The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-04-17

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soif quite q while II the conditions are
unfavurable. and then terminate
under more favorable conditions
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Seed that naturally terminates In .
short Tins can not remain IN the cold
damp soil without loss of vitality. and
this effects more or lees the vig0r " the
plant Many plants are stunted At tho
start, and when this Is done no amount
Of liberalization will entirely remedy
the damage
To a very great exten, this ran MI be
avoided by taking pains to sow NJ tho
right time II Is better 10 spend more
time In preparation and have the soil
Just right, and SOW the seed nj the right
time than 20 do less work In preparing
the soil and then SOW the seed too
early.
Oats, fax and onions will terminate
when the soil is much colder than the
larger part Of other seeds that are usu.
ally sown in the spring. With these,
early seeding Is preferable, that Ia NJ
soon as the soil can be made In a good
condition. never found thatit paid to
SOW seed Of any kind until the soil Is In
a good condition. An this can not bq
secured until the soil has dried out In.
the hurry and press Of spring work wa
are often tempted to commence work.
ing the soil when II Is too wet to work
readily into a fine condition. but there
Is nothing gained, as the extra time re.
quired to get into the right condition
and the seed. lost by n failure to germi-
nate, will nor than make up for the
time gained in sowing.
The majority Of plants that we SOW or
plant in the spring will terminate much
better and quicker when the soil has
become thoroughly warmed up. II
then we take time ahead to thoroughly
prepare the soil so as to have 1t in az
good a condition as possible, and then
SOW or plant when the soil is warmed
sufficiently to secure a quick germina.
ton, better results are certain to be Sc
cured. Seed sown when the condition
are most favorable for termination will
produce much better, more vigorous
and more healthier plants than when
sown early and remain for some time in
the soil without terminating. 1t Is al.
ways an object to secure as good,
strong, vigorous, plants as possible, and
q good soil thoroughly pre- AIRED, with
good seed sowed at the right time will
give these.
Then good cultivation is necessary 70
secure a good growth. But the plants
must be secured first. You may plant
corn very early and secure n germina.
ton Of the seed, but II the soil is cold
the plants will not make any growth.
Two weeks later with the soil In a bet.
tor condition and much warmer, you
may plant the same kind OF seed and al
the end Of a month from the last plant
ing the latest planted will show the bes,
and fastest growing plants. We wan,
plants that when they terminate will
keep on growing right along, and Il the
seed is planted at the right time this
can be secured. No rule. a be given.
Iwait until the soil will work into 3
fine condition for the early-sown crops
and until the soil is thoroughly warm.
ed up. This will vary each spring q
few days and It will always pay to d.
all the work Of preparation possible,
have your seed on hand ready and tn,
machinery all in good shape to worl
and then at the right time the work Of
planting can be pushed along very rap
idly.-Cor. Western PlotDnian.