Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-20

duce. 1t will cost you less to pur-
chase native cows probably, but you
will be several years in getting back
to the point from which you could
start were you to follow out the
suggestion I have made.
The Duroc-Jersey is favorite
breed of hog in Georgia, and is we'll
adapted for general use in this state.
Many people are inclined, however,
toward the Hampshire, which GER
tainly has made a good record in
our state. The Poland China, Berll-
shire and Tamworth also have their
admirers. White hogs are not bred
to any large extent as yet in Geor-
gia. Almost any of the standard
breeds, however. will do we'll in this
state if given proper care and at
tention.
The Best Carrier of Nitrogen
F. w. B., Waycross, Ca,
writes: AS sources of heterogeneous
fertilizer, what are the values
ofScotton seed meal, peanut meal
and velvet beans in the pod? Are
ashes from black gum of equal
fertilizing value to those from
oak or hickory?
The amount of nitrogen contained
in a. sample of cottonseed meal va
ries considerably. The highest grade
of this product contains about 142
pounds of nitrogen per ton. Grades
which contain a good deal of hulls
may not carry more than 120
pounds of nitrogen. You should,
therefore, buy this material on a
guaranteed analysis with the idea of
securing the purest possible prod
uct, and, therefore, the largest
amount of nitrogen possible per ton
Peanut meal contains about 1852
pounds of nitrogen per ton. This, of
course, is where the hulls are ex-
cluded. If the hulls are included,
the amount of nitrogen will not ex-
coed 80 pounds per ton. Velvet bean
meal in which the hulls are included
contains about 56S pounds of nitro
gen per ton. The nitrogen in all
these materials should become read
lily available to growing crops. Most
of these crops will undergo rather
rapid fermentation when the ma
terials of which they are composed
is incorporated with the soil. The
nitrogen they contain would probably
not become as quickly available as
that contained in nitrate of soda or
sulphate of ammonia or probably
blood and tankage, 1t will, however,
become quickly enough available to
meet the needs of any type of crop
in the cultivation of which the
farmers of our state are likely to be
interested.
Velvet bean meal in which the
hulls are excluded contains 16
pounds of phosphoric acid per ton
and 35 pounds of potash. Peanut
meal from hulled nuts contain
about "A pounds of phosphoric acid
and 20 pounds of potash per ton.
Where the hulls are included, the
amounts of these two elements are
likely to be considerably higher, par
ticular1y would this be true of the
peanuts. A high grade of cotton
seed meal contains about 81 pounds
of phosphoric aci and sc pounds of
potash per ton.
Ashes from hard wood generally
contain a higher percentage of fer
tilizing material than soft wood. The
plant food contained in ashes is very
readily leached out. Therefore, they
should be kept dry until applied to
the land. The plant food contained
in ashes seems to vary somewhat &C.
cording to the nature and character
Of the land on which the trees grow.
The percentages seems relatively
lower in the case of trees growing
on thin, sandy lands. 1t is higher
where the trees grow on rich upland
or in alluvial bottoms.