The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-09-28
Sow Oats, Rye and Barley.

w. have long since laid aside the Tear or
repetition. when writing or spea~hS LOT
tn. promotion Of agriculture. The OLD ad-
age Line upon line, precept upon pr
cent. here a little aud there = httle' mas
its application in farm economies as wen as
in religion and morals. Some weeks aso
We wrote an article ON "Sman Gram put
no doubt many of our readers laiieu 10
read IT, and others who read II then nave
either forgotten or they need TO be eA-
horfed" on the same line. so we repro
duce what We wrote in press bulletin No s..
prepared by the Georgia experiment station
and lust printed ana published by forty
nine weekly newspapers in Georgia.
RYE AND BARLEY.
These two species OF grain are almost
,,ni,ersallv sown Tor 6asturage and green
sOiling tcutting and feeding grecn) IN the
south. and vet IL would pay very Wen lor
a farmer 10 produce his own sceu ana a
Few bushels to spare Georgia s.tu ~
always commands "a premium price isHe
Is remarkable On tho fact that seed mat
were. grown north " west 90 moi succted
well Ell the south. Hence the almost UNI
vef,sal preference for homegrown seed.
For grazing and green soiling II Is best
90 sow uot later than ociouer lst. IN any
section. aud in middle ana nofth HeoIeia
seeding should be done early m Septeh-
her 1--we viii crow-attcr "a Sort-on poor
laua- hut il is Just as grateful Tor = Bood
soil and as responsive 10 liberal iertilzinS
as any crop. Barley is perhaps lHeletable
as an article Ht green iofaSe, nut ID r,
soil our experience IS that 10 does better
on sandy mams than ON stiff clay soil Bar
l,v should bee sowu about the same time as
rye. There is notmnS Eth,A Nut =" Np"h
deal lost hv Withholding "a liberal seeding
Un e rich. We. i-prepared soil. or one that Is
literally fert'iz,d We would SOW not less
than tWo bushels of good seed rye. or four
20 five bushels of barley per acre We
would pillow THE land uscp ana close and
harrow snooih and iiue. Then sow The
seed. going over the area twice or fhrce
times then harrow smooth. OF course
there Is nothing better than plenty or good.
veli-rnttcd stable ar COW lot manure for rye
or barley. hut 10 must Dee very literally APP
piled. ln the ahscnre of home manures /
would advise an application of I'D pounds
r. acid phosphate ana go l9unas 81 cotton
seed meal to tine acre and ~ the Soil d
iiEhf ami sandy. add ility pounds OF muilale
Whsr. sowing 10 produce seed three
pcrks ~ seed rye per acre. or TWO bnshels
al barley VIII answer. ANA she sowing
should De- deferred until aboUt The time OF
FIRST frost
Eut the oat Is 10, most important
and valuable. stock grain when rightly UNI
d"rstooI and maHas. D. has the adj
or Indian corn so hauoilr tnat 30 is SUR
prisiug that Georgia iarm"rr do DOT more
highly appreciate the oaf- Do KILLED out
10y severe freczes goo winter t1e same land
may o. soWu Doe sprung oats ln F'hluarN'
and joy corn planting time go" uat pros
poet viii usually ae SD TAR developed that
th. AREA in Indian corn eau DE adjusted
Th. on cron e liable 90 he killed by
severe weather in Bte.mier. January. or
f'hruaf. lrt the chances ar" about as
GOOD Tor ful yield of bat- wntn ~oWu az
ti- rl-lt Time and ~ hc riEhi Way "[
they ar- for 30 fui WELD OF Indian corn.
have known fiu SeHf iuuSl the corn crop 20
flI tnr-e F.Irs surres-lEe.y- and Nct she
hafi'ei caru farmer Ftill sticks go cofn-he
Tine ri-ht tmo 90 sow oats Is the IAN and
not in elris- or miaW inter