The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-09-15


the difference between tlcm is onl
temporary. He sowcd winter wheat il
spring, and out of one hundred plant
were sown and rcsown, and in thrc
years plants were reared which ripencC
all their seed. Conversely, nearly all tht
plants raised from summer wheat, whicl
was sown i'll autumn, pcrishcd from
ost; but few were saved and produced
seed, and in thee years this summer
variety was converted into Il wintcl
variety" Our habit has been to SOW in.
discriminatory, as chance or convcnicnc.
might decide, spring grown oats in tho
fall and fall grown oats in the :pring.
Is 1T any wonder that we have no fixed
tlmc ago We urged the careful saving oi
I'LL rust-proof oats that survived the past
winter. We hope it has been done and
that thcy VIII be sown this month, and
the same thing repeated forat least three
years.
The present crop covers all Of our cx-
pcrcncc with the winter grazing oat. 1t
was not ready to cut until the 10th Of
July, though SoWn on the seth OF Octo-
bcr last. Possibly its having been
thlnncd out by the cold, and tue GIlcr-
ing consequent thereon, may have re-
tardcd It's rlpcning. But although June
was very wet month and bImchcs OF
rye distributed through these oats were
badly rustcd, 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 s-bar-
ley on the richer and rye OH the poorer
lands. With these cover the bare cotton
llcldS during the winter and save them
from washing and teaching. Simply
harrow in the seed don't break uD the
land and increase tho facilities for wash
ing When green, these crops can be
cut and led to horses and COWS; when
maturcd they can be harvested, thrcshcd
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 wards
may well dispose OF it all. Our soils cry
aloud for humus let us take every on
portunity to supply it. Some one has
suggested that oats and rye might be
sown togcthCr-if the oats should be
killed the rye would not and the land
would still be occupied with Il desirable
crop. We sec no objection except the
unequal ripcning of the two crops, but
as rye will rcmain standing without
waste for some time after ii ripens It
could wait on the oats. Upon tho whole
the suggestion strikes us as good one,
worthy of being tested by trial.
a friend has recently called our attcn-
ton to the successful culture, III this
vlclmty, of grass variously called
"Schradcrs grass" "Austrlian oats, :"
Rcscnc grass, etc, Bromus nioloidcs or
Schradcri being its technical name He
spoke very highly of it rs winter graz
ing grass, growing very rapidly in carly
spring and producing Il large quantity
of broad, nutritious leaves. Though
sometimes called "rcscuc" and rcscln-
bling grass generally known By that
name, it is said to be much larger and
more luXlriant in its growth and de-
cidcdly more valuable. Our sccdsmcn
here inform us that there is considerable
demand for the seed in Louisiana and
Texas, whore it is very highly esteemed.
1T Is said by some authorities to be
by others to be an annual.
We learn that it was partially killed here
by the extraordinary cold Of tho past
winter, but usual cold does not hurt ii.
1t would probably thrive below the thir-
ty-fourth degree of latitude
Ihls IS the proper month in which to
SOW burr clover and crimson clover.
Both OF these are ANIMALS; beginning
growth III autumn they mature and die
by the lst OF the following June. They
are valuable plants, especially in local.
ties where ordinary red clover will not
thrive. Our friends below the head of
navigation III our rivers could have as
line clover pastures i'll the spring, from
these two plants, rs could be seen any
where. Make the ground rich, SOW a
plenty of seed i'll September and cover
them lightly; that is the whole secret.
Towards the last OF the month nca-
vines and crab-grass will E2 ready for
moving and curing. Farmers seem to
be pretty generally of the opinion that
pca-vincs should not be cut until Young
peas form on them; that the lcaySs are
less apt to drop off then and the vines
moro easily cured than at an earlier
stage. Ii left too late the stems become
very WOO y and hard, and are worthless
MS forage. Both extremes then arc to be
UNOI'lSt' ~ 10 II (lllllCUll lOIuPC 10 cure
and opinions vary us to tho best method
of doing it. If one has abundant house
room, or the means OF providing cheap,
temporary shelters, it is umqucstionabiy
best to put the vines under cover as soon
MS they are fairly wilted hanging them
on poles, or arranging in some way so Us
to allow a free circulation OF air, A loft
with q Slated or open floor is an excel
lent place to cure this or any kind ~
forage. In the absence OF thS above nm.
pllGnces the vines m@y be put in snail
cockAs--narrGW but highland if the
Weather is dry several OF these may be
thrown together into n larger cock on
the third or fourth day. Constant re-
gard should be had to avoid exposing
much surface to sun or dew. Hence
high and narrow cocks are recommend
cd. It is difficult to have them properly
made by ordinary hands; this is one OF
the things farmer should personally
supervise.
Crahgiass makes very good hay if cut
at the proper time, which is Just as the
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