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WHAT CAUSES THE
LOW YIELD OF CORN?
There is no effort without a cause. The
tow yields of corn which have character
zed southern agriculture for so manj
rears must be due to specific causes.
What these may be is a subject worth
serioao consideration, for it is yearly he
mming more and more essential that th*,
southern planter grow more corn because
if the Increasing numbers of animals
he must necessarily keep to till the land,
and the high price which the cereal now
commands and will continue to do in the
future.
Corn is one of the moot prose feeding
»f an the plants produced in America
Phis truth is not realised and is one of
rhe principal reasons why larger yields
are not obtained tn the south. Our land
Fields relatively heavy crops of cotton
■without making a serious draft on soil
fertility. For example, a crop producing
jn pounds of lint, including the stems,
•oota leave*, boll and seed, will only re
move from the soil 40 pounds of nitroget..
6 pounds of phosphoric acid and 25
sounds of potash. When we consider that
$n pounds of lint contain but little more
:han .( of a pound of nitrogen. .19 of a
sound of phosphoric acid and .87 of a
sound of potash, we see that It is com
paratively easy to grow cotton on the
and for several years without seriously
repairing its fertility. When the seed are
.aken away from the soil, the condition
a mueh more serious, but-even then the
int vnd see would take away less than
4 pounds of- nitrogen. < pounds of phos
phoric acid gnd « pounds of potash. The
-ader should not misunderstand and con
clude that 190 pounds of lint Is a satls
’actory crop of cotton to grow. No farm
er should be satisfied with less than one
vale per acre, and a crop of this size
would impoverish the land much more
- ddly than one yielding 190 pounds of
nt. But even then it is easy to see that
he draft on the soil would be relatively
.Isht. and one that could be easily coun
' acted through the judicious use of fer
’ sere containing liberal amounts of pol
ish. phosphoric acid and nitrogen
Twenty bushels of corn is not a large
yield. There are many farmers making
I) and even bushels, but even where
vly W bushels of corn are grown per
r.-re. the amount of nitrogen removed in
:! e grain is 30 pounds, and by the stover.
N pounds, making tn all. 48 pounds. Os
; ,hoat»horic acid the grain removes about
1 pounds, and the stover 7 pounds, mak
ing in all 15 pounds. Os potash the grain
removes 5 pounds and the stover 35
poun<b>, making tn all 40 pounds. Remem
ber that com stover makes an excellent
feed, and It is becoming more largely
used by the farmer every year. which
means that a W-bushel crop of corn re
moves from the land practically 45 pounds
of nitrogen. 15 pounds of phosphoric acid
and 40 pounds of potash. The lint cotton
and the seed, the only two parts of the
plant removed, even where a bale per
acre is grown, would not make anything
like the same relative draft on the soil.
Suppose a man desired to grow a
bushel crop of corn, we find that the
grain will remove of nitrogen. 61 pounds;
mover. 37 pounds, or a total of S 8 pounds.
Os phosphoric acid the grain will remove
24 pounds, and the stover 10 pounds,
making a total of 34 pounds. Os potash
the grain will remove 14 pounds and the
stover 49 pounds, making a total of 63
pounds. Sixty bushels of corn is not an
extraordinary yield, yet it would remove
from the soil more than twice as much
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash as
Is required to produce a crop of cotton.
Including the planta yielding 190 pounds
of lint per acre. Cotton is a plant which
Is better adapted to the climatic condi
tions of the southern states than corn; it
can withstand tho visclssltudes of weath
er to better advantage. It resists drouth
mueh more effectively than corn, and
takes a much longer period in which to
develop. Probably no crop can utilise ad
vantageously all the fertilising materials
added to the soil tn a single season of
growth, much less com with its compar
atively short and rapid period of develop
ment. Is It any wonder under the dr-
< umstances that we make low yields of
<om when we realize that so little plant
food is returned to the soil in the way
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of commercial fertilisers? For instance,
corn is sometimes fertilized at the rate
of 900 pounds per acre with a 3-10-4 fer
tilizer, which would be considered very
high grade material by most farmers.
Yet this is applying 12 pounds of potash
where 40 are taken away in a 20-bushel
crop; 51 in a 40-bushel crop; 63 in a 60-
buahel crop, and 93 In a 100-bushel crop.
It would take to supply the needs of a
20-bushel crop about three times as much
potash as we ordinarily apply, and if we
allow for some waste incident to wash
ing and erosion, we would have to apply
not only 40 pounds but at least 50 pounds.
When you think that we have been try
ing to grow corn for years and years with
the light applications of potash, phos
phoric acid and nitrogen suggested, it is
not surprising that the yield should re
main low and that cotton should give rel
atively a much larger return.
The fertilisation of com Is comparative
ly simple. The ground should first be
well prepared, good seed selected, and
arrangements made to supply the land
with a fair amount of vegetable matter,
either in the form of farm yard manure
or green crops plowed under, and then
liberal amounts of potash and phosphoric
acid should be used in conjunction with
a sufficient amount of nitrogen to insure
a rapid and vigorous growth from the
time of planting until harvesting. The
corn crop can be doubled and trebled In
the south when we learn to use fertilisers
with greater intelligence and In larger
amounts. The cause of low yields is ex
plained by the scientific data presented;
the way to secure larger yields has been
pointed out. It remains but for the farm
er to act.
PREPARATORY EXHIBITS OF CORN
AND COTTON FOR SCHOOL
CONTESTS.
In making an exhibit of agricultural
products the first requisite is a thorough
selection. Take com for example. The
corn from which it is possible to select
should be laid out on a floor or table
and the poor ears put at one end and
the better ones at the other. After this
division has been made the poor ears
can be discarded, than a closer selection
of the, better ears can be made in the
same way by comparison and by refer
ence to the score card. One of the points
to be observed is that the ears be firm
and solid. A great deal of our southern
com is loose on the cob. which detracts
from it very much. The ears should be
reasonably good-sized and well propor
tioned, not necessarily extremely large.
The ears should be almost cylindrical, or
If tapering at all. very slightly. The
rows of grain should be close together,
the tips well filled, covering the cob
completely, and the butts should be well
rounded out but not enlarged.
Especial attention should be made in
sNOwlng that there is no evidence of
crosses; that is. If part of the corn has
white cob and part red. It should all be
one color and have as near the same
shade as possible. There should also be
uniformity of the color of the grains.
Ears of mixed color should be avoided
especially. Care should be taken with the
corn that no grains are knocked off as
, this gives a ragged appearance. The
' ears should be clean of silks and pieces
lof shuck and all shank broken off, not
leaving a portion adhering to |he end of
; the cob here the shuck was attached.
In exhibiting cotton, plants with short
I joints and well placed and developed
■ branches heavily fruited should be ex
hibited. It Is well to clean off all the
leaves as these will crumble and get mix
ed up with the cotton. It Is also well to
take the cotton out of the bolls as It
matures and later on put It back with
glue.
In putting up cereals and grains, they
should all be cleaned of the leaf sheath
so as to give a good bright straw. When
possible gather them and either cure or
blemch in the shade so as to get a good
color. All products should be well clean
ed and free from dirt, and in placing
therii for inspection, they should be put
wTiere they appear to best advantage.
Cotton should be supported by a heavy
piece of board or by a frame. Ears of
.
THE ATLANTA SKAH- WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, . FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909. ’
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ed off.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR ERADICATION
OF BLACK ROOT IN COTTON.
The conference for the eradication of
black root In cotton being held by the
state board of entomology are proving
of great interest to the farmers of the
state. These meetings began on October
18 and will last until December 17. Dur
ing the past week quite a number of very
interesting meetings were held despite
the fact that a number of people were
kept away on account of the fair at Ma
con. The attendance averaged more
than 100 at each meeting, and the people
who did attend were very substantial
farmers and were quite Interested In
the work that was being done.
At these meetings Mr. Worsham, state
entomologist, or his assistant, Mr. Lew
is, explains what this disease is and how
It affects the cotton. They tell experi
ence in trying to find a remedy for this
disease and show that it Is of such a na
ture that no remedy for it can be found,
but they have succeeded in producing by
selection a variety of cotton that resists
the black root. In this way, they are
enabled to grow a good crop of cotton In
the worst Infected places. The board has
a large number of these resistent seed
that they are distributing to the farmers
who are troubled with this disease, and
many of the people are taking the seed,
agreeing to give them a trial, and doubt
less excellent results will come from this
work.
Hon. T. G. Hudson, commissioner of ag
riculture, is attending the meeting also.
He speaks as a practical fanner and
his talks are proving very interesting. He
advises better methods In farming. Im
provement of country roads, Improve
ment of courltry schools and the 1 Improve
ment of country homes In general. His
lectures are very interesting and Inspir
ing to the people who are fortunate
enough to hear them.
The State College of Agriculture is
represented at these conferences by Mr.
R. L. Nixon, who speaks on the import
ance of agricultural education and tells
what the college Is trying to do for the
people along these lines. Quite an Inter
est is manifested In this work and the
indications are that a large number of
people will take advantage of the short
courses now being offered by the col
lege and a large number of people have
indicated their intention of attending Its
cotton school which begins on January
3. The other extension work being done
by the college in the way of farmers’
institutes and the correspondence depart
ment for farmers, is proving quite inter
esting.
It is hoped by coming In contact with
the people and explaining to them that
the agricultural college is trying in
I every way possible to serve the farmers
I of the state, will be the means of bring
' Ing the people In closer contact with the
college and enable the college to be of
; greater service to the people than it had
' been in the past.
. During the following week, meetings
will be held at Swainsboro, Millen, San-
I dersville and Thomson.
HOW ONE FARMER MADE TWO
BALES PER ACRE.
Agricultural Editor Semi-Weekly Jour
nal:
As you requested me to give you a
short outline of the method I pursued
in growing my cotton In the first place
I want to state that the land on which
I raised two bales to the acre was
already rich. I first broke the same,
anti subsoiled to a depth of ten inches.
I laid off the rows four feet apart,
opening the furrows good and deep. T
then put in stable manure; about six
two-horse loads to the acre. Then list
ed with one-horse turning plow, let
stand for a few weeks and then broke
out the middles with tne same plow. I
• then harrowed the beds down nearly
! level and planted my seed about the
25th of April, running the guano dis
tributer ahead of the planter, putting
in 300 pounds of 10-3-3 fertilizer per
acre. I cultivated often, and always
on time. I lot the stalks stand from
16 to 20 Inches apart. On June 30 I
ran the distributer in the middles, half
way between the rows, putting In 300
pounds of guano, 10-2-2. ammoniated
with dried blood. I planted the Shank-
High variety, a variety that seems to
be naturally adapted to rich land, and
the Intensive svstem of farming, espe
cially In my locality.
C. D. ADAMS.
♦ QUESTIONS ANSWERED ♦
ANTHRACNOSE AND ITS CONTROL.
E. B. M., Louisville, Ky., writes: I
would like to have all the information
you can give me In regard to anthrac
nose of cotton.
Anthracnose Is a disease which at
tacks both seedlings and mature cotton
plants. The disease when occurring up
on the bolls Is most conspicuous be
cause of the Injury wrought. In Its
first stages It appears as dull reddish
specks upon the surface of the boll.
These become depressed spots and
change in color as they get the
edge becoming dull purple and grading
off outwardly Into the natural green
of the boll. The middle where the
tissues are dead becomes black and
later gray, and finally Is covered with
a pink powder which Is composed of
spores. Diseased bolls frequently split
open and the lint rots which has given
the name of “boll rot” to the disease.
This trouble is caused by a fungus
disease which Is a true plant, though
of simple structure and belonging to
the lower order of life. There are two
parts to this plant—the mycelium which
Is composed of fine threads and grows
in the tissues of the cotton plant rob
bing It of food and killing It; and the
spores which are formed at the ends
of the threads and grow up from the
mycelium and compose the pink pow
der above referred to. They multiply
and scatter the fungus as they are
light and are scattered by wind and
other agencies.
The treatment of this disease Is dif
ficult. Among the best methods of
combating It is a rotation of crops.
Since the fungus is dependent on cotton
to furnish its food, and does not grow
upon corn and other there is a
better chance to starve it out, or at
lea* 1 hold It In check where a rotatloi>
’s followed. The seed may be treat
ed with bluestone or formalin after ths
nsethod practiced with grain for tl;e
control of smut. While this treatment
is \ likely to prove helpful. It will not
be as effective as with cereals, but it
is worth trying.
There is also a wide variation In the
which varieties show to this
disease. Some are practically Immuno,
and these should be chosen for plant
ing in sections where anthracnose is
most troublesome. Moreover, there are
certain individual plants In every field
which are not affected by anthracnose
though surrounded by diseased plants.
As they are largely immune to disease
by a careful selection from year to
year a resistant strain can be develop
ed. The farmer who selects his seed
In this way, should, however, gin It at
home so as to prevent its being con
taminated by passing through the gin
house as is almost certain to be the
case If dellnteg at a public ginnery. By
giving attention to these suggestions
the spread of anthracnose can be large
ly controlled. It has made such severe
inroads In some sections that It is im
portant that the farmers give attention
and consideration to methods of com
bating it.
FEEDING VALUE OF SHREDDED
CLOVER.
P. L.. Bloomingdale, Ga., writes: I
have read many articles on shredding
corn stalks for feeding to horses and
cows, and this year I have my com stalks
put away and fully intended to buy a
corn shredder, but the other day I notic
ed an article in an agricultural paper
which states that corn stalks contain poi
son. I would like to have your advice
in this matter.
We have fed shredded corn stalks to
horses, beef and dairy cattle for many
years without any Injurious results. Prob
ably during that time we may have had
one or two cases of Impaction of the ru
men which can be treated, as you know,
by the use of purgatives and other cor
rective medicines if taken in time. So far
as I know, we have never had a single
death among the live stock handled In all
these years that could be attributed di
rectly to corn stalks. It is true that some
deaths occur in the fiel d where animals
graze on the stalks at certain seasons and
under peculiar conditions, but the loss
from this source is minimized when you
consider the large number of animals
that are successfully grazed on stalk
fields and the immense amount of com
stover that is used for feed for all classes
of farm stock. As a matter of fact, most
of the deaths from the so-called com
stalk disease have occurred In the field
and not from the use of shredded stover
in the stall. It is claimed that in some
seasons when the corn makes an unusu
any vigorous growth ,the trouble is
most commonly observed, but we think
in your case you need have little fear
that injurious results will follow the use
of corn stover, and we would .advise you
by all means to go ahead and buy a
shredder and put the feed in the most de
sirable and palatable form for your stock.
It has been shown that a good quality of
shredded stover may be made to practi
cally take the place of timothy hay in
feeding horses and cattle, and as we pro
duce such large quantities of stover which
are wasted, it would be a matter of great
economy to the fanners of Georgia to
use this valuable food. We are making
a large quantity of it on the college farm
thia year and it will be the chief mainte
nance of our work stock, as it has been
in the past. One should feed it with
some discretion, however, and not allow
the animals to gorge themselves on so
much dry feed. as. it is liable to make
them sick, but where proper precautions
are taken no trouble will follow. Where
trouble does occur it is often the result
of acute Indigestion which results from
the formation of some poisonous matter
in the animal system, or it may be that
in certain extraordinary conditions the
poison sometimes forms in the stalk of
<orn, as it is known to form in sorghum
and Kaffir corn in the western states.
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You are probable familiar with the prus
sic acid poisoning of live stock when
grazed on sorghum and Kaffir corn. This
trouble is rarely met with in the eastern
states, and if I am correctly informed,
prussic acid has never been detected in
com.
CALCULATING THE CONTENTS OF
A CORN CRIB.
I. G., Creighton. Ga„ writes: How many
bushels of corn in the ear will a crib hold
of the following dimensions: 15 1-2x6 1-2?
What is a reliable rule to use in
determining the number of bushels in any
crib?
The rule for determining the number of
bushels of com a crib of given dimensions
will hold is as follows: When, the crib
is equilateral, multiply the length in
inches by the breadth in inches, and this
i again by the height in Inches. Then di
vide the product by 2.748, which is the
number of cubic inches in a heaped bush
el. The quotient will be the number of
bushels of ear corn contained in the
crib. Two-thirds of the quotient will give
you approximately the number of bush
pls of shell com in the
If the crib is not square, but has flar
ing Bides, the method of procedure is as
follows: Multiply the sum of the top an.l
bottom widths in inches by the perpen
dicular height in Inches, and this again
by the length In inches, and then divide
the product by 2,748. The quoitant will
again be the number of bushels of corn
in the ear. and two-thlrds of the quotient
will give the number of bushels of shelled
corn. A crib 15 1-2x6 1-2xß feet would con
tain about 506.8 bushels of corn in the
ear.
TREATMENT OF SORE EYES IN
HORSES.
W. H. S., Commerce, Ga.. writes: I
have a 16-year-old mule which has an af
fected eye. It began to show a bluish
spot on the upper front part of eyeball.
The spot is coming down and enlarging.
He can see some yet out of it. The
spot is a little granulated: doesn’t seem
to be sore. I would like to know what
is the matter and what to do for it?
Your mule is probably suffering from
an attack of what is known as periodic
opthalmia or moon blindness, a disease
not uncommon with an animal as old as
the one affected. While the cause of this
trouble Is not generally known, It is
thought to be produced by certain germs
or parasites. The changes of the moon
have nothing whatever to do with the
disease, notwithstanding the name by
which it Is often known. As there is a
tendency for this trouble to be heredi
tary, animals should not be bred that
are afflicted with It. While this disease
is more or less of a recurrent nature,
as a rule It leads to total or permanent
blindness. When attacked the mule
should be placed In a darkened stall and
the following treatment given: Bathe the
eyes with hot water three times dailj'
for at least 20 minutes at a time, and
after this apply a few drops of a solu
tion of boric acid In the proportion of
one dram to three ounces of water twice
daily with a medicine dropper. You can
secure a medicine dropper at any drug
store at a cost of a few cents. lodide of
potash In one dram doses may some times
be given internally as a drench once
daily for three or four days. It should
then be withheld for the same period
and repeated again. Quinine in dram
doses twice daily is some times beneficial
in building up the system and enabling
the animal to throw off the affection.
CAROLINA METHODISTS
ASK CHANGE OF NAME
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.. Nov. 23.—A spe
cial to the Sentinel from Hickory, N. C.,
says:
The Western North Carolina confer
ence, Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
had before it yesterday a resolution pro
posing to change the official name of
the church to that of the "Episcopal
Methodist Church." It was referred to
the committee on memorials to the gen
eral conference, which will meet at Ashe
ville, N. C., next May.
SUICIDE KILLS SELF
OVER PROHI STATUTE
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Nov. 23.—Despond
ent, it is claimed, because of the passage
of prohibition laws in Tennessee, Ralph
Mitchell, aged 60 years, former saloon
keeper, yesterday blew out his brains
in the "soft drink" establishment of his
son, J. K. Mitchell, Main street and
Washington avenue.
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FOOTBALL DANGEROUS AS
COMPARED TO POLAR WORK
(By Associated Frets.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—Capt. Roald
Amundsen, arctic and antarctic explorer,
arrived in the city yesterday to buy pem
mican and canned goods at the Chicago
packing houses for a trip across the arc
tic ocean. He arrived with his class
mate of the Christiania university, F.
Herman Gade, Norwegian consul at Chl-
KILLS HIS FIREMAN
IN CAB OF ENGINE
MOBILE, Ala., Nov. 24. —A Meridian,
Miss., special says:
In a desperate fight in the cab of a
locomotive at the Mobile and Ohio
round house here late last night En
gineer Walter L. Hanley shot and in
stantly killeJ Thurman Beverly, his ne
gro fireman. The only eye-witness to
the shooting was Earl Welton, the
night call boy.
It is stated that Hanley fired the
shot in self-defense as the negro made
a murderous attack on him because
the engineer censured him for being
late firing up tne engine.
The negro was shot directly through
theforehead, the bullet penetrating the
brain and killing 'nim instantly. Han
ley will be given a preliminary hear
ing today.
cago. who with his wife went to New
York to meet him.
The three attended the Yale-Harvard
game last Saturday and it was the
captain's first sight, he said of a real
dangerous situation. Polar exploration
was no comparison. <
“Still,” he said, “it was not so bad as
I had been led to believe. I thought It
would be much worse."
COAL MINE OPERATORS
WANT RAILROADS TO POOL
PITTSBURG, Nov. 24.—Bituminous coal
operators have combined in a request to
President Taft that railroads of the
country be permitted to pool freights un
der the superivsion of the government and
last night a delegation left Pittsburg
for Washington. Armed with facts
and figures, these operators will urge the
president to make plain in his next mes
sage to congress the necessity for taking
immediate action with regard to the car
shortage problem, and freight conges
tions against which tne coal men have
had to struggle.
The mine workers join their appeal with
that of the operators and President
Thomas L. Lewis, of the United Mine
Workers, will also be one of the com
mittee to call upon the president.
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