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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. f FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1913.
AGRICULTURAL 1
f2ri Education,
Successful Farming 1
J? Andrew ft SouLE-
...m ‘U purtmcm icm cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information.
Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew U. Soule, president Stats
Agricultural College, Athens. Oa.
SIDE APPLICATIONS
When and how to use side applica
tions is a matter of great concern to
Georgia farmers. Theoretically, most of
the commercial fertilizer should be put
in the ground at the time of planting
the crop. If our soils were in ideal
condition this could be done to advan
tage, but where they are broken shal
low and deficient in humus, experience
would indicate that the best results
come rather from applying the fertil
izer under the drill row instead of
broadcasting it. As we improve our ag
ricultural practice and build up our
soils broadcasting fertilizers will become
more general and profitable as well, and
practically ali the plant food needed
can be put in the* soil at seeding time
or a few days previous thereto. A larger
proportion of the plant food may be
incorporated with the soil where the
land is of a clayey texture than where
sand predominates. The reasons for
this are easy to understand for on
sandy soils there Is quite a tendency to
leaching, whereas, the movement of wa
ter through clay soils is, relatively
speaking, slower and the loss through
sub-drainage much smaller than where
the soil patricles are of larger size.
The amount and character of fertil
izer to use as a side application de
pends considerably on the crop to be
fertilized, and on the natural fetrility
of the soil as well. On sandy soils
we are inclined to think that two side
applications will often prove advanta
geous. On clay soils one will gener
ally be sufficient. Of course, on truck
crops several applications may become
advisable. On vining crops, such as
the sweet potato, cowpea and other le
gumes practically all of the fertilizer
will of necessity have to be put in the
soil at the time of planting. On stand
ard crop's, such as corn and cotton, side
applications should be made relatively
early in the growing season. A good
time to put fertilizer on corn will be
about the second or third cultivation,
depending a good deal on the develop
ment which the crop has made, which
is naturally influenced by seasonal
conditions. On cotton the first side ap
plication will be made shortly after it
has been chopped to a stand. Some
may disagree with these suggestions,
thinking that the applications should
be made later in the season. Presum
ably a complete fertilizer will be used
for this purpose, and in that event it
is almost certain that the greater part
of the nitrogen will be derived from or
ganic- sources because of its relative
cheapness and efficiency when applied
early enough. Naturally, the phospho
rus and potash must be placed in the
soil, relatively early in the season so
ihe crops will have ample time in which
to be beneted from their use. Presum
ing *hat cotton seed meal is to
be used as the source of the organic
nitrogen, it should be applied as has
been suggested so it may have time to
be transformed first into ammonia and
later into nitrates which are directly
assimilated by growing plants. It will
take some days for this transformation
to take place. If the applications were
delayed until two or three weeks later,
the crop would no doubt use the nitro
gen or a considerable propotrion of it.
but the chances are that an overtsim-
ulation of the plant would take place.
Ae a result, less fruit will be set on
and matured. All have observed how
very rapidly a tree grows under spe
cially favorable conditions. If it hap
pens to be a fruit tree, the chances are
that it develops leaf and stem at the
expense of fruit. This is due to the
fact that a superabundance of food is
available at all seasons of growth. This
should be a lesson to the farmer, and
he should avoid, therefore, stimulating
his crop through side applications at
the wrong time. In other words, it
would be a mistake, as a rule, to put
a side application on corn when it is
bunching to silk and tassel.
The question now devolves on how
much fertilizer to use as a side applica
tion. Ordinarily, 200 to 300 pounds will
be about right; on very sandy soils the
larger amount and on clay soils the
stnaller amount. The quantity to use
will also be determined by seasonal con
ditions and by the vigor of the crop.
As a rule, it is advisable to use a
relatively high grade fertilizer as a
side application, and it is important to
emphasize the content of nitrogen.
Which form of nitrogen to use will
depend much on circumstances. The
farmer had best select the cheapest and
most easily obtained. In a majority of
instances this will be cotton seed meal.
He can use it with advantage because
he is more familiar with it than with
some other carriers of nitrogen. He can
buy it under a guarantee as to content
of available plant food, and experiments
have shown that it becomes available
quickly enough to meet the needs of all
long-seasoned crops, and may be used
as the primary fertilizer under truck
and garden crops as well.
Of course, where a second application
becomes advisable, a part of the nitro
gen had best be supplied from a very
quickly available carrier of this ele
ment. On land supplied with lime, sul
phate of soda will probably be the
most effective. The use of these ma
terials is, of course, more essential
on truck crops than on field crops. If
two sources of nitrogen be used, such
as sulphate of ammonia and cotton seed
meal, in the side application, the slower
acting form will be available and ready
to stimulate the crop by the time the
first has been utilized. There is thus
everything to be gainefl*from the use
of the combination and nothing to lose
on the part of the farmer. The side
application, according to our judgment,
should be put on relatively early and
may be broadcasted or scattered ahead
of the cultivator and covered into the
soil at the same time the crop is be
ing worked and weeds destroyed. If
It is put on relatively early, it affords
:he crop the best chance to utilize it,
and as deeper cultivation may be fol
lowed at this season without injury to
the feeding roots, the fertilizer can be
buried more completely in the soil, which
is a great advantage.
PURCHASING DAIRY COWS.
J. L. M., Albany, Ga., writes: Where can
I get some real good dairy cows nearby? Is
it very dangerous to ship them from a dis
tant climate? What feed would you sug
gest for a dairy cow? Can we grow clover
'and alfalfa In the vicinity of Albany?
What do you think of kudza? What grass
seed would you recommend for an all-year
round pasture In this vicinity and when
should they be sown? Please suggest some
good books on dairying?
rock per acre. Fertilize well with 1,000
pounds of 10-4-7, and sow 25 pounds ot
recleaned inoculated seed. Sow cow-
peas on the land immediately and turn
them under in the early fall, and then
prepare for the alfalfa as indicated. We
have secured from the first cutting as
much as 1.68 tons of alfalfa per acr«
by the methods indicated, whereas,
without subsoiling, liming and inocula
tion the yield was only .48 of a ton.
If your sandy land is well drained anu
has good depth, we are inclined to think
it will answer well for alfalfa. Of
course land which is subject to prolong
ed overflow should not be selected for
this crop.
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PREPARING A PLANT FOOD RATION.
T. M. K., Pendergrass, .Ga., writes: I
want to make a 10-2-4 formula. I hove 16
per cent acid, 50 per cent muriate of pot
ash and 0.18 per cent cotton seed meal. How
much of each must I use to make a 10-2-4
and an 8-2-4? My land is gray with yellow
subsoil. How can I have my guano an
alyzed and the cost of the same?
DISTRIBUTE FERTILIZER
around your corn or cotton,
on each side of middle at one
trip, with our Top Dresser
Attachment. Saves time. Fits
any distributor or guano horn.
One sent prepaid for $1.50.
Address S. Q. HARPER.
Fayetteville, Ga.
Reference: Farmers and
Merchants’ Bank of Fayette
ville.
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You will probably find it difficult to
purchase a lot of good dairy cows in the
vicinity of any of the towns and. cities
of the state, as these animals are gen
erally in good demand and are bought
up and used for a short time in the
dairy and sold by the owners to make
room for fresh cows. No doubt an ad
vertisement will quickly bring you in
formation as to where you can secure
dairy cows of the type you desire. Not
many farmers in Georgia make a busi
ness of breeding animals for dairy pur
poses. Most of those who are engaged
in the breeding business are either pro
ducing pure breds which command fairly
high prices or lose the animals they
are raising are to be used in their own
dairies. In purchasing cows you had
best secure them south of the quaran
tine line and on lands where ticks are
found at present. To purchase cows in
the west or north of the quarantine line
and bring them on to your pastures at
Albany would result in their loss at an
early date from tick fever due to tick
infestation. The college has built up
a herd of pure breds as a result of
about five years’ effort. In the begin
ning our herd consisted mostly of
grades purchased in Clarke and adjoin
ing counties which made fairly satis
factory foundation stock.
We think* you will have some diffi
culty in raising clover and alfalfa in
your section. The burr clover and Japan
clover will be of some benefit, the one
chiefly available for summer and the
other for winter grazing. Alsike and
crimson clover can also be grown to
some advantage. The alsike will do best
on moist land. A little white clover
may be grown in the pastures. There
is no single grass which can be grown
in your section of the state which will
afford so large an amount "of pasture
for as much of the year as Bermuda
grass. These should De sown on moist
low bottom lands. We do not think
you could cultivate the kudzi to ad
vantage. You should build a silo and
grow corn and sorghum to fill it. Then
Tiave cowpeas and such other legumes
as are admirably adapted for cultiva
tion in your section of the state as a
source of hay, and these together with
cotton seed meal will enable you to
produce milk at a reasonable cost and
furnish your animals with an ideal ra
tion.
Good books for a dairy farmer to
have in his possession are Feeds and
Feeding, by Henry; Milk and Its Pro
ducts, by Wing, and Practical Dairy
Bacteriology, by Conn. You can prob
ably secure these through your local
oook dealer, or if not, from the pub
lishers, Orange Judd company, New
York. N. Y.
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AVAILABILITY OF NITROGEN
COVERS.
T. Y. S., Bartow, Ga.. writes: What
analysis of commercial fertilizer is best
suited for top dresing corn, and from what
source should the plant food be derived?
Also what is best for top dressing qotton?
Give the order in which the nitrogen in
the following becomes available? Blood,
cotton seed meal, tankage, acidulated fish,
and sulphate of ammonia?
There are only a limited number of
materials which are advised for use as
top dressings. This is due to the fact
that top dressings are intended to
quickly stimulate growth, and therefore,
the materials used for this purpose
should contain the plant food needed in
a readily soluble form. Probably the
most extensively used nitrogenous car
rier as a top dressing is nitrate of soda,
and the reason for this is due to the
fact that the nitrogen is in the form
of nitrates and therefore plants can use
it immediately after it is dissolved in
the soil water. Sulphate of ammonia is
a very good material for top dressing,
but is best applied to land which either
contains considerable amounts of lime
naturally or to which applications of
pulverized lime rock have recently been
applied, but it can be used with some
success even in the absence of lime.
Sulphate of ammonia should not be used
as a top dressing in the sense of being
left on top of the ground, as is the prop
er manner of applying nitrate of soda,
but it should be scattered ahead of the
cultivator and worked slightly into the
soil. This method of application should
be followed with all forms of organic
nitrogen carriers. Blood, tankage and
cotton seed meal might be Used as top
dressings in the sense that they should
be applied very shortly after the crop
is up so as to give time for their con
version into forms assimilable by plants,
but these materials would not be re
garded so satisfactory for top dressing
as the first two mentioned. We would
therefore use as top dressings on corn
and cotton either nitrate of soda or
sulphate of ammonia.
Nitrogen carriers in the order of their
availability as set down by Warrington
in “Agricultural Chemistry," are as fol
lows: Nitrate of soda, sulp'nAte of am
monia, blood, green crops, tankage, fish
scrap, cotton seed meal and farm yard
manure.
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STARTING A TRUCK FARM.
D. R. B., Atlanta, Ga., writes: I have
Just bought a farm which I expect to start
operating in January. I want to have eight
or ten acres in corn, one acre in alfalfa,
two acres in vegetables, one acre in apple
trees, four acres for stock, hogs, chickens,
cow, horse, pigeons and rabbits. When
should I set out the apple trees? Do hogs
breed twice a year? Would low sandy land
or high gray land be best for alfalfa, and
should I prepare the ground this year for
planting next year?
Apple trees may be planted in the
fall or spring. Any time after the
leaves fall in the autumn would be a
good time to set them out. We prefer
early rather than late planting, though
trees have been set with us as lato
as March and done very well. You
should be careful to select varieties that
are well adapted to your locality.
Hogs may breed once or twice a year
depending on the management. It takes
good feed and careful handling to se
cure two litters a year. Naturally, the
strain on the female is quite severe,
especially where large litters are far
rowed. You should provide as much
grazing as possible for yuur sows, and
to this end should arrange for a suc
cession of crops in which the legumes
should predominate.
Alfalfa may be grown with some suc
cess under proper management. We
would advise you to plow the land vefy
deeply and subsoil it, and then lime iv
at the rate of two tons of ground raw
By mixing together 1,150 pounds ui
16 per cent acid, 700 pounds .of the
grade of cotton seed you mention, anu
150 pounds of muriate of potash, you
will have a formula which will cluseiy
approximate a 10-2-4. It will be a sim
ple matter to make this into an 8-2-4
by reducing the acid phosphate by 260
pounds and adding as much rich earth
thereto so as to bring the weight up
to 2,000 pounds, or you may divide th*
quantity without the earth by four, and
apply one-quarter of the total weight to
each acre, and you would still be ap
plying the equivalent of 500 pounds or
an 8-2-4. We think that either one o*
these formulas would answer quite well
for the character of land you are oper
ating on, but of course, you will get
better results from the use of this fer
tilizer where you can apply compost or
yard manure, or if you will make prep
arations this year through a rotation
of crops to build up your land in vege
table matter, you can look confidently
forward in the future to using fertiliz
ers at a larger profit than you can in
the absence of this material.
The fertilizer control of the state of
Georgia is in the hands of the com
missioner of agriculture, Hon. J. J.
Conner, Atlanta, Ga. Just what power
he has under the law with reference to
the analysis of samples from individu
als, you can easily find out by writing
him. I am sure you will find him glad
to render you any service within hit*
power.
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_ USING COMPOST UNDER CORN. ✓
nIo B ' D ' p ** Jes «P. Ga., writes: I wish to
plant corn on land where a poor crop of
la ?„ year ' 1 lntend Pitting 400
pounds of a 0-3-4 guano when the corn is
?ArI U L kn ?° h , lgh . and then a dressing of
lavin?bv l8 nltrate of ^da just before
i a Ji"f l,y - I have acre that I want to
lze .K bette , r ’ , puttln S In 300 pounds of
guano ■uhen I plant, a compost when the
ano D « S m?f e w gh ’ 300 pound8 more of
ano a little later and nitrate of soda just
before laying by. Please tell me what you
h,s I>Ita? Wlu Ij-e mixed with
rough stable manure make a good compost?
™.? ( t , h!nk y ° Ur plan for Preparing and
fertilizing your land for corn a very
good one though we would be disposed
to put at least half of the fertilizer
under the drill row at the time of
planting the crop. In other words if
we used 400 pounds of a 9-3-4, we would
put at least 200 pounds in the ground
with the corn, and us e 200 pounds as
a side application say about the second
or third cultivation. The nitrate of
soda should he put on as a top dressing
before the corn bunches to tassel This
is very Important as it may otherwise
stimulate growth at the expense of
grain.
On the second area of land which you
desire to fertilize better as an experi
ment put at least 300 pounds of the
above formula In the ground at the
time of planting the crop and use 200
to 300 pounds as a side application
about the second or third cultivation
Then use nitrate of soda as a top dress
ing as already indicated. By all means
put the compost which you expect to
apply to this land in the ground before
the corn is planted. We can not see
how compost will be of any material
benefit to a crop put on in the middle
of the growing season. An vegetable
matter should as a rule be incorporated
with the surface soil by means of a
disk or if there Is an abundance of it.
apply it when the land is broken
Where you have rather a small quan
tity, we would certainly put it under
the drill row or as near thereto as
practicable. The compost Is valuable as
a means of enabling the ground to ab
sorb water and. rendering it up to the
crop as it needs It, especially during a
dry spell.
We would not purchase any materials
With which to make a compost heap.
As a matter of economy, the farmer
can prepare composts easier by placing
the materials in a location where there
will not be drainage of the essence of
the compost away from the heap by
reason of leaching. It is only necessary
to keep the heap well moistened with
water so as to prevent flre-fangllng and
turning it over several times in order
to rot the material sufficiently to sup
ply to the land with'advantage.
MEMPHIS OBSERVES
BIRTHDAY OF DAVIS
MEMPHIS, Term., June 3.—Confeder
ate Memorial day was observed in Mem
phis today by the Confederate Memorial
association with impressive ceremonies
at Elmwood cemetery. The graves of
the Confederate dead were strewn with
flowers and on each a flag of the Con
federacy was placed.
The program consisted of addresses,
the reading of two poems, appropriate
to the occasion, and musical selections.
C. P. J. Mooney delivered the princi
pal address.
HOW WE CAN SAVE
THE CABBAGE CROP
The cabbage grower who failed to re
alize on *his cabbage crop is largely re
sponsible for the failure. It is suicidal
to plant a large crop of cabbage and ex
pect to realize on it when the surplus
in the northern cabbage growing section
is so large that the cold storage houses
are taxed to their utmost capacity to
house this left over surplus. The cab
bage grower should use his brains more
and muscles less. It is not a difficult
matter to ascertain the condition of the
northern market, the aceage in cab
bage, the yield and probable consump
tion. In possession of these facts the
cabbage grower would be in a position
to proceed with caution and intelligence
A large cabbage crop in the north means
•cheap cabbage. When the conditions
point to cheap cabbage the grower
should omit this crop and turn his en
ergies and labors to the production of
some crop of yvhich there is not a large
surplus. The opportunity is his and
when he fails to take advantage of it
he is responsible for the failure.
Then, again, there is no good reason
why the cabbage grower should permit
his cabbage crop to rot In the field when
there is a demand for kraut..
We remember when a boy on our fath
er’s farm that there was a large crop
of cabbage just ready for marketing
when there came a great swarm of grass
hoppers threatening their total destruc
tion. The grasshoppers came in such
numbers that they almost obscured the
sun. Their passage required several
days. What to do with the cabbage crop
was a serious problem, but it was soon
solved. A rude kraut factory was estab
lished and the cabbage worked up into
kraut and the cabbage thus saved and
a fairly good sum realized on the crop.
Canned, sauer kraut is rapidly coming
into favor as a food and there are thou
sands of acres of cabbage raised for
this purpose alone. The grower can cure
his kraut in barrels or large tanks and
pack in cans or kegs as it is marketed.
One ton of cabbage as it comes from
the field will make sufficient kraut to fill
three and a half forty-gallon barrels.
The cores of the cabbage are slit and
the outside leaves removed. Then the
cabbage is cut in long, shoestring-like
shreds. These long shreds are the only
ones to use for making kraut. It is an
easy matter to prepare a platform on
which to erect a gauge for cutting the
shreds evenly. An ordinary sharp knife
will do the work very satisfactorily. In
packing the kraut place a layer of about
three inches of shredded cabbage, then
sprinkle over this the best grade of
dairy salt in proportion of six pounds
of salt to each ton of cabbage. Continue
to repeat this process until the tank
or barrel is full. Fill it rounding full;
have cover fitted to inside of the barrel
or tank; weight this cover down with
some heavy weight so placed that it
will keep the cover level. It is neces
sary that all the cabbage is covered
with brine at all times. During the
early spring when the weather is warm,
the kraut will cure in sixteen to eighteen
days, when it is ready for canning or
shipment in casks, tin cans or kegs.
Kraut can be marketed in barrels. There
is a demand for all the kraut that can
be put up.
Cabbage can be cut into kraut for
about $2 a ton. The barrels or casks
will cost 75 cents to $1 each. Allowing
$3.50 for the casks and barrels for a
ton of cabbage and $2 for the labor
and salt a ton of kraut will cost $5.50.
Good, well cured kraut is worth all the
way from $15 to $20 a ton. It is not a
difficult matter then for the grower to
realize the fact that he is using very
poor judgment when he permits his
cabbage to go to waste.
We would be glad to see the trucker
inject some sanity in his business, in
planting, cultivating and marketing his
crops. There is entirely too much care
lessness indulged in by the grower to
bring an even balanced success.
We would not encourage the trucker
to grow cabbage for krauting it, but
commend it to prevent entire loss of la
bor and crop, and as an expedient in
times of excessive low prices.
m’heynolds to cure
TOBACCO TRUST EVILS
Attorney General Has Plan to
Hit Trusts Let Out by Court
Dissolution
BEEF PRICES SOAR AS
COUNTRY FACES SHORTAGE
Number of Beef Cattle in U, S,
Has Declined 30 Per Cent in
Recent Years
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 5.—The demand
for beef far exceeds the supply and high
prices are the result, says a bulletin is
sued today by the department of agricul
ture. The shortage in meat-producing an
imals, too. is steadily becoming greater.
In the past six years there has been a
decline of more than 30 per cent in the
number of beef cattle in the United
States, according to the department, and
during the first three months of this year
there has been an approximate decrease
of 13 per cent in the number of meat
animals killed under government super
vision, when compared with the same
period of 1912.
The department estimates the number
of beef # cattle in the United States on
January 1, 1907, at 51,566,000 and at the
beginning of Ihe present year, at 36,-
030,000.
Prices paid for cattle, sheep, lambs and
hogs last year were much higher than
the preceding year.
“The year 1912,” says the department,
“was a year of high prices for all classes
of food animals.” With the diminished
production in the home market the de
partment declares there is no longer a
surplus for export.
“The time has come,” it says, “when
we must conserve our meat supply.”
BUSINESS
ON THE FARM
The old order of slip-shod meth
ods, and the old easy ways are
fast disappearing from Southern
farms—and we are glad of it.
Whenever the farmer realizes
the magnitude of his possibilities,
and the richness of his opportuni
ties, and gets down to rock-bot
tom business—each worthy enter
prise — every progressive mer
chant and successful manufactur
er will be greatly benefited by the
new order.
When the farmer's shoes and
his family’s shoes and his labor
ers’ shoes are bought on a busi
ness basis—Shield Brand Shoes
will come into their own—because
Shield Brand Shoes rep
resent best value for least money,
Mr. Farmer, for every dollar you
invest in a pair of Shield Brand
Shoes you get 100 cents worth of
real service—100 cents worth of
good looks and 100 cents worth of
comfort. These are facts—Shield
Brand Shoes prove our state
ments. The Shield Brand Shoe
merchants in your community
will substantiate our statements,
and you will be convinced when
you or your wife or children or
your laborers wear Shield Brand
Shoes.
Ask your shoe merchant for
Shield Brand Shoes—do not ac
cept the kind that are “just as
good.” Make him get for your ;
sake and your helps’ sake
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 4.—Attorney
General Merteynolds today declared
that he always had regarded the final
decree Intended to dissolve the tobac
co trust as an “obvious subterfuge and
a miscarriage of Justice,” and If there
were any proper and just way by which
he could cure the evil, he would do It.
As an Immediate step he Is considet-
ing proposing to congress a graduated
excise tax on tobacco manufacturers.
The attorney general said that while
he had not finally decided upon an in
vestigation of the tobacco situation
with a view to possible further anti
trust prosecution, he likewise had not
reached a conclusion as to whether the
decree of dissolution, which he regards
as Inadequate, can be reopened.
The attorney general Indicated that
he was firmly convinced that the de
cree was incommensurate with the de
mands of the occasion. He declared to
day that there could be no real disso
lution of a trust by distributing Its
stock among the same shareholders.
Regarding the Standard Oil situation
the attorney general said he was giv
ing serious consideration to the re
sults of the government's completed In
vestigation of the workings of the dis
solution decree but had not yet decided
whether action would be taken.
Attorney General McReynolds has a
plan to cure some of the alleged evils
of the "tobacco trust” which he believes
the supreme court dissolution edict did
not reach.
It Is to tax the output of tobacco
factories on a sliding scale in such way
that the big manufacturers will pay
more and more as their output In
creases. It Is said the attorney general
has talked his plan over with Presi
dent Wilson and the cabinet and will
shortly submit It to Chairman Simmons,
of the senate finance committed.
While such a plan of taxation could
not be called a tariff for revenue only
measure, Mr. McReynolds contends that
It is an emergency measure devised to
meet the pleas of Independent tobacoo
manufacturers that the dissolution of
the trust has not relieved them of a
situation which, they say, threatens to
place them in as much danger as they
were from the “trust” before it was
dissolved.
Mr. McReynolds has never agreed
with the dissolution of the so-called
monopoly and Is said, to feel that many
of the evils charged against It still
are continuing under other forms.
In addition to correcting alleged
equalities by such a method of internal
revenue taxation, the attorney general
is still considering the advisability of
beginning an investigaton to determine
whether the decree dssolving the "to
bacco trust” Is being violated.
COLQUITT CO. PLANS TO
STOP HOG CHOLERA
MOULTRIE, June 5.—The Moultrie
Chamber of commerce has sent Invita
tions to 250 of the leading farmers of
the county to meet In Moultrie on June
7 and form a central organization that
shall be followed by the organization
of district clubs which will co-operate
with the chamber of commerce in the
effort to stamp out hog cholera and the
cattle tick In the county. The clubs
will also co-operate In the production
and marketing of truck, poultry, etc., It
being the purpose to have a department
of markets in Moultrie that will guide
the farmers in finding the best selling
point for their produce. To begin with,
the effort will be concentrated on
stamping out hog cholera, and the first
step along this line is to get in touch
with every community of the county,
giving the central organization a quick
report whenever cholera breaks out
among any man’s hogs. The Moultrie
office will handle the serum, but there
will be a trained man in every com
munity to apply it and follow up the
treatment until It is stopped. The
movement is being well received by
farmers, there being an unusual in
clination among them to raise hogs in
large quantities.
A THOUSANDFOLD
YIELD OF GRAIN
• A translated article from Le Corres
pondent, which appears in a recent num
ber of the Literary Digest, indicates
that the principle of greatly increasing
harvests is simple. “It consists in
preparing seed beds in widely spaced
lines on very mellow land; then at the
end of two months dividing the tufts
springing from each grain, replanting
each of these rooted shoots thus de
tached, and finally in hoeing and earth
ing up these new plants many times
in such manner as to provoke at all the
points brought into intimate contact
with the earth the growth of numerous
adventitious shoots, each of which
bears an ear.
“It is, in sum, a combination of ‘slip
ping,’ transplanting and pruning.
“The system is, in truth, not new, but
a very ancient one, used immemorially
by the Chinese, and to it is due the enor
mous yield of their fields, which have
been treated like gardens.
“While our peasants throw broadcast
handfuls of grain on the harrowed
earth, offering rich pasturage to pillag
ing birds and rodents, the Chinaman,
after furrowing the earth with its wood
en plowshare, without turning it, crum
bles each lump in his hands till it is
like fine powder. This done, at planting
time he walks slowly down each furrow
carrying a grain drill, which Is a mar
vel of ingenious simplicity.
“Picture to yourself two pointed plow
shares about twenty inches apart and
connected by a transverse bar support
ing a hopper filled with grkin, from
which issue two slender bamboo tubes
designed to conduct the grains so that
each will drop in the wake of one of the
shares. The diameter of each tube is
Just great enough to allow the passage
of one grain at a time without letting
it drop until it receives the impulse
of a slight shock given by means of
the handles which complete the ap
paratus.
“The sower pushes the drill in front
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of him, inclining it now to the right and
now to the left, in such sort that each
Inclination causes the issue of a single
seed, which is instantly pressed under
by the track of one foot or the other.
The seed plot is thus made in the form
of a ‘quincunx,’ each planted grain being
at a distance of sixteen to twenty Inches
from its neighbors in every direction.
“At the end of a few weeks germina
tion begins. When the young plant is
ten or twelve inches in height there are
a score of stalks about Its stem, each
provided with a fringe of rootlets. The
farmer covers each with loose earth by
means of careful hoeing, thus raising
the level of the furrow. Each stalk
again proliferates, and there are soon
fifteen to twenty new stalks around
its stem, which detach themselves. Alt
are the Indirect issue of a single grain,
which proves therefore to h&ve been!
the parent of 300 to 400 stalks, each
bearing an ear.
“Transferring this method to experi
mental fields and perfecting it, it has
been found possible to separate from
the stem each of the primitive stalk-
lets with its own roots, transplant it,
and then treat in the same way each of
the new plants thus formed.
“Thus Philip Miller planted a seed in
the experimental gardens at Cambridge
in June, 1770; in August, 1777, he ob
tained as a harvest from this single
seed 576,000 seeds. For unknown rea
sons the experiment was not repeated
until June 12, 1903. On this date our '
own compatriot Bellenoux treated in
this manner twenty grains of wheat
planted in one square yard of carefully r
mellowed earth. On August 9 he sep
arated and replanted the numerous
salklets springing from the earth. On
October 8 of the same year, then on
March 3 of the next year, and finally on
May 13, he repeated the operation. On
July 30, 1904, each of the twenty grains'
had produced 604 clumps bearing 28,388
ears, containing a total of 706,701
grains.”
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