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i * 6 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA. ; TUESDAY, IS, 1913. AGRICULTURAL ■Ss Education, SUCCESSFUL fAfcMINer I Soule This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agricultural College, Athens, Oa. SOME NEEDS OF THE LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY T HE desirability of increasing our j monlously to secure adequate appropria te stock industries is realized j tions for the promotion of such enter-, by all. Just how to accomplish [ prises. Demonstration experiments this end admits of some speculation j should be made in every county as fast T*r™ T Tt™Ztikt^TZ., " are e.ad.cat^ S now.„ g wna. Improvement of the live stock Interests | ma >' be anticipated from a proper organl- of any community is fundamentally j zation of beef and dairy enterprises. Tne rooted in the introduction of a better grade of. animals It makes no dif ference what the class of stock under consideration may be. This funda mental undertaking is especially im portant in anv community where the scrub has been allowed to predominate beyond the memory of the oldest in habitant * On the other hand, it should nbt be gathered from this state ment that it is necessary to introduce a large number of animals to effect a marked improvement in a comparatively short period of time. Eliminate the scrub sires and replace them with pure breds, and there is generally in any community a sufficient number of females of fair quality to be used, as foundation stock, although there may • be some exceptions to this rule. The value and power of the pure bred sire-is not appreciated by those life history of the tick is now so well known and the means of combating it so simple and so generally accepted that ar gument along this line is unnecessary. When a county through the appointment of a local inspector at a cost of not to exceed $50 to $76 a month may rid Itsen forever of the tick in a period of two yeors through the generous co-operation which most of the states and the federal government now offer it deserves all the loss and injury it may suffer if still will ing to permit this miserable itte parla3iti to retard the development of one of the most proable and desifirable enterprises in which ita citizens can engage. The hog breeding business fails to prosper in many localities on account of the presence of cholera. This disease has been allowed to run rampant so long without an effort being made to who ore riot familiar with what has stamp it out that the ground seems to ben accomplished through their intro duction into communities where the scrub has hitherto reigned supreme, and no one can adequately portray the transformation which will result in a few years where pure-bred sires of the right type have been selected and given proper care and treatment. It is pos- —sible, for instance, to increase the /slaughter test from an average of 40 . to 60 per cent. This means a differ ence of twenty pounds of beef on every 10) pounds of live weight. Therefore, on a 1,000-pound animal the gain will Represent, at 6 cents a pound, $12. A sire will very quickly pay for himself in a community where any considerable v number of animals are maintained. The “'.original investment need not be large and a few farmers clubbing together have become thoroughly infested and it breaks out on some farms practically every year. Of course, if a farmer loses all his hogs each season one can hardly expect the industry to prosper nor the individual. to evince much en thusiasm . concerning it. The serum manufactured by so many states an-1 distributed at cost has demonstrated its efficacy as a preventive of this dis ease when properly administered and accompanied by reasonable sanitary reg ulations. Therefore, the “fly in the ointment” may now be controlled, and any lice aggressive community can se cure serum guaranteed as to potency for the protection of its porcine population. The greatest obstacle to successful de velopment of hog breeding in the south has thus been removed for nowhere in the United States can a greater var- can always finance such an undertak- , . . „ ins. Especially is thie true where the of grazing crops occupying the interest centers in hogs, sheep or cat- i f™”* a S?* °i^ “tie. It is also easily possible with ... ,, .. . ... - horses, though the investment required j f rop f. W * U e " able Vl th ® farme f Wh ° be much greater. To say that a le! U h,s breedin « herdadvantageouslyto community is so poor that a few farm- produce pork a a of from 5 to 6 - ers co-operating together cannot buy a! cdnts a poupd ^ th a minimum amount — J of corn and other concentrates. One produced than in the Gulf states. These are fed too much at a time and too often, this trouble is likely to occur. The diagnosis of the case may be made quite readily as the hogs are af fected with a sort of hiccough that is very persistent and is not relieved un til death ensues. There is the characteristic jerking movement of the muscles of the body, in treating this disease give a purga tive to empty- the bowels and stomach. Then follow by a spare dietv of a laxa tive thougli nutritious character. Give two tablespoonfuls of Epsom or Glau ber salts with one to four teaspoon fuls of castor oil. Four drops <»i laudanum and two teaspoonfuls of spirits of ammonia in a c.up of rather hot water will in most instances stop tne jerking of the muscles. Careful attention to feeding, management ana the use of a variety of food and plen ty of exercise and pure water will help to keep your hogs in a healthy condition. • • * SEEDING LAND TO GRASS. E. P. W., Bandersville, Ga., writes: * want to put in ten to twenty acres in grass, one-balf for grazing and the other half for hay. What do you think of the following mixture: One-half bushel each of orchard grass, tall meadow grass and Italian rye grass, and ten pounds of red clover. Our soils are red clay. • ooa v.,11 o., a a . . , oi corn diiu iuuci wiibcuuaica. wuc , * - TlXl of the great factors in the hog breed- “ d _!“ Pr L V . e . / ph / 8ical °°» $50 boar, —lion is an absurdity. Why do our V southern farriers neglect the great ben efits and advantages which the main tenance of live stock will bring to Only* because the industry Is so new that it conveys to the layman an element of uncertainty and danger. We are .xoath to believe those things with which we are unfamiliar, and un til some citizen of more than ordinary force of character breaks through the •'film of prejudice the farmer prefers to continue on in the old rut. The live' stock business needs leaders, . therefore, of courage and ability for many of their initial efforts will of ne cessity be experimental in character ana they- may suffer some loss and discomflt- .ure on that account, but perse verence with live si v.k as in any other line of farming wili win ultimate success for the individual and the community. There is room for the development of every pnase * of the live stock business in the soutn. There are very few if any localities • . where the business has been overdone, n one desires to purchase pure bred sirea the chances are that in many instances ^he will be forced to go north of the Ohio river to find the type of animals he Is seeking. Of course, there are plenty of sires of a kind in existence but they are worse than useless in many instances and . depress rather than uplift the stock bus- „ iness. What use is there in continuing to breed mares suffering from periodic or chronic ophthalmia, spavin, ring bone, roaring and other diseases to a little un- ’ dersized jack which probably inherits some or all of the same diseases with the .^11 Idea of building up a mule breeding busi- >.„ness in a given community. The proverb ial phrase, “carrying coals to Newcastle, : Is beautifully illustrated where such an " undertaking is in progress. Uufortunate- ly. illustrations of this kind are frequent ly met with. In such a locality there are no ideals and no standards and no progress can be anticipated. There is a ..wonderful opportunity for the develop ment of horse and mule breeding. It nas i>een shown that the draft type of mare 7 may be made to replace the mule and 2 still foal a colt eac hyear and do her fuu -share of work. There is not a market /where good pork, mutton, beef and dairy ’ products are not in demand at remunera tive prices. The food, water and climatic conditions essential to success, are at tne disposal of the stockman. The pure bred sire holds the key to the situation. Fol lowing that must come a rigid selection of the best females and the elimination of the scrub. Then progress and devel opment of a substantial character will ne made. I; Some will immediately say that the cat tle tick is a bar to the successful devel opment of beef and dairy enterprise®. ^This Is true to some extent, but the war fare against the tick is now proceeding so rapidly and persistently in many states that territory is being cleaned forever or its ravages, much more rapidly than our live stock industries are being promotea and developed, in any section where an 'industry has been long neglected it does not find a spontaneous development ana can only be promoted successfully ^through the education of a generation ' along that given line. Emphasis shoula - therefore be laid on instruction in live •stock husbandry in every agricultural college in the south. The state and the _ live stock organizations should work har- We have made quite an extensive in vestigation into the best grass for pasture and hay throughout the south. In our experience there is nothing su perior to Bermuda grass for grazing purposes.* Of course, Bermuda is only available for trorri seven to eight months in the year, depending on the earliroess of the season ttnd the time when frost falls in the autumn. But if you sow on Bermuda sod burr clover and hairy vetch about the 15th of Sep tember, and are fortunate enough to secure a strand, you will have grazing tnroughout the year, as these crops do best in the cool weather of the late fall and early winter. We know of no combination that will surpass this for cheapness and efficiency for grazing purposes. For a hay crop the combination sug gested in your letter is an excellent one. We have tiled these mixtures frequently and have had good success with them on land which is at all fer tile. Of course, these grasses will do better on flist and second bottom land than on uplands, and no grass utilized for hay with which we are acquainted will give satisfactory results on thin soils. Orchard grasfe and tall oat grass are bo«..* vigorous growing grasses. Italian rye grass nas not made so fa vorable an impression on us as the two others menaioned, and in our expe rience we have found it very satisfac tory on most soils to use alsike in the place of red clover. Alsike, we think, will give better results on lands which contain more acidity than red clover, and as many of our soils are low in lime, we think you would find this a desirable substitute. We believe In planting these crops for hay you will find it a great advantage to lime the land at the rate of not less than one ton of caustic lime per acre. * You would find it an advantage to plant a crop of cowpeas on this land immedi ately and plow them under early this fall so as to put vegetable matter in GETTING BEST RESULTS FROM FARM LABOR HELPS FARMER It is of the utmost importance that day before the machinery is used. In farmers should be able to figure out fact, the thought of the operator should definitely, the total cost of producing always be on the machine he is operate various crops raised on the farm, in ing, and how best to care for and pro order that they may determine which tect it. The soil, in the same manner is t.he most profitable. The soil on your must be fed and cared for in order farm should contribute to your income to secure from it the maximum of ei- every penny it is capable of producing t flclency. without injury to itself—just as you i This brings us to the consideration expect a man to give you his best work J of cost in crop production. The amount and highest efficiency in labor of which money vou actually receive for a he is capable, without overwork or in-■ crop after * it is harvested, does not jury to himself. In fact, this is true a i ways indicate its profit. For instance, of everything. We should expect per sons, soil and implements on the farm to give up their full quota of value— but we must exercise extreme care not to overdo matters and expect or require too much. The writer, for instance, visited a print shop recently and saw presses running nicely and making about 1,200 impressions an hour. A new manager later came into t.he shop and when the writer next paid a visit the same presses were making 2,000 impressions an hour instead of 1,200, and appar ently just as easy. The efficiency and production value of that machinery had been almost doubled by a mere idea. But, I asked why they should not run 3,000 an hour, and the manager replied that those presses were not capable of enduring that much speed. So you see it is wise to find the limit or the near limit, and endeavor to keep things near to that point. This does not mean that men, soil or machinery should be “worked to death.” All of them require the most extreme care and attention, in order that they may be kept in good “working trim.” Hired help must be handled properly and ^ with due consideration for their he&lth and physical endurance—a ques tion of so much importance that it will be discussed in a later chapter. Ma chinery must be carefully oiled with good oil. It must be kept clean, dry and free from rust when not in use. Loose parts, nuts and burrs should be repaired and put in order every ! Moore. crop which produces an acre may not be as profitable as one which produces only $100, for various rea sons. First, a crop may prove helpful or injurious to the soil. If therefore, a $150 crop absorbs so much of the nu tritive value of the soil that it is nec essary to put back $25 in improvements the next year and the.., you are only able to secure a $100 crop at the next till from the same soil—if these condi tions prevail, then it would be better to raise alternating crops which would produce only half the money and btiila the soil instead of injure it. Again, it is better to raise a $100 crop which costs only $60 to produce than it Is to raise $160 crop which costs $126 for production. In figuring the cost o* raising a crop you must consider all of the follow ing items and probably some others due to local conditions: Fertilizer, Seed, Labor, Machinery maintenance. Damage to soil, if any, Cost of marketing. There are many crops which are a detriment to good soil—that Is frequent raising of them proves cnjurlous, while other crops are beneficial. Many fruits will thrive in soil which has oeen over worked with vegetables, while neglected orchards, cultivated will often produce profitable vegetable crops.—W. Clement YIELD OF WHEAT CROP CAN BE MADE MORE PROFITABLE HEAT-STRICKEN WEST HELPED BE SHOWERS ing business at the present time is the , It will pay to prepare lana buzard which is protected by law and ^° r a ^ ay cr °l > which to be profit- Y®!IR FALL SUIT Made to Youp Measure $30 to $40 would not buy a better one, but you get it for nothing. Not a cent to pay. Simply wear It, tell your friends where you got it and make to 11 a Day taking their orders. It is dead easy You never saw a nobbier suit or a more stunning pattern, cut in strictly advance stylo (3 months rthead of the times). Your choice of 60 patterns to choose from. Drop us a postal card for heavy pattern book, inside infor mation about styles, self-measuring, blanks, etc., etc. Don’t wait. Every thing free —we pay express***. Get ahead of the other fellows—write this very minute. A postal will do it. AMERICAN WOOLEN MILLS CO. CHICAGO Band Tailored Classy Linings Millionaire Trimmings Swell Cat is allowed to feed o n dead and diseased carcasses of every description and no ddubt has had much to do with spread ing cholera broadcast throughout sever al of our states. The buzard should be destroyed for he is a menace to the wel fare not only of the hog breeder but other stockmen as well. * • • CROP ROTATIONS FOR GEORGIA FARMERS. A correspondent writes: Would like to know what you consider a proper crop ro tation for Georgia farmers, and your advice in regard to preparing the laud for tne planting of the various crops, time of planting, kind of fertilizer to use, etc. Of course, a great number of rota tions ifiight be suggested for Georgia conditions, but one of the best in our judgment is the following. For a three- year rotation, cotton followed by. oats for grain and then seeded to cowpeas to be cut for hay or turned under for soil imporvement. In our judgment this crop should.be turned under except on stock farms, where there is an abundance of vegetable matter. Plant the corn in the early spring or the peas may be turned under in the fall and the land seeded to rye, crimson able must remain on the land for sev er al years. • • ♦ TAMJVORTH HOGS IN THE SOUTH. J. W., Bolen, Ga., writes. I have had some Tam worth hogs for about two years, but I do not think they do very well, ana have become somewhat dissatisfied with them. What do you think of the Tam- worth? Do you know anything About the flop-eared Jersey? We have raised the Tamworth ho on the college farm for several years, and have distributed quite a number throughout the state, and in so far as we know they have given good satis faction, and here at the college we have found them a prolific and hardy breed. They are also good grazers and grow with rapidity when properly nourished and produce an excellent quality of pork. We are inclined to think this breed one of the best for use in Geor gia, where the land owner contemplates making pork on grazing crops. We all realize that this is the economical meth od of producing pork in this state. The Duroc-Jersey is a good breed of hogs and also noted for their prolificacy. Their color is much the same as that of the Tamworth; their conformation clover and vetch to act as a cover crop f f > ultp di£t f rent - hpwever and they are and supply a little additional humus / nclin ® d _ to /. ° r ‘ fat __T". 0h ,. m .° re read- Little Children Run Into Streets of Kansas City to Drink in Falling Rain TEACHERS TO BE PHD BT SUITE NEXT WEEK (By Associated Press.) KANSAS CITY, Aug. 18.—Heavy Governor Has Borrowed $475,000 Under New Con stitutional Amendment' The county school teachers of Geor- . ....... gia are to receoive within the next few showers, last night and early today re- days checks for their back salaries to lieved conditions in parts of the heat;be paid from the sum of *476.000 bor- and drouth-stricken regions .of Missouri, | rowed by the governor under the new Kansas and Oklahoma, but the rains constitutional amenument, plus 20 per were far from general and in most in- . cen t of the $2,550,000 appropriated for stances inadequate. | the general school fund of 1913. Temperatures that for twelve days I Such was the statement given out have hovered above the 100 mark, fell Saturday afternoon by State School today ir. southern Kansas and northern Su P erin tendent M. L. Brittain, follow- Oklahonia. because of showers* and ing a meeting of the state board of clouds, but there were evidences of a cducation in th e capitol. The vouch- thirteenth day of extreme heat generally ers will be mailed some time Monday. Mr. Brittain has also given out the following announcement: The state board of education an- the next spring. We think the use oi the cover crop very important indeed. After the corn is laid by, plant some cover crop to be turned under in the late fall or the early spring for cot ton. By this plan it is possible to pro* duce a crop of cotton which represents money, a crop of corn which represents grain feed for the maintenance of work stock, a crop of grain and hay from oats and peas, and at the same time turn under legumes and other crops for soil building purposes. There would be returned to the soil where this plan was carried out two crops to build up the land and supply vegetable matter Any one who is acquainted with south ern conditions realizes the importance of M vegetable matter in the soil, and those who have had experience are as tonished at the results secured when the supply of vegetable matter is in creased through the judicious use of le gumes. Of course, the fertilizer to use on these crops depends much on soil con ditions. On the heaviest of our red clay lands an 8-3-3 will do very well for cotton, and about a 9-4-3 for corn. On our intermediate soils a little higher grade should be used, and on very sandy soils as much as 10 to 12 per cent of phosphorus, 4 to 4.5 per cent of nitrogen and 5 to 7 per cent of potash will be found advisable. ,We are basing our es timates, of course, on an application of not less than 500 pounds per acre. Where the land has been well prepared and is in good physical condition all the fer tilizer may be put under the drill row, and in the absence of these conditions, part under the drill row and part as a side application. If the land is well supplied with vegetable matter, top dressing with nitrate of soda and other j carriers of nitrogen are not essential. J Of coarse, we realize that the lands; in this state need to be deeply broken. I We have found that where deep tilling implements have been used and the land broken up to a depth of 14 to 16 inches and thoroughly pulverized and the sur face and subsoil properly mixed that large and satisfactory yields have been secured with all the crops mentioned. Possibly, some very sandy soils do not need to be so deeply stirred, but all of the great area of land in Georgia which has been derived from the decay >f granite formations will be immensely benefited by deep tilling and thorough preparation before planting. * * * TREATMENT OF SICK HOGS. W. G. L., Camilla, Ga., writes: I would like to know what to do for my hogs. 1 have two pigs which have what we call thumps; they breathe short, hard and fast, ami so hard that they are in a jerk all the time. Can you tell me what causes it ana what will cure It? ily. On this account it has been thought by some who have had experi ence with them that tnfcy are better adapted for raising and finishing in those sections where corn is produced abundantly and is cheaper than it is in this state or likely to be for some time to come. Those who anticipate fin ishing hogs on corn will find well se lected animals of the Duroc-Jersey breed satisfactory. We do not feel dis posed to recommend them for Georgia conditions, however, as strongly as the Berkshire or Tamworth, or some of the other breeds which do not put on flesh quite so rapidly, and are therefore more active. * * * HANDLING THE COWPEA CROP. O. S. P., Porterdale, Ga., writes: I have understood that there was a way by which cowpeas could be cut and run through a ms- chine and the peas threshed off. Will you please tell me what you know of the man ner of handling the crop? At wbat stage of growth should the peas be cut, and what type of machine is best for the purpose? For several years we have been sow ing cowpeas on the college farm and cutting them when in good condition to make hay; that is, when the pods and lower leaves are beginning to turn yel- TXT A "N’TT'Ti'TI Name and address of every farmer who is growing or ex- a t o a T » VA1V- pects to grow xl.JLrX iiiil! JtL AB I* E INFORMATION FREE. Piedmont Portland Cement Co. . \ 700 Austell Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. schools of the state as provided b.y law. At this time, in all probability, the board will arrange to hear from the different publishers with regard to their texts prior to the adoption, on October 27, 1913. JOHN M. SLATON, Governor and Ex-Officio President of the State Board of Education. M. L. BRITTAIN, State luperintendent of Schools and Ex-Officio Secretary. FARMERS OF ALABAMA MEET IN MONTGOMERY over Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Heavy rain was reported this morning over a wide section of southern aKnsas. The temperature at Arkansas City was ! r° unceE ./ hat at J ts ne / r ^ular meet- 15 degrees below yesterday’s. Hutchin- °u Monday, September 29, consider- son, ICan., .reported nearly an inch of | atldp wl11 P e el ™ n , to th ® c * 1 ue8t ‘? 11 of ,. a j n making new contracts or in its discre- Northern Oklahoma has attained great I ‘!° n / PeWlnS those alr , ead / made for relief through showers that began "yes- terday afternoon and continued today Light showers fell in this city yester day, cooling the atmosphere and pave ments. Hundreds of children rushed into the street and stood in the rain. Drouth in northern and easern Kansas and most of Missouri continued un abated. Springfield, Mo., which has had less than half its normal rainfall since April 1, faced a menace of failure of its water supply. In pracieally all the Springfield churches prayers for rain will be offered late this afernoon. In southeastern Kansas and south western Missouri, many mining towns are suffering from want of water. Pitts burg, Kas., and Joplin, Mo., are supply ing many of these points with water shipped in tank trains! Fruit growers of St. Joseph, Mo., who had expected a heavy crop of apples, say the fruit is dropping from trees im mature and that the late crop may be a total loss. Topeka suffered the twelfth hot night during which the minimum tempera ture has exceeded 75. Wichita, Kas,, reported showers this morning after an oppressively hot night. Rain was reported in Kingman and Harper counties, Kas., last night. An inch of water fell at Wellington, Kas., half an inche at Eedgwipk, and a shower in Butler county, People in eastern Jackson county are enjoying hand-picked catfish as a by product of the drouth. Most of the streams have shrunk to standing pools. Heat Forces Farmers to Thresh by Light of Moon (By Associated Press.) LACROSS. “Wis., Aug. 18.—Mdon. light threshing was the rule ori the big farms about LaCrosse both on the Wis consin and Minnesota side of the river last night. Threshing crews were un able to work in the day time since Wed nesday on account of the intense heat, so men and teams slept during the day and early last evening when the moon came out brightly and a cooling breeze swept over the farms the forces resumed work and continued throughout the night. "RT’N’Ti’PT? Attachment with Corn Harvest- J-3JLs JAf er cuts and throws in piles on harvester or winrows. Man and horse cuts and shocks equal with a Corn Binder. Sold in every state. Price $20.00. W. H. BUXTON, of Johns- . town, Ohio, writes: “The Harvester has proven ! all you claim for It; the Harvester saved me I over $25 iu labor last year’s corn cutting. I cut over $500 shocks; will make 4 bushels corn to a shock.” Testimonials and catalog free, show ing pictures of harvester. Address NEW PROCESS MFG. CO . SALINA, KANSAS. ^ ' . If you are certain that your hogs have thumps, then the best treatment you can ^use is the following: This disease is generally thought to be due to some disturbance of the digestive system and is most likely to occur where hogs are*fed on one kind of food. It may be aggravated by constipation and lack of exercise, and it is often as sociated with other diseases. If hogs Shows how to earn this swell tailored-to-order suit in an hour. How to make $33 to$65a week. Just by show ing your fine FRICK SAM PLE SUIT and ourbeautiful samples to your friends. Lowest Whoiesafa Prices ever heard of. We pay ex- presti eharnes. Follows every where Rolng wild about our styles, IlnewtQualityguo’Tintocd HftHfffltfgBaiB 1 nothinir eiirn nothin* 1 , prpwlno nethlngr—«ndjBS«<! Dn S.S&t Wait until you how ha.iooo-nS poor FREE SAMPLE PUrr In before yon decide to bo our Aarent. More quick monay wnTwv„M: r aapsawsKAta MhJ'.Es county. Territory trolnv fsat, Send ne yonr nanaa today, ChScajoTaRorV^iSitUDep^MMfa^ure^^Chlcsgo low. The peas are cut and raked into windrows and sometimes cured by stack ing over three stakes driven into the ground at an angle of about 45 de grees. and so arranged as to provide a triangle. These stakes may be made of about 2x4 or 3x4 oak or pine, or from round stobs about three feet long cut in the woods. By stacking the peas in a semi-green condition on this triangle the air is allowed to circulate freely through the mass, the peas cure out nicely, and the color of the hay is pre served. and most of the leaves retained as well. In very bad weather this method of curing peas is the most satisfactory with which we are acquainted, provided a hay cap is used to turn the water. As hay Caps are not very costly and may be used for a good many years, hey form a desirable investment on my farm where the making of pea hay s to be followed up systematically. Aft- r the peas are cured we haul them to he barn and thresh them with one of •ur farmers’ threshing outfits. This has t six-horsepower gasoline engine and sufficient capacity to handle 300 bush- ■ls of oats or 20 to 60 bushels of cow* eas per day depending on the variety nd seasonal conditions. Some of the nore vigorous growing varieties of •owpeas thresh out much slower than hose where the percentage of stalk to Train is less. By removing the con aves and changing the pulleys so as to reduce the speed materially, we have been able to thresh our peas and only crack a very small percentage of them. We think you will find the outfit re ferred to very satisfactory, and that this method of handling the pea crop will solve many of the dlffiequities you are now experiencing. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MONTGOMERY, Ala. Aug. 18.—All details for the state convention of the Alabama Farmers’ union, to be held here August 20-22, have been completed by members of the local union and officials of the state body. Five hundred or more delegates and visitors are expected to attend the big convention. Mayor W. A. Gunter, Jr., will welcome the association, and ad dresses will also be delivered by Gover nor O’Neal and F. G. Salter, president of the Business Men’s league. Responses will be made by T. L. Harvey and A. J. Glenn, officers of the state organiza tion. A barbecue will be tendered the dele gates at Pickett Springs on the final day of the convention. Several notable farm experts have been invited to attend the sessions. LEESBURG MARSHAL IS HURT IN JUMP FROM AUTO ALBANY, Ga., Aug. 18.—H. B. Logan, marshal of Leesburg, while riding in an automobile in search of Dock Mathis, the negro who Monday night killed R L. Jossey in Lee county, jumped out of an automobile running thirty-five miles an hour and was badly injured at 3 o’clock this morning. Logan had been up for two nights. He was sitting on the back seat when he suddenly stood up and made some re mark about having to get out and Jump ed from the side of the car. It is believed he was asleep when he jumped, which fact alone saved his life, as his body was limp when he fell. He was brought to Albany and then taken to his home in Leesburg. A. L. French in Progressive Farmer. In a section where climatic condi tions are right for the plant’s proper development the wheat crop may be made one of profit. Practically all of the Piedmont sec tion of the south is in the wheat belt and paying crops at present prices, for the grain when the soil has been put in proper condition will be the rule. It is no doubt true that the average crop of this section is produced at a loss, but cleaner, better shaped fields that have been brought to the right state of fertility through good drainage, proper rotaton, and the application of mineral plant foods* suited to the needs of the crop and the present condition of the soil, will insure the Piedmont wheat grower a reasonable profit. It is reasonable that some soils to produce maximum crops will need some nitrogen, land for instance that is low in content of vegetable matter and that has just produced a crop of corn. However, it is a question in my mind if such soils had not better be sown in rye and crimson clover and the wheat crop be left out until such time as the soil, by reason of gooa farming meth ods—has become so filled with decayed vegetable matter that only the cheaper mineral fertilizers will be needed to produce a good crop. My opinion is that when the red soils have been so nandled, nothing will be needed save phosphorus; the decay of organic matter making enough of the dormant potash in the soil available for the needs of the crop. Wheat, like corn, is a low-priced pro duct and to make its production profita ble care must be given to reducing ex pense of growing while increasing pro duction per acre. From quite accurate records of crops of wheat grown by the writer he has found that to prepare the land, plant crop of its size as there was grown the present year in western North Carolina. This field *was seeded in grass dur ing the fall of 1907 and grazed with cattle and sheep until the winter of 1911-12. About December 16, 1911, the three-horse plow was sent into the field and the sod turned from nine to eleven inches deep and left rough until the latter part of March. 1912, at which time 650 pounds per aore of ground phosphate rock was ap plied with the broadcast drill. The field was then disked as deep as three good horses could cut it, double cut ting. About the middle of April the field was double cut in the opposite direction and harrowed with the Acme harrow until a good seed-bed for corn was obtained. Twenty acres of the land was planted in corn about May first, and the balance of the field was planted in peas and soy beans. The corn was given ten workings with the harrow and cultivators and was in first class condition when the crop of corn was cut with the harves ter and shocked. Now began thd preparation for the wheat crop. The three-horse disk was set to cut from 3 1-2 to five inches deep and the l&nd was double cut between the rows of shocks, and then was set to run about three inches deep and the field double cut in the opposite direction. Those who saw the field said the land was in fine condition for seeding to wheat. The peas were removed from the balance of the field and that portion treated in the same manner. The wheat (Fulcaster) was drilled one bushel per acre from October 17 to 23. and 320 pounds per acre of 16 per cent acid phosphate was applied at the same time. Also six quarts of timothy seed was distributed with and harvest a crop of wheat on good, the gr-ass seed distributer. The com smooth fields, charge fair rent for the was husked by hand during the early land, and pay the fertilizer bill, where days of November. Then the spaces the work is performed in the most where the shucks stood were drilled, economical manner practicable on his This field was twelve years ago pos- farm, the wheat crop costs $10 to $11 j sibly the poorest in the farm, and that per acre. I i s saying something. The result sim- These figures are from fields that ply goes to show what sods of grasses are simply disked, after taking off the and legumes, grazing with cattle and land a crop of corn or peas. Where j sheep, deep plowing, much cultivation, plowing of hard land is done in late phosphorus and good seed will do to- summer when the weather is very hot and much clod crushing is necessary in the preparation of the seed-bed, the figures will run much higher and with the average six, eight, ten and twelve bushel crop it will be seen at once that the cost has got the start of the in crease. The man who makes such crops, year by year, on rough, broken lands, where much of the harvesting must be done by hand, is growing wheat at a cost of $2 per bushel, and he had better quit, put the land down in grass and graze cattle or sheep. I had this year a 30-acre field of wheat which was possibly as good a ward the production of profitable crops on Piedmont soils. To those who believe in resting land I will say that this field hasn’t rested a minute for the past twelve years, and will be kept working right along as long as we farm it. There is a lot of difference in profit, between resting land by growing broom-straw and pines, and resting the same land while grow ing grasses and clovers and grazing with good livestock. In the one case the land produces not even the taxes, while in the other case a good money crop is secured each year in the shape of beef and mutton. so- i!; For That Picnic —to insure complete success take along a case of The satisfying beverage—in field or forest; at home or in town. As pure and wholesome as it is temptingly good. Delicious—Refreshing Thirst-Quenching Demand the Genuine— Refuse substitutes. Send lot Free Booklet. 2-A At Soda Fountains or Carbon ated in Bottles. FARMERS’ UNION OF COLQUITJ MEETING (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MOULTRIE, Ga., Aug. 18.—The Farm ers’ union of Colquitt county will hold its annual meeting in Riverside Park, near Moultrie, on August 21. Prominent leaders of the organization have been in vited and will attend. 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