Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1885-07-23

OF those implements; tnougn not e4.
actly in order at this point, as they
are all tmenti,ned in the article on
wheat, and are nowhere referred to
in connection with oats. But the
same implements for the same reasons
are also used for seeding oats. "In
the older States, New York. Pannsyl-
vania and Ohio, more grain is drilled
in than is sown broadcast; but where
there is little or no danger of winter
killing, as in California, broadcast
SOWING ismuch more largely practiced.
Done on large scale, broadcast SOW.
ing With machines, and covering with
harrows, is cheaper than sowing by
,drille; but on smaller farms, and in
mixed farming, authorities differ as
to the relative cheapness between
broadcast sowing by hand, and drill
ing by machine.
1.-THE $4,000 acres of the famous
;Dalrymple farm in Dakota, were sown
in 1879 by one hundred and twenty
FIVE broadcast seeders and harrowedin.
DR.. Glenn, of Colusa Co., Calilor-
MIA, with two In and one broa dcast
seeder, sowed one hundred acres per
day. But the advantages claimed for
the drill. are that by frequent freez.
ing and thawing, portion Of the sur
face is raised on email columns of ice,
and the fbrous roots are drawn up
ward; and when the ground thawa
and this is repeated, the roots are
drawn out of the soil aud exposed to
the wind and sun; and thus the plant
is either killed outright, r.is very
much inj ursd IN ITS groaH tA. b - wa apere
grain is drilled in, the operation o.
the drill leaves the seed deposited at
a uniform depth, and in the bottom
Of slight furrow, and the same ope.
ration Of freezing and thawing which
tends to dislodge the plants, also tends
to level down the ridges between these
fnrrows, the soil falling over the roots
and partially covering them. For
this reason, grain that has beendrilled
in winter kills less than where it has
been sown broadcast"
Let us decide first which Of oul
lands to SOW: cultivated land or stub.
BILE. On many farms in the clay soil
section of our County, We find about
one half the land in stubble, the 9th.
er in COIN and cotton; and on other
farms probably one third of each
Now where We have sufficient land
in cultivated crops, which being seed.
ed down will ordinarily produce the
amount Of grain desired, and where
the stubble land will produce cult
waited crops, fail to see any good
reason for sowing again the stubble
land, which is now filled with humus
and is in the very best condition tc
produce cultivated crops. But in
some sections there are large bodies
of land, mostly abandoned immedi
ately after the war, and recently re.
claimed, which produce only oats
pro6tably. These lands must, of ne
ceaslty be sown in oats year ter year
When first taken up. under favorable
sea-ssand having been clos9sy-srez
r-ssz5,-TtssTz5fe- -'r+.4ouuctrotrn9. ~.
stock law, they produced nost abun
dant crops. But with dry tumme
and fall seasons, which retarded th
sowing and prevented the plants frol
being we'll rooted before cold weathe
set in, and owing to the friable cor
dition of the soil after having bee
som a few years consecutively, som
of the crops have been nearly failure
on account Of winter killing" TIL
plan generally pursued was to tur
the soil in August or September, tn
sooner the better, and sew the oats
either before or after turning and har
row. The only suggestion can max
to day, as partial remedy agains
"winter killing on this class of lands
where seeding has been delayed b
dry weather, is to manure with aci
phosphate, or acid phosphate an
kainit and cotton seed-and roll u
the time OF seeding.
The manure will stimulate vigor
Gus growth, and cause the plants t
be more deeply rooted when the COLI
/
sets it, while the rolling would proba
bly, prevent such deep freezing an
throwing out Of the plants. The form
er I have practiced with goodresulta
the latter is mere conjecture on In,
part.
I would like to impress upon thos
| who have not had it brought to thei
attention, the fact mentioned, tha
closely grazed lands produce The mos
abundant crops, and following-,t'a,
.hSssy yI-ppsorese-sewspga=sny perma
nent pasture in oats, and on q porto
seed lightly and add red clover an
orchard grass; change the pasture t
stubble land, and if successful alter
nate, and set each pasture in turn il
clover and grass. This, go far as clio
yer and grass is concerned, if dry
NAV be q failure, or may lead to NOR