The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-07
THE Southern Planter. }

SO and leo IN the oPen field, it seems al
most Ike an act Of cruelty to sit down
and deliberately lay out i course of wor!.
to be pursued on the farm The oniy
WoiE &ay laan OUGHT - be required TO
Do at this aeason Of the year ought 10
be to rest and recuperate from the ef-
tect5 Of one Of The most trying months
we. have ever experienced. Fortunately
for farmers, yhis IS what most Of them
can afford 10 DO for 2 considerable part
Of August if they have wisely spent the
time since crop planting commenced. The
hay, wheat and cat harvest is over the
grain tnfeshed olt, the corn and cotton
crop is laid b., the tobacco crop is top
ped ANA laid by, and the summer forage
crops are planted. " hat is most needed
now is net work but rain. For 4 month
past a very large section OF the South
Atlantic States has suffered from q Sc
we're dTouth, with q constant high range
OF temperature, and as 4 result all crops
are suffering and the yield bids fair to be
largely reduced. In some sections Of this
State and North Carolina, We are afraid
that the damage has progressed so far
that rains now will have but little eff
feet on the yield Of the corn and cotton
crops. They arc bound to be short It is
at such time as this that the value
OF deep ploWinS and perfect preparation
of the land previous 10 The planting cf
the crop is most in evidence. Our normal
rainfall is amply sufficient to secure good
crops, but TO ensure this, it requires to
be husDanGed IN order to tide Us over
an exceptional drouth. III no way can
this be done except by 50 deeply breaking
the land. and SO finely working it. as to
enable it to hold the maximum Of wa
fer This can only no dono tefora mo
cron i ,.la,ted Tho haet tbat con ~
done after.yyards i - lzaan tno surface
nuIcbe6 with fine loose soil to nrevent
evararttion We are clad IN know tba+
ve~v n,an, farmers nayv fnllv annraciatn
the igaoertance Of 2ttentio2 70 these
nntnts ana ,.ra,t;ca wbat We nave so na,
s4ete3tlv a7visfG AZ . rest,It If fbie We
10 not doubt bus that the less which viii
much les than would have bee, the case
in s,cb > season j fayy vea1s 400 Rn+
tbora :. yat ,,,.,ch rom, fo,. i,,,nro,a,,ant
Too many farmers are vet INFECTED viii
the c,.azo far f,12rtfaa many arra, 1-,.a,,
tbov bavo ooIv tho forca a,,7 ca,,i+a1 na-
cnsea,y +o cnaf1a +z,ar, 10 Wont anl ca,,a
for . few This Groltb should servo -
ron,ind Thorn of thoir follv
-
The aroa n1artad in corn is in ovcaes
of tbat haryestea Ias+ ,,eor IN nearly aI
| in the southern States. and especially
| IN Georgia The condition on the 1st OF
| July in tie South was better than at the
same date last year and nearly equal
| to the ten-year average: but there is no
doubt but that since that date this ccndi-
| ton has inuhc deterioated, and that the
| increas. VIII not mean now an increased
cron The rpcuIts az the wheat thrasbiner
arc most favorable as q rule. we have
| heard cf some excellent Yields. as much
as forty-fye bushels ta The acre in one
| case and many Of from twcnty-fye IL
| t,ir4 4,--f,n h4.shels ner aero Tho nrirp
| seeIs firm and we think the indications
are that higher prices VIII rule during the
| fail ana winter
|
The eov.ire Of rniIet 10 sunnIament the
| hav croo NAV vet continue. Hav IS likely
| IN cell we'll and tho Substitution If reiI-
| LET cov--ncas. sorghum. corn. fodder and
| oa+ o5d wheat straw for hay on The far?,,
| will likely he found to be Drofftable. We
| vouId r~ap that no o2norfunitv he los5
| kinds as too Cften stock have to suffer
| in the winter for want Of feed. Z variety
! CT long feed is always conducive to the
we'll doing Cf stock.
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