Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-23
When Is 1t Advisable to Craze Win
~, ter Oats?


M. B. B., Devereaux, Ga,
writes: What about the advisa-
bility of grazing oats that were
planted this fall? My oats were
sown rather thick, anticipating
"a certain percentage being
Killed by cold weather. When
should the grazing be done?
The grazing Of winter oats is a
practice which should not be gen.
orally INDUCED in. Most of the land
we devote to crops of this charac-
ter are not sufficiently fertile to JUS
tify the heritage being eaten Off
through the winter season and leave
enough plant food available In the
soil to develop and mature a heavy
crop of grain. A certain amount
of grazing will occasionally do good,
as~oats and other cereals may make
too much top. They are less la
BILE to be destroyed by freezes where
moderate amounts Of top are de-
veloped than where the tops are
very luxuriant. The practlcabillty
of grazing oats in north Georgia is
frequently governed by conditions.
Our red lands will not stand tram
ping when they are wet. Turning
animals on them under such con-
ditions simply means to puddle
them. Then, when they dry out a
little later, they bake so hard as
to. minimize the growth of crops
Moreover, it leaves the land in bad
condition for succeeding crops.
Where the land is very hardy, graz
ing can be practiced with better
success and with less chance of fire.
quent injury to the soil. Animals
may be turned on cereals at almost
any season up to February 18TH.
We doubt the ACCESSIBILITY of later
grazing than that in north Geor-
gia. It is about the season Of the
year when the plant will need all
of the food and energy it can Sc
cure in order to develop and ma
ture a satisfactory crop of grain
from that date forward. We do not
advise grazing, as rule, except
on land that is in a high state Of
fertility and so capable of having
a certain amount of plant food dis
seminated and still leave a suffi-
cient amount to properly nourish
and develop the crop.
J. J. F., Atlanta, Ga, writes:
Please advise me the shortest
agricultural course one can take
and the cost complete, and when
one would have to begin. Is it \
possible for a boy to work his
way through?
The time required to take an ag-
ricultural course depends on the
purpose you have in view. One who
wishes to prepare for the highest
type of service will ordinarily have
to give four years. First, it would
be necessary for him to be a grad
uate of a standard high school so
that he could present the fifteen
units required for entrance. By TAX
ing work in the summer term, he
can probably complete the require
ments for a degree in three years.
II a man has had good practical
experience, and simply wishes to Sc
cure as much general and practical
information relative to agriculture
as possible in a short time, we
would advise him to take a short
course. This may vary in length
from three months up to two years.
Such courses are offered by practi-
cally all agricultural colleges in the
south. The longer a man pursues
a definite course Of information, the
greater the amount of information
he will secure. A man can secure
much valuable training through the
one-year instruction On the three
large number of men desiring to
specialize along this line for a COM
paratively short period of time
we have arranged the basis of our
one-year instruction on tn ethree
months plan. This enables students
to enter in September, January or
March. They can pursue special
work in our demonstration field and
The cost of spending a year with
us varies from $500 to $4OO, depend
: ing on the individual taste of the