The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-09-13
THOUGHTS FOR THE MbNru


~ III. th0oGHTs FOR The MpNTH.
at This and the next month cbstitudo u
IN proper period for planting .wht are nsu,I
le termed "iall crops" and we dsire to in
t. press again upon the reader he exceedin
It great importace of having thaland devote
D TO those crops very rich. Fctility is nrl
l. lection against cold-it giyeJ, yit,ltr :
) plants which severe cold caurbt destrov
VIII make them grow in cold neither. wbe,
e pants On poor land do we'll Eyen. IN boI,
.helr own-and Shen spring opens, give
,, them start long ways ip a1vanSe of tn,
latter. Coarse, bulky mauu3es, snch az sta
S5-<g1esSvesj1. Sas.assc.,
TO these crops. hofa Is M 6iiu,Ecr 81
losing their valuable coastituexs by leach.
ing, and the long winte2' withSits abound.
ing moisture, affords ample opportunities for
them to rot, to be diffuscd throkh the soil.
and become available to plants The more
concentrated and soluble commcssial fertil.
lzers may also be applied, but itas better
TO divide them, using only partsa the au-
tumr, and the other portion as ,top. dres.
sing in spring Danger from drouJh not be.
ing probable, the mauures shoulHc placed
near the surface, the rains s&ill hke care
OF them and distribute thesBsuffaenty for
the convenience of plants.
WINTER GRAZING hoT&
The value of these can hardly bs over csti-
mated. Waving entirely the saving of corn
and forage, whose place they maS take in
considerable quantity, they pay most hang1
o'"e' so ileuiti aG<soots "
No one who has SEGA the sagcr avidity with
which animals feed upon green food in tho
spring, can doubt that their health impcr.
ativcly demands tit cannot be simply h
matter of the. palate.
These lots pay also in flowing milk and
golden buttS and the health Of the house
hold as well lbs that of the stock: Every
house keepe9 is entitled to.a good supply of
these articles, and he cannot calledla noble
farmer who does not recognize this fact, and
what Is moro, supply them bountifSlly. In
addlao these lots, if placed in easy view of
the dwelling, break the drcary mo 1otony of
the winters landscape, and relieyclhc sense
OF universal death. Is that not worth some.
thing? But the adornment of our homes is
too great subject to be developed here in
The mistake usually made, IS IN not nav
ing these lots numerous and large enough.
The consequence is, they arc grazed too
closely, the plants become weakened, and
furnish but u moiety of what they would
have done under proper treatment. Not less
than one acre to each animal should be the !
rule. The lots should be subdivided, that
n part may To grazed for awhile, and the
animals then transferred to another part
Tho best plants for such lots is barley. !
Having enriched and thoroughly prepared
the land, SOW four bushels seed per acre
the other half across the first; this. will in
sure Il more regular distribution, then
plough in and drag or harrow and roll
Do not begin to Craze until the plants
have become strong and we'll set. The next |
best plant is ryo~-more hardy thaRxharlcy |
aud less affected by cold, but less reiished |
by stock. If possible, sow seed raised in
your own locality-Westcrn seed will fail
to give satisfactory results To secure still |
greater variety of food, the California or
but clover, or crimson clover, may be sown.
gShrsa are both annual plants, and furnish |
plants may be usedss pus'psss.,sAs LAusf.-
all for that purpose is lucernc. o..
deal has been published by US recently on
its cultivation, and wo will6ot repeat here
deep loam, rather sandy and
excessively rich, suits it best
OATS.
Having disposed ofthc grazing lots, the oat
crop next demands attcntion:, Georgia far
mers so thoroughly recosdzo the great
value of this crop, it is useless to urge its
claims apoathetn5 They have learned to rely
upon it as the cheapest aud best food for
work stock The red rust proofhas pretty
we'll superseded all other varieties, and
when sown in the fall on good land, consti-
tutes one of the sNest crops gfown-ccr.
tainy not more lia to be cut q by winter
freezing than the brn crop is ey summer
droughts. WhilA good crop. .arc often
made by simply narrowing in ths seed in
tho cotton fields q ring the prcsjn nt month,
the prevailing apin bais favor pr plough
ing them inspicki ovd the cotton, then
running furrow as Jose possiblo on each
side Of the cotton, .soging seed and covering
by ploughing out tic middles. In the
northern parts Of the cotton belt, this
should be done by the 1st of October in
che lower cotton belt by the 18th or 2Oth.
Some winters they may be sown still later,
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