Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-21
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE

! the tobacco crop. Our reason for
this lies in the fact that our eXpe-
rience and observation have led us
| to the conclusion that a freer-burn-
| ing tobacco is developed when this
material is used as a carrier of pot
ash, that the leaf contains a smaller
proportion of the Objectionable ash
| element and that the color and tex
! ture are more uniform. Doubtless
you have seen the bright leaf to-
bacco which is grown so extensively
/ in the southeastern states badly mot,
! tied. When this condition develops,
| the tobacco is worth very little to
! the producer even though it be prop
erly cured and skillfully marketed.
! This mottled or Mahogany" leaf to-,
| bacco of which great deal is pro-
! duced is thought to result primarily
from improper fertilization. The
over-enrichment of the land with
freshly applied yard manure may
produce the same results. Even
| when the grower exercises the ut
most care, it appears that the exten,
Esive use of kainit, manure salts, or
muriate of potash in fertilizers in
tended for tobacco affects the quality
of the crop unfaVorably. AS the
| value VI pIISuC zeal lODdCCO uPDGnQS
almost altogether on its color and
texture, the use of these materials
| are naturally to be avoided.
Seeding Bur Glover on Bermuda Sod
c. B. S., Slocum, Ga, writes:
VIII. bur clover do we'll planted
m Bermuda for a winter pasture
mere in south Georgia where we
have q long grazing season?
Burr clover is probably the best
of our annual clovers, but it is hard
to establish on our land. 1t winter.
kills sometimes, though this is more
likely to occur in the northern part
of the state. 1t also disappears if
| it is grazed too hard during the
spring season when the seed are
forming. Normally, it passes
through the winter unframed and
reseeds itself satisfactorily durin. :
April and May. On good land, it fur
nishes a very considerable amount
of early spring grazing. 1t is relished
by hogs, but horses and cattle do
not enjoy it so well. The seed of
this plant do not terminate readfl, :.
This is on account of the hard coat
by which it is covered. When the
seed are broadcast, one should use
from one to six bushels of burr
clover per acre. If soWn in rows, a
smaller amount will suffice. When
1t IS seeded in rows, covering with
stable manure and fertilizing with
acid phosphate will be found prof
liable. Enough inoculating material
is carried in the dirt with the seed.
Clean seed, however, require inocu-
lation. Seeding early in the sum
mer is the most desirable practice.
When broadcast, narrowing into
the ground will be found desirable.
Burr clover may be seeded on Ber-
1nuda' sod to considerable advantage.
The two make very good combina.
ton crop.
Establishing an Area in Kudzu
L. H, Moultrie, Ca, writes: I
wish to know how to prepare
the ground for kudzu plants.
When is the best time to put
them out, and how soon can I
pasture them after setting out?
kudzu has some possibilities for
hay production in Georgia. A very
practicable system of handling it has
not been developed up to this time.
Those who attempt to establish this
plant will find one of the biggest
problems that of getting a uniform
ly thick stand. Where this is done,
the upright stems will be fine and
quite suitable for making into hay.
If failure in this respect is record
ed, then the stems will be coarse
and unsatisfactory to use for hay
purposes. Securing a thick stand is
essential, therefore, to the harvest
ing Of a satisfactory crop of hay
from this crop.
This plant is best esta blished from
cuttings. These may be set out dur
ing the winter. The plants will re-
quire good attention during the first
year. Then the energies of the land
owner should be directed to thicken,
ing the stand. Ripping the land up
with a middle-buster and narrowing
it down after the, roots have estab-
hshed themselves well in the soil
tends to thicken the stand Merely
narrowing the land has not been sue
cessful.
kudzu prefers clay soils. If in.
oculh ted, it grows with good success
on ,galded spots. It's chief merit
appears to be for use in association
with retaining WORKOUT fields and
rough areas of land which are not
suited for general cultivation. Kud-
zu is a vigorous and persistent grow
Ell, but it can b., destroyed by too
heavy grazing in the spring. 1t
has made yield Of from two to four
tons of hay per acre in this state.
1t is best adapted for pasturing, in
the summer and fall. You would
net be able to pasture kudzu in the
spring as has already been pointed
out. 1t is best to plant it in hills
five to ten feet apart in each di.
rectiOn