Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04

pull the leaf off the bud at top of
the plant and force calcium arse
nate as dust spray into the bud.
Some people are using a syrup mix
ture for this purpose. 1t is very
important that the bud be very
thoroughly treated. The reasons for
this are as follows:
When the squares are picked off,
if any female weevils escape they
naturally are very much agitated
ment. The buds offer the best place
for this purpose. If you treat the
buds successfully, the chances are
you will kill any female weevils that
have escaped. The control of the
seed-crop of weevils after they have
EN- erged from hibernation is an mi.
portant matter for you to keep in
mind at this time. We believe thlA
method is simple and practica bic
and will prove effective. If so, it
will go a long way toward making
it possible for us to produce cotton
satisfactorily in Georgia under con-
ditions of boil weevil infestation. The
labor and effort involved in picking
off the squares and destroying them
when small and treating the buds
with calcium arsenate as | have In
Dictated is not excessive.
This method of procedure can be
instituted and carried out on any
farm because the work of controlling
the boil weevil is practically accom-
plished by going over the field one
time.
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securing calcium arsenate from the
State Board of Entomology, Atlanta,
Ga. / do not know just what the
price may be at this time. 1t will
not require much calcium arsenate
to treat the plants once in the man
1er / have suggested, possibly not
over two Or. three pounds per acre.
There are a large number of hand
busters on the market, and there is
no reason why one should not be
used to accomplish the work l have
outlined in a satisfactory manner.
II YOU do not make a fight on the
weevil, the chances are that three
fourths of your crop will be de-
stroyed. BY following the method
outlined, you should be able to make
three.fourths of an average crop.
Fertiiizing Strawberries and Let
tuce
T. +. g. Cuyton, Ca, writes;
Please give me advice on the
growing and fertilizing of straw
berries and lettuce. Also advise
me the best heading varieties of
lettuce.
The value of the lettuce crop de-
ponds upon the rapidity with which
it is grown out. Crisp, tender leaves
enhance it's value very materially.
Hence, this crop needs to be grown
on soil that is weIl-suppied with
plenty of readily available plant
food. The plants should be set in
rows say eighteen inches to two feet
apart. The best varieties are the
Big Boston, Tennis Ball and Grand
Rapids. 1t should take these plants
under good conditions from sixty to
ninety days to develop from seed to
marketable condition.
From 500 to 1000 pounds OF fer
tilizer should be used under lettuce.
A good mixture to apply is one
which contains about 4 per cent
available nitrogen. per cent phoS-
pnOflc aclQ ana III per CENT poldoh:
A suitable mixture can be prepared
as follows: Take $50 pounds Of
standard nitrate of soda, 100 pounds
of high-grade sulphate of ammonia,
$50 pounds of high-grade tankage,
900 pounds of acid phosphate and
400 pounds of either muriate of pot
ash or sulphate of potash. Most of
the fertilizer for lettuce should be
used in the drill row before the
plants are set out. From so to 100
pounds Of nitrate of soda used as
side applications for this crop at In