The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-28
Our Farmers Column.
SOMETHING INTERESTING
TO THOSE WHO TILL
THE SOIL.

oNI1L.
'.There Is no material progress that is well
based and permanent without agricultural
progress"
CULTIVATE BLACKBERRIEs.
The wild blackberries are so
plentiful and good in most
parts Of the country that farm
ers do not take readily to the
idea Of cultivatine them. Wien
once they realize the superiority
of a fine cultivated sort this
notion soon vanishes. There
are many named sorts offered
by nurseryInen. but there are
few sections of The country
where there cannot be- found
Wild plants OF superior excel
lence! Mark these superior
sorts when in fruit this summer,
and next fall dig them up with
their roots. Cut the long roots
i'll pieces three inches long, and
plant them in rows. The fol-
lowing season they will make
fine plants, and give a goud crop
of fruit the following season, if
planted at the proper distance
at first, But tue usual plan is
to grow the plants from the
root cuttings in close rows the
first season, and then trans
plant to a permanent location
six by six feet apart. Tie the
canes to stakes, and pinch the
tips when about four feet long,
to cause them to branch. The
dewberry succeeds bast when
allowed to trail on the ground.
w f. Ma ssey, Horticulturist
Of N. G. Experiment Station.
PEA VINE MANURING FOR WHEAT
Bulletin No.77 Of the n. G..
Agricultural Experiment Stat
ion, is . short eight page bull
letin on the subject of cheap
fertilizing for wheat by means
of cow-pea vines. Peas were
planted early in June, broad
cast, at the rate Of two bushels
per acre. They were plowed
under in October, when the
peas were ripe; the land allowed
to settle and wheat was sown
at the rate OF one and a half
bushels per acre on the 18th of
November. The season last
year was very unfavorable for
wheat, yet the average increased
yield due to the pea vine
manuring, was slightly over
sixteen bushls. per acre. The
year before on the SAM land
it was slightly over ten bushels
per acre. The bulletin contains
a fine illustration showing the
appearance Of the experimental
field during the season. 1t wa
taken from a photograph, and
IS all exact reproduction of it
10000 Of these bulletins will
be printed, and a copy should
be in the hands Of every farmer
in the State, especially whea,
growers and others who ought
to grow wheat. In addition to
the usual mailing list, it will
be sent free to all in the State
who apply Tor it. Those in
other States should send four
cents for expenses.
AN OBJECT LESSON IN MANURING
Anything which can be seen
usually makes stronger i'm
preston than a written descrip-
ton without having the object
before ones eyes Often a
man can comprehend more OF
value in one look az the actual
thing spread out before him
than could be acquitted from a
printed volume.
The object lesson to which
the farmer attention is now
being called, is a crop of winter
wheat growing on a series OF
seven plats to which fertilizers
were applied; two plats, how
ever, having been left without
fertilizer for comparison.
There are differences in
growth, due no doubt to the
fertilizers. but the object lesson
is not in the differences due to
FERTILIZER. Across onehalf OF
all the plats COW peas have been
for three years grown and
plowed into the soil each veal
between the crops of wheat
The effect of this pea-vine
manuring is the lesson which
cannot be mista ken by the mos,
casual observer Every farmer
who is buying commercial
fel til,zers, and who is not now
using COW peas for the purpose
of supplying organic matter
and the costly nitrogen, should
make an effort to see this
growing crop at the expert.
mental farm, two miles out
from the Capitol, on the Hills
boro road. 1t will pay him tc
make a special visit there ia
study it. The first year the
pea-vines increa. ed the WELD
ten bushels of wheat per acre.
1t will probably be larger this
year.
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