The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-08
FOR VIM Ep FEEDINC.

Writing on the matter of W.nt..
Feeding in the Southern Farm MAJ.
zine, Mr.. Geo. +. Weston, "f Ei.u.-.
farm. says:
Oats are. of course, largely ra:~l ..
the winter feeding Of all varieties
stock. For spring sowing the Clvl.
dale has been the standby for lhr I...
eleven years, excepting on damp bat,.-
lands. where the red uStproo Is u-..
freer from rust and sitter in the >rr..
The only winter oat TO survive TIL. Jay
tremeS Of the last four winters has i~~.
the Virginia gray or turf oat. The >..
cess OF the winter crop depends lar....
upon The Judgment used in selecting IN.
right time for sowing. the latne>~ .r
which increases With the amount of u.t..
lood in the soil. If sown too early.
will shoot up with the first few warm
days. before spring has really oT.r,t
only to he cut down by the later fru,.>
and if sown TOO late. iii ; apt 10 lr.-,.
out. The last careivhgkqj Nziilnl>L
out. This last variety viii yield Iu..
one third more than spring oats, ,u.
can. moreover. he cut some Ten DAYS
earlier. For this reason onc-halr OF ,.r
oat crop should always be winter .at-
relieving rh. rush To get all Sown In ta.
e l. all' III It'll 1N'ii- w nv 'tt...-
oar crop * spread over several week. .
great advantage where Il large arca
grow
Corn cnrilagc is now such Il ~randar.
winter food that little need he said i'm its
" na shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqi Mini,
praise. 70 secure 4 high quality
should he put ~ before the ears cour
mence TO glaze. and then i'll Silor d,,.n
enough to give the requisite prvo~ul..
Here we have for some years used
mixture of one-third coWpca vines and
TWO Of corn. and 1lre product S Il great
Improvement over a~ll-corn e~uSiag,
especially when ii comes Ia balance an,
ration with purchased alhuminoids. and
the COWS will also give more milk ou this
mixture. While cowpea hay is the most
valuable hay that we hay" for cattle, ra,
question Of curing it OF Il large scale pro-
llihits any other way Of saving the cow
pea than the silo. where they are rai~t
in any quantity.
Oats and peas canadian have proved
especially valuable as an early Soiliu-
crop. also making an excellent hay.
the season permits curing during dry
weather. Dwarf Essex rape in this aI
tudc also does well when sown In th
spring or early summer 1t is no U.s..
though. trying to grow it on poor >,..
1t is being tried riris year for the n>'
time Sown in the late fall in rac corn. gr0
has stood the winter perfectly. There
quite Il possibility that it may ruu lu
seed too early in thcS pring. Should +.
not do this, it can also be considered .
very valuable early spring crop for
sheep. Teosintc, while furnishing
food very rich in al~buminoidS and Out
Welding all the forage crops. has b.u.
abandoned. owing 10 the hand labor
called for to keep it clear of weeds dur
ing the first TWO months of its life, when
it remains but little larger than crab
grass.
Milo maize, Kaffir corn. pearl millct
and the Douras have also had To give
way TO king Corn Sacaline gave am
enormous GROWTH, but has the disal-
vantage of being very sensitive to frost
and Of not being liked by amy kind OF
stock. | notice that the seed catalogues
now, III mentioning its good qualities.
take care TO say are said to be" eaten
by stock. The fiat pea or LathyrllS Syl-
vertris proved a much better crop than
the above, but required too much labor
to get started. Hungarian and German
millet are grown regularly here for soil
ing, as well as for dairy cattle and tu
- out any shortage in the hay CROP
making III moist soil heavy Yields, but
they are, III common with crimson
clover, safe food only for cattle"