Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-08
FARM EDUCATION
BY DIR. ANDREW III. SOULE


at the same time. A we'll prepared,
but compact seed bed should be
made. The seed are sown at the
rate OF twenty-five to thirty pounds
per acre in late September or early
! October. Spring seeding may be
done if fall seeding were not posi-
! BILE; however, spring seedlings are
MT usually so satisfactory as fall
| seedlings.
This is merely a brief outline of
i the methods to use in starting al
falfa. Those who expect to put in
| alfalfa should write to the Georgia
State College Of Agriculture for Bull
letin No. 217, for more complete in
formation.
Crimson clover is a winter annual
that ordinarily must be sown each
year, as it rarely reseeds. The seed
! are usually cheap, and the prepare
ton for seeding IS not very eXpen-
sive, hence, the necessity for reseed.
! ing it each year is not such a great
| disadvantage.
The main objection that has been
! raised to crimson clover in the past
was the uncertainty of getting a
stand. In recent years, it has been
learned that homegrown seed in the
chaff is much more likely to produce
! a good stand than clean seed. Grim
son clover is a valuable forage and
soil-building crop, and every farmer
in middle and north Georgia should
lose no time learning to grow it sue
cessfully. However, one should be
warned against putting too much de-
pendence in crimson clover as a
hay crop until the necessary expert
ence in growing it has been obtained.
Land must be inoculated from
crimson clover before there is any
chance of success. Necessary infor-
nation on incubation may be OBJ
tanned from the county agent or by
writing the college. If Clean seed
are to be used. they may be sown
on top of the ground in cotton and
corn middles; on cowpea and soy
bean stubbIe and on other land in
like condition. After sowing, the
land should be gone over with some
implement that will cover the seed
not more than one inch. Twelve to
twenty pounds Of clean seed per acre
should be used. If homegrown seed
necessary to sow them on top of the
ground and leave them without COW
ering. Thirty-five to forty pounds
of seed in the chaff per acre should
be used. Crimson clover should be
sown in October; later seedlings are
risky.
An application of 800 to 400 pounds
Of acid phosphate per acre to land
hnf 4A HN
is advisable.
One cutting of hay is obtained in
May from CRIMSON clover. Yields
will usually be from 1,500 to 5000
pounds per acre. Yields of 1000
pounds and more are not infrequent
A warning that should be given
to all who expect to use crimson
clover for hay is to cut it at the
time the earliest blooms begin to
fade, if any of it is to be fed to
horses or mules. Late-cut crimson
clover hay is likely to form hair
balls in the intestines of horses and
mules. These hair balls invariably
cause the death Of the animal af-
fected. Hair balls do not form in
the intestines of cattle, so any late
cut hay may be fed to them
Crimson clover is often sown with
one of the small grains when intend
ed for hay. The two crops sown
together will very likely produce
more than either would if sown
alone.
The grain should be sown in the
usual way, but only one-half to
three-fourths of full seeding of
the grain should be used. After the
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should be sown as directed above. A
full seeding of crimson clover seed
should be used.
oats or wheat should be used in
the mixture rather than rye. Rye
makes poor feed. Beardless barley
would be good on fertile soils.
Hairy vetch is a valuable forage
plant, and is also an excellent soil
builder. If sown primarily for soil
Improvement, it should be alone. Due
to the tangling nature of it's growth,
1t can rarely be satisfactorily har-
vested Tor hay, if sown by itself.
For hay, it is always advisable to
sow it with small grains.
Growing Pecans in Southeast Geor.
gia
e. W., Jesup, Ca, writes: I
am interested in pecan growing,
and will appreciate all the adj
vice you can give me in regard
to the growing of pecans. What
varieties are best adapted to this
section of the state, and how
should an orchard be fortified?
The pecan is a vigorous growing
tree, and, under favorable conditions.
1t attains to large proportions. 1t is
native of the rich, alluvial river
bottoms. Therefore. it should only
be planted on lands in a good state
OF fertility. 1t is useless to plant this
tree on thin, sandy soils. The en-
deavor to do this at many points
throughout Georgia has always re.
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