The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-08
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST To AGRi-
CtLTURIsT AND not sEMIFE.

BorerS-CenernI Purpose Farming.
The ROYAL Corn-Insect~ and
Drought Crimson clover SOW
OatS-FnII Planting TrreS--FRrm
Labor IN the South-Dorset sheep
"a the south-Trnnsplantin Trees.
Cnton Growing.
on OCT the .oug- lookci-for rains were
s,Ui deferred bur az the closc Of that
date there were promising signs OF good
raiua occurring before many days Before
ans Is printed p,rnaps tho long drought
wiI g. broken.ana gardeners and farmers
VIII he stirring taemsclvss 20 do a part
Of the work ~ iast. that may be- said
TO have accumulated as the result Of the
drought
For several weeks W. have been out
lining the work appropriate 20 the season.
which could only 30 done when the soil
vas sufficiently moist 20 permit OF IL.
Is &c too late TO SOW turnIps2 n previ-
Gus -owings haye Jailed We should GER
tainly make auo'her effort. even n n
were a. late as the nth Of tho month b.
fore tho sowing could b. made Is is
possible thar many % our readers Will
nnd ii practicable 10 get in the crop on
soil sufficiently wet 20 brinz up me crop
right away some whore between the 8rd
and 10Th. any how by the 18th II may be-
that very cold weather may not occur
until late 90 December AZ mere frost
does not check The growth OF tie hardy
plant. it IS quite ros-Ib that there may
Z
weather FOR the crop even nov. By 10
means SOW. 4 hail crop or even % quar-
tor Of crop b. FAR better than no
crop Turuip Said g. nice dish.
ana a peck OF small turnips boiisd Vuh
a btfhel OF coitonseed will 20 flavor the
latter as 20 render IL more paintablc and
more digss,io.e for the milch COWS
Granting that - gori saturating rain
oecurs before another issue Of this paper
d may be said that the drought has not
/ intetiered seriously with planning the
spinach and onion crops Spinach IS very
l impatient OF dry weather. and even in
/ this latitude IL Is not desirable usually 20
SOW before the middle Of October. The
/ land for spinach and onions should te
/ thoroughly ployed and Nell puWerzei. u
possible, 10 the depth Of several inches
| The land being iu q state 81 readiness
20 that Il can De- planted as soon as IL
dries of sufficiently after a good rain. q
/ b. q good plan 20 pat the seeds OF both
/ these plants IN soak. just as soon as n Is
| evident that the rain will occur-a rain
sufficient TO saturate the soil n may be-
/ twelve or twenty-f1ur hours after the
/ rain stops befor. tho soil will bc dry
enough 90 allow ~ planting. Al this sea
I son especially IL is a great gain to have
/ the seeds swollen almost 90 the point ~
termination O. they can bee sown on soil
We enough TO complete the termination
/ when tho seeds are placed in 10. IL is
not wise however 10 SOW soaked seeds
on dry soil unless rain follows az once.
/ Even though 81 may cloud up an over. no
one can b. sure that the rain will follow.
20 II Is not safe usually to risk H. Soaked
seeds are al right 20 SOW on moist soil
but It will not do 20 SOW such seeds on
I very airy soil. The moisture 81 the soaked
seeds viii be absorbed los the dry soil
/ and their termination power may be en-
/ tircly destroyed. hy being thus dried out.
/ but II there Is moisture enough IN the soil
/ 90 produce or continue the termination
| that has been started it will be an right
/ ana there will be decided advantage ~
] letting the seeds sock while II Is raining
! Then just as soon the ground can be
/ tramped on. sow. cover and hrm the soil
/ over the seeds
DRY onion seeds are SOW 20 terminate
/ a. this season.
II may be set down as rule that an
/ hard or hinty seeds should be soaked taud
/ in ammonia water Il practicable. but they
/ must be sown In moist soil IL b. very
easy and simple matter TO soak the seeds
/ while the rain Is falling The soil must be
/ ressed firmly 10 the soaked seeds unless
more rain follows the sowing.
/ n Is worth repeating ina, our South
/ ern truckers and gardeners should SOW
seeds either Of the bermuda. onion or
I the Italian sorts. IN sowing the seeds
/ This month or early ncXt few rows
I may be sown more thickiy than the 9th
ors From THESE rows plants may DE
drawn and set out IN January or Fep-
ruary
Onions grown from the seeds keep much
+ better than those grown from sets Very
few intelligent gardeners use sets nova
days. The plants are 80 much better aud
50 much cheaper
{ The only trouble about the Bermuda
T seeds II that the few seedsmen. VINO i'm
I port them. want 20 make too big proht
on them They are quoted just now az
I eco 90 s. . per pound. We regard This
a. unreasonable. and hope to see this
I trouble remedied before another year OF
I two.
/ The Italian kinds may be had for about
/ cuc-half these prices.
4 word 80 Farmers ana Gardeners.