Savannah morning news., 1885-08-24
The Fall seed Time.

n. tina earth remains seed-time and
Nv IN s1all not fail" And what
hale5' country is this, that both seed
als''s~ harvest are here every month In
uus rg 49, We have not yet gathered the
tls cotton. peas, potatoes, peanuts
cOIr' ar ~ dnished picking our delicious
10. n,sr Nor fruits; and yet it is time to pre-
sull-+ tSe soil and plant again. The tall
pare ~ sbonld now be got rapidly under
gaiu' August, as usual, shuts out the
way 'bing r rsys of the sun, and sends us
SUING .,,ing showers as a special invitation to
coO''hs tba seeds. Fall Irish potatoes
Pu' P',l3 a now be planted; cabbage, celery,
'u,1t ..abaga and other seeds started for the
lu's 'Son and preparations made to SOW
s0'Ue we and wheat little later on.
0'1.' w. Iower Georgia wheat may just as
~ nno so9n In November, but oats and
"ol u,,lI do better sown in October. A
~ roint TO remember is that fall SOW
~. of sitber is the most economical, be-
,us "anss It requires less seed and more re-
.,.orotive because the fall crop yields
,'a.tor return than the spring crop. 1t
vrsouire little push to get out the cot
act in the corn and SOW oats in the fall,
snt ' then the anxiety is over, better
o,or W., nroyided for, and the work out OF the
nav ot the spring operations.
N Southern Georgia the cotton crop
.on ha cot out of the way, in most cases,
IN lime to follow the cotton with oats if
atnor lands are not available, and it will
oot eyen be necessary to dispose of the
o,4 cottop stalks. Let them remain until
vobruarv. when they can be knocked
dawn "a usual, crushed and fiattened out
., the way of the cradles with roller.
Far = good paying crop it will require
oood having work. Rough land abound
inc IN turf, or caked in turning over, will
need more than ordinary coaXing. A
moor stand and poorer crop may be ex-
rected II the harrow and roller are not
wall used to tearup the one and pulverize
tbs other. More than half the strength
of the land is often left to lie idle in clods
pfed upon the surface. But this is bad
farnIpg-almost as bad as sowing
through wet bags, naked clay hillsides,
apdold dead crab grass knee high. Good,
clean. sensible work is the only kind
that will pay in sowing grain.
Instead of sowing large field for a
lew bushels to the acre, we would prefer
few acres with many bushels-say 60 to
50 bushels to the acre, But to do this,
sense will again be in demand. The few
acres must be selected with a view to
their capacity, which signifies fertility,
depth Of soil and proper moisture. Wet
land will not do, neither will 1t do to trust
the months of April and May entirely
With an arid thirsty locality; for what
does it matter that we have a splendid
stand and glorious prospect OF yield If
drought is to gather the harvest? The
land then, must be comparatively level,
and good medium" as to moisture, re-
memberlng that powerful seeding, as will
be necessary in the intensive system,
will require more than ordinary moist
ure.
4 But all this will be useless unless the
land is fertlized sufficiently to warrant
the yield. Acquainted with the natural
capacity Of the soil, however, this will
Mbe difficult to determine, and a good
ordinary brain may be trusted to carry
q out the combination.