The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-22
IN FIELD AND GARDEN.

Thoughts Appropriate to the Season.
Throughout very large territory COW
cred by the MORNING and WEEKLY NEWS
the sowing or planting out of quite num-
Der of plants is still in order. While 1t is
true that such as can be sown or planted
out this month should have been out last
month or earlier in order to secure the
earlier and better crop, still there are
more or less number of farmers who neg
lect to do certain things at the proper time
The conditions of weather. pressure of
other work, unexpected accidents of vari-
Gus kinds, one or the other, or all, may &C.
cur to prevent his doing at the proper time
what he would have liked to do. 1t is al
ways in order to do the best we can under
the varying conditions that present them
selves; when we can not do thing Just at
the very time we think it best to do it, why
all we can do is TO do it the next best time
we can. When farmer knows from expe-
renee and observation that the month Of
October is the very best time possible to SOW
MS small grain he ought to make every eff
Tort to accomplish the sowing them. If
circumstances are such that he cannot back
hls Judgment and maintain lire Of policy
marked out, ne must resort to the next best
proceeding possible. So, If he cannot SOW
gram In October he must do it November,
and IL he cannot accomplish it in November,
why do itin December In Florida and in
Inc extreme southern portion of Georgia
ahc gulf states oats and rye and barley can
DC Sown in December, with fine prospect
OF success nearly every time; whereas,
hIgner up, above the 3lst parallel say, lis a
very risky business to make any such SOW
ings. Oats have succeeded In Middle Geor-
ga when sown in December in such
winters as 1871, 'S1-S2 and 1890, but it
may oeeccepted as true that in three winters
out OF four December sown oats are likely
70 prove an absolute failure. In fact, any
where above the 32d parallel of latitude a
very great risk attends usually all sowings
made after Dec. and earlier than Feb. /.
AZ Is only such farmers as can well afford to
tke risks that should resort to any sowings
~ oats In the period between these dates.
me average farmer that cannot sow, or
o9es not sow, during October is justified in
Saltlng until February. In this latitude
october is the month ar excellence for seed
ING to small gram, and February the same
tpr spring sowings. At rare Intervals even
9ctc Der sown oats have bsen destroyed by
december or January freezes. In occasional
years there will not be moisture enough in
the soil In October to terminate the grain
town during the month. and the grain may
oe so retarded that it cannot take firm
enough hold on the soil to enable it to with
sand the hard freezes or make enough
Growth to mulch itself in time to protect
va; :ne roots from being broken loose by freez-
ing and thawing Of the soil in December or
January. This occurs only occasionally.
90 TACT, 1t would be bet or to say that small
siain sowings above Macon should begin as
~oon after Sept 10 las the soil may be in
proper condition for seeding down. The
,aLnets OF Georgia ought not to give up this
ta!uabie crop, as many seem disposed to do,
oelhg influenced thereto by the several fail
IIes they have met with during the past
sour or five years. which resulted from
sther an abnormal fall or winter. Very
.naliy of our farmers have never realized
80, .,.e Importance Of sowing small grain at
~, proper time and in the necessary care
.ui manner 20 insure success Much N not
tVaFiy al the oats that nave been killed OF
Ie years IA Georgia were November or
.yeeeinoer sowings. But small portion,
,sInpafatiyely, OF crops established IN sep
hDer or October tAs been killed. Sowing
s ,s crop TOO late IN the fell and trying %
80 spfing cats ~ soil too poor b make q
.a,sbie crop has had great deal b do
''N 'us average farmers present dlsgust