The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-07-19

so much later than usual, the object of
present cultivation should be not to en-
courage weed growth. A good plan is to
plow every alternate row, using sweep,
heel scrape or extended cultivator, thin
after few days, return and pillow the
rows which were left. This practically
stlrs the entire surface and gets double
benefit from given amount of work.
CROPS WHICH CAN BE PLANTED THIS
MoNTH-CORN.
1t is too late to plant corn on poor up
land. But on rich upland, or on damp
bottom land, by using an early maturing
variety, we can plant up to the middle
| seed can be put in as late as July 90,
and with ordinary seasons, the re-
suits will be satisfactory.
POTATOES
can be set out all through the month.
| The late planted slips make smoother
potatoes and of better keeping qualities
than those planted earlier. The main
care, after the vines begin to cover the
! ground, is to prevent them from taking
root between the rows, and this is es-
pecially important with the late planted
slips. .E#
RUTABAGAS.
Where desirable, and the seasons are
suitable, it is well to prepare this crop
during the present month, the land
being put in fine filth and highly
MANFRED. Phosphates are required
more especially, with a smaller proper
ton of nitrogen and potash. The early
sowing can begin during the latter part
of the month, and as soon as the plants
| are up, dust with dry ashes to prevent
the depredations of their insect enemies
SORGHUM
for forage can still be planted. Cows,
mules and hogs are fond of it, and it is
cheap and healthful food. For seed.
the early amber is best, because, on ac-
count of its smaller stem, the whole
plant, stem, leaves and seal can bo
utilized
So much has been said and written as
to the value of the pea crop, not only as
feed for our stock, but as renovator to
our lands, that it seems scarcely neces-
sary to revert to this subject, but it is
of such vital Importance that must be
pardoned for presenting a few ad-
ditional facts, and for again urging
farmers to put in as large crop as pos
sible. A peck or a half bushel to the
acre, sown broadcast in the corn ami
covered by the last blowing; will, with
ordinary seasons, give fair stand, and
if planted before the middle of the
month, will usually mature seed. For
| forage, the paintings can continue until
| the last day.
Where practicable, the oat and wheat
| stubble should be turned and the peas
narrowed in. Experiments at our sta
ton show that the gain is greatest where
| the crop is harvested and cured for hay,
and the stubble, with its accumulated
! nitrogen, turned under. AS prepare
ton for the fall grain crops, nothing
has been found to be as valuable
as q crop of peas sown broadcast,
The hay taken off and the stubble
turned under. If in combination with
this fertilizer is used, the yield from
/ both crops, peas and grain. is very ma
| terially increased. The following from
the North Carolina station, shows the
The figures shows the gain per acre in
each case. Mark the fact, that with
cotton seed meal the yield was dimin-
ished rather than icreased. The in
crease of the crop from:
Peavines. Increase.
Bushels.
WIN no 1ertll1zers. ....... ....... 9.6S
With 800 pounds kainit. 10 46
With 300 pounds acid phosphate. . 1851
With 175 pounds acid phosphate,
o7.5 pounds cotton seed meal, 37.5
pounds kainit ... IA 81
In
Push the fattening
HOGS
as far as possible, let them have the
run of the grain fields before the peas
are sown. When taken from these see
that they have plenty of succulent food.
The loss of the fruit. crop is serious
inconvenience, but the need of this
wholesome food can be, in great
measure, supplied by refuse vegetables,
sorghum and other forage crops.
PLANTING FOR FALL CROPS.
Land now unoccupied, intended for
fall crops, has spontaneous growth of
!! grass and weeds. To get it in satifac-
tory condition for clover or grass,
plant peas in the drill and cul-
tivate. This will exterminate the
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hay and manure. Turn under the stub
BILE early enough to harrow and roll the
| land in time for the clover or grass, and
we have seed bed in which it will
| flourish.
FALL OATS.
Don't put off sowing oats until spring,
the risk is too great, but begin in time
to prepare for the much more certain fall
crop, and resolve to sow early. The
fields from which the peavine hay has
been taken will be ready, and Septem-
Der is none too early to begin the SOW
ing.
To SOW in the cotton field is also
good plan The Appler variety is among
the best, resists rust. is early and pro-
ductive. Secure seed in time and begin
at the first practicable moment.
! FALL IRISH POTATOES.
This crop is attracting attention, from
the fact that the potatoes can be lett in
the ground all the winter and dug as
needed, and the southern grown fall
crop furnishes even better tubers for
spring planting than the eastern grown