farm with fewer acres by
securing, yields above the average.
Twenty four acres of crop land are
required to grow the necessary food
and feed crops for a two-mule farm.
The eight acres Of cowpeas for
hay follow oats and wheat. Six
acres of cottonseed, which is consid-
cred a secondary product, is not in
Guided in the maintenance acreage.
At least seven acres of permanent
pasture should be provided for the
cows, hogs and work stock.
These crops will meet the require
ments of the average Piedmont two
mule farm. If more work stock Is
kept, the acreage of corn, oats and
cowpeas must be correspondingly in
creased. Likewise, where the FAM
lily consists of more than five adults
or their equivalent, more pigs, chick
ems and possibly another COW will
have to be added. This will call for
further increase in the feed crops
to be grown.
On many farms in the Piedmont
section, there is not enough feed
stuff to carry the livestock six
months. When the supply is ex-
hausted, more will have to be
bought. If one-half acre of alfalfa
to the mule is seeded this fall, it
will cut down the feed bill next year
very materially. The first cutting
can be made the latter part of April,
which is the earliest hay crop that
can be planted.
Each farmer will need to adapt
these suggestions to his own farm.
Since no two farms are alike, it is
obviously impossible to propose a
program that will meet all require
ments. Numerous notifications
will suggest themselves to anyone
who attempts to plan a system to
provide for his own farm needs, and
to fit his soil and market conditions,
but provisions for the maintenance
of the farm should come first.
Feeding Broom Corn Properly
j. j. b, Luthersville, Ca,
writes: 81 wish to know some
thing about feftilizing broom
corn. I have strong red land.
Does this crop need a balanced
fertilizer or only nitrogen? What
fertilizer is best for cabbage? Is
a heavy application of yard ma
nure sufficient forsonions?"
Broom corn will respond to all ap-
plications of a we'll balanced fertil-
izer. A good formula to use should
contains per cent of nitrogen, Q
per cent of phosphoric acid and 8
per cent of potash. Use this fertil-
izer at the rate of 800 pounds and
upward per acre. Five hundred
pounds will not be too much to ap-
ply under the conditions described
in your letter.
Cabbage requires complete fer
tilizer. We recommend that you use
per cent nitrogen, 10 per. cent of
phosphoric acid and 5 per cent pot.
ash under this crop. The minimum
duplication for cabbage should be
500 to 700 pounds per acre. Remem-
Der, you desire to force this crop
along as rapidly as possible, and as
the plants are closely spaced in the
soil, the liberal feeding of this crop
with commercial plant food is essen
tial.
A heavy application of rotted
barnyard manure will be very bene-
fetal to an onion crop. Scatter the
manure over the crop and work it
we'll into the surface. We consider
this better practice than putting it
in the drill row. A formula similar
to that recommended for cabbage
will prove acceptable with onions.