Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-06-14

TO the use of sorghum as Silage be
cause they said the resulting sila g
was sour. This is due to the fac
that they attempted to make Stag
out OF sorghum before it was sui
ficiently mature.
Weight of a Gallon of Sweet Milk
J, NJ. H., LAGRANGE, Ga,
writes: What is the standard
weight of a gallon of whole
sweet milk? Does it vary accord
ing TO the percentage of butter
fat?
A gallon of milk weighs approx
mately S.6 pounds. The weight o.
milk might be influenced slightly BY
the percentage of butter fat it con
tains, but in any event, the difference
would be so small as not to be
worthy of record. OF course, you
understand the weight of a gallon
of milk, if adulterated, might Be
made to vary a great deal. The
purity of milk may be ascertained
by the use of a hydrometer. These
instruments are not costly and are
easy to operate. If one has reason
to think that the milk purchased
or handled is adulterated in any way,
the investment in one Of these in
struments would prove to be both
economical and desirable.
Using Cover Crops With Alfalfa
NJ. A. H, Robinson, Ca,
writes: planted some alfalfa
last fall and was afraid it would
skill out during the winter, SO
planted wheat with it. I had a
good stand and it was looking
fine until the sleet in January,
and since then it has only done
well in spots. Do you think it
shouI be inoculated after the
wheat is cut?
Judging from your letter, you
planted your alfalfa without inocu.
lating the seed. In that event, the
chances of securing and maintain.
ing stand are very poor. 1t is a
mistake to plant alfalfa with a cover
crop in this country. Your only
chance Of maintaining the stand you
now have would be to cut the wheat
as soon as practicable and then clip
the alfalfa once or twice with a
mower. Before doing this, we would
advise you to secure several hun
dred pounds Of earth from q field
where alfalfa has been. grown sue
cessfully for several years past and
where you know the crop to be thor
oughly inoculated. This soil should
be scattered over the surface of your
field at the rate of three hundred
pounds per acre and narrowed thor
oughly into the soil. A straight.
tooth harrow should be used for this
purpose. We have had very little
success with attempting to inocu-
l0f A al Fol -, III l..
the only practical suggestion we can
make you under existing circum-
stances. IF your alfalfa contains a
large amount of grass and weeds and
is very spotted, the stand will be
quite unsatisfactory, and we would
advise you to plow the land UP, fall
low it thoroughly this summer and
seed to alfalfa again next fall. BY
all means use an artificial culturS
for its incubation. The land should
also be abundantly lined, and it
should be made rich with well-rotted
yard manure and high grade COM
nlercial fertilizer.
Selecting Shade Trees Suited to
Georgia
j. II. N, Madison, Ca, writes:
l would like to know what Kind
OF trees to plant in our town
where the old ones have died.
We want to beautify the town
as much as possible. We also
want to know what kind Of
small trees ana shrubs that
would be best to plant along the
highway. We have nine miles
OF paved road outside of the citv
Z, that we would like to beautify il
d. we can do it at not too great an
expense. Any suggestions you
can offer will be appreciated.
Georgia is fortunate in regard to
the matter of indigenous shade
trees. There is nothing more beau
t1ful to my mind than one of the
several varieties of water oak or
the live oak. Probably in your sec.
ton it would not be advisable to
plant the live oak, though I have
seen few specimens live and thrive
amazingly considerably north of
your city. All of the water oaks will
do well about Madison. 1 am rather
partial to the willow variety. The
pin oak also makes an admirable
Shade tree. It's foliage takes on a
very attractive color when the frosts
Of autumn occur. 1t retains its
leaves until spring, though, Of
course, they are Drowned by the
first frosts which fall. 1t is an up
right rather conically shaped tree.
Il makes a very fine shade tree and
probably does not spread out quite
SO much as the water oak.
- There ought to be standard trees
planted on any Georgia highway,
unless you prefer to use nut trees.
In that event, the pecan should re.
ceive first consideration. 1t makes
a very pretty shade tree and, OF
course, provides a very delicious
ard wholesome food product as well.
I have always thought there was
some danger that nut trees would
be greatly abused if planted along
the roadside and that probably they
might be breeding places for insect
pests and diseases that would attack
commercial orchards. This would
certainly be true unless the trees
were well taken care of by the com.
munity. 1 realize the difficulties by
which you are confronted and that
you lack space and that the tele-
phone wires are in the way. 1 may
be altruistic. but 1 have never been
able to see why telephone wires
should be permitted to interfere with
OF uSSlIOy the OSduly OF Sna0e
tree. Maybe it would be possible to
obtain permission OF the owners to
plant these trees Just inside the
fence row along the highway. This
would make as pretty an avenue as
if they were planted near the hard
surface.
think the trees should not be set
closer than so to 100 feet apart. Give
tkem plenty of space in which to
Cevelop There is no possible source
from which to secure shade trees OF
the character yo1 desire except
through purchase. You can, of