The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-24

seemed more urgent than it does now. a
great deficiency IN the corn crop exists. and
prices must OF nece. sity be unusually high
next spring and summer. The crop in the
south is short-much shorter than many are
inclined to credit-snd if ever a crop of
oats and rye is to be appreciated it will
probably be next season.
Because the crop fails now and then is not
sufficient reason for giving up entirely the
sowing of grain. All crops are likely to
fail occasionally, and do fail more or less
every few years. Not so completely as grain
does when killed out By January freezes,
but when oats are sown at the proper time
on land that is fertile success comes more
frequently than failure.
While there Is great risk attendant upon
soWlngs above the - parallel; below that
line the chances are In favor of success
from sowings made the latter part of this
month or early next.
The proper time to SOW oats above the
- parallel Is from Sept. 20 to Oct. 10,
ana when IL happens that farm or is unable
Co make sowing at that time the cues. ion
comes to him, after getting his cotton out of
me way, wEeche 1t will pay to take the risk
| tr sowing IN November or wait until Feb
ruary. The question admits of this answer:
The cost of seeding to oats is usually verv
small. and there is very little involved if
the crop is killed. Ii tue crop succeeds the
yield is that much larger for having been
sown early. If killed out the land will be
In that much better condition for resolving
/ early III the spring. Even in Middle
Georgia, If the oats are plowed in tine mid
die of November, and the soil is then rolled,
the crop is not likely TO fail oftener than
one year IN three-that is from the result of
freezing in january or February.
Oats are q much safer feed for work stock
than corn, and If the crop is cut as soon as
the grain gets in the dough, but while the
| staik are still little green, it only needs to
be cut up to make perfect ration for work
Stock-graln and fodder all together
Inc crop comes off early enough to allow
of crop Of peas, fodder, corn or potatoes.
| or even cotton If one chooses to plant it,
| For many years We have observed that the
| cluster varieties of cotton planted after oats
any time during the first half of June is
| very apt usually to make maximum CROP
those who have planted the improved clus-
| ter varieties, on the level, efter oats in June
are aware that it loses very little compare
| lively from shedding. It is not in a condi-
tlon OF fruiting TO he affected by the
| drought which usually occurs in july We
merely allude to this here to show that a
farmer can devote a good part of his best
cotton land TO fall oats and yet make good
| crop of cotton on the land. OF course
whenever possible the plan that has been
| commended for SO many years of following
oats with peas is the one that should be OBJ.
served, but it is to be acknowledged that this
| rule cannot always be observed by farmers
Back from long ride through Che co Inty
to-day Nov. IS we observed many fields
| almost as white as snow from distance,
| and it was useless to ask the owners of such
| fields If they were sowing any grain or had
done so. They had not been able to get the
necessary labor to get out the crop already
made. much less to add any to start new
crop.
A few farmers observe the plan of SOW
ing oats in the cotton at the laying by, and
| this is plan that should be more generally
| followed. On medium sells where the stalks
do not grow very large this can be done
even after the first picking, sowing the seed
in advance of harrow. Those who can
not fad it practicable to SOW at once now,
| and are notable to afford to take such risk,
should at least set their stakes for sowing as
| much as possible on well prepared land,
either late in January or early in February.
| There is no telling what corn will be worth
in April or day, and TO the majority of
| farmers good crop of oats will prove a
great comfort" to them next May or
| June.