The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-09-27
Thoughts for the Month.


e Thoughts for the Month. ''
Unlike the last, this is very busy
month on tho farm. Cotton picking
will absorb much of the labor, and
the sowing Of small grain, grass and
clover will fully employ all the hands
that can be spared from the cotton
field. The indications are, that a
short crop of cotton will be made,
and it Is the policy Of the farmer to
gather it promptly as it opens, that
rains may not ipjuro the quality of
the staple and reduce its price,
Pick as rapidly as possible, gin as
soon as it is we'll dried, pack and put
in different places, that the torch of
the incendiary or an occidental
match, may not in a night destroy
tho whole proceeds of the years la
Dor and toll. Remember how often
during the last five years, farmers
have lost all thoir cotton, by keeping
it in the gin house.
.... FALL OATS.
Fall oats should be sowed as soon
as possible. We should always pre-
fer to have this work done by the
middle of September. We have
made sowings from the lst of Sep.
tcmber to the last Of October, and the
early sowing have invariably done
best. A very serious risk attends
the later sowings, to-wit That dry
weather following, the grain may
not come up until severe cold sets in.
We prefer to prepare the land by
turning it over nicely, then SOW the
manure and seed, cover with harrow,
80 as not to bring up The vegetable
matter turned under, and finish by
rolling the land we'll. From one
and half to two bushels Of seed
should be sown to the acre. There is
danger of winter killing and this
should be guarded against by thick
stand at the start.
CLOVER AND GRASS.
September is the proper month for
sowing clover and grass seed. From
the trials we have made. we are in
clincd to think it is best to SOW these
by themselves, and not With small
grain. The old idea of i. small
grain shading the young clover or
grass, is probably erroneous certain
ly it is without foundation when the
latter are sown in the fall, for if the
and is at all rich, they will be we'll de-
veloped before the heat Of the ensue-
ing summer. We saw clover scwed
September "a h, 1870, cut May Gath,
1871 and it was in every respect us good
as clover two years old growing by the
side of it. The custom of sowing
with small grain probably originated
at the North, where clover is sewed
in the the spring, and not cut until
the onsucing spring, and tho farmer
is desirous of getting crop of small
grain in the mean time instead Of
tossing as it we're, the use of his land
for a year. The clover alluded to
above was n OF at all killed out by thu
severe freezes Of last christmas, and
that must certainly be regarded as a
severe test.
MANNER OF sEEDIN0. .H
{. Prepare the land as for oats. Un-
less very rich, apply $50 to 200 lbs.
of super-phosphate broadcast, and
harrow in WE'LL. then SOW seed and
harrow or brush lightly and byfall
means roll the land thoroughly.
Cotton seed applied at the tipEe tho
clover is sowed, does not .answer
we'll, because it does pot; answer
promptly enough, un.pssrit has been
crushed or 'rotted The clover plant
needs assistance most at the earliest
stages of it's growth. Stable manure
is good in this, as in ! most cases,
when applied literally.
BARr&v, RYE, &C.
! Every farmer should bo we'll sup.
plicd WIZ winter.grazing lots of
these valuable plants. Work horses,
mares, colts, milk COWS, calves, &c ,
&c., need and ought to have the
benefits Of them---to say nothing of
the beauty they impart to the
.homg land ,scapc, during the cold
5dredry months Of winter. To be at
.aVyaluable, such lots should he ex.
fremely rich-tho lack Of sunshine
made up by the stimulus Of manure.
IT is best that they be, seeded down
by the middle Of this month. o.
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