Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-10
Cllltiratinn of Kafir CORN for SiIage

Cultivation of kafir Corn for Silage
w. S. D., LAGRANGE, Ga,
writes: Would like to know how
and when to plant white kafir
corn. What are the best Varie-
ties of sorghum for syrupmak-
ing?
white KafiI' corn should be
planted for silage any time after
the ground warns up enough to
insure the rapid termination OF
the seed. Kaffir corn can be plant
ed much under the same conditions
as ordinary field corn. It should
have about the same spacing be-
tween the rows. 1t has been our
custom to plant about a gallon OF
seed per acre and leave the stalks
thick in the rows. We follow the
same procedure with Red Head sor-
ghum. This is not variety Wen
adapted for syrup production. me
stra MS ordinarily grown for TINS
purpose are Sugar Drip and Early
Amber. The Red Head sorghum is
not quite so sweet. 1t is rather
lafge-stalked, vigorous-growing Va
riety. On rich soils it may attain
a height of from ght to ten feet;
1t is a heavy yielder and good
drouth resister. You should be able
to- get seed of these two crops from
any reliable scotsman in this or
adjoining states.
Starting Strawberry Bed
- A. B. c., Kennesaw, Ga,
writes: 1 wish some information
on the care and culture of
Strawberries. What soil and fer
tilizer is best? What variety is
most suited to this section. and
when should they be set out?
How often should the patch be
plowed up and reset?
Strawberry plants may be set out
at two seasons in Georgia. The first
is, in the spring. In your section OF
the state, set the plants out inn
mediately. The next best season is
in October. The ground should be.
thoroughly we'll prepared and fer
tilted. Any Well-drained garden soil
will answer. 1t should be well-en-
riched with vegetable matter. This
is matter which cannot be over
EMPHASIZED Fertilize it rather liber-
ally with a complete formula carry
ing say 3 per cent nitrogen, 10 per
cent phosphoric acid and S per cent
potash. The fertilizer may be broad
casted The best method of growing
strawberries from our point of view
is known as the matted row." Set
the plants in drills three and one
half feet. apart. Place them from
twelve to eighteen inches in the
drill: AS they throw out runners,
train them along the rows and let
them mat trawberries planted out
this spring, if we'll cared for, should
crop from fall-planted sets will
naturally be rather small the first
year. The length of the life of a
treatment accorded it. If we'll fer
tilted and kept free of weeds, it
may last for several years. A COM
mercial bed is seldom allowed to
stand. for more than two to three
years.
Good varieties for the south are
the ,Klondyke and Lady Thompson.
The berries of the former are of
uniformly dark red color. They are
very large and juicy, end the flavor
is, delicious. The berries of the Lady
Thompson are medium in size, but
this is a very thrifty grower and
unusually prcduc>- The Progress
siVe, Everbearing strawberry is now
being very strongly recommended by
some of the growers. The Excelsior
is also considered a good variety for
cultivation in the sou hern states.
Controlling Weevil Depredations in
-.i,te Grain
-. ]. H. w, Kennesaw, Ga,
writes: I wish to know what to
use to keep weevils from peas
and corn, and how the treatment
should be given.
Weevils may be kept out of peas