Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-10-03
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he great drought Of las9l VIII serve
20 t~ach Elaay farmers that il i not
saf- 70 pu- al q rheir -zg~ iato one
bsss lhsaS4aris Of farmers were
aecoming SPECIALISTS that :. they
we're beginning 70 grow one crop 70
the exclusion % ali Others Many
had decided that corn = the most
profitable crop rkat can - raised II
th- So-ealied corn belt aud either
were growing or were preparing TO
grux that ore cereal exclusively In
many sections Of The drousht-strick-
En- area thoss wh0 had adopted corn
a. their speciality find themselves well
nigh stranded The long drought
practically ruined the crop. and all
they viii get out OF II will b a little
fodder They viii have no grain Of
any kind. Oats wheat. barley and rye
were toe early for the drought. and
those who had fields of one or more
of these have supply Of grain that
VIII enable them 20 hold their Young
stock. 10 feed their working ANNA :.
and TO carry over a fun number OF
breeding stock. COWS. sheep. hogs and
fowls.
While there i 10 question tina; corn
l. the best-paying crop that can be
grown in the great corn belt the
possibility OF 4 partial or complete
failure Of the great cereal should BE-
sufficient 10 induce farmers 20 SOW
oats. wheat. rye or some other crop
on portion % their land In manv
localities oats fan 70 WELD a protra-
Gle crop except IN favorable YEAR
They are stricken By rust a few DAYS
before rip-niuz. The grain wirhering
and the straw sof--uing. 20 that they
fall Of Their own weight II the crop
i carefully watched at the critical
period the first Indications of rust
may Be noted and the crop cut for
hay before injury i done ThoSe who
have never fed cat hay do not know
what = splendid feed il Is Cattle a nd
horses VIII eat every spear of il. and
do letter OF Il than OF good timothy.
sheep eat il rzyenousiy II should BE-
moved Ike grass. cured and pu- NJ
Ike hay ! have seen fields of twenty
TO forty acres of oats allowed 10 go
10 waste because they we're rusted and
the grain shriyeled 20 chat when
the entire lot might have been saved
and converted into the finest hav one
could wish By cutting when the first
Indications Of rust were apparent
/ had some cow peas well started
before the drought became severe.
and they have made good growth
When the soil was as dry as powder
ami the temperature was 100 and over
they would look rather limp from
about n n 70 nearly sunset. then
they would strzighten up again and
b morning be looking first rate
/ soSed another lot after the drought
had fairly set IN and they came up.
grew about four inches and STAYED
there There are No. more than four
or nTe inches high AT this time July
-7fhi. but they are looking lively and
only waiting for rain 10 jump upward
at lively rate Farmers who live on
land that dries oEt quickly should
make sure of some early ercp for
feed I have aexer seen a season that
was 50 dry that neither = nearly nor
late crop could b~ grown- Vine TINES
in ten the early crop Is the szfeS..
heeznse i misses the summer drough-
that seems 70 have become almost
inevitable Many writers have sd-
visea the sowing Ct COW peas a. late
A. the middle Of June II is far safer
10 sow them early
There Is one thing that every farm
er should do. If his land is IN such
SHAPE that ne can. and that i TO dam
Up raEine On his farm so as 20 form
= lake l know hundreds of farms on
which this can be done AZ hs.le ex-
p~ns@- and depth of ten 10 twenty
feet of water secured / haze noted
many sorry attempts at bhilAing
saEns for this purpose. the work be-
Ing less than half doas, ~fth the usual