The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-19


The Farm and Garden in September.
On the southern farm the chief work OF
eep,ember is the gathering OF the crops
tbat have employed the farmers time for
the previous eight months Ia making.
More cotton is picked In September than
any other month.
The average farmer alleges generally that
he cannot lind time to do much else than
gather his crops.
And yet this is the month that should
witness the seeding of his grain and his
olover for early spring and summer grazing.
ADMITTING that few of our southern farm
ers give but little attention to clover.
there .is not one Of them that should not
Xcousider the so wing OF oats and rye, one of
the importan features of their farming. For
every mule and horse on the farm there
should be sown at least ten acres of oats
The l-horse farm Is the unit Of southern
|lfarming. Whatever the allotment may be
Or it this should be multiplied by five for
the 5-horse farm and by ten for the 10-horse
farm. What Is proper allotment for a
1-horse farml
This is a question we would like to have
answered by as many Of our readers as
possible. How many acres in cotton, how
many in corn, how many in oats, how many
in pelse; what area in sweet potatoes; how
much Of a garden7 From your ex-
= pereDoe in the past what would you deem a
fair average in these crops for 1~horse
farm.
There is vast difference in the results on
different 1-horse farms. One may be rep
resented by slow man with a slow mule
and the other by fast man aud fast mule
Il Neither one of these can be taken as the
unit for calculating the possible aggregate
ot sstated area of farm work. An average
nust be drawn. The one. while not satisfied
& With less than ~ or15 bales Of cotton, 900
bushels corn, 400 bushels oats, besides an ex-
B calent field of hay, sweet potatoes and other
lFtle side crops Of the farm finds another
+ quite content with less than half of this
product One may have good land while
Pie other has very poar. One may be a
nan Of vim and push, while the other is
taturally slow and predisposed to laziness.
u all depends upon the man. how much
profit the l-horse or the 10-horse farm will
show up at the end Of the year.
Toe thorough-going, enterprising farmer
& will not neglect the oat crop, and he will
s. boon be making arrangements to seed this
Indispensable crop. 1t is an easy crop TO
put in. It is an easy crop TO harvest. It
does not cost much to seed down ten acres
10 the mule. Sow the Georgia rust proof,
f Or the Texas rust .proof 81 or bushels
per acre on land that has been we'll plowed
Alter the seed is sown roll the land. Sow
early enough to allow Of the oats getting
frmly established by the middle OF Deoem-
e Der.
< variety recently tested in Georgia and
known as the 'Appler" oat is a good variety
fo get seed of. The experiment station
ht Griffin offers limited quantity of this
variety to Georgia farmers. So far 1t has
given satisfaction
Most OF the failures of oats in the past ten
years can be attributed to too late sowing
and failure to roll the soil after sowing.
There is really no need for fall sown crop
ot oats failing once in seven years il the
crop is sown in a proper manner at the
proper time. and it is great pity that this
Very valuable crop should have fallen into
fuch dlsrepute over so large territory and
AIl arising from the erroneous practices fol-
siowed with the crop.
how few southern farmers have learned
fhe value of seeding clover with their oats!
4s a method Of improving the soil there is
nothlng better. There are q number OF
powers that can be used for the purpose
le lsTge red, the sapling. the crimson or
ne our. On some soils the melilotus is
faiso good plant for the purpose; SO is the
inter vetch, Eight or ten pounds OF any
pr The clovers sown broadcast just before
oLing and after the oats have been sown
WI produce crop that will be worth
"a NSHa w bLAo AhuQ Al kl6 Why Oh LQd-
ute besides furnishing a splendid pasture
4 al month or two after the oats are cut
IL IN May or early June.
Al our farmers as a class could only be
DFought once to recognize the reasonable
less OF that diversified farming thar In
iuded high regard for good pasture and
goa meadow it would not be long before
outnern farming would be placed upon a
haNs WNlu IL l.
." Vi our farmers have really good pas
uIe' on which they bestow a reasone BILE
arc 70 improve or keep in a fair condition.
NV az" lew save enough hay to allow of a
oeral ration to all their stock until
new croD Of hay comes in
la THIS state Of affairs existing too in face
.ue TACT that we have a temperate cli-
n m1 mat admits Of fall seeding OF grass
uu cover OF which there are a score or
lore In the highest degree adapted to the
uIpose OF pasture and meadow. just run
seI IL your mind bakers dozen even of
10 oest Kinds suited to our use and you will
- UQnd to admit that there is no reason
NY 'nere should not be as fine pasture and
V quo" IN the south as there Ia any where
p Sus country. Name these for instance:
De5nuda, johnson grass, orchard grass,
roauow oas grass, red top lucern, Italian
~ srass, crab grass, bur clover, crimson
grass 0~Pn S'0's'' Oi1O
A'plendid list is this, and IL could be en-
sed; but the above embraces the cream
along list.
nose who observe tho plan of ''soiling"
my extent-a very profitable plan 1t is.
W. LOT good part OF the year-will find
~, other plants, not named in the above
specially valuable during the summer
, ha autumn, to wit, Indian corn aud sor-
~ rc on grown thickly, for use either green
rw green soiling In the winter time a
th luce OF some Of those above enumerated
so1 are frost proof can be made The Grim
o., Cn va the bur clovers and the sapling are
g. g. LOT this purpose. Oats and rye sown
a en-, Y IN the fall are two plants not to be de-
IT, p-Soa Tor furnishing green food in the wins
aud spring. Barley 10 another plant
o.I. a 80 is the winter vetch when sown prop
S.y on good soil The southern stock raiser
4 very advantage over the northern aud
ss1,I western stockman in the matter of
s eary pasture and green food in the winter