Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-11
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR.. ANDREW M. SOULE

! YOUR section before frost. You should
be particular therefore to plant
either the 90 or 120 day variety. OF
cowpeas, the Iron and Brabham are
| two good sorts. Use the Laredo and
O-too-tan varieties of soy beans.
Scientific Poultry Production i'll
Georgia
J. b, Tucson, Ariz., writes: [
wish to know if exclusive scien-
| tific poultry farming has been
\ carried on in Georgia; if so, to
what extent and With what
profit? What localities have
proven best adapted to this in
dQstry?
The poultry industry has taken on
new life in Georgia during the last
three years. This is due in some
measure to the intensive campaign
put on through the agency of the col
lege and its extension service. There
are now quite a numberNot CONNER
cial hatcheries in the state, the ca
pacity of which is from ten to forty
thousand eggs. These are pretty
well distributed over Georgia. In
other words, the poultry industry is
quite well distributed throughout the
community There are certain coun-
ties, however, which lead in the pro-
duction OF poultry, Carroll county be-
ing a noteworthy example. There is
an opportunity, however, to engage
in the commercial production of day
old chicks and the handling of poul-
try and eggs at, many points scat
tered throughout the state. We have
a long way to go to supply our home
market with the necessary chickens
and eggs as yet. There is no reason
why this should not be done, though
the public will have to be educated
as to the merits of our home grown
products. This should be a compar-
atively easy matter to accomplish,
because very little effort has been
made in this particular direction.
Very little is known about the can
ding of eggs in some Localities, ana
there are only few egg circles es-
tablished as yet in Georgia. Produc-
ton on the quantity or oarlot basis Is
still in its infancy
These things are not said for the
purpose of discoura ging the produc-
ton of poultry products, but to show
that there is a comparatively virgin
field here in which a thoroughly
scientific and uptodate operator
should be able to make good with ad-
vantage and profit. Chickens can be
| grown with the highest degree OF
success in Georgia. We can raise a
| large quantity of grain feed neces-
sary in the production of chickens
and eggs, and certainly we can ralSe
a greater and more varied variety or
| green feed for chickens than can be
| grown with success in most loca-
! tions. Our mild winters and the
| good distribution of rainfall through
| out the summer make it possible to
have pasture available for chickens
practically at all seasons of the
year.
Controlling the Tendency to Rust In
Cotton
r. d. c., Washington, Ca,
writes: Ny cotton rusts badly,
and / would like to know what
fertilizers to use TO prevent this.
The rusting of cotton is supposed
| to be associated with deficiency or
potash in the soil AS a rule, when
| applications of this material are
made, the tendency to rust is mini
mlZed and sometimes it disappears
altogether. There are sections OF
| land, according to chemical analy-
sis, in your part Of the state that
are we'll supplied with potash. Much
| of it, however, is combined with iron
| and alumina. which make 1t slow
| ly available to the needs Of growing
plants. Underl such conditions, the
| only remedy is to apply commercial
potash. The amount and nature de-
ponds somewhat on the character
of the soil and also on the crop which
is grown thereon. Cotton uses
considerable amount of potash, and
sandy soils are likely to be more de-
ficient in this element than those of
a heavier texture.
/ believe my acquaintance with
YOUR section of the state is such as
to Justify me in recommending that
YOU use a minimum of fifty pounds
of muriate of potash 200 pounds of
manure salts, or 300 pounds of kahn
it per acre on your cotton lands in
1926. You may consider this a heavy
application Of this particular ele-
m ant, but the circumstances and con-
ditionS which you portray in your
letter justify us in making the rec
concentration in question. We would
use this potash in association with
a formula carrying about IL to A
per cent nitrogen and about 8 per
cent phosporic acid. A complete
fertilizer will give you the best re-