Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09

of uniformity OF the syrup offered
| for sale by the individual farmer.
This condition may be remedied by
| the adoption Of improved methods of
manufacture and by cooperative
| canning. 1t is also more economical
| for farmers to market their syrup
| collectively. This practice not only
! increases the sale of syrup. but also
permits each farmer to devote more
time to production of other crops.
! Growing Gooseberries i'm North
Georgia A
| D. r. M, Trenton, Ca, writes:
l wish to know something about
| gooseberry culture, and tell me
the best variety to plant in this
| section.
AS you doubtless know, gooseber.
| ries grow wild more. or less extern
siVely in the mountainous sections
of the eastern part of the United
States. The native strains, how.
ever, are small in size and, there
fore, not desirable for commercial
country, gooseberries were imported
from England where this crop has
been cultivated for long time with
much skill and great success. The
imported berries, however, did not
take kindly to our climate and sue
cumbed with particular rapidity to
mildew and other diseases to which
this fruit is subject.
The best varieties of gooseberries
developed in this country appear,
therefore, to have been evolved from
native strains, though hybridization
with foreign varieties may have oc-
Cured inadvertently. Probably the
best strains of gooseberries to un-
dertake to cultivate in your section
under the existing conditions would
be the Downing, Smiths Improved,
and Houghtons Seeding, in the or
der named.
Through the aid of fungicides, it
has now been found possible to hold
mildew in check. Therefore, some
other strains of gooseberries are now
being developed which may possess
characteristics equal il not superior
to those mentioned above. 1t is
even probable under modern methods
of disease control that we may yet
be able to grow some Of the fine
English strains
One undertaking to grow goose
berries will, in the main, be well ad-
vised if they plant out the native,
improved strains as suggested above.
In so far as [ know, there is not
a large market for gooseberries in
this country, though they make
very superior canned, or preserved
fruit. / imagine that there would
be no trouble, however, in creating
a market of sufficient size to care for
all the gooseberries you might be in
position TO grow in your section of
Georgia.
1 suggest that you begin this en-
terprise in a modest way" as you
will gain much knowledge from the
experience that will help you to en-
large your operations on a profitable
basis.
Gooseberires should be planted out
in rows six feet apart and from six
to ten feet apart in the drill row.
A good deal depends on the richness
of the land. Liberal fertilization,
careful pruning, and nice and gener-
Gus cultivation are essential to the
attainment Of success with this
crop.
viii BIighting Roses mjure Pecans
E. G.. H., Augusta, Ga, writes:
Is the blight on Dorothy Per
kins roses injurious to pecan
trees? Have you ever seen cot
ton left as close as eight inches
in the drill, from one to three
plants per hill, with the rows
three feet apart? What was the
result as to lint yield in COM
parison with wider spacing?
The fungus which causes Dorothy
Perkins roses to blight will not in
jure pecan trees. OF course, any
blight that defoliates plant is very
injurious to it, because the strength
and energy which the plant is de-
Veloping through the elaboration and
assimilation of food is dissipated in
the development of an abo. i've COW
ering of foliage. The Dorothy Per
kins, OF course, is one of our most
beautiful roses, but it is also very
subject to blight. A great many
remedies have been suggested to
cure this trouble, but none Of them
| regret to say have proven very
effective as yet. The development
Of a strain of Dorothy Perkins roses
resistant to blight offers the best
way out of the present difficulty. 1t
is matter which should engage the
prompt and careful consideration of
our horticulturists and plant breed
ers.
Under conditions OF boil weevil
infestation, it is not so uncommon
now to find cotton spaced from eight
to twelve inches apart in the drill
and from two to three plants left
per HILL Under boil weevil condi-
tons, the closer planting of cotton
is both essential and desirable. The
more plants left in the soil, the
quicker the crop will mature. You
can naturally see that the plant
food and moisture supply of the soil
are rather rapidly exhausted by the
large number of plants which have
TO be fed and maintained. More
over, cotton is a plant noted for it's
ability to develop and fruit to a sur
prlslng degree under the most ad-
verse conditions. Therefore, the
larger the number OF bolls set on
early in the season, the better your
chances of maturing a considerable
number. even in spite of a heavy
boil weevil infestation. You will