Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-16

use arsenate of lead with this appli-
cation.
Mote: Varieties earlier than the
Greensboro need but the first three
applications and in the third the
arsenate Of lead should not be used.
Varieties later than the alberta
should have at least four applica-
lions of self-boiled lime-sulphur)
5. Lice on peach trees can be con-
trolled by the use Of kerosene emul-
sion, soap solution or Black Leaf-40.
s. The peach trees should be
wormed in the fall and spring and
the borers removed with q knife,
care being taken not to entirely Cir
die the tree. The wounds made in
looking for borers should be painted
with a white lead and disinfectant
paint.
Fair Monetary Value of SiIage J..
E. H. H, Mount Berry, Ga,
writes: What should silage be
worth a ton when grain Is bring
ing $1.25 per bushel?
The value to place on silage
made from corn will depend on sew
eral factors First of all, you should
determine the yield Of corn per
acre. If this happens to be twenty
bushels, then the item to charge
against the grain would be $2o. In
the matter of yield, a ton or a ton
and a half of cured, shredded com
slower should be taken into consid-
Grafton. L do not know what shred
ded corn slower would sell for in
the vicinity of Berry school, but you
should allow a fair price for the
same. Under the conditions Of the
present hay shortage, it would prob
ably amount to $25 or more. / do
not know what tonnage of silage
| of yoIr land. Eight tons, however,
| would represent value of SIS PEI
| ton for silage, ten tons. SIS, an
i twelve tons, 81. We do not utilize
corn for silage on the college farm
any more, but combination Of KAT
| fir corn and sorghum. From this
combination crop we figure on OF
tanning yield Of at least ten ton
! per acre. We think a fair price TO-
| silage Under the conditions which
pertain here would be about 81.
Peach and Apple Production i'm
Middle Geoseia
! A. A. B., Atlanta, Ga, writes:
What varieties of apples and
peaches would you recommend
for commercial purposes in a
| latitude forty miles south of
| Atlanta?
The Georgia State horticultural
society has made a very careful sur
vey OF the varieties of apples and
| peaches best adapted for Hultivd-
ton throughout the different eli
matte areas of Georgia. According
to this organization the varieties OF
apples best adapted for cultivation
| In middle Georgia are as follows
| Yellow Transparent, Horse, Yates
Terry, Winesap and Ben Davis. The
varieties of peaches best adapted to
this section are: Mayflower, Green's
horo, White English, Hiley, Carmen,
Georgia Belle and alberta.
Values of Laredo Soy Beans
G. c. S.. Monroe Ga, writes:
DO you consider Laredo soy
beans a profitable crop to plant!
Is this climate and soil suitable
for q commercial apple orchard?
Thevsoy bean, as you doubtless
| know. is a legume. therefore,
under normal conditions, h<s t1t
power of gathering nitrogen out OF
| the GIL ana SnOulU heIp 10 1npfOFS
the condition of the land to some
extent on that account. Legumes
| or course, do not necessarily enrich
the SOIL much il they are cut off
and removed from it as a good part
| OF the nitrogen is in the leaves
! and grain. The Laredo soy bean is
tme-stemmed, and the plants are
reasonably upright in their habit OF
| growth. This crop will do quite well
If planted with corn for grain or
| Stage purposes. A combination oi
these TWO crops provides a very
| good grazing area for hogs and cat.
| tie II is the custom, as you doubt
less know, in the west to graze
down crops of this Kind rather than
harvest them. This is a matter to
which We should give consideration
/ at the present time in this section
| OF the south on account of the high
| price of labor and it's relative scar
| city. Soy beans. of course, NAV be
| planted by themselves in rows four
| 10 six inches apart The seed is YER,
fine and therefore small amount
will plant a considerable area. The
climatic and soil conditions of YOUR
section of the state are very wei
suited TO this crop.
Commercial apple orcharding is
| not likely to succeed in the viciu
| ity of Monroe. You might raise
some apples with fair success. The
best section for apple growins, Of
course. is in the northern part Of
Ethe state