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I THE ATLANTA SEMI-'WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1913. AGRICULTURAL Education -amp Successful Tailmin%- , $1 ^NDPEW P[. £>0ULt the pea pods under completely and work down a line seed bed and compact the soil fairly well before planting the slips. We do not know of any reason why kainit should cause sweet potatoes to rot more than other forms of potasn carriers: We think, however, in order to prepare a high grade formula that you will find it better to use the mu riate as has been suggested in this instance. Ihis department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any inrurmation. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew Af. Sovle. president Stats Agricultural College, Athens, Oa. Plant Food in Some Georgia Soils -T-5 HE college of agriculture is car rying on a physical-chemical A soil survey uf a number of areas of the type soils found in the state of Georgia. The survey of Ben Hill county has been completed and the work in Dougherty is well in hand. One or more samples have also been analyzed from some twenty other coun ties and this has in some measure given a line on the general character of our soils and the total amount of plant food contained in the first 13.6 inches. In Ben Hill county some of the principal types found were various phases of the Tifton sandy loam, Nor folk loamy sand, the Leon sand, the Susquehanna sandy loam, and the Plummer sand. In a general way the soils of this county were found rather low in nitrogen; the amount of nitro gen in the top soil varying from 700 to 1,320 pounds; in the subsoil the nitro gen ran higher, varying in amount, from 1,000 up to 2,380 pounds. It is not surprising that the subsoil should contain more nitrogen than the top soil because it has been subject to less erosion and leaching and the action of bacterial life is minimized at the lower levels. Tt is quite evident that these lands to be made fertile must be rotated and large quantities of veg- table matter used in the form of either yard or green manure. When this is done their physical condition will be greatly improved and they will become more productive from year to year and thus enable the 'farmer to establish his operations on a profitable and sub stantial basis. The phosphoric acid contained in these soils is inadequate to supply the needs of most crops. In fact, they are quite materially deficient in this re spect. The amount of this element found .in the top soils varied from 280 up to 700 pounds; in the subsoil, fro/n 100 up to 1,400 pounds. A standard soil for Georgia should contain from 1,200 up to 2,400 pounds of phosphoric acid per acre foot. Frum this it will be seen that the areas- under discussion must be liberally fertilized with car riers of phosphoric acid. For this pur pose acid phosphate can probably be used to the best advantage, though in instances where there is a marked evi dence of acidity basic slag or floats, can be applied to some advantage. The use .of phosphorus in a liberal manner is absolutely essential to a prosperous farm practice because this element Is essential for the formation of grain and seed. Phosphoric acid can not be supplied to the Soil in any save an artificial form and the farmer must of necessity depend on purchasing this element in sufficient amounts to meet the deficien cies existing in his soil. The amount to use will vary with the crops grown though it is ' very important that the greatest liberality be shown in the ap plication of phosphorus to leguminous ipa. . . . The amount of potash found in the rface of Ben Hill county varies from 70 up to 18,180 pounds. The lount of potash in the subsoil, from 50 up to 27,560 pounds. In other ►rds, there were soils found in this unty where the supply of potash ap- oximated 46,000 pounds in an area vering an acre and to a depth of 13.9 2hes. On the other hand there were pes where the supply df potash ran wn to a relatively speaking small lount. One would naturally suppose that iere an abundance of potash was und as in some of the instances ?hted that this element would not be eded. and many farmers seem to have me to this conclusion. The exami- tions made up to date point to a dif- rent conclusion for the most unde- -able types of soil found in Ben Hill unty from an agricultural point of sw were among those containing the ?hest of potash. From this it should not be concluded at the presence of the potash itself is in any way detrimental to crop oduction. The difficulty was due ther to th e physical condition of the il in question and the fact that tne tash is not in an available form. Un it is brought into a condition as- milable by plant crops it cannot be ccessfully grown on this land with- t the use of potash. *In our judg- ant the farmers cultivating soils sim- ir in type to those found in this coun will find it desirable to use this »ment in considerable quantities. In ct, this suggestion applies with equal rce to most of the land situated uth of the fall line in Georgia and rticularly to that region known as e “coastal plain area,” and which ex- nds from the gulf coast along the ilantic ocean to, and even beyond, Ma- land. The best xorms of potash to ply will vary with the conditions to met. Muriate will be found valua- e to use under most farm crops, here -cotton tends to rust kainit can applied to advantage, and it can 30 be used as a basis of the fertilizer rmulas which do not contain high rcentages of available plant food. For ch crops as tobacco, sugarcane and ish potatoes sulphat e will be found e most effective. These materials are now on the mar- t in a desirable form and can be pur- ased at a reasonable price. Their e is essential in our judgment for ily that farmer will succeed who studies his soil carefully, first of all determining its defects in a physical and chemical way and then so adjusting and balancing up the food supply of his land 4 thorough th*e proper combination of fertilizer materials as to insure the largest return in the way of a crop at the least outlay of money and effort. PERCENTAGE AND COMPOSITION OF A GIVEN FORMULA. R. H. M., Geneva, Ga., writes: Please tell me what the following fertilizer mix ture would analyze: One and a half tons of 8-2-2 guano, 1 ton of • 8-4 acid and 1 ton German kainit. Would this be good fbr cotton on sandy land that has been broken about 8 to 10 inches? A mixtur e of the fertilizer ingredi ents quoted in your letter would con tain approximately 400 pounds of avail able potash. It would analyze about 5.7 per cent of phosphoric acid, 9 per cent of nitrogen and 5.5 per cent of potash. This formula wouM answer very well so far as the potash content is concerned for use on com and cot ton on sandy land, but it is entirely too low in phosphoric acid and potash. We would suggest that you add at least 1,000 pounds of highgrade acid phosphate and 1,000 pounds of cotton seed meal to this mixture. Even then the per cent of phosphoric acid and ni trogen would be low and in or<jer to se cure good results it would be necessary to top dress with some nitrogen carrier which contains a high per cent of this material. We think you would find about a 10-4-6 a good formula to use on corn on land such as you describe, and about a 9-3-4 or 9-3.5-4 satisfac tory for cotton. We think these for mulas would give you better results than the one you propos e to use even i ' you improve it by the amendment you have suggested. TREATMENT OF SORE TEATS. J. B. W., Milan, Ga., writes: I would like to know what to do for my cow. Her teats are very sore; seem to be a perfect scab from one end to the other. The calf is about six weeks old and she can hardly stand for the calf to suck. She will give about two gallons of milk per day, but we have had to stop milking on acocunt of the sore teats. The trouble referred to may probably be cured successfully by the following treatment: First wash th e teats care fully and thoroughly with warm water, using a good grade of pure soap. Then wash with a solution of one dram of sugar of lead in one pint of water. After this treatment apply benzoated oxide of zinc. Keeping the tea/ts free from chafing and from contamination is a very important matter. No doubt the cow is on pasture, and if so may pass through pools of water in search of food. She should be prevented from doing this for a few days. The teats should also be treated after the calf sucks so as to prevent further irrita tion. Another very good treatment is to cleanse the teats thoroughly with some disinfecting solution and then ap ply vaseline. * * * CUTTING OATS AND VETCH FOR HAT. R. K. R., Talbotton, Ga., writes: Last October I planted one bushel of oats and thirty pounds of vetch seed per acre, and it is now waist high. Would it be advisa ble to cut the oats and vetch at stage -when the oats are about half ripe so as to make hay of them also? There is no reason why you should "ot cut the oats and vetch for hay. In fact, this makes a very superior qual ity of feed. The vetch on account of being a legume increases the protein content of the hay quite materially, and this combination of oats and vetch is fed in the form of hay to very high- class ' stock,' such as race horses. It should be cured as other hay and care taken as far as possible to prevent rains falling on it so as to preserve its aroma and fine bright color. There is no reason why you should not cut the combination at the stake you have sug gested just when/the oats, for instance, are passing out of the dough and after the vetch blooms are beginning to fade. CULTIVATING LAND FOR SWEET POTATOES. L\ A. B.. Lake City, Fla., writes: I have a half acre of black soil with clay about sixteen inches from the top that I want to plant In sweet potatoes. I want to use cotton seed meal as a fertilizer. Please advise me concerning mixing phosphoric acid and kainit witfe the meal, or will the meal make a good potato fertilizer alone? I . have the land planted In peas and intend turning under the vines or pulling them up and throwing in water furrow. I have heard that kainit causes potatoes to rot very badly. A very good formula to use under swet potatoes may be prepared by mix ing together 1,000 pounds of acid phos phate, 600 pounds of cotton seed meal, 240 pounds of nitrate of soda and 300 pounds of muriate of potash. This formula should be prepared from high- grade materials only and should then analyze about 8.1 per cent, of phos phoric acid, 3.7 per cent, of nitrogen and 7.6 per cent, of potash. We think it should be used at the rate of 600 to- 900 pounds per acre, putting it un der the bed before the plants are set. We hardly think you can secure a for mula containing a high enough per cent, of nitrogen through the use of cotton seed meal alone, though this is a very good material to use under sweet potatoes. The land should, of course, be thoroughly prepared. Turn FREE TO YOU—MY SISTER Free to You and Every Sister Sui- ering from Woman’s Ailments, I am a woman. I know woman’s sufferings. I have found the cure. I will mail, free of any charge, mr home treat ment with full instructions to any sufferer from woman’s ailments. I want to tell ail women about this cure—yon, my reader, for yourself, your daughter, your mother, or your sister. 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The vegetable bate is prepared by spraying some clover or other succulent plants with paris green in the proportion of one pound to 150 gallons of water, and placing near the plants that the cut worms are destroying. Owing to the wilting of this bate in dry weather, It is # well to cover each heap with a chip or shingle. The bran mas'll or bran arsenic bate is prepared as follows, and we believe is more efficacious than the vegetable bate. Mix two or three ounces of sugar or the same quantity of glucose or molasses with a gallon of water, and sufficient bran, about one pound, to make a mixture that will readily run through the fingers. To this should be added paris green, white arsenic or any other poisonous preparation. Use one pound to the quantity mentioned. Before planting the crop it Is advisable to put this bate out over the ground. After the plants are up it can also be used to sume ad vantage. It may be necessary to re new it at times, and it is also good practice to cover it with some light object to prevent it from drying out too much It is of course important to keep chickens and household pets away from this material. TREATMENT OF BONE SPAVIN. E. N. B.. Walalce, Ala., writes: I have a mule that has bone spavin in both hind feet and I would like to know what to do for it.> If youhave a well defined case of bone spavin, you will find it difficult to effect a sO-called cure. Spavins are more successfully treated in young than in old animals, and very often they resist all forms of treatment and cause an animal to be permanently lame. In many cases they can be treated suc cessfully and often the lameness will disappear and the animal can then per form ordinary labor with little or no difficulty. The first thing to do is to hasten the welding together of the joints and the movement in the joint should be stopped as much as possible. Where there is bad inflammation re duce by fomentations with hot wa ter. Apply two or three times daily for about twenty minutes at a time. A high-heeled shoe should be put on to .prevent straining the joint. After the inflammation has subsided a sharp blister should be applied covering an area of about three inches in diameter over the spavin. The best thing to use is a red blister. The blister should be repeated in three to four weeks. After it has been applied allow the animal to run af pasture, the high- heeled shoes being’ left on. In bad cases it is a good plan to “fire” the spavin at once. Where this is done the plan is to “feather” or “line” fire clear around the joint, and then put a few punctures -in the region of the bunch. Care should be taken not to open the joint. This operation should be per formed by a thoroughly competent vet erinarian. PLANTING SOY BEANS AFTER OATS P. L., Bloomingdale, Ga., writes: I want to follow my oats with soy beans to be cut for forage. Will it be advisable for me to mix in p*'me pease Can kaffir corn be planted after oats are cut, say about the first of June? llow far apart should It be planted, and at what stage should i # t *be cut for grain? What is It good for? If you sow soy beans after oats you will need to select an early maturing variety, such as the Extra Early Black, and we can see no advantage in mix ing cowpeas and soy beans together, as they are quite different in their manner of growth. Beans are best planted in rows about three feet apart and given light cultivation until they become established. Wnen planted in this fashion they may be cut and bound with a harvester and cured for hay by shocking, just as one would handle oats. Kaffir corn can be plant ed after oats, provided you get it in the ground as quickly as possible. The land should be prepared as for sor ghum, and we would plant it in rows four to four and a half feet apart, and plant it about as thick as sorghum. It should not be cut for grain until the heads are practically matur ed. It can be cut with a corn har vester if planted in rows as suggested. Kaffir corn makes a good rough feed and produces a considerable amount of grain. It seems to be better adapt ed for growth in the semi-arid re gions rather than the eastern states, though some reports coming to us in dicate that it has given quite satisfac tory results in Georgia. THE RUSTING OF OATS. J. B. S., Ochlocknee, Ga., writes: The oat crop of this section is almost wholly ruined by rust, and wish to know If there is any remedy for this disease, for if there Is no actual preventive we canntot afford to take the risk of planting oats again. . ue so-called rustproof varieties rust as badly as the rest. Rust can only be prevented in small grain by the selection of seed, from re sistant varieties. As you know, there has been comparatively little rust in oats for some years past, and we are inclined to think that the farmers and growers generally have failed to select the seed and that the oats have de teriorated somewhat with reference to their ability to resist rust. No doubt much of the oat seed sown last fall was bought in the open market or repre sented what the farmer had been grow ing for a series of years without any attempt at selection. Of course, the farmer should grow his ^eed oats when ever possible, and if there are fields in your vicinity that are comparatively free from rust this j ? ear, seed should be selected fom them for planting an other year. There is no known remedy for this trouble. Warm, rainy weather is especially favorable to its develop ment arid spread. This question has been extensively studied, and the only practical method which has been found is to use the so-called rust-proof varie ties. We would suggest that the farm ers give careful attention to the se lection of their seed this year. We are inclined to think that while the oats may be badly infested with rust, if weather conditions are'favorable from now on *„that they will make a better yield at harvest than you now antici pate. Of course, they will be shrunk en and light in weight, but there will be no danger in feeding either the grain or the straw to live stock. RHODE ISLAND CELE BRATES INDEPENDENCE /By Associated Pre.*:’. - * PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 5.—-Rhode Island, which renounced its allegiance to the mother land two months before the other colonies “threw off the yoke,” celebrated its own independence day with patriotic exercises throughout the state today. The program was moved up a day, as the anniversary falls on a Sunday. HOW TO CULTIVATE THE CROP OF SWEET POTATOES Thin, grey land and it heavily manured is the rule for potatoes. Of course, there are exceptions to this, as fresh land, in which case a heavy applic°tion of phosphate and potash goods must be •made to balance the large amount of nitrogen that “new ground,” or fresh land contains, and a very few others. While It is not altogether impossible to grow sweet potatoes on strong land— that is, very rich land—it should be borne in mind that land which contains an excessive amount of nitrogen, es pecially that enriched by applying large amounts of animal manures; or, where it has been Used for penning stock for a number of years, the growth of vine will be excessive, and while the tubers will not only be scarce, they will be cracked, discolored and otherwise ob- jectional, especially for any other pur pose than that of feeding to stock. At least this has been my experience. The maifi thing, though, wJien it comes to selecting the potato ground, is to selecft a piece which is not given to packing or running together, as the soil must, be loose and loamy to get good results. This is at least one reason why fresh land, “new ground,” especially that contains a good grass sod, gives such excellent results. In fact, I pre fer a grass sod, of some kind, over all others. In my opinion it is not as necessary to have the ground broken to a great depth for potatoes as it is for such crops as cotton and corn. One can, make a good crop of potatoes on land broken only six to eight inches deep ,if the dirt is thrown well up around the vines at laying by. And again, we may point out an exception—if the variety is the long kind, such as poplar root, It Is well to give them more room by breaking the land ten or twelve inches deep. ,The rows should be laid, off- about 3 1-2 feet wide, and bet' led out clean. This should be done even when the ground has been broken before—give plenty of dirt to the middles, so that this may be worked to them in cultivating, espe cially wh$n laying by. I nearly always use cotton seed, with guano, or with phosphate and potash. And the latter is to be preferred for obvious reasons. The fertilizers should be put in and the potato lists made (high but narrow) with the turn plow, In time to get a good rain on them so that they will be settled and have a good supply of mois ture by the time the draws are to be set. It is ^easier, though, to get the plants to live on a small amount of moisture> than when the land is too wet. SETTING OUT AND CULTIVATING. Unless the weather is cloudy and cool the setting out should be done late in the evening. And when setting vines, it is a good idea to let them lie a while to toughen them, as they will live bet ter. Begin the operation by shelving the list with a fioe. Drop the draws or vines fifteen to eighteen inches apart and push them down with a stick, the end of which has been flattened and rounded. Never use a sharp-edged one as these cut them in two. Pat the soil firmly around with the stick, and so on. Some claim that a hole should first be made, the draw or vine stuck in, and then the dirt firmed. But it is next to impossible to get all hands to make the hole and the vine fit, very often having the vine half an inch, or more, from the bottom, resulting in a large number dying, which, of course, must be rest with others. It is customary to set a few rows, or a small patch with draws from the bed. from which to obtain vines for setting the main patch. And better results can be had from vines than from draws, as the tubers are larger, generally, and bet ter suited to marketing. But, of course, we must have draws to get vines, and for this reason the slip bed and draw patch are necessary. The first hoeing should be given soon after setting, and the middles broken out with a turn plow, fixed by breaking the wing, so that no bedding is done at this plowing. Two cultivations each with hoe and plow are generally sufficient to make a crop of potatoes. And the last should leave them with plenty of bed. WARE COUNTY WILL * ASK FOR COLONIES (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS, Ga., May 5.—This coun ty is losing no time in getting in be hind the new settlement proposition outlined before the board of trade by W. II. Leshy, of Atlanta, and John W. Greer, of Tifton. A company is being promoted here for the express purpose of developing the necessary lands for the colonization work to be done and it is believed with in a short time Ware will send in a request for two or three colonies of from twenty to thirty families each. MERCURY REGISTERS 88 IN NEW YORK CITY (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, May 5.—The mercury touched 88 degrees here today, one de gree higher than yesterday. It was the warmest weather New York has felt during the first week of May ijor forty-four years. There were two heat prostrations. Straw hats dotted the streets like dandelions on dark green lawns. More hot weather is promised for Sunday and a}l the beach resorts are prepar ing for a big day’s business. Crop Insurance THAT IS WHAT NITRATE OF SODA Means. Top Dress and Side Dress your Cotton, Corn and Staple Crops with it. From your dealer. tor our nearest office. NITRATE AGENCIES CO. Norfolk. Va.—Citizens Bank Bids. Savannah, Ga.—Savannah Bank Bldg. New Orleans. La.—611 Gravier St. New York.—102 Pearl St. IX THE COST AND PRICE OF MILK PRODUCTION In conversation with farmers en gaged in the milk business in some parts of New York state contiguous to or tributary to New York City, the as sertion is frequently heard that there Is “no money in milk.” Some admit making a little money; others say that the only net gain is the increased fertility added to the soil by the manure obtained from the cattle. Others again, say that the chief gain is the receipt of ready money from the the receipt of ready money from the milk check, which enable^ current expenses to be more read ily met than is possible under an annual cropping system. Others still, who have tried it and gone out of the business, claim that increased 1 care and expense in handling milk demanded by health authorities or creamery men takes all the profit out of the busi ness, and that the milk producer sim ply exists for the purpose of paying feed bills. In such a case, where opinion differs so widely, it is inter esting to learn that the Uni-ted. States Department of Agriculture has made a canvass of milk production on a Jer sey farm, with the result that the cost of producing milk has been approxi mately fixed, at least for this parti cular farm. The cost of production is based upon experiments with thirty-one head of milch cows, mostly grade Holsteins, Jerseys, Guernseys and Ayshlres, fed both home-grown and purchased feeds, the calculations of cost of production being based both on the actual cost of growing the crops fed and on the mar ket prices of the products used. The feeds used consisted of soiling crops of different kinds, alfalfa hay, corn stover, best pulp, distillers’ grains, wheat bran and oil meal. The average cost of feed per cow # per year (based on the actual cost of . producing the crops used) was $95.73 or 2.4 cents per quart of milk produced. Placing the market valuation upon the home-grown products, the cost or feed per cow per year was $121.6, or 3....0.4.. cents per quart. The estimated average cost of labor (but not super vision) and incidental expenses was $70.22 per cow per year, or 1.76 cents per quart. The incidental expenses In cluded bedding, stabling ($5 per cow), interest on the investment in the ani mals, depreciation in the value of cows, keep of bull, etc., but not inter est on land, buildings and dairy equip ment. Based on actual cost of growing and harvesting products consumed and ot labor, the total cost for feed, labor, etc., for the year was $165.95 per cow; based on market valuation of feed con sumed, $191.82. The yield of thirty- one cows averaging 8,661 pounds of 3.96 per cent milk, the total cost per quart of milk will be in the first case 4.16 cents, in the second case 4.8 cents. No credit, however, is given the cow for the manure or calf, neither is the farmer’s time charged for. Calculating the manure wobth $20 per cow, and the grade calves $6 each at five days old, the cost of producing 4 per cent milk even with the high yields reported, and not including cost of supervision, was approximately 4 cents per quart. Examination of Bradstreet’s records of prices of milk on the first of each month for the years 1910, 1911 and 1912 shows that the highest price for milk at wholesale at the dates mentioned in the three years was 6 11-40 cents per quart, which price was paid on De cember 1, 1912. Thd lowest price paid on the first of any month in the three- year period was 3 y-8 cents, and the yearly average of the nrst of the month price in the three years was, respec tively, .04441 cents in 1910, .04108 cents in 1911 and .04389 cents in 1912. These figures of prices paid at New York, taken in conjunction with the cost of production shown by the de partment of agriculture, would seem to bear their own explanation of some farmers’ statements that there is lit tle or no money in milk. MILEAGE REFORM MAY REACH PRESENT CONGRESS (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, May 5.—Good roads between Representatives Palmer, of Pennsylvania, and Humphrey, of Washington, which the latter attributed to a recent fight led' by Mr. Palmer against the present system of paying mileage to senators and representa tives to and from their homes today caused renewed discussion regarding mileage reform. It was freely predict- CURED TERRIBLE HUMOR ON FACE Could Not Go On Street Without Veil. Tells What Resinol Did For Her. UNIQUE ROAD EXHIBITS AT FRISCO EXPOSITION (By Associated Press.) 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For years past the bureau has been displaying at various national and inter national expositoins and on its railroad educational cars samples of the work It is doing; but the showing it is urepar- ing to make at the Panama-Pacific exposition will be the most complete yet made. ‘‘The road building and Improvement movement has had a great impetus,” said Mr. Page today, “as a result of the instruction furnished by the mod els already in use. They have been displayed along the lines of a number of railroads in the United'States and have done much to arouse public opin ion to the need for better roads, ex pert advice concerning which this of fice furnishes free.” CASH;BALANCE»5.C0 PER MONTH Latest, up-to-date style, twin auto seat, top removable to convert into a runabout, genuine leather upholstery, finely trimmed and finished, best of material and construction-retails for $100.00. Guaranteed 3 Years— L «t n 2o BUGGIES $29.50 UP. 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