The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-10-17
WHEAT AND OATS.

WHEAT AND OATS.
At Called Meeting Of Nep6erry Pomona
Grange, No. 4, held pith May6inton
Grange, No. 1873, Sept. 12M, 1870,
the JolioWing discussion ,oas held.
Pursuant to adjournment, Grange met
this day and was called to order-W. NJ,
j. s. Hair in the Chair.
Bro. Jno. I. Byuum was requested to
act as Secretary.
On motion of Bro. w. D. Hardy, it was
resolved to proceed at once with a public
discussion of the subject for to-day, viz -
"The Cultivation of Wheat and Oats :" all
persons present being invited to partici.
pate, and that the Grange hold its private
session afterwards, in the afternoon.
Bro. 7. w. Holloway opened the discus
sion by reading an Essay.
Bro j. L. Bynum followed by consider.
ing the subject of wheat under the follow
ing heads, viz: Best locality and soil, pre-.
paration and manure, variety of seed and
treatment before sowing, time and manner
of sowing.
High, dry fields naturally drained, north
ern slopes best, stiff red soil, clean fallow
the best preparation-for that reason our
cotton fields are best-get in fine tilth by
plowing and narrowing to make all ingredi-
ents readily available to che numerous fibrous
roots. Cotton seed best manure, from 20
to 90 bushcl per acre must be evenly dis
tributed and covered to do greatest good.
Early maturing varieties best for us, Am
Der and red are harder and better adapted
to our climate and soil has succeeded best
with "Fultz," obtained from Pennsylvania ;
thinks it best to obtain seed from the North
every three or four years as a palliative
against rust. We have but two enemies to
contend with-smut and rust-as we never
SOW early enough for the "Hy." Soaking
seed in solution of Blue. stone-1tbs. in
enough water to cover B bus. of seeds
sure preventive of smut. Rust can be pal
lated by locality, we'll drilled lands, and if
drilling, run drills North ond South to ad>
nit sunshine and help get rid OF the super
huous water from our spring rains, carly
maturing varieties, and, as said before, OBJ
tanning seed from, further North every three
or four years. After taking seed from
Bluestone solution, where they have re-
mained say IL hours, roll in plaster or
guano before sowing. From 18th Oct, TO
10Th Dec, best time of seeding; land must
be dry when plowed, never wet. Break
and pulvcrize soil we'll, then either plow,
brush in or harrow in seed, considering soil
and time of sowing, but don't think it ad.
visabe to cover seed more than two inches
deep no matter how late seeded. Broad.
casting ashes or salt, say to 5 bus. of for
mer and 100 to 200 lbs. of the latter lust
before expecting rust, is said to be a pre-
ventive. All Of us should raise enough
wheat for homo consumption at least
Consider the oats crop the most impor-
tant one to our farmers-the cheapest horse
food we can raise. Would recommend
from experience, where one desires to seed
on cotton land after picking over first time,
running a furrow on each side Of cotton,
leaving the ridge about one half the distance
OF width OF cotton rows SOW oats and ma
nure in these burrows aud cover by run :
ming the plow in the ceutre---in 8 feet cotton
rows, We would thus have oats in drills 18
inches apart After cotton is out and at
any time during winter beat down cotton
stalks, and from 18th Feb. to 18th March
cultivate oats by running small plows be.
tween drills, plowing up old stalks. Con.
slider this the cheapest and best plan to
raise oats on cotton land, as the seeding
can be done the last of Sept or LIST Oct.
Bro. J. W. Epps-Last year, by break.
ing cotton land latter part Nov, three
times with bull tongue twisters, applying
30 bus. cotton seed and 167fbs Am Dis
Bones, he averaged 263 bus. of wheat to
acre; sowed "Bowden," white variety
likes it best, makes finer and whittier flon,
than red. This year, with only one break
ing and 25 bus. cotton seed, he averaged 1f
bus. per acre. Not much experience with
oats, like nearly overy one else, sowine
them upon land considered too poor fol-