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Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agri
cultural College, Athens. Ga.
WHICH SOURCE OF NTTBOG-EN XS
BEST? .
Nitrogen is a vital factor in crop pro
duction. In the absence of an abundant
supply of it profitable crops cannot be
grown. Our appreciation of its value
is shown by the large stores imported
from far distant points, and the sur
prising fact that in 1914 the consump
tion of carriers of nitrogen was ap
proximately 1,500,000 tons, of which the
greater part was used directly as fer
tilizer. cither singly or in combination
with phosphoric acid and potash. The
greater part of this large supply of
nitrogenous fertilizers was used in the
southeastern states. A considerable
amount of it was applied to truck and
fruit crops, but by far the larger part
was used as “top dressers” under such
general field crops as com and cotton.
The destruction of merchant tonnage
through the activity of German sub
marines has materially lessened the
supply of nitrogenous carriers available
from foreign countries, and hence the
farmers of America during the year
1918 must depend on using more largely
than ever domestic supplies of these
materials. Unfortunately, in spite of
the best efforts we may put forth to
increase our crops, the supply of nitro
genous fertilizers will be quite inade
quate to meet our present urgent needs.
Therefore, supplies of this material
should be husbanded and used with the
highest degree of skill and care in order
that we may be able to stimulate and
maintain our crop production on a basis
adequate to national and international
needs. Probably there has never been
a time in the previous history of our
country when nitrogen was destined to
play a more important part, because it
is not only in great demand for agri
cultural purposes, but in our industries
as well. It becomes, therefore, desira
ble and essential that we understand and
appreciate as fully and completely as
possible something about the various
sources of nitrogen available for use at
this time in order that we may secure
the largest measure of benefit from
their application.
Os the various carriers of this ele
ment now obtainable for application in
the south, sulphate of ammonia has re
cently come to be one of the most im
portant. The war has stimulated its
production on a large scale, and as a re
sult there will probably be about 400,-
000 tons of American manufacture
available for use in 1918. This mate
rial. while comparatively new to many
of our farmers, especially when used
THE ATLANTA SEMI-VVEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918.
by itself, has been extensively applied
in Great Britain and Germany for many
years past. It is therefore not a new
source of nitrogen in any sense of the
word, nor one which need be tested out
in an experimental way, as its value
has long since been established by an
elaborate series of tests, made not only
in this country but abroad as well.
Sulphate of ammonia is derived pri
marily from gas works, and as a by-pro-
in converting soft coal into coke. By
far the greater part of the supply is ob
tained from the latter source, and for the
indefensible practice of allowing much
of this valuable and essential material
to go to waste in the past we could dou
ble and possibly treble in the output
of sulphate ammonia for use in Amer
ican agriculture in a short time. When
pure, sulphate of ammonia is a white
crystalline salt. It is soluble in twice
its weight of water and volatile as welL
It contains ?5 per cent of ammonia,
equivalent to 20.5® per cent of nitrogen.
It is one of the richest of the commercial
nitrogenous materials available which
can be used to supply this very essen
tial element at a reasonable cost for
use in our agriculture. The color of the
commercial product varies slightly, but
is generally gray. It has the advantage
of not readily absorbing moisture from
the air; hence it can be stored for an in
definite period without deteriorating in
strength. It possesses a distinct advan
tage over nitrate of soda in this res
pect. The plant food it contains be
I comes quickly available to growing crops
!as evidenced by the dark green color of
' the leaves of the plants to which it
is applied about ten days or two weeks
after it has been applied.
The idea tha t sulphate of ammonia is a
slowly available source of nitrogen and
that it can only be used in mixed fer
tilizers with a profit and never as a
top dressing is a mistaken conclusion.
I wish to emphasize this statement par
ticularly at the present time for the fol
lowing reasons, It has long been recog
nized that topdressing in winter-growing
cereals in the spring was both desirable
and profitable practice for the southern
farmer to follow. It has been the cus
tom in the past to use approximately
103 pounds of nitrate of soda for this
purpose. Many farmers may conclude
that if they cannot obtain this material
during the next three months that there
is nothing which could be satisfactorily
used in its place. This would be a ser
ious mistake and might result in re
stricting the yields of many of our farm
crops to a very appreciable extent. It
will be a great relief to many to know
that they can use sulphate of ammo
nia for top dressing as a substitute for
nitrate of soda with a high degree of
satisfaction and that nitrogen contained
will be very shortly after its incorpora
tion with soil transformed into a condi
tion permitting of its assimilation and
satisfactory utilization of growing
crops.
In this collection it is proper to state
that better results are likely to obtain
where sulphate of ammonia is applied
to land that has been limed once in
about three years. Investigations which
have been made at the College of Agri
culture indicate that an application of
one to three tons of crushed raw lime
rock once in three years is good pra<-
' tice from the standpoint of southern
farmers. It is particularly desirable
that lime be used just previous to the
planting of legumes, though it seems to
exert a beneficial influence on the
growth of cereals and cotton as well
Lime is being extensively mined in the
! south and largely used by our farmers,
I thereby providing more nearly ideal
i conditions for the application of sul
phate of ammonia as a top dressing than
protein. It seems needless to point
out in this connection that the greater
part of this material has up to the
present time been used in association
with mixed fertlizers. Thus while
farmers may not recognize it or even
feel that it is a new and untried carrier
of nitrogen they have nevertheless been
using on their lands in greater or small
er amounts for many years.
For some time the opinion has pre-
■ vailed in the minds of many southern
farmers that nitrogen derived from cer
tain sources was much more desirable
than that obtained from others. To
i determine this point tests were institut
ed with corn at the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture several years. Ago.
The tests extended over a period of
three years. Equivalent amounts of
nitrogen were applied in conjunction
with a properly balanced ration of phos
phoric acid and potash. The results
obtained were so nearly uniform as to
indicate but little difference in the ef
ficiency or desirability of the different
nitrogenous fertilizers used. In other
words, an equal amount of nitrogen de
rived from sulphate of ammonia was
quite as satisfactory as that obtained
from the use of cottonseed meal, ni
trate of soda, blood tankage or calcium
cyanamid. These results, therefore,
should help to set the agitation at rest
upon this point and make clear to our
farmers that they can use sulphate
of ammonia with the assurance that it
is a desirable, safe and economic source
of nitrogen. As there is generally con
siderable variation in the price of ni
trogen in proportion to the quantity of
available plant food contained, 5 the
farmer should be careful to bear this
fact in mind when purchasing his sup
ply of this important element.
For some five years past tests have
been conducted at some nine points in
the state of Georgia to determ ne the
effect of nitrogen on crop production.
Sulphate of ammonia used at the rate
of 144 pounds per acre resulted in an
average increase on all the areas of 127
pounds of seed cotton. The smallest in
crease was 71 pounds and the highest
192 pounds. The commercial price of
the sulphate used in 1917 was SBS per
ton. With an increased yield of 45
I uounds of lint cotton at 30 cents a
ound, the return per acre exclusive of
he seed was $13.50, showing a profit of
0.38 from the use of sulphate of ain
lonia. *
When used under corn the average
Increased yield” obtained on all the* test
plats for the five-year period was 5.8
bushels; the lowest increase obtained
was 2.4 bushels; the highest, 10 bush
els. Drought conditions accounted in
part for the extremely low yield record
ed in this one instance. On the basis of
, the calculation followed with cotton
land with corn at $1.50 per bushel, a
; profit of $2.58 per acre was obtained
from the use of sulphate of ammonia
■ under corn.
The average increased yield with oats
on all the test plats during the flve
year period was 8.6 bushels. When sold
at $1 a bushel this would leave a profit
lof approximately $2.50 per acre from
! the use of 144 pounds of sulphate of
'ammonia. When you* consider that in
; some instances the yield of oats was
increased by 14 to 17 bushels per acre,
it is easy to see the possible profit?-,
which may be derived from the intelli
gent use of nitrogenous carriers on
cereal crops.
In this connection, it is proper to
state that where sulphate was comr
blned with phosphoric acid and potash,
better results were obtained than from
its use in single applications. It should
also be borne in mind that this is a
relatively heavy application to make to
field crops, and it is possible that as
large increases might have been ob
tained with a smaller application. More
over, it should be remembered . that
these results were obtained on nine dif
ferent types of soil at widely separated
points throughout the state, and that
they represent the average of five years
in which good sea-sons and bad seasons
predominated. This msut be regarded as
an unusually severe test. A carrier of
nitrogen which has made such a good
record if used with any degree of in
telligence and skill should prove a profit
able amendment on our southern farms.
In so far as Georgia is concerned, the
chemical investigation of our soils made
up to the present time indicates that
they are quite low in nitrogen; in some
instances, remarkably so, and that we
cannot hope to raise profitable crops or\
them without increasing in a consider
able degree this important and es
sential element. In other words, it ap
pears in many instances that nitrogen
is the limiting factor, and one above
all others on which we should concen
trate in an endeavor to increase it to
a degree which will result in bringing
our soils more nearly into equilibrium
in so far as the supply of our plant food
needed to insure profitable crop produc
tion is concerned. The writer is of the
opinion after years of observation and
study, that a minimum application of
thirty pounds of available nitrogen per
acre is desirable if the soil is rightly
handled and managed and the farmer
should be able to obtain a profit from
the use of what he may now regard as
such a large amount of this necessary
element. If he fails he should not lay
the blame on others, but look into the
conditions and the cause and so change
and improve his practice as to make
the use of this amount of nitrogen ra
tional, safe and profitable.
• • •
A DISCBIPTION OF SUWBEAM COT
TON.
IT, C. B„ Monroe, Ga., writes: Several
years ago 1 read of a variety of cotton
called the Sunbeam. I would like to know
if it is a large boiled variety, and what is
the length of the staple, and what per cent
of lint. I am looking for an early variety
with large bolls and a good per cent of
lint. If there is a variety better than the
Sunbeam I would like to know it.
The Sunbeam cotton was developed
at the Georgia State College of Agri
culture several years ago as a result of
selections made by Prof. R. J. IL De-
Loach, who was at that time in charge
of our cotton industry division. The
seed, after selection, were grown on
multiplying plots and distributed quite
extensively throughout the state. This
variety was grown by many with sat
isfaction and success and is now quite
extensively cultivated throughout the
state. Last year strain number 64
stood third in our tests made here at
the college. It is a relatively early
variety, good picking being obtained by
September 13 to 22 even in this part
of Georgia. • The yield of seed cotton
from strain number 64 in 1916 was
2,599 pounds. The yield of lint per
acre was 910 pounds. It takes 62 bolls
to make a pound of seed cotton. The
length of staple was 15-16 of an inch
and the per cent of lint 35. This va
riety also did well when grown at
Quitman in Brooks county. We have
thought we were justified in recom
mending it as a variety which could
lie grown in many sections of the state,
even under boll weevil conditions. In
a seed survey made of the state last
year we found Sunbeam to be quite ex
tensively grown.
A more recent development of ours is
College number one, which has made a
very enviable record. However, there
is very little seed for sale as yet. We
regard Sunbeam quite as early as
Cooke's and more resistant to anthrac
nose.
• • •
FOOD AJTP FEHTTUZEB VAXXTE OF
VEX.V3T BEAJTS
O. E.. WayneKboro, Ga., writes: 1 would
like information as to the value of velvet
bean meal ground in the hull compared with
cotton seed meal for feeding to milch cows,
and beef cattle. If cotton seed meal is
worth SSO per ton for feeding what should
velvet bean meal be worth? Is the bean
meal of greater value for feeding when
ground without the hulls? Does kiln-dry
ing add to its value?
We have fed velvet bean meal,
ground in the hull, as opposed to cotton
seed meal and peanut meal to dairy
cows. These cattle received the same
ration of hay and silage. The test was
conducted last winter and continued
for several months. We found little
to choose between these concentrates,
though of course cotton seed meal had
the advantage both as a producer of
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Jobson Calls On
All Leaders To
Help Farmers
Realizing that the time is at hand for
the farmers of this country to set their
hands to the big task of raising the
greatest crop ever produced, John B.
Jobson, expounder of the Common Sense
System of Deep Plowing and inventor of
the remarkable Jobson plow, makes a di
rect appeal to public officials and lead
ing farmers everywhere to help in the
big movement to put in more effective
methods that will enable every worker
to produce a bigger crop with less la
bor and expense.
“It’s now or never,” says Mr. Job
son, “for the deep plowing season is
right on us. We’re straining every
nerve to place the benefits of our Sys
tem on 100.000 farms in ample time to
produce millions of extra bushels; but
with the help of farm demonstrators and
thinking men all over the South we can
and will double this large figure.
"In many sections of the South, coun
ty and even state officials are deeply in
terested in the work, and they are pro
ducing, big results. There is no possible
shadow of a doubt about the new deep
tilling plow being* the one implement
that meets the critical need of the hour.
No thinking man will doubt this when
he has investigated and learned what
practical farmers and experimental ag
riculturists have to say about it. Like
the little percussion cap. it has revolu
tionized methods in its field.
“But the question is, how to get this
all over the country in the quickest pos
sible time. Everybody must get busy
and help.”
Mr. Jobson appeals to the good judg
ment and patriotism of every man in the
South, and he says to tell any farmer in
this entire section that he can not af
ford to begin his spring plowing without
making inquiry into the Jobson System.
if any farmer in the whole country
has failed to get full information about
the Jobson System, let him write to P.
O Box 672, Atlanta. Ga.. and Mr. Job
son will see to it personally that a free
booklet is sent. Retail dealers almost
everywhere*are active in this work. Ask
your merchant about it. Tell him to
show you a Jobson Plow and ask him
for some Jobson System literature.
milk and butter, and by reason of its .
high content of digestible protein, we :
would be disposed to pay more for it.
It also contains more nitrogen and phos
phoric acid than velvet beans and hence
one could afford to pay more for it on
that account. Our experience and ob
servation up to date indicates that we
would be willing to pay SSO for cotton (
seed meal as compared with $35 to S4O
for velvet bean meal. Whenever there
is a difference of from sls to S2O per
tonu, however, we would be disposed
to feel that velvet bean meal would be ’
a satisfactory and successful substitute
for cotton seed meal in a ration tor
dairy cows, beef cattle and oxen.
Velvet beans ground without the hulls
naturally contain more animal food
than those containing the hulls. We
doubt, however. If there is enough dif
ference to justify one in going to the
expense and labor involved in shucking
the beans. ,
Dry kilning velvet beans is an advan
tage in that it will rid them of the sur
plus moisture and insure the beans
keeping to better advantage. Os course
the food value is increased to a consid
erable extent by reason of the lesser
amount of water which the dry kilned
beans will contain.
The composition of velvet beans
without the hulls is as follows; Pro
tein, 21.80 per cent; fat. 5.60 per cent;
fiber, 2.10 per cent; corbohydrates. 51.11 .
per cent: total phosphoric acid 1.00 per ,
cent; potash total, 1.70 per cent; equiv- ■
alent to nitrogen. 3.49 per cent. The 1
composition of velvet beans with the ■
hulls is: Protein, 16.50 per cent; fat, j
4.68 per cent; fiber, 10.32 per cent; car- I
bohydrates, 54.90 per cent; total phos- ;
phoric acid .80 per cent; potash total 1,72 1
per cent; equivalent to nitrogen, 2.64
per cent.
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FABMING IW SOUTH GEOBGXA
O. A. 8., Fostoria, 0., writes: I am
going to farm in south Georgia and would
like some information. IJo peanuts and soy
beans build up the soil? How do Irish po
tatoes do and what would be an average
yield? What varieties would you suggest?
What about barley? Would it be advisable
to sow oats in the early spring? Can I
follow an early potato crop with peanuts
or toy beans to be plowed down for a
late crop of Irish potatoes?
Peanuts and soy beans build up land '
because they belong to the family of |
legumes. Land intended for these crops
should be limed and liberally fertilized *
with acid phosphate and, under normal
conditions, with potash as well. Irish
potatoes should do well in Georgia if
grown under a good system of man
agement. The yield will vary from
100 to 200 bushels per acre of marketa
ble tubers. This crop should be liber
ally fertilized. They should be planted
sometime during the middle of Febru
ary in south Georgia and in north Geor
gia, not later than the first of March.
The Bliss and Triumph are two very
good varieties to grow. As a rule land
intended for this crop should be broken
in the fall and laid off so the seeding
can be done in the spring.
Barley does very well in Georgia. It
is a crop which, as you know, prefers
soil in good condition. We would not
atempt to grow it extensively, how- !•
ever, as we think oats a better crop and
better adapted to growth under the soil
and climatic conditions prevailing in
this state. Oats can be sown early in
the spring, but to obtain the best re
sults they should be in the ground by
the latter part of January or the first of
February. Soy beans can also be grown
after potatoes for grain production,
grazing and turning under. We do not
think that commercial Irish potatoes
as a second crop have proven very prof
itable in the southern part of Georgia
as it is rather difficult to get a good
stand. This cron is grown with a good
deal of success for fall harvesting in
the mountainous section of north j
Georgia.
POTATOES WE CESS ABT TO
AW ACEE,
A. M, H., Moultrie, Ga., writes: How
many Irish potatoes will it take to plant
an acre, ant) what fertilisers should be used,
and what yield may be expected? What is
the best variety of cantaloupes and how
should they be planted and cultivated?
What are sunflower seed worth?
The amount of Irish potatoes required
to plant an acre depends considerably on I
the kind of seed selected and the manner 1
in which the potatoes are cut. -From six
to eight bushels should be sufficient to
plant an acre of land in 3 1-2 to 4-foot
rows, where one piece is dropped in a
place and the hills are left 18 inches
apart in the drill. This will be about
the right distance for planting Irish po
tatoes. Os course, the wider the rows
the smaller amount of seed it will take.
There is no one best variety of early
potatoes for planting, but we think the
Irish Cobbler and the Bliss Triumph are
two of the very best sorts for growth in
this section of the state. We have grown
these varieties for several years past
and have found them very satisfactory
sorts to handle. You should bear in
mind that this crop needs to be liberally
fertilized. We suggest that you put on
500 pounds of equal parts of acid phos
phate and cottonseed meal. If you care
you may use 200 to 300 pounds of acid
phosphate with 100 pounds of sulphate
of ammonia or 150 pounds of nitrate of
soda. These should be thoroughly co
mingled together and put in the bottom
of the drill row and mixed with the
soil so the potatoes will not come direct
ly in contact with the fertilizer. Do not
lime the soil, though an occasional ap- '
plication of yard manure or leaf mold in
the fall will be an advantage. One should j
obtain anywhere from 100 to 200 bushels i
of Irish potatoes from soil of fair fertili- i
ty if handled as indicated.
For commercial purposes, the Rocky i
Ford cantaloupe is one of the best va- >
rieties to plant. Fertile, well-drained
sandy soil is the best type of land to se- (
lect for this crop. The land should be
enriched by a cover crop, such as rye or |
vetch will afford. These crops should be ,
plowed under early in the spring. Lay
off the field in drills, making the hills
about 5 or 6 feet apart in each direction.
Plant 8 to 10 seeds in the hill. A pound
of seed should plant an acre. Plant the
seed 1 1-2 inches deep. Cultivate clean
so as to keep weeds in check and con
serve moisture. The suggested fertilizer
for potatoes should answer very well for
this crop as well. Os course you under- j
stand no mention is made of potash for
either of these cro-ps, because of the dis- I
Acuity of securing the same at the pres- j
ent time.
Sunflowers may be planted in drills
and cultivated as most any other crop.
The seed is said to be valuable for poul
try and may be used in a moderate
amount on any farm for that purpose to
advantage.
M’Adoo Confers With
Express Chiefs Over
Their Future Status
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Conferences
are under way here between Director
General McAdoo and heads of the na
tion’s express companies to determine
their fate under the new federal con
trol rge.me.
It is believed likely the government
will take aver the companies—a step
strongly advocated by some of their
directors here today.
That these companies through their
'close affiliation with railroad operation
must inevitably come under government
control has been felt here for some time.
Several plans for bringing- about the
change have been considered, one em
bracing extension of the parcels post to
include express.
Virginia Senate Adopts i
National Dry Amendment
RICHMOND. Va., Jan. 11.—The na- !
tlonal prohibition amendment was adopt
ed by the Virginia senate tonight, 30
to 8, after an all-day debate. A reso
lution to submit the proposal to a pop
ular vote was defeated, 28 to 10. A
similar motion is expected to be made
in the house, which is preparing to take
up the question tomorrow.
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or You May Have to Do
Without Them This
Season
The freight congestion is serious. You
will help yourselves, us, the railroads, and the
Government by giving your ordar for Fer
tilizers NOW to your dealer. If all the
farmers do this, the dealer can then “bunch”
his orders, and be able to order his cars of
fertilizers loaded to full capacity. The Gov
ernment urges that all cars be so loaded.
When the goods arrive haul them home,
and put them into your barn until you are
ready to use them. If the movement of rail
road cars becomes any more serious you may
not get a pound of fertilizer at any price.
Our 50 factories, and distributing points,
are so well located geographically as to enable
us to get fertilizers to you with minimum
amount of hauling.
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Norfolk, Va. Columbia. S. C. Savannah, Ga.
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determine largely the efficiency of the farm labor and measure the
success of growing the Maximum Crops we must have.
Not more acres, but better fertilized f*cres; not more plants,
but better fed plants, afford the only hope.
Or.e ton of Fertilizer will do more to grow Cotton than six
times its cost spent for labor. Other crops likewise. There
fore, use Fertilizer liberally. But make sure to get it .by
ordering without delay.
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cultured Experts of the Farm Service Bureau
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