Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-18

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reason therefore why you should
wish to engage in the breeding and
| handling of one OF these. classes of
animals, we would not advise you
to make any considerable outlay for
| their purchase at this time. We be-
| lieve that you can find localities in
which you can secure reasonably
| good milking cows possessed of com
| pact bodies and a disposition to lay
on a reasonable amount of flesh. -
may take some time and effort to dis
cover them, but there arb probably
some of them to be had. II you can
not find them. then we advise that
you get in touch with your county
agent, ard he can no doubt help you
to locate what you desire.
Establishing an Orchard in North
Georgia
A. F., Atlanta, Ga, writes
Please give me information on
the planting of fruit trees, and
the care of the same; also on
pecan trees. Will trees do we'll
where an old orchard has been?
| The desira bility of planting trees
where an old orchard has stood de-
ponds on several things. If the
orchard was free from disease and
was removed from the soil some
years ago, there would be no objec
ton to this practice. If the trees
died from fungous diseases, blight,
old age or soil exhaustion, then we
| would put out the orchard on a
fresh area of land. AS a matter of
TACT, we think this must always be
regarded as the best practice, be-
cause it has now been found that
sanitation of the orchard is a mat
ter of the utmost Importance. Fruit
trees may be planted as soon as the
leaves have fallen. 1t is desirable
that there be a good season in the.
soil. We often set out trees and
plants in December January and
February are also good months for
setting out orchards. In planting
trees, it is important to remember
that the ground should be broken to
a good depth. 1t is desirable that
the land be free from weeds and
trash. 1t is good practice TO build
it up for year or so before the
orchard is set out. Trees need plen,
ty of food, and it should be supplied
in desirable form and in abundance
as well. Crops may be grown be-
tween the trees for the first two on
three years. Excessive cropping OF
a young orchard is of course to be
avoided. Fruit trees should be
headed low, and they should be pro
tected from insects and fungous dis
| eases through the use of proper
sprays.
The choice of fruit trees is very
| important matter. Only budded
stock secured from reliable parties
should be planted out. This is espe-
cially true of pecansh, There is a
very wide variation in the adapta-
bility of varieties. Plant only those
which are known to be well suited
| to your climate and soil areas.
The fertilization of young trees is
| important. Formulas containing 3
per cent nitrogen, per cent phos-
nhoric acid and 4 TO per cent pot
ash will he found desirable, Use
about three pounds per tree to begin
with, and increase the amount graz
ually as the years go by.
Nitrate of Soda on Corn
M. F. c., Gillsville, Ala
writes. J. nave dDOut tCAt OCi W
good bottom land in corn. 1t is
about waist high and growing
| fast. and [ am thinking of put
ting nitrate of soda on it. do
YOU think it would pay, and
! when would be the best time
to use it, and how much per
acre?
The desira bility of using nitrate of
soda as a side-application on corn
| depends on several propositions.
First of all, if this land has been
cropped in corn for number or
years, it will probably pay you to use
nitrate of soda. If it is fresh land,
then it is a debatabIe question. If
YOU have an abundant supply of
moisture throughout the N growing
season, the use of nitrate of soda
may not prove either desirable or
profitable. Our experience leads us
to think that in the average year
and on land of only moderate fer
tility that the use Of moderate ap-
plicatioDs of nitrate of soda under
corn will prove profitable. In our
experience, it has proven more sat
iSfactory to put the nitrate Of soda
on when the corn is about waist
high. If put on earlier, we think it
tends to stimulate the growth of the
corn too much, and when it is ap-
piled later it may not be utilized ad-
Yantageously by the crop. We have
found it most profitable in the long
run to apply one hundred pounds of
nitrate of soda per acre. Our plan
| has been to distribute the nitrate of
soda between the drill rows. Apply
it as a top dressing. In other words,
do not work it into the ground. The
moisture arising by capillary attrac-
ton will cause it to dissolve and dis
appear almost Immediately. You
will very soon see the results Of APP
plying nitrate of soda to corn in the
increased yigor of the plants and the
deep, rich, green color Of the leaves.
Clown Declared Insane
MIAMI, Fla. Aug. 25.-John Hen
ry Perry, rs, who claims to be di-
rect descendant Of Commodore Perry,
war hero of 1872, Tuesday was de-
! clared insane by physicians and will