Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-06
1rIr and Angnst PIsnting.

In our hot climate and with its long
.,.,,,nere we do not need to plant much
IN ruly and August; nevertheless planting
an, ba CARED on to considerable extent,
.4 the farmer or gardener who has par
,.lly failed Of spring crops, or feels the
,,,assi-y of availing himself Of all the
otvaurages Of the country, may continue
=, ,,lant sweet potato vines until the mid
3la of July: may plant field peas through
ont both months; may plant fodder corn
all through July, and for succession IN
+ba Garden, okra, snap beans, tomatoes,
solasbes. watermelous, cucumbers for
late pickles, radishes, lettuce and, finally,
,utabaga and other turnips for the fall
IRON The latter should be considered an
imnortsnt crop since they are 50 useful
az winter food for stock as well as for the
taIIe. and require very little cultivation
after thorough preparation OF the soil
Planted in July they will, of course, need
to be worked over lightly a few times I'M
til the fall season stops the germination
or grass seeds, when they may be plowed
ont with sweeps and laid by. The most
important point after soil preparation Is
optting good stand, and this, assuming
that the seeds are fresh and sound, de-
,,euds upon several other contingencies
which the yigiant farmer will not ignore.
Planting on aElarge as well as on a small
scale the details are the same. The soil
must be moist when the seeds are put in,
and planting, therefore, is best after
GOOD rain: or if the land is low and
wet il must be bedded sufficiently
above the wet soil to have only proper
moisture. and AS such land is liable TO be
caked or umpy, perhaps filed with turf,
this must all be got rid of by narrowing
and reharrOwing If necessary in the
preparation. Then the drills for the seeds
should be uniform in depth as we'll as in
width of row, the first not deeper than
two inches, and the last not wider than
TWO feet.
While the sowing should be thin, the
drills should be thoroughly occupied
when the plants appear and need TO be
chopped out and brought to u stand. At
ter sowing well no operation contributes
more to a good stand than COMPRISING or
"hrming the soil" A good heavy roller
should be passed over the drills, which
accomplishes at least three good objects.
Firming the soil confines toe seeds in
darkness by shutting out the superabun-
dance Of light you have all heard of
dark nights for turnips); presses the
soil close up around them. which is most
desirable for the quick termination of all
seeds; and retards the escape OF heat and
moisture, which might otherwise in dry
weather, leave them to perish in dry soil,
or remain dormant until another rain. II
the land is good and large sized turnips
are wanted, the chOpping out should leave
them tue width of an ordinary hoe apart
in the drIll. Very large rutabagas may
have little more room, and round or fiat
turnps a little less according to the
strength of the soil. There should be No
effort to mill up" or cover the roots after
they begin fairly to show above ground.
Previous cultivation having given taem
oil the soil needed, after cultivation should
be confined to light stirring OF the surface
soil.
As this crop needs no housing or pro-
lection from cold in our climate, it is one
Of the most convenient, as well as one OF
bhe most useful that can be planted
Combined with two other easily made
crops, field peas and sweet potatoes, they
VIII keep every animal on the farm fat
thrOuphOut tho fall and vCipfar