The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-03-11
POINTERS Fob
SPRING
Sound Doctrine Prcfhuigat
Commissioners Nesbitt.
TOUCHES FARM AT EVERY PoIN

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The Importance of thorough prepar3
For Planting Ably Advooat1d
Planted Grain. vine3ygds. orelsa
Gardeas-- yvhitewashlTo ~
Mnrcha busy MoatIl ]. I
DEpARrsfRST y
rainfall i'll Fef sf'
heavy, which ii Jisss
deficiency is fort6nasl
years crops. But the IN
wet weather has somewf
final preparations for planti = =
there has been thorough fall
blowing the farmer 81 8
much Of the vexation ana rs,
ried preparation now I'D :
is comparatiral |s5 matter
plete all preliIasna ork
PLowING Il 81 sssES roo
The great danger IL ti,at fari1s|
did not take. advAiita II Ill thaj
of the fall and winter ia oes4
going, may be tenrSged fIs,sy nj
their lands when too wet. m I!
the short ti1he before tll4 e<Srs HI.
planted their anxiety til oet fhair
i'll condition to receive kl,fS saeli a II
donable, but no more - isvoxls u, s =
was ever made thnr lat of lnls| =
when the SOIL is reek Iilg With
On the light sandy lands W.. f. Il
ture sooner after heaHy s z : Iii
our sitter clay soils but T.
greatest discretionss hunl@ ~
We know the tenn ptation &. a. =
pressing and the sun shlafinv.
work at Al hazards. buH wal
fields SO injured by BHch ilsj
blowing that the effects could
eradicated FOR months afterwa n
the crops showed corresponding
off. 1t were better to reduce
tended area and put the renal
thorough condition than to hast
a greater number of acres at such
ifest injury to the land and loss
crops, not to mention the add
annoyance and worry in the subsdz
cultivation ofHsuch injudiciously pi1wl
fields. %
MARCH IssA BUSY MONTH
with the farmer in many other respeo
besides the preparation of the lam
There are terraces and bitches to be kel
in order. After each heavy rain this
should be examined, all breaks repaire
and all weak points strengthened. a
fences not in repair should DO rightel
the fence rows cleared out and the tras
burned. The growth from successil
years should not be allowed to acctlm,
late, nor should it be allowed to encroat
further and further each year on Il
cultivated land. The fences and FEM
corners should be kept clean. BY tn
plan we not only preserve an appearan,
of greater neatness. but many destru
tive insect and fungus agents, whic
are becoming q menace to our agricu
ture, are checked.
FALL PLANTED GRAIN.
II the fall planted grain is not vigo
Gus but shows o silky, yellow appea
ance, it should receive top dressing
some heterogeneous fertilizer, nitrate
soda or cotton seed meal, the former
be applied just before rain, from 80
100 pounds to the acre; the latter at al
convenient time, about 200 pounds
the acre.
VINEYARDS, ORCHARDS AND GARDENS
also need looking after. All pruning
accumulated trash and refuse should
gathered up and burned, for. the san
reason that we destroy these harbors
insect life and fungus diseases IN O
fence corners. The fruit grower al
gardener should wage a perpetual wa
fare on these enemies, which too oftt
are allowed to gain firm foothold b
fore we are aware of their presence, RI
then the troubles and expenses fro
their depredations are inevitable
touch of
WHITEWASH
here and there, as opportunity occur
should be also regarded as one of Il
duties of this early spring month. It
astonishing the power which is in OF
barrel Of lime, to add to the cheerfulne
and the neatness of farm home, M
its effect goes through the entire yea
1t is purifier as we'll as n beautifie
Where stables, out houses and even IL
dwelling receive thorough coat
whitewash, inside and out, once yea
sanitary conditions are much improve
and the risk from contagious and infe
tious diseases much lessened. Through
out the state March is the
CORN PLANTING MONTH
In the more southern sections plantin
is already under way. Necessarily til
most favorable time for this work j
any particular locality must vary Sons
what with the season, and with loo;
conditions as to drainage, exposure
quality of the soil, etc. Well drained
heavy lands with southern exposu,
are known to warm up more rapid,
and are therefore more suited for earl
planting.than where opposite condition
prevail. and OF course the planting Sc;
son opens earlier in the southern tina
in tho northern sections of the stat
Methods of planting also vary wit
these conditions. We have foun,
however, that on the greater portion
our ordinary corn land the double 70,
plow does the most effective work Pr
supposing that the land has been tho
oughly prepared and laid off, land III
less the land is rich or very highly MI
nured it is we'll to give plenty Of di
tance), we would plant in the wac
furrow. taking care not to cover ii
seed too deeply. Deep covering will {