Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-10
Planting Vetch and Oats for Green
Manuring

Planting Netcn ana UaIS LOT Ufceu
Manuring
A. S. A. Danburg, Ga, writes:
I want to plant some Vetch and
clover this fall to turn under to
improve the soil. Shall l plant
OREGON Vetch or hairy vetch,
and. shall 1 SOW them alone or
mixed with oats or wheat? [
also want to plant some cabbage
for the early fall. What are the
L best varieties and proper time
: I. to plant? I also want to plant
some Bermuda onions. Is it best
to sow the seed or buy the sets?
1t is doubtful if Oregon vetch
will prove hardy in your section OF
Georgia. 1t is often destroyed by
a severe freeze in the northern part
of the state, though it seems to do
we'll around Augusta and parts fur
Their south The hairy Vetch should
be seeded at the rate of about TWEEN
ty pounds per acre along with
bushel OF oats. You may use wheat
and rye in place of the oats if you
prefer" Any of these combinations
will prove acceptable to turn under
for the Improvement of the soil.
They will also make hay of good
quality. The yield will vary from a
. ton and half to three tons per
acre.
1t has been our custom to use
about 300 pounds OF acid phosphate
under oats. and vetch. Sometimes we
add 100 pounds of kainit, We have
never top-dressed this combination
crop with, nitrate of soda in the
sprfnS. On very thin land this
might be desirable occasionally. The
theory is that the vetch will gather
all the nitrogen needed, but on thin,
poor,soiIs this may not prove to be
the case in actual practice. After
the, land has been built up, of
course, the use Of nitrates for top
dressing purposes is neither de-
Sirable nor essential.
When there is a good season in
the 7soffr oats and vetch may be disk
ed into the land. Unless this condi-
ton pertains, however, it is best to
breakup the land and roll and har-
row it and prepare a f1rst-class seed
before planting the crop. Whlle y
. will cost more to handle the crop IN
the MANNER indicated, the increased
fields you are likely to obtain will
tlote- than offset the labor and eX'
3 pense involved.
Cabbage may be planted from Jan
harry to April, and from July to
seolember. We have cabbages out
now and growing nicely They
thoufd' head up by Christmas. The
best Varieties to use are the Wake
tcldr Succession, Drumhead and Flat
butch. 1t takes cabbages eight to
Twelve weeks to mature from plant
hg time, depending on seasonal con-
Etions. One ounce of seed will pro
luce 1000 plants, and it takes about
sne-quarter pound Of seed to pro
Tide Enough plants for one acre. Ser
the plans, in rows two and a hat
70 three feet apart, and one and
half. to- two feet in the drill.
Bermuda onions may be establish
I'd either from draws obtained from
PLANTING the seed Immediately or
bonn sets The sets. of course, Will
lost you a great deal more than the
iced. The sets will mature earlier.
ind make you larger and more uni
brYn.' onions, however. There is
tome question as to whether
tevere winter freeze will not dam
lsc Bermuda onions in your sec
SION. When the seed is sown the
roung plants should be transplant
d when they are about the size OF
/ lead apenCil. Among the varieties