Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-01
FARM EDUCATION
Merits of the Mung Bean
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

Merits of the Mung Bean
J. r. S., Bonaire, Ga, writes;
] want to know something about
the Mung bean. Are they good
for pasturing hogs and cattle?
Are they better than the soy
beans? At what time should
they be planted?
The Mung bean belongs to the
family of legumes, and, under Ger.
tain conditions, it will enrich the
soil, by reason Of the fact that the
nodules on the roots Of the plant
will enable it to assimilate consid-
cradle quantities of atmospheric nj
trogen. The Mung bean appears to
be quite well adapted for growth in
many parts Of Georgia. 1t is
claimed to be more resistant to wilt
than the cowpea and less readily at
tackled by the bean beetle than some
of the other varieties Of legumes.
They grow from three to five feet
high, and can be cut and cured for
han They also make quite a large
yield of grain. 1t ordinarily takes
from three to five pounds of seed
to plant an acre where the rows
are three and one-half feet apart.
If you desire to broadcast the crop,
which we do not advise, you will
need to use at least Is pounds of
seed per acre. The time to plant
is in May, though, of course, seeding
may be done in late June, or early
July. 1t takes this crop from 80 to
120 days to mature. The Mung
bean will grow on any type of land
that will produce a satisfactory
type of corn, cotton, or other
Iegumes. This crop may be used
for grazing hogs much the same
as cow peas and soybeans.
Varieties of Cotton for South
Georgia
w. C. B.. Rome, Ca, writes:
I have a farm near Americas
and the soil Is of red gravel
to sandy loan. What variety
of cotton seed would be best
adapted for this location?
In selecting cotton for planting
anywhere there are three or four
matters to be kept in mind;
]. The general adaptability of the
variety for cultivation under a given
2. Its freedom from or resistance
to diseases.
3. It's ability to make a high
yield.
4. The quality of the fiber it is
capable of producing.
Earliness is an important matter
also in the presence of the boil wee
vii. Bearing these facts in mind,
the college began some years ago to
improve and standardize a strain of
cotton which is believed would in
the end prove to be adapted for gen
eral cultivation throughout Georgia.
Our initial efforts along this line
have been quite successful, and we
can commend college No. l to the
favorable attention of our land
owners with the assurance that if
it is kept pure, properly handed and
mana ged, it will prove to be a most
acceptable type of short staple cot
ton to grow in all parts of the state
where the land is free from black
root or the wiltproducing fungus.
On such areas, we recommend the
cultivation of some Of the Toole
strains of cotton. Several of them
have been developed during recent
years bearing the name of Petty's
Toole, Councils Toole, or Covington
Toole. Other standard upland varie-
ties of cotton which are well adapt
ed for growth in Georgia are select
ed strains Of Cleveland. The Acala
does not seem to be the most ac-
ceptable strain to cultivate in Geor-
gia. Lightning Express and Delfos
produce long staple, but they have
not proven as profitable for general
cultivation as the strains mentioned.
Preparing High-Grade FERTILE