The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-10-30
NOTES OF THE FARM
BY w. F. MASSEY, of A. & M. Colleoe

Tr#1 itdllGtlp pll county. nave
-..rt 5 alrcS Of cow peas, sOwn en-
..r.mg. sandy land. Peas were soyvn
..n inches high and are very full of
a- intended to pick them and
.,+l,. land i'm wheat after the follow
..., manner: Use a cutaway harrow
tr.,. ur tour times, running it diff
..r.nr WAYS over the land, using, a
Irgo u. roller after the harrow each
smr. auJ then drill or broadcast the
wheat. using about 200 pounds of acid
rho~uhata Of II to 16 per cent. Would
This Give as good results as to turn
b. and2" | think that it will give
r.rtrr results than to turn the land.
puurng 1t this date, you will not
r.r the land into the compact cOndi-
-.a needed for the best success with
,,haat and the pea vines turned un-
| -.rvtIl also make the land more Open
The land was plOWed when the peas
,.r. ~uuu IN June and does not need
r.roung now. Get the surface i'll
d, GOOD cuoditiOn as possible. Harrow
and roll tiIl there are no clods to be
seen. and keep the pea trash on top
q, far as possible. But | would use
NOT less than 800 pounds of the acid
rha>nhatp per acre instead Of 200
hounds. and it will pay YOU to use
.hs extra 100 pounds. The sooner
.ut prepare the Land the better Sow
The wheat after the first good white
| frost.
.r- writing about a new kind of grass
called the Hairy Netch. | want to
know the nature of it. and if it will
-a for a permanent pasture. | want
something, for a lot for a mare and
nt Please let me know what is
hest" The Hairy Netch is a plant
Of the IeguminOuS or pea family and
| VII, not make d permanent pasture, as
+ grows only in winter and spring.
and is hardly suitable for pasturing.
mr will make a good crop of hay
. ml improve the soil in nitrogen in
doing IT, For the lot it will be better
70 sow it IN grass. y mixture of or
arl grass and red top viii be best.
Sow about TWO bushels per acre or Il
nond~ OF each, and prepare the land
wei. before sowing.
From >urry county: Il have just
roued under a heavy crop of green
weeds, thinking to SOW rye on the
m. and turn it under for corn in the
gamg. But | notice in one of your
recent letters that You recommend
,1e Hairy \etch. and that it can be
mr. for hay i'm time to plant the land
a carN. How much to SOW per acre.
auI what it iS worth per buShel. and
where To get the seed. The Hairy
tr'ca rs we have Just said IS one OF
'ar plants that store nitrogen IN the
.0.. Your turning under in the warm
weather heavy growth Of green
~ar Is was not Il safe practice, Tor
'aere is serious danger that such a
course at this season of the year Will
sour the land and do more harm than
good. II would have been far better
70 have waited for cool weather and
", weeds than to have plOWed them
under green. The vetch SCWn now Will
make you good forage crop, and can
be c-t for hay in time to put the
#ni I'm corn. and will in the mean
t.- oe Gathering nitrogen to help
'n- corn crop. 1t will be better after
Eor have put the land in order for
corn 'u the spring, to give IT a dress
ing Of lime at rate Of 90 bushels OF
wafer Stacked lime per acre to cor
r~+ "nv acidity caused by the fall
blowing under of the green weeds
|ae seed catalogues advise the sowing
NJ nu>hcl Of vetch seed per acre
DIT a~ the seed is still high, this Will
81" rather costly. ] am sowing three
..>ht.~ oH about two acres, and pc
"-.@ this thick enough. ! bought my