The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-09-16


four alono produced ripe seed; thcs,
were Sown and rCsown, and III thrc,
II years plants were reared which ripCnCC
: all their seed. Conversely, nearly all tin
plants raised from summer wheat, whicl
was sOwn in autumn, pcriShcd from
frost; but few were saved and produced
= seed, and i'll tmcC years this summC
, variety was converted into q wintc
variety" Our habit has been to SOW III
discriminatory, as chance or cOnvcnicnc,
+ might decide, spring grown oats i'll th'
fall and fall grown oats in the spring
Is it any wonder that We have no iixct
, varieties adapted to either season? Some
S time ago We urged the careful saving o
l. all ruSt-proof oats that survived the pas
winter. We hope it has been done anC
that they will be sown this month, ani
the same thing repeated fora least three
years.
The present crop covers all of our OK.
pcrlcncc with the winter grazing Oat. II
was not ready to cut until the 10th OF
July, though sown on the 3Oth of Octo,
Der last. Possibly its having been
thinncd out by the cold and the tillcr,
ing consequent thereon, may have re-
tardcd its ripcning. But although juno
was very wet month and blnchrS OF
rye distributed through these oats were
badly rustcd, the oats had no rust what
ever. We shall SOW ii again and watch
J results.
Neither barley nor rye were killed by
the extreme cold Of the past winter. 70
some extent, therefore, these can be
made to take the place of fall Oats-bar-
Icy on the richer and rye on the poorer
lands. With these cover the bare cotton
fields during the winter and save them
from washing and lcachng. Simply
harrow III the sCcd-don't break up the
land and increase the facilities for wash
ing. When green, these crops can be
cut and fed to horses and cows; when
maturcd they can be harvested, thrcshcd
and ground and make most excellent
: stock feed. Rye straw commands ready
sale Tor filling Ill horse collars and other
. purposes, but the stalls and stock yards
> > may we'll dispose of it ALL Our soils cry
= aloud for humus--lct us take every op-
, portunlty to supply it. Some one has
l suggested that oats and rye might be
. Sown toGctl.er-n the oats should be
. killed the rye would not and the land
G would still be occupied with a desirable
Il crop. We see no objection CXccpt the
) unequal ripcning of the two crops, but
{ rs rye will remain standing without
: waste for some time after il ripcus it
y could wait on tn" oats. Cpon The whole
~ the suggestion strikes us as Il good one
u worthy OF being tested by trial.
y lucHd has recently called our aUCn
: tom to the successful culture, in thi,
u Nlclnlty, OF grass vuriOuIy called
! "Schradcrs grass" "AUStraliNn oats,
: Rcscuc grass, etc, BrOmus uniuloiGcs 0
II Schradcri being its technical name. Ii
} spoke very highly of it a. Il winter graz
II II ing. grass, growing very rapidly in carl,
Il spring and producing large QUANTITY
of broad, nutritious leaves. Thougi
$ sometimes called 'rcScuC" and rrsrn
5 bling grass grUcrally known by that
name, it is said to be much larger and
more luXmiant in its growth and dc,
l cldcdly more valuable. Our HrcdsmclI
: here inform us that there is considerable
I demand for the seed III Lo::isi.r.t and
) Texas, where il j. V>-y highly esteemed.
1t IS said by some authorities 10 bc
perennial; by others to be an annual.
We learn that it was partially killed hc"o
by the extraordinary cold q thc pust
winter, but usual cold docs not hurt il.
1t would probably thrive below the tkir-
ty-fourth degree of latitude.
IhlS IS the proper month in which to
SOW burr clover and crimson clover.
Both OF these 2rc nnnunls; beginning
growth III autumn they mature and die
by the lSt OF the following Juno They
arc valuable plants, especially in locali-
ties where ordinary red clover will not
thrive. Oar friends below the head of
navigation III our rVcrS could have nS
fine clover pastures in the spring, f"C..
these two plants, rs could l." 3.rn any
where. Make the around rich, SOW q
D'cnty @i seed IN September and cover
them lightly; that is the whole secret.
Towards the last of the ,@untn pca-
vines and crah-9"@SS will he ready for
moving and curing. Farmers seem to
be pretty generally Of the opinion that
pca-VlncS should not E0 cut upti! younls
peas form OF tlclu; thai the leaves are
toss apt to drop OF then and the vines
more easily cured than ut an earlier
stage Ii loft too late the stems become
very WOO y and hard, and Nrc worthless
as forage. Both extremes then are to me
avoided. lt is difficult forage ~ cure
and Opinions vary rs {" De best method
Oh DONG 1t: = VnG Ga9 ;,Dundaut house
ro""'3 OK &h2 means OF providing cheap,
temporary shcltcya, it is mqucstionably
DcSG 10 put the vines under cover as soon
us they are fairly y wiltcd, hanging them
on poles, or arranging i'll some way SO 0s
w ttllO" Il IlCC ClfcllElLlOn OF my, - lott
with shifted or Opcn tiCol IS an excel
lent place 20 ouro this or any kind Of
foI&Be. In the absence Of the above nr-
plIanccs the vines may be put Il small
cockS-naTow but hisI.-an if the
weather is dry aovcrai OF these may be
thrown together into larger cock un
the third or fourth day. Constant re-
gard should be had 70 avoid exposing
much surface 10 sun or dew. Hence
high Glld narrow cocks are recommend
cd 1t is difficult to have they, properly
made by ordinary hands; thiy is one Of
the things 9, farmer should personally
supervise.
Crab8rass makes very good In,y if cut
at the proper time, Which is just as the
seeds arc tcrmin8 and before they are
npo The seeds drop off readily when
mature, and whatever Of iho substance
OF tho plant passes iE...o the seeds is thus
lost Cut sad cure, therefore, before
, t&G; reed will drop Off and before thc
stalks become woody. Ii.cy are too
small to be stiff, hut when Old they be-