The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-12


UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
ATHENS, GA, August 30.
Editors Chronicle dud Constitutioualia
Tho ;,;,rv dono 70 tho cor, cro, ,brou,b
ont m. ,rr.,;,r n,rt of Canrn;, bv ,hc no.
tracted drom~bt in lima anJ .Jnly rendsrs
i nocoss,rv that orr f,rm.rs sbovid endo,,
vor r. snnplv thr Jc6c;rncv bv r,;s;n~ n
gIeater amaun. of small rr,in ,har t6ev
b,v, beon in rho b,hii or r,;s;,g r. thry
|..;sh.x, ,s,a,e tlsen,sslyesYr,,n, hsiny obli@ej
ID 81 ySsei,ascs idi ss9sns sind
beas, from the. Wost. = .,.s.s ~ = 20 r
|. TwJuld specially recommend them to
preparc for large oat CROP.
This bv proyilinr n sufficient amount of
food for the work animals in tho sprinp.
will leave the bulk of whatever corn is left
Of the prcsent crop for bread. and will I
hone, teach our farmers what believe is
true. namely:
First. That oats arc the cheapest forage
crop thew can raise.
Second. That thew are tn, most nutritiyc.
rs thew contain more of the flesh and mus.
c,c. forming. heat. PRODUCING and fatteninp
elements ,ban arc contained in tho corn and
fodder, which are the general feed riycn 20
horses and mules
Third That they WELD bicbor nercent-
moo of nro6t On tb. use of Grr,;l;ysrs ,h,,
corn: and fourth. that oats instead of being
~ many crroncouslv bol;eve an oxboust;vs
crop. when properly cultivated. improve the
so;I IL ;s tbo che1ncst fnr,re cram Oats
sbould he sown in Sentembcr-thc time
vhen tho l,bor;no f,rcc n, nl,rt,,;o,s . 10
L,s, onnu,;.d on1 tboroc,rn oro sowr =,
nominal cost esneciallv where q mart of tbot
fnrce works for Stated xcarIy wp~es rho
sowing tho cron in tho snr;n, i also nav
ncns;yo ,s two hands in throc l,vS an, sovo
md nut ow,v fnnr ocrcs of oats II tb;s
s, ,,,o.,I u,;,,, H., r ,oI. ..
amI c,aJor - - ohr;ons thot c,n ,hs s.,,n
annonJ;,ur, f,l,,, anutI, ~ ,.,,an;,, of
c~n,Iro n,n Lo n,a5o ~ oa.s ,hnt onn b. a.
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!" co' "i" 'S"D "'1 Wv ,'".' uu.
t'lNo .o's .L. o"In''sa' "a, 81, '.""i,sls mas
'u'"o''s.'a'' ,:"I :""' .n..,,oo o'''sc' u
pssIs tiX SSSinaids a. ~ s,is ,sSJS Tar lSTS
,nI ,I,o c,rh yJr.,os ona Il, - "a, q
f,, ,nrndnc;nr o,,s I,bs rr,;n str., md
cb,ff\ arc richer than corn I, Eno,,nd
oats ors th, onIv Grain on nh;oh ,ha raoa
horses and those nsed in fox bunt;no-tbe
h;,,bost tvno. of n,rsor,,r s,ron,.,b .u5
cond;t;onH,rc fcd
Tbcv Weld \ hiybcr ncrcont,co of rroGt
on the use Of com,crciI fcr,iI;yorF
have fnupd nv octu,l oxpor;mort ,h,t rho
application Of ST so worth of onod nm.
moniotcd sinner. nhosnb,te nor ncre ~ oats
,;lI mar, th,r dnnbl. ,ho nr,duo,;,n 81
the natural soil while the same omount an.
nl;od m corn cxc.nt in unus,,llv favorable
Seasons docs not Weld onvtbin| Iikc that
ncr ccntorc Of increase Thai tbcv i'm.
nrovc not exhaust the soil Oots rHrn;sb
LARGE Quantities of NITROGEN in tbe;r roots
and stnbbIe. and n considcrobl. om,unt ;s
also taken up by the growth of weeds and
grass after the crop is cut. while corn is nm.
dcniably nitrogen cxhaustinr crop. he.
cause during it's entire growth and cultiva.
ton in the hot summer months. every blade
of grass and everything that produces nitro.
gen is speedily DESTROYED, whereas the oat
plant appropriatcs during the period of its
growth the soluble nitrogen contained in
whatc :cr fertilizer is applied to it. and the
subsequent growth Of grass and weeds in