Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-05-03
Commercial Plant Food Needed by
Tomatoes

d. M. E., Nichols, Ga, writes:
am expecting to put out some
tomatoes, and wish TO know if it
will do to put out sulphate OF
potash as a source Of potash?
There certainly can be no objec-
ton to using sulphate of potash as
a garden fertilizer. This is a high
grade potash and freer from impuri-
4 ties than the lower grades. Kainit,
for instance, contains a good deal of
chlorine. This element is supposed
to affect the quality of Irish pota-
toes, tobacco and sugar cane. Sui
phate of ammonia. on the other hand,
may be used with advantage in as
ISOLATION with this crop
A garden fertilizer should ordinari-
ly contain about to 10 per cent
phosphoric acid, IL to 4 per cent
nitrogen, and to per cent potash.
Excellent fertilizers for garden pur-
poses may be made up of acid phos-
phate and sulphate Of potash, de-
pending on the crop to be fortified,
and an admixture of such carriers
or nitrogen as cotton seed meal,
blood, tankage, fishscrap, nitrate of
soda. and sulphate of ammonia.
Garden crops require liberal fertili-
pounds of formula carrying the
percentages of plant food indicated
are recommended for your section
of the state.
The Easiest Way to Poison the
Weevil
]. T. S., Bonaire, Ga. writes:
What is the best method of
poisoning the boil weevil? What
do you think of the syrup mix
ture as a poison?
Calcium arsenate is as yet the
only effective poison which has been
found for use against the boil weevil
1t may be applied in one of two
ways: /. AS dust spray through
$out the growing season. 2. In the
form of a molasses mixtures in the
early part of the growing season and
lag dust spray in the latter part
LOT the season. Personally, we think
mat the molasses mixture will be
found effective up to the blooming
stage. one or two applications should
4be made previous to this time. A
3good mixture may be prepared by
taking gallon of water and dis
solving three pounds of calcium
srsenate therein. Then mix this ma
terial with two gallons of molasses.
Apply the mixture to the bud Of the
cotton plant. After the cotton plants
3attain some size, busting must
resorted to. 1t is important that
very fine dust cloud be developed.
Ihls will call for the use of the best
machlnery attainable. Hand-g
can of course be used, but they do
nos constitute as good equipment as
the tWo-roW power machines which
are now on the market.
IL Is very important for YOU to
secure only the highest grade of
calcium arsenate. The molasses
mlxture should be made just before
is to be applied to the cotton
plant. and any residue left over
should be buried in the ground. This
Ps- necessary due to the fact that
cnemical change takes place in the
mlxture on standing, which would
result In the burning of the folia ce
OF the cotton plant. should it be ap-
piled thereto
Prolific Varieties of Corn are Best
H. T. c., Milwaukee, Wis,
writes: What variety of corn will
DO best in Glynn county, Geor-
gia?
In southeast Georgia we would
pant some of the prolific varieties
OF corn. There are quite a mum.
per OF these which have been de.
Veioped in the state. They are
characterized by the production of
Two or more relatively small ars
per stalk. Some of these types are
Equlte fllnty and, therefore, less sub
Ject to Weevil damage than the soft
err kinds which naturally contain
more starch We have tested a great
many varieties of Corn here at the
college for some years past. We
nav also tried these varieties ouf at
various points throughout the state
IOur conclusion is to the effect that
there are four or five strains of the
so-called upland varieties which NAV
oe planted with a considera Bile de.
gree of eqtisfaction. The names of
the varieties we suggest as best
sulted to your conditions are tho
marlboro, Whatley's Prolific. Hast.
lngs and Cookies Prolific and
hickory King. The Marlboro is
Whlte. grained, white-cob variety,
pfohablV a little flintier than What
ieys Prolific. Whatley's Prolific is
a whlte-grained red.cob variety that
orlglnated in south Georgia and is
certalnly well adapted for cultivation
on the upland soils throughout that
sectlon OF the country. Cookies Pro
lflc IS q taller growing variety than
any or tn eothers mentioned. Hickory
hing is characterized by the de.
Velopment of a very large grain. We
do 1aot think that there is a great
dsejsH to choose between these va.
|Nt; as to general adaptability for
ton in the section of the state
3which you refer. 1t is important
ti1at you secure the highest grade of
seed possible.
Fertilizing Corn in North Georgia
c. A. D., Blairsville. Ga,
writes: What is the best fertiI.
lzer formula for growing corn on
red clay land and gray land?
How much should be used per.
acre, and what is the best meth
cd of applying the same?
Our experience and observation in
the production of corn on the red