The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-15
SN1NG CLARENDON COUNTY, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER


species; but n. Nonnier has proved TIA
the difference between TEN is onl,
temporary. He sowed winter wheat ii
spring, and out OF one hundred plant
four alone produced ripe seed; thcs'
were soWn and rcsown, and IL thre;
years plants were reared which ripcnc(
al their seed. Conversely, nearly all tn
plants raised from summer wheat, whlcl
was sown in autumn, persisted iron
frost; but few were saved and producct
seed, and in th,cc years this sum.nc'
variety was converted into a wlntcl
variety" Our habit has been to SOW ii
discriminatory, as chance OF convenience
might decide, spring grown cats in til'
fall and fall grown oats IL the spunG
Is it any wonder that We have no tiXec
varieties adapted to either season? Somt
time ago we urged the careful saving 0.
all rust-proof oats that survived the pas
winter We hope It has been done anc
that they will be sown this month, enc
the same thing repeated forat least three
years.
The present crop covers all of our cx'
pcricncc with the winter grazing oat. II
was not ready to cut until the 10th ol
July, though sown OF the 30th OF Octo'
Der last. Possibly its having been
thinned out by the cold, and the tillcr,
ing consequent thereon, may have re,
tardcd its ripcning. But although june
was a very wet month and punches oi
rye distributed through these oats wcrc
badly rllstcd, the oats had no rust what
ever. We shall SOW it again and watch
results.
Neither barley nor rye were killed by
the extreme cold OF the past winter. To
some extent, therefore, these can be
made to take the place OF fall oats-bar-
ley 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 teaching. Simply
harrow in the secd-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
matured they can be harvested, threshed
and ground and make most excellent
stock feed. Rye straw commands ready
sale for filling in horse collars and other
purposes, but the stalls and stock yards
may well dispose Of it all. Our soils cry
aloud for humus-lct us take every cp-
portunity to supply it. Some one has
suggested that oats and rye might be
sown together-if the oats should be
killed the rye would not and the land
would still be occupied with a desirable
crop. We see no objection except the
unequal ripening of the two crops, but
as rye will remain standing without
waste for some time after it ripcns it
could wait on the oats. Upon the whole
the suggestion strikes us as good one,
worthy of being tested by trial.
\ friend has recently called our ;stten-
ton to the successful culture, il this
vicinity, Of e grass variously called
"Schraders grass" "Austnlian oats, !"
Rescue grass, etc, Bronlus unioloides or
Schraderi being its technical name. lie
spoke very highly Of it as winter graz
ing grass, growing very rapidly II early
spring and producing a large quantity
VI UiOlsi, Iul1it4otso iCiNCS. LA-OuSG
sometimes called rescue and resem-
bling grass generally known by that
name, it is said to be much larger and
more luxuriant in its growth and de-
cidedly more valuable. Our seedsmen
here inform us that there is considerable
demand for the seed in Louisiana ard
Texas, where It is very highly esteemed.
It is said by some authorities to be
perennial; by others to be an annual.
We learn that it was partially killed here
by the extraordinary cold OF the past
winter, but usual cold does not hurt it.
1t would probably thrive below the tEir-
ty-fourth degree OF latitude.
This is the proper month III which to
SOW burr clover and crimson clover.
Both of these are ANIMALS; beginning
growth in autumn they mature and die
by the 1st OF the following june. They
are valuable plants, especially IN locall-
ties where ordinary red clover will not
thrive. Our friends below the head Of
in our rivers could have as
fine clover pastures in the spring, from
these two plants, as could be seen any
where. Make the ground rich, SOW a
plenty Of seed in September and cover
them lightly; that is the whole secret.
Towards the last of the month pea
vines and crab-grass will be ready for
moving and curing. Farmers seem to
be pretty generally Of the opinion that
pea-vines should not be cut until young
peas form on them; that the leaves are
less apt to drop Off then and the vines
more easily cured than at an earlier
stage. If left too late the stems become
very WOO y and hard, and are worthless
as forage Both extremes then are to be
avoided. It is difficult forage to cure
and opinions vary as to the best method
of doing it. II one has abundant house
room, or the means OF providing cheap.
shelters, it is unqucstionably
best to put the vines under cover rs soon
as they are fairly wilted, hanging them
on poles, or arranging in some way so rs
to allow free circulation Of air. y ;ots
with Stated or open floor is in excel
lent place to cure this or any kind OF
forage. In The absence Of the above ap-
pliances the vines may be put in snail
cocks-narrow but Highland il Inc
weather is dry several oi these may be
thrown together into 4 larger cock on
the third or fourth day. Constant re-
gard should be had to avoid exposing
much surface to Sun c. dew. Hence
high and narrow cocks are recommend
cd. 1t is difficult to have them properly
made by ordinary hards; this IS one Of
the things a farmer should personally
Crabgrass makes very good hay II cut
at the proper time, which is just as the
seeds gre forming AID before tncv are