The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-06-12
ROOTS.

n
| = Cfop Which, In Addition to tn Vain
Tor Food, Has m Excellent Eject UpoI
tho Soil. - =.
The culture of roots is not only use
ful for itself as productive of a mos
valuable crop for the winter feeding o
tho stock Of all kinds, but it has an ex
cellent effect upon the soil from tn,
good culture that is needed, for til,
large quantity of stock food provided
and for the increased product of man
ure which is furnished by the NOR
numerous stock. 1t has another and {
still more valuable effect than all thes,
in the discipline and instruction of thu
farmer himself in the higher branche.
OF his art. No farmer can expect tc
realize all these benefits very easily.
Nothing comes out of nothing" and
no man can gain all these advantages
without good deal of thought and la.
Dor and determined effort. The farmer
who has passed through the firstlessons
ana experiences, as we have, and has
learned how to grow a full crop OF
roots, knows fully the truth of what
i=wcshavcs here said. and the farmer who
| has never tried crop of roots, or who
! has tired and "a led, will know the
same, nut i'm different way, because,
Although Re may have had no. experts
ence or hAsfaileds be win have feared to
vensnre. knowing the difficult;es Of the
fask or he will have known by his
faalure where he missed success and
I'll hnye learned b. his failure how to
succeed in 4 new trial.
goo crop q: roots win provide six
MONTH good teedinG for slx head Of
Iui. rownseeers Of for eight COWS. from
eacA acra allowing sixty pounds for a
IT, or fu9sy poonds Tor cow daily
ne reIer nov e smsngels, VIII oh are
realy the easiest roots TO- grow md the
oest Tor ieedlng, and are nseed for all
g iafm eIock nom horses down to
geese anu LOWE y one OF those re-
proofs SO often afforded OF
'sAAss-s Ps1seSSlty that farmer will
g1ow crops ior ensiiage and build cost
y snos lor me PROVISION OF succulent
lnia lot ", ns9rlyee snd Nps reach
~ roundanout method the easier re-
SUIT might ATTAIN BY growing crop
% nanseiS' wnich are easily preserved
Al P'es IN tne neid IN excellent condition
up 10 June o. the next summer;s thus
ProysGng tor full seven nOnthsd feed
in2- BUS tAS Is Aoman peculiaRaty to
choose the most difficult way Of reach
ing an end and taking the longest way
sQena 70 get q any POINT The fear
"a Inc IaDor OF GOOD culture OF the soil
= the cause OF TINS. but it Is very much
y Dugoear after AL, which dis
appears the moment lit is at
tackea. u 1t. now good sea-
son LOT considering what is in
vowed IN growing profitable crop
% Tools. mere are. hrst the soil; Sec
ond' the planting. and third. the cult
vation- Mangels require q good soil
20 produce fuil crop, but it the land
10 ~ good heart large yield may be
P,oduceol1y the aad OF the artificial fer
tii'zers. Inc element mostly needed is
pnospno1c acid, and i the soil is well
proved ana Is given GOO pounds per
ccre OF . good special fertilizer. or of
me Done' AZ large crop may be
grown rs could be BY the aid
Of farm manure. In our own |
practice we make use OF both. and are
qusfe liberal IN feeding this crop. be-
s ssG III ~ no. oniy pays wen ior 1t it
III, nus me iano IS leit IN the finest
Ionuis.o9 Ior succeea'ng crop OF bar
.ey' ana seeam& oown TO clover or
lass. o. DOM; and Just here we
MlShs ,ncidentaly ment on the advan-
~ q me naoduction OF this root