Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW NJ. SOULE

| est life possible, to become interpre.
ters of dreams and visions, to plumb
the depths of human knowledge
and understanding, to reach into The
imagery of the future and translate
it into the language of today, tC
unraVel the secrets of Natures in.
nermost heart and place tnetn fol-
benign purposes in the hands Of
human beings.
To be successful, education must
I of necessity be founded upon
deep and lasting religious thought
and it must provide Information as
well as inspiration, so that the nAld
the heart and will may function in
unison with the body. The laymar
may say with propriety that this is
difficult task to achieve, but edu-
cation or less fundamental type
will never satisfy our needs. TIC
do this successfully, it must be
broadly intellectual, liberal in its
conception, provide adequately for
scholarly attainment and be so c.
pacitated as to properly correlate
all human activities with the issues
of life.
Muck As Fertilizer
II. F.. p. Sylvester, Ga,
writes: 7 have a four-acre. De.
preston on my farm on a creek
bottom beneath cypress trees.
There is an accumulation of two
or three feet of black muck in
the depression. Has this any
value as a fertilizer and would it
pay to use it?
Muck consists of decaying vege-
table matter in various stages Of de-
con position. This material contains
considerable amount of nitrogen,
but it becomes available very slowly.
Hence, its fertilizing value is not
very great. If this material is used
as fertilizer, it must be applied in
large amounts per acre to show any
material benefit. Apply from twenty
to forty tons per acre. 1t is best to
dig the muck up and let it dry be-
fore it is scattered over the ground.
1t should be plowed in and so well
mixed with the soil. Muck may be
improved by applications of lime
While a muck bed is of some value
as a source Of fertilizer, the cost of
handling this material and the slow
ness with which the nitrogen be-
comes available makes its use a.
rather doubtful proposition on the
ordinary farm for the purpose of
soil enrichment.
Managing a Shy Breeding Cow
NJ. n. V, Lafayette. Ca,
writes: l have fine grade Jer-
sey heifer about eighteen months
old that 1 would like to breed so
as to freshen next winter, but
y l have not been able to do this.
Is there any feed or treatment
[ could use to make her come
in?
We suggest that you put the
heifer in question on a rich, nutri-
tious diet for the next thirty to six
ty days. 1t may be that you. have
not been feeding her much, land,
on that account, sh els likely to
be thin and rundown in condition.
The most certain way to induce her
to breed is through the use of a
diet of the character indicated above.
This should not be a fattening diet.
1t should contain plenty Of green
feed, all the dry roughage she will
eat and abundant grain ration. Feed
this ration on the basis of one and
one-half pounds per one hundred
pounds of live weight. The grain
ration best suited for the purpose
you have in mind is one made UP of
equal parts of oats and bran. The
same sort of a ration should be fed
to your bull. Some animals are
naturally shy breeders, and it may be
that you have a heifer of this char
acter. Sometimes it is necessary to
change sires. This you should not
find it a difficult matter to accom-
pl sh. From what you say, we are
inclined to think that the trouble
about which you write will be
remedied if a liberal ration Of the
character suggested is fed for some
time.
Keeping Onions During Hot Weather
J. l.. W., Chavies, Ala, writes:
What is the proper care of red
onions> after they are pulled up
~ to prevent them from rotting?
In your situa ton, we would gather
the onions if they are now mature
and if they were planted early last
fall or early this spring. This
should be the case, particularly if
sets were planted, The onions
should be dried out as completely as
possible When this condition is
reached the tops may readily be
twisted off. We would then put the
onions in containers so that they
would not touch each other and dry
them out very thoroughly. In any
event, do not put them in contain
ers which hold more than a bushel,
They should be built so as to allow
a free circulation of air thu oughout
the onions. When onions first ma
ture they contain an excessive
amount of moisture. If you can ger
rid of a part of this, they are likely
to keep quite well. Drying them out
by any practical process for a few
days is likely to prove a, very desira.
BILE plan to follow. When this has
been accomplished, store the onions
in a dry, cool place. This is a very
important matter. We should think
that a sweet potato storage house
which is properly constructed would
prove acceptable. We have been
able to keep the onions produced on
small scale in our own garden in
satisfactory manner throughout
the summer, and we can see no
reason why this plan should not
be practiced with success on a com
mercial basis as well.
Fighting Boil WeeviI Advanta-
geOusly
j F. w Hatcher Station "a
writes: Boil weevils are just be
ginning to make their appear
ance on my cotton, and I wish
to know the best and most eco
nomlcal method of combating
them. Where can [ secure cal
cum arsenate and at what price?
What is the most economical
hand busting machine? What