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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913.
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Suggestions on the Varieties of Cotton
The question of which variety of cot
ton to select seems to be uppermost in
the minds of many Georgia farmers at
the present time. Naturally, this is a
matter of more than passing moment, for
the selection of the variety has much
to do with the yield of lint and seed
obtained. Each year many so-called new
varieties of cotton are placed on the
market, and some special claim is made
for each “of them. Whether they will
fulfill the claims set up or not under
the variety of climatic conditions ex
isting- throughout the state of Georgia
is an, important question and one in
which the farmers naturally have a
deep concern. It, therefore, seems only
righjt and proper that the college each
year should attempt to test a number
of varieties of cotton which are sent
in for this purpose.
A brief resume of the yields secured 1
in 1912, the number of bolls per pound,
the per cent of lint, and the per cent
of disease shown by the various va
rieties have been incorporated in a table
for the information of our readers. No
guarantee as to the performance of any
of these varieties under a different set
of conditions is either implied or made,
and, of course, one should not place
too much reliance on the test of a va-
DODGE COUNTY FARMER
SHIPS SWEET POTATOES
It would not be practical or satisfac
tory to use acid phosphate, German
riety for a single year as the conditions j kainit and lime mixed together-as a fer-
of 1912 may have been more favorable j tilizer on any kind of land in Georgia,
to some strains than to others. At- j whether it be gray or red in color. T|e
tention is directed to the yields secured lime would cause a part of the soluble
which were not so high as in 1911, 1 phosphoric acid in the acid phosphate to
though the land was prepared with the ( revert into an insoluble form, and this is
same degree of care and skill as in pre- l exactly what you would not want to
VARIETY TEST OF COTTON, 1912.
grown t on large areas of land and little
attention paid to selection, the percent
age of disease is likely to increase
rapidly. This is almost certain to be
the case where cotton is grown year
after year on the same land. If rota
tions were practiced the percentage of
disease would be materialy reduced.
The cotton in these tests was planted
in four-foot row’s, and the plants left
about 18 to 20 inches distant in the
drill. The land was well prepared and
fertilized, as already noted. Four tons
of yard manure were broadcasted, and
600 pounds of a 10-3-4 fertilizer used
under the drill row at the time of
planting. The nitrogen was derived from
cotton seed meal and nitrate of soda.
The land on which this test was made
was gently sloping and a fairly light
loam. It would have made an excel
lent potato soil which will probably
enable some farmers to recognize its
character and quality more thoroughly.
* * *
MIXING FERTILIZERS FOR GRAY
LAND.
T. L. B., The Rock, Ga., writes: I want
to use acid, kainit and lime as fertilier ar cane, as you no doubt know, is a
on gray land with stiff clay subsoil, gross feeding plant arid requires to be
Please instruct me how to mix it. j liberally fertilized, though an excess
of vegetable matter in a sugar cane soil
is not desirable, nor should yard ma-
EASTMAN, Ga., Jan. 29.—That sweet
potatoes as a commercial commodity has
cotton beaten to a frazzle has been
demonstrated by Mr. Sol Herrman, of
this city, who in addition to being presi
dent of the First National bank of this
city, and owner of the Dodge Fertilizer
Works, operates? one of the largest
farms in the county, with H. T. Bush
as superintendent.
A few’ days ago Mr. Herrman shipped
from Eastman to Atlanta two solid
carloads of sweet potatoes containing
about 700 bushels which netted him
about 60 cents per bushel. Mr. Herr
man states that his potato crop aver
aged about 150 bushels per acre
and was much less expensive to culti
vate than cotton.
Messrs. John R. and J. R. Giddens,
who cultivate a large farm near the
city, shipped to Macon last Friday 200
bushels of jsweet potatoes w’hich brought
in the neighborhood of 60 cents per
bushel.
These gentlemen state that if a ready
market could be obtained for sweet pota
toes at even 60 cents per bushel, the
farmers of this section would grow rich
raising potatoes.
Mr. Thomas Low’e, of near the city,
who is one of Dodge’s best and most
progressives farmers, brought to the city
one day last week, the finest specimens
of home-grown cabbage and rutabagas
that has ever been on exhibition in this
city. One of the rutabaga^ weighed
eight pounds and one of the cabbages
weighed seven and one-half. Mr. Lowe
has about one-eighth of an acre in
cabbage and about one-fourth of an
acre in rutabagas.
these crops you desire to fertilize. Sug-
Variety.
Middleton No. 3
Lbs. Lint
Per Acre.
901
Bolls
Per. Lb.
68
Per Ct.
Lint.
42
Per Ct.
Disease.
O
Culpepper
690
55
32.5
13.5
Harly’s Prolific
630
68
30
74
Langford’s Improved..
744
56
37
17
Stone’s Improved
755
68
38.8
8
Rowden
570
74
31
14
Mortgage Lifter
740
61
39.6
9
Boas Prolific
710
93
38
12
Smith’s Improved
587
53
32
14
Sunbeam
730
60
41 •
4
Half and Half
650
88
38.7
13
Butt’s Improved
528
86
34.6
5
Texas Burr
...........
550
72
36
16
Rexall y....
King’s Improved. I....
580
83
38.6
7
416
70
28
3
Summer’s 90-day
539
57
38
5
Hippo Prolific
573
105
40.8
8
Record Breaker
469
93
34
6
Uncle Sam
473
59
36
8
Allen’s Long Staple...
406
64
33
11
Hawkins’ Prolific
463
77 •
40
14
Cook’s Improved
405
59
37
9
Middleton No. 2
280
59
30
20
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COLUMBIA, S. O., Jan. 29.—The third
day of the national corn exposition,
which is today, known as live stock day.
is being devoted to discussions of
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vious years, and fertilized and cultivated
equally well.
It will be noticed that Middleton No. 3
made the highest yield of lint per acre,
namely 901 pounds. Stone’s Improved
was second with a yield of 756 pounds;
Langford's Improved third with a yield
of 744 pounds; Mortgage Lifter fourth
w’ith a yield of 740 pounds; and Sun
beam fifth with a yield of 730 pounds.
The number of bolls required to make a
pound was lowest with Smith's Im
proved, being 53; Culpepper stood next
with 65; Langford’s Improved third with
56; Sunbeam requiring 60 bolls to make
a pound.
With the advent of the boll weevil
Into south Georgia during the present
year the , production. of long staple cot
ton will be affected unfavorably, for it
would appear that boll weevil damage
is likely to be more serious to long
staple types of cotton than to some of
the earlier varieties of the short sta
ple. On this account a greater in
terest naturally arises in the produc
tion of a cotton with a longer staple
than ordinary throughout the state, but
particularly in the northern half, where
seed can probably be produced which
will mature somewhat earlier than va
rieties raised in south Georgia, and
therefore can be used under boll weevil
conditions to advantage, particularly in
the southern part of the state. Among
the varieties which showed an excellent
length of staple are Culpepper, Lang
ford and Sunbeam. All of these aver
aged 1 1-8 inches in length, which is
very considerably above the average
for ordinary varieties as now cultivat
ed. This favorable length of staple
which, of course, will command a pre
mium on the market, . shows that
through selection atid hybridization
varieties of cotton of superior length
of staple can be developed from short
staple varieties, and this characteris
tic transmitted with regularity from
one generation to another. T*he subject
of breeding longer stapled varieties of
cotton seems to have been neglected for
a long time. Mill men inform the writ
er that a staple of very superior length
and quality is obtained here and there
throughout the northern half of the
state. It is high time, therefore, that
the farmer give more attention to this
matter and select for sed some of the
varieties which are noted for their ex
cellence in this respect.
The per cent of lint produced by the
various varieties is a matter of grave
importance. Cotton Is ordinarily said
to “third” itself. It should do better
than this. There is no reason why a
variety of cotton should not be develop
ed in Georgia capable of producing''on
an average 40 or more per ceut of lint.
The tests of 1912 indicate that several
varieties averaged 40 or above. Among
those showing excellence in this respect
was Middleton No. 3 with 42 per cent
of lint, Sunbeam with 41 per cent, Hippo
Prolific with 40.8 per cent and Hawkin’s
Prolific with 40 per cent. Of course,
in order to maintain a high per cent of
lint it is necessary that the cotton be
selected systematically, and either the
farmer must undertake to do this
work for himself or expect to buy seed
every few years from those who are
giving special attention to the devel
opment of varieties in which quality
has been accentuated by the process
named.
The losses from diseases in cotton are
each year appalling. Farmers probably
do not realize the extent of the loss
involved from this source. It is inter
esting to note, therefore, the percentage
of disease shown by the various varie
ties tested last year. Seasonal condi-i
tions, as our readers no doubt remem
ber, were exceedingly unfavorable to
cotton, and, in fact, there was probably
more anthracnose witnessed in the cot
ton fields of Georgia than has occurred
in several years past. In the tests made
and recorded in the table it appears
that the percentage of disease varied
from 2 up to as high as 20 per cent.
Middleton No. 3 made a. better record
in this respect than any other variety,
but quite a number showed only a small
per cent of disease. For instance, King’s
Improved had 3, Sunbeam 4, and Butt’s
Improved and Summer’s 90-day 5 each.
The farmer should be careful in select
ing a variety which shows strong re
sistance to disease even under unfavor
able conditions, for when cotton is
happen. The purpose of treating phos
phate-bearing . rock with sulphuric acid
is to render a part of the phosphorus
contained soluble and available in the
form of phosphoric acid. When in this
form the phosphoric acid readily diffuses
with the water of the soil, and thus the
roots of plants coming in contact with it
can utilize it to good advantage. Lime
having a tendency to change this into
an insoluble form should not therefore be
mixed with acid phosphate but applied
separately. On land of the character you
have suggested, it occurs to us that a
formula containing not less than 8 to
9 per cent of phosphoric acid, 3 per cent
of nitrogen and 3 to 4 per cent of potash
would be about right. A formula of this
kind can be prepared from a mixture of
cotton seed meal, sulphate of ammonia,
nitrate of soda and kainit. Of you may
select a high-grade carrier of potash if
you prefer. This formula should be ap
plied at the rate of about 500 pounds per
acre, 200 pounds under drill row at the
tiVne of planting and 200 pounds as a side
application early, in the growing season.
If you use lime, we would suggest that
you apply the finely ground rock which
contains a high per cent of calcium car
bonate. After plowing the land broad
cast it over the surface and work In well
with a harrow. Apply from two weeks
to thirty days before the fertilizer is
put on.
* * *
PLANTING .SUGAR CANE ON
“BOTTOMS.”
T. J. W., Elberton, Ga., writes: I
have some very rich sandy bottom land
fresh that I wish to plant in sugar cant,
and wish to know what fertilizer to use
for the best results, and when should
the application be made?
We judge* from your letter that you
are interested in the growing of sugar
cane and not sorghum. You do not state
this matter definitely, and It is difficult.,
therefore, to determine just which of
nure or some formal of commercial plant
food be applied. There are a number
of varieties of sugar cane, but by far
the most popular is the purple or red.
The striped or true ribbon cane is used
to a limited extent in some sections.
For sale for chewing in the local mar
kets the green variety is very popu
lar, though this strain is used little
for syrup making. This variety ma
tures later and is believed fo yield less
syrup than the purple cane. We think
you will do well to select the red or
purple cane as it is hardier and multi
plies to better advantage, producing in
experiments made in Louisiana about 16
per cent more suckers than the striped
cane. The Japanese cane is hardier as
to cold than the varieties mentioned,
but it is harder as to stalk and the
cost of stripping is greater on that ac
count. For growing in localities where
the Reasons are somewhat short, how
ever, it has some manifest advantages.
Make a mixture of 1,100 pounds of
high grade acid phosphate, 100 pounds
of nitrate of soda ,and 100 pounds of
nitrate of soda, and 100 pounds of
muriate of potash. Use this at the
rate of about 650 to 1,000 pounds per
acre. If you do not secure a large
enough growth of stalk increase the
nitrogen, say to 200 pounds. You can,
of course, use cotton seed meal as the
source of a part of the nitrogen. An
other formula which would answer very
well is to use the amount of acid phos
phate indicated, 100 pounds of nitrate of
soda, 200 to 300 pounds of cotton seed
meal, and 100 pounds of muriate of
potash.
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TREATMENT OF A SICK COW.
L. P. R., Stockbridge, Ga., writes: I
have a fine Jersey cow that a year ago
was taken with a stiffness in her front
shoulders and legs. She seemed to get
over it all right, and now she has a
young calf, and did all right until it
was eight; days old and she has had the
same trouble in the hind legs and back
and her feet were drawn so far under
her she could hardly walk. She had a
little fever, and it has now left her hind
parts and is in her forelegs. I would bw
glad for any help you can give me.
About all you can do for your cow is to
give her. a good tonic treatment and
care for several days. The trouble about
which you write is probably due to
some strain or -injury received during the
process of parturition. It is not advis
able to allow the cow to eat freely for
several days after calving. You should
see that she is kept in a warm, ocm-
fortable stable and given a moderate
amount of easily digested and laxative
food. You might give at once one or two
pounds of Epsom salts with two to
five ounces of powdered ginger. If she
seems to be very much constipated the
larger amount should be used: if not, the
smaller amount. Then feed her mashes
by taking pure wheat bran and pouring
boiling water over it and allowing to
cool until In a palatable condition. Cut
out all coarse, rough fodder and cotton
seed' meal or hulls for a few days. Any
green feed which you might be able to
secure will be the best thing you can
use, A little cleay, bright hay fed in
moderate amounts will be helpful. The
following tonic condition powder can be
used to advantage:
Sulphate of iron, 2 ounces; nitrate of
potash, 2 ounces; gentian root (plver-
ized), 2 ounces; nux vomica seed (pul-
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BANKRS PREPARING
TO AID THE FARMERS
The bankers of the country are tak
ing very active parts, through their
associations, in the various movements
in their several states looking to the
success and prosperity of the farmer.
In Texas they are entering actively into
the campaigns in the different coun
ties for the appointment of federal farm
demonstration agents. They are sup
porting the campaign just begun for
more liberal appropriations for the A.
and M. college and for the state experi
ment stations. They are at work with
the Farmers’ union on a plan for the
marketing of cotton. They are support
ing energetically the work of the Texas
Industrial congress in its efforts to con
serve the soil and increase production.
The farmer is too prone to be sus
picious of the profession of the business
man that he would co-operate with him.
The banker and all other business men
realize that their welfare depends wholly
on the prosperity and success of the
farmer, and for that reason tlfey are
anxious that he should do well. It is
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NEW STRAIN OF COTTON ■
DEVELOPED IN GEORGIA
verized), 1 ounce; ginger root (pulverized)
1 ounce.
These should be thoroughly pulverized
and mixed together, and a heaping tea
spoonful given in the food three times
a day.
* * *
DAIRY CATTLE FOR SOUTH GEOR
GIA.
C. S. P., Unadilla, Ga., writes: I
would like some literature on cane
growing. Would also like to know the
best breed of dairy cattle for south
Georgia. Would like to know where I
can get some Hereford calves or year
lings.
The College of Agriculture has issued
no special bulletins on the fertilization
of sugar cane. The Louisiana Experi
ment Station at Baton Rouge, has is
sued some bulletins on this subject, and
no . be Sl&d to supply you
with their publications on application.
There is no one best breed of beef
cattle for Georgia, as we have fre
quently suggested before. All of the
leading beef breeds will give a good
account of themselves in this state
if they are properly housed, fed and
cared for. To secure an improved
strain of cattle and turn them loose on
the range where they, are likely to be
come infested with ticks is to couft
disaster. They will also contract tick
fever in a very short time. One desir
ing to enter into the breeding of beef
cattle .should either secure breeding!
stock from below the tick quarantine
line or free the pastures effectually j
before bringing in pure breds from i
north of the quarantine line. The fal
lowing gentlemen are breeding Here-
fords in Georgia and the states contig
uous thereto, and it will be advisable
for you to get in touch with the/n if
you are interested in securing some
stock with which to start breeding op
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ta, Ga.; Evans Luntsford, Covington,
Ga.; S. D. Cross, Chester, S. C.; Gilt-
ner Bros., Eminence, Ky.
The Shorthorn and Angus are both
good beef breeds, and will give excel
lent results in Georgia under proper,
management. The Shorthorn probably
gives its best results on pastures of a
little more luxuriant nature than those
commonly found in most parts of
Georgia, and the Angus is essentially
valuable because of its ability to con
sume and utilize large quantities of
roughness in the stall. In other words,
they finish admirably as feeders. The
Herefords are an active breed and are
good rustlers. They have been exten
sively eriough introduced and used in
Georgia to demonstrate fully their
value in this state. They have the
characteristic markings of red and
white and are a prepotent breed, stamp
ing their good qualities on their off
spring with remarkable uniformity.
They are also good feeders and mature
relatively early, though probably not
attaining quite as great weights as the
Shorthorn.
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INFORMATION ABOUT LIME.
J. E. C., Luthersville, Ga., writes: I
would like some information in regard
to lime. Do you think it would profit
me to use ground lime at a cost of $4.25 j
per ton, and about how much should be ::
used per acre? How about top dress-!
ing for oats?
The Georgia state department of en
tomology announces the discovery and
development of a strain of cotton that
will meet boll weevil conditions by
comparatively early matunry and that
will resist black rot or wilt disease
This strain of cotton, developed as the
result of experiment made by State En-
tomologist Worsham, to meet peculiar
Georgia conditions, promises to ne the
most valuable variety in the world.
While Georgia might have met the
the advance of the boll weevil with
early maturing varieties, practically
every one of these known, was subject
to attack by the wilt disease. It was
necessary, therefore, to get a strain
which would meet both conditions. This,
Mr. Worsham has done oy crossing
Egyptian long staple with Dixie, an
early maturing American variety, and
the result is an intermediate long sta
ple which matures comparatively early,
resists the black rot and has a strong,
fine long staple, making it of far more
value than even the highest grade of
short staple cotton.
The beauty about the n£w variety is
that it will grow almost anywhere in
the cotton belt, while the regular long
staple, known as Sea Island, is con
fined to a narrow and limited area near
the sea coast.
The department has only one acre of
the variety this year, consequently the
quantity of seed will be limited, it will
be distributed to planters in the twen
ty-five counties in the southwestern
NO CANDIDATE WILL
ENTER IN THIS TOWN
(■Special Dispatch to The Journal.!
THOMASVILLE, Ga., Jan. 28.—'Th«
town of Merrillville is unique in having
a perpetual set of officers who just stay
in without putting the town to any
trouble or inconvenience in the matter
»f holding elections.
Mayor N. E. Burner has been holdins
the reins of government in Merrill
ville ever since it was made a town and
will probably go on doing so for life or
at least as long as he wants the Job, as
nobody ever seems Inclined to question
his right to the office or seek to oppose
him for it.
The only officer that the town lacks
and one that the mayor thinks is much
needed is a marshal and in spite of the
fact that he has been trying 10 get one
for a long ti®ie. Mayor Turner ’has as
yet failed to find anyone who will ac
cept the office or who cares even to act
as a deputy when appointed.
One drawback in this situation IS
that there is nobody to collect street
taxes, etc. Being a town the county
can’t of course collect road taxes from
it and having no mnrshal there ts no
one to collect street taxes.
section of Georgia where eotton clubs
have already been organized, composed
of the most progressive planters, to
co-operate with the state department or
entomology in the fight on the bol,
Weevil which is expected to enter the
state from Alabama in 1913.
Thoroughbred Cotton Seed
V and Nitrate Fertilization
r There is always a, big demand for the bes7
Nitrate of Soda
want you to have a valuable book, Free, which l
x ave prepared on the Cultivation of Cotton.
DR. WM. S. MYERS
7r M of s ChiU r Ni * r * ,e
17 Msdiaon Avenue, New York
No Branch Officee
Sprinkle
in
Garbage
Cans
with water
trade
9SS
Prevent
Disease
You won’t need to fear this sltm of the
Skull and Cross Bones if you use Red
Seal Lye around your home. This lye pre
vents disease, kills germs, expels dirt and keeps
bad odors down. Sift it down the sink every day
—sprinkle in the garbage cans and water closets—
clean out the hog pens, troughs, bams, with this
powerful disinfectant and deodorizer.
Red Seal Lye
Sure Preventive *
Sift
in
Kitchen
Sinks
,with water
Keep the
Troughs
Clean
Is a splendid wash-day help—makes hard
water soft — best lye for making hard and
soft soap, keeping dairy utensils clean and
making Lye Hominy. Also as an Insecti
cide for spraying trees and garden truck
—saves soap and backaches. Red Seal is
98* Pure lye—strongest made—goes fur-
thsr. Comes In sifting top cans—can’t
spill or lose strength — saves yon
money. Ask you. storekeeper for fled
fteal Lye—If he hasn’t It, write us
and we’ll see you gre supplied.
.Valuable Booh Free.
P. C. TOMSON A CO.,
Dept. P,
29 Washington Sue.,
Phlla., Pa.
r
98%
Pure
Purify
the
Bams
REGISTERED
Name of Nearest Dealer on Request. Write Today.
F. S. Royster
Co.
Norfolk, Va.
In experiments which we have made j
in various parts of the state it would !
appear that the use of ground limestone I
rock is likely to prove valuable on much i
of our Georgia land. The analyses made
to date indicate that the element cal
cium is deficient in much of our land,
and that a good deal of the soil is
acid. Of course, it is important to
correct this acidity and bring the soil
into neutral or normal condition in or
der to secure the best results. Lime,
as you know, exerts several functions
in the soil, and we would advise you
to secure a grade of lime which runs
high in carbonate and relatively low
in magnesia, and also to have it ground
so that the largest particles will be
about the size of a small grain of
wheat. Of course, most of it should
be much finer than this, but it is ob
jectionable to grind lime rock to an
impalpable powder, as in this condi
tion it does not serve its purpose as
well in the soil as when slightly
coarser. You should buy the lime rock
for about ?1 a ton at the mine, and
to this should be added the freight. We
are disposed to think that you are be
ing asked rather a high price for fills
material.
Every Good Boll Counts
In many cotton fields there is too
much “weed” and the bolls fall. To
prevent this balance the plant food.
The old idea that cotton does not need much
Potash is hard to eradicate. But the longer
Phosphates have been used on the crop the
greater becomes the need of more
POTASH
Try a cotton fertilizer with 6 to 8 per cent
Potash and use liberal side dressings of Kainit.
It will pay because Potash Pays.
Mix your old style fertilizer with an equal
quantity of Kainit.
We now sell Kainit and all Potash Salts direct. Write
us for prices and for our free book on Cotton Culture.
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