The Charlotte Democrat., 1892-07-15
AGRICULTUR AL.
Work for July.

july is the best month (n middle cotton
belt) in which cow peas may be sown
with any approach to maximum results.
But they may be sown throughout the
month, especially if little help be given
in the way of fertilizing, and the ground
be nut in somewhat better condition than
when sown earlier. Sowing peas is
mans "amendment" to Natures pro-
cesses. A field left to itself will soon be
covered with summer grasses, then weeds,
briars, and finally broomsedge-all moro
or less improving and renovating in their
effects on the soil. We call it "resting"
the land. But whether, mature abhors
a vacuum" las the old philosophers
taught) or not, the soil seems to abhor
idleness, and at once commences to grow
crops on it's own account, using such
plant seeds as may be in her possession.
It seems suggestive to man that he should
supply the soil with seed of plants that
are better adapted to renewing the fer
tility and productiveness of the soil.
Now is the time to SOW seeds Of Burr
clover on fields intended for permanent,
or several years pasture. 1t is vain to
expect a full stand of Burr clover the fol.
lowing winter, unless plenty of seed be
sown, and sown early. How much is
enough? We would say six or eight
bushels of burrs per acre. They may be
sown at the last blowing of corn or cot
ton, and plowed in lightly. But perhaps
the best place to sow Burr clover is in
Bermuda sod any time before the first OF
August.
We believe vetch will prove even more
valuable as an ingredient of Bermuda
pasture, provided the right variety OF
vetch seed bo sown. The spring vetch is
not worth sowing. The winter vetch,
having small black pods and round seeds
Of the size of radsh seeds, we think is the
kind. September is the best time to sow,
but the seed may be put in the ground
earlier if desired, or if more convenient.
They will not come up until they get
ready, aDdrmay n0tt-gget read until No
-vember or December, if not sown in Sep
tember.
We commence in time to talk about
oats. Don't put off until spring. Spring
oats are a snare and a delusion. We
have sown both fall and spring for three
years past, sowing in spring more as an
object lesson to prove that fall is the
time Those sown in the fall have
escaped winter killing three years in sue
cession, and the yield was from thirty to
seventy,fve bushels per acre, while the
spring sown have made from ten to fif.
teen bushels per acre.
Plow up the land in good time, even
in August, and commence sowing in Sep
tember.
The cotton field is an excellent place
in which to SOW oats. Get ready and get
the seed, and resolve to SOW in time. Oh
varieties the Appler oat, recently dissent
mated by the Georgia Experiment Station
is among the best, it being selection OF
pure strain from the Texas rust-proot
oat, and little earlier and somewhat
moro productive, while equally resisting
more. While too early by two months tc
SOW oats, yet it is we'll to commence talk
ing about it, and to advise farmers tc
secure seed before the supply is exhausted
and to be ready when the time comes. II
we could by our voice and pen induce the
farmers Of the South to SOW at least ont
acre of oats for every acre of corn, and
SOW in the fall, we would feel that we
had accomplished an end we'll worthy oi
lifetime effort.-iS0uthern CultiUat0r.