The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1898-02-06


u - be;re sole Ia sell surplus Of
-~-other creep, has tempted the large
.4body Of farnl61 10 continue 60 plant big
Epps Of cotton. and to take tire chances
Melting them FOR enough to buy
sFirs Sss9l2 inaMts, etc EAe
prod zssa all
fc3lts eroiiS sfloSs Sas as rest
tlls Question 81 home supplies Cut
mlafaEef policy on this point ana tNe
lcrawa4ng o1 The cotton snafSet has ge-
dEced our income from rhat source mil.
lions and millions of dollars. ana when
TO this is added short food snpal5es or
condition is depiarable indeed
WORK FoR TRE siaSrE
Bad weather has Somewhat DELAYED
farm work, although IN n9asly. sections
farmers have taken adyaslf aga of a. be
bright days TO push forward prepare
tons Tor another crop. befruarV il the
best average month fer sowing srring
cats II the soil is Chin make it rich by
manures or fertiliaeus Oats Will not
DO well on poor land any more than
other crops bnt. With the same care and
plant food thatBe give 9fherCa0ps they
often make far better returns. and there
Is no better stock food known ca south
erisfarinerS. Whenever the ground is
dry enough She regular field piowiHg
should so ON Don plow when the
land Is too wat. This Is a mistake which
lt often requires years TO repair. Use a
snbsoiler wherever possible. IFS good
effects viii be noticeable when our
long summer uvouth sets in. Clever
ana grass may be sown. Both require
thorough preparation and high ma
nnrlng, In the southern part Of the
state aN the earlier vegetables rifay be
planted, ana iris in tins month that the
general Irish potato cropis planted. For
TaFioes reasons the eastern erop was a
failure last year. Prices are ruling high
and viii no doubt continue fair. For
this reason q southern crop, which can
be forced on the market early. would
pay II woHld be well, however "a
STUDY the markets. ana not wait until
tho CROP is ready before making any ar.
rangements 80 dispose of it. Complete
your arrangemenUs before hand, don t
leave anything tQehanee Many of our
farmers know how TO raise potatoes sue.
cessfuliyi but not all OF these know how
% market them probably jeff Wel-
porn says we can grow them much
cheaper here than they do at the north.
and II the seed Used are from the fall
grown crop they will come on much
earlier He bias raised eight CROPS. fall
ana spring, ia four years, on the same
lana, without q chauge OF seed. and
eaeh yer the potatoes have improved In
quality and quantity After tire sDring
crop is taken oil lie s0ws the land in
early maturing peas. When these are
taken Of, the land is in fine condition
for the tall crop, and thus he gets three
crops OF Size same area THO land, after
the peas. is thoroughly prepared, ana he
gets about 100 bushels OF potatoes with
out any other fertilizer than the peas
II the ground hsa been we'll broken and
the planting properly managed very
shallow cultivation is ail thar IS Beces.
sary- In field crops just rs the plants
begin to oreak the ground. IS well to
run harrow across the rows to break
the crust. DO not run deep furr6w
near the rows. Keep tie patch FREQ
from weeds For the northern markets
ship IN i.pcek potato barrels instead Of
sacks, they. keep batter and are more
Attractive IN appeagaurq beth Of which
add TO the price
~ Il. NFsBIrT, Commissioner.