The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-28
Mhentin MiddIe Georgia.

77sine a newcomer, 1 would be glad to
cot some information as to wheat-grow-
ing.
m The land 1 expect to sow in wheat
is now in cotton, the last of which will
H. Gathered the last of october. am
toi5 fhe average crop of cotton on the
land for the past hVe years mas Deen a
baif hale 1225 pounds of lint, where about
60 worth of fertilizer has been used. VIII
[-ov 10 be 100 late to sow VIII the
Grain get a sufficient hold on the SOIL 70
enable IL to- Withstand the cold OF WINTER
% The land is generaIly nShI. IN pre-
rariug 10 for seeding would II pc better
~ use turn shoVels or double-round
shovels and scooters. There Is very niue
vegetable matter on the soil outside OF the
cotton stalks, which average about TWO
anf one-half feet in the richer parts, in
places, the stalks are as high as hVe
al How much seed is best?
t4l What variety of wheat succeeds best
on this original pine land IN upper Wllklh>
80 / have a small quantity of stable
manure to use on part, nut not near
quarter of the field. What fertilizer would
be best and should it be put on when
the seeds are sown? Any other informa-
ton would be thankfully received.
might have stated that it has been
so dry here for the past six weeks noth-
ing would have come up, even II pant
mgs or sowings had been made some
" AS g rule Wheat sowing is made in No
yember in Middle Georgia. Nov. 10 ls
quite early enough IL there is moisture
sufficient to terminate the seeds prompt
~ after sowing. There is considerable
risk attached to sowing wheat Garner thah
oct 20 in Middle Georgia. on account
of the fly it has always been deemed
advisable to wait until a killing frost oc-
ours, so it Is very rare thar any soMihss
are made earlier than November. 1t is
frequently sown as late as December.
(2) If the soil is deep enough so as to
he ell n
turning up any clay il does not matter
whether the blowing is done with a turn
or round shovel. If there is no vegetable
matter to be turned under We should pre-
fer the round shovels and scootng. sun,
good part of the small cotton stalks
could be turned under with a turn shoVel,
(s) If the seeds are of first quality three
pecks would be ample. Otherwise, use
four. This is heavy seeding, but no doubt
ii is the safest plan. In the west fiVe TO
eight pecls of seed frequently are used,
but this is too much and too costly.
(D If YOU can procure good seeds that
were grown in your own LOCALITY ana that
were known not to nave been a1ecteu
with rust we would advise you to use
then whatever name they may go uh-
der The "Bill Dallas" is variety that
has given general satisfaction to south
ern growers Then the Early May ls
q good kind If any of our readers can
suggest a better kind for use in Middle
Georgia we should be glad to hear the
sllggestion. In this section so little wheat
IS grown we have not been able TO COM
pare varieties that were in. local repute.
I'm fact we have ceased TO recommend Its
culture, except an acre OF two under the
intensive system, which calls Tor drlllne
and cultivating the wheat as we would
SO much upland rice.
60 Just now, especially, there Is no
cheaper fertilizer to be had than cotton
seed or its meal. A fair application would
be twenty-five bushels of cotton seed,
along with $50 or 200 pounds of acid phos-
phate, and if il is procurable and you
can afford it, 100 pounds of hull ashes.
For extensive farming and calculating the
possible results this may be regarded as
a very liberal application. So far as the
wheat crop alone is concerned, the prob
able outcome will not justify such ex-
pense, but the crop that follows the
wheat, be it corn or cotton or potatoes,
would be greatly benefited by it. and
the two crops together would or should
make full returns for the application.
After breaking the land we should
broadcast the seeds carefully and then
use a smoothing harrow Tor a BRUSH, then
give good rolling. The latter Is by
ton. Do not fail to give a rolling if you
would assure prompt termination and
enable the young plants to Withstand the
early freezes. 1t will not do at all Though
frequently success has been attained with
out IT. to leave the soil in the light and
uncompacted condition that the turning
plow or shovel left it in. The fact is, we
would not sow grain of any kind in No
Nember, if we had to do it without the
advantage that roller gives. If you
haven't a roller, rent one if you cannot
borrow It, and go a days journey to get
IT, rather than to SOW the crop in the
Hap-hazard way that its nOn-use would
IHlply. In this day of advancement no
5000 farmer will be without a roller. For
many purposes in the south it is almost
absolutely indiSDenSable