The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-02-15
man can work out his own conclusions.

| AS evidence OF what pluck ana energy
combined with careful observation and
experimentation can accomplish, the
success of Mr. George W. Truitt, of La
Grange, furnishes an illustrious exam
! pie: He has been phenominally and pre-
emlnently successful. He says, 81 have
raised 100 bushels oats on one acre; 1913
bushels corn on one acre; four bales cot
ton, 40 pounds each. on one acre" In
regard to his methods he says: There
are many. who believe that in clay there
Is no fertility. would ask them, why
| such luxuriant vegetation on railroad
embankments, from dirt originally
twenty feet under the surface? Ny con-
! vlctlon is 'lucerne rooted, that just as
deep as you turn land, Just that deep
will your land grow rich"
Surely, if one man can by industry
| and system bring up one run down Geor-
gia farm to this high degree of product
iveness, others seeing his success can
grasp the same means, and push forward
to independence.
One advantage the farmer has the
present season, of which he has been de-
prived for several years, is more easily
obtained and more steadily settled labor.
This is one result of the general hard
times, high meat and low cotton.
Where Indifference as to hiring once
reigned, we now find anxiety, even
eagerness for employment, This is no
small advantage, for with our class of
field laborers it is not an unusual occur
renee for the Christmas Publications to
extend far into January, and to obtain
regular or steady work becomes diff
cult undertaking until the last of the
| month or the first of February. / be-
ieve it is my first experience since the
war in which the plows were all ready
| man, mule, and implements for
Start the first day of January Since
that time we have had much bad wealth
er, often
TOO WET TOO PLOW.
Flowing when the land is too wet is a
mistake to be carefully guarded against
One error in judgment here will cause
trouble through the entire crop season.
A rule, familiar to most experienced
farmers, is not to pillow land when a
handful of the soil pressed together re-
mains compart mass. When too wet
for the pillow to be at work there is
always something to be done in the way
of repairs-fences, bitches, terraces,
fence corners, and spots overgrown
order, compost to be hauled and spread,
and, when the rains are too heavy for
outdoor work, tools to be overhauled
and put in working order, plows made
ready, in order that no time may be
lost, when the sun is shining and work,
in preparation or cultivation is pressing.
In this matter of farm implements,
farmers should be on the alert, and as
far as able, invest in we'll tested and i'm
proved plOws, harrows and necessary
farm machinery. In the one item of
feeding, good feed cutter will more
than pay for its price in one season, and
by its use much valuablematerial which
is otherwise wasted. can be utilized for
food, and consequently for manure. A
reliabln cutaway harrow, besides put.
ting the land in better order for the
plow, is the agent by which every par
ticle of vegetable matter left in the soil
can be made to do duty in producing
another crop. 1t is these lessons of
economy IN small things, in learning to
judiciously invest in order to reap larger
profits, that we all need to study. On
the subject of economy our farmers
could learn most valuable lesson from
our fertilizer industries. On almost all
ordinary farms the most valuable ma
nurial elements are allowed to waste.
| Much that could be saved and applied
with profit, becomes valueless from neg
lect. On the other hand, the fertilizer
factory gathers refuse, apparently
worthless material, and converts it into
valuable manurial agents.
OATS and GRASS AND CLOVER.
Now is the time for sowing the spring
oats, better than in January, as there is
less risk of killing. The land should be
we'll prepared and literally MANFRED.
Sow an early variety of seed and don't
stint the quantity. Remember that the
spring crop has only short time to ma
ture. and should be given every oppor-
tunlty, IN preparation, manuring, in
quality and quantity of seed, to produce
heavy crop.
Grass seed and clover also should be
soWn now. Orchard, tall oat, rescue
red top and Bermuda, all suit our eli
mate and soil. Plow and harrow, then
sow the seed and roll, do not pillow or
harrow after the seed are sown, simply
pass heavy roller over the surface, It
is best to prepare the land for this pur-
pose, but if preferred the seed can be
| sown on growing grain crops If the
AoIOSA PAebA 10 S1OoOL1p 0u Il udTTOW
over the grain, sow the clover or grass
seed, and roll. Where the seed is sown
with grain crop. the better plan, how
ever, is to SOW in the fall after the oats
or wheat is put in, SOW the grass seed on
the freshly narrowed surface. BY this
plan, with favorable seasons the oat
crop, and two heavy cuttings of native
grasses have been taken from the land
during the summer or fall, before leav-
ing it in permanent possession of the
sown grass.
IN THE GARDEN.
Seeds of nearly every plant grown in
our climate may be sown this month,
either in the open ground or in cold
frames but it is not desirable that the
more tender varieties should be sown,
unless one has well constructed cold
frames or other ample means of protec-
ton in case of sudden cold. In the lati-
tude Of middle Georgia, Irish potatoes,
beets, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, leeks,
onions, English peas, turnips, spinach,
satisfy, and corn can all be planted.
In selecting your seed potatoes, get