The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-14
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prepared, and if not in good fertility.
should have from 300 to 400 pounds TO the
acre of phosphate and potash applied
broadcast. Sown in drills two feet apart,
thinned out so as to stand six inches
apart in the rows, and cultivated two or
three times, makes the best crop. but it
may be sown broadcast. If.sown in drills.
pounds of seed is sufficient for an acre
II sown broadcast, from to pounds
should be seeded. Both hogs and sheep
thrive and get fat on the crop.
Prepare the land for sowing ruta- bagas
and turnips. The ruta-bagas should be
sown during the present month. Turnips
may be sown later The land should be
worked down to fine filth, and be made
rich either with farm-yard manure or
with acid phosphate and potash. Apply
300 or 400 pounds of acid phosphate and
90 pounds of muriate of potash per acre.
These crops are best grown in rows two
feet apart, so that they can be cultivated
Sow the seed from a drill In q continu-
Gus row, and then thin out the plants
when they have made two or three leaves.
so as to leave them six or eight inches
apart in the row. Two or three pounds
of seed will sow an acre in drill. If sown
broadcast, or 5 pounds VIII be needed
we would like to see more of our
Southern farmers grow alfalfa. It is the
most valuable Of the clover crops where
it succeeds, as it is a perennial and
when once established will stand fer eight
or ten years, growing two or three crops
pei year, besides good grazing We know
no reason why It should not succeed on
good land anywhere in the South 1t will
not grow on poor land nor on wet land
The seed should be sowed in August This
month, and the greater part of August
should be given to getting the land into
fine condition and getting rid of the weeds
In the land by causing them to terminate
and then killing them by narrowing
Weeds will kill out any crop of alfalfa
the first year II not kept down. If the
land is very weedy after killing all posi-
bic, then sow the alfalfa in drills eigh-
teen inches apart, so that it can be Guilt
waited the first year. SOwn broadcast it
Will take Is to 20 pounds of seed to the
acre. Less will suffice if sown in drills.
If the land is not in o. high state of fer
tllity, give 1T plenty of manure or 400 or
300 pounds to the acre of acid phosphate
and so pounds of muriate of potash. We
have reports of excellent success made
with the crop in widely separated places
in this State.
Sow Crimson clover, Sapling clover, or
Red clover in the corn at the last culti-
Walton. Peas are so scarce that we hest
tace to say SOW them, as we learn that
they cannot De had except at high prices
and in small quantities. The clover will
give grazing in the fall and winter, and a
crop in the spring, and help the land
On wheat and oat stubbles, not seeded
with grass or clover, SOW Sand ,vetch or
Crimson clover, or a mixture of Crimson
clover, Sand vetch, wheat, oats, rape and
Italian rye grass, or herds grass. This
will make a good pasture in the fall, win
ter, aud early spring. and be found much
more profitable to the farmer and much
better for the land than crop of weeds.
There sfho necessity to pillow the atubble
land. Cut it up with q disc or spading
harrow and then seed and harrow or roH.
Wheat and oat stubbles seeded to clover
and grass should have the weeds kept
down. We have seen many good stand
of clover and grass at haryest time kill
ed by the weeds In the fall, Set the
blade OF the moving machine as high as
1t can be run, and clip off the weeds so
az to prevent seeding, and allow the cut
tops to remain as a mullen. This VIII
shade the clover and grass and prevent
the weeds from drawing all the moisture
and fertility from the land. II
When threshing see that the straw and
chaff Is carefully stacked and houged.
There is considerable feeding value in this
for cattle, besides making the best of
absorbents for liquid manure and good
warm beds for the stock.
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