The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-10-03
nR. STEVENS
CROP TALK
Some Valuable Suggestions For
Georgia Farmers.
CUT ALL GRASSES FOR HAY
fmporI a nee Of i:icr Culture.-lts Goa.
sumption In the United States
Largely GU the increase.
Other Products.
CUT ALL GRASSES FOR HAY
AoR1cuLruRAL pEpaErMENr.
ATLANTA, Sept. 10. 1901.


orally 10 allow no waste upon the farm
Many of our people depend in grea
measure upon western hay. But so un
favorable has been the condition in tn
west throughout the entire season o
1901 that their dependence will prove
broken reed. In other seasons hay which
cost So or So dollars ton in the wesr
ern market. sold in Georgia, by reason
of transportation, at from $1,000 t,
$50 a ton. The present season ma
been so unfavorabie, that western haI
brings on the farm where iG is grown
aud moved $1,000 a ton. Now tn,
farmer, judging by the past, can mak'
his own calculation as TO what western
the Georgia market, In view of this h'
must see the necessity of supplying tn,
needs OF his stock from his own farm
Every mower should be put TO work al
once, or. if the farm is not equipped
with such an implement, bring the hand
scythe into active play. Every available
blade of grass should be cut. Gather
In the crab grass, crowfoot and wire
grass. Cut all the Bermuda OH your
place, and fail not in utilizing al youi
pea vines. Now also the swamp grasses
and all the broom sedge. that is not toe
far matured to be used for hay. Though
the two last named do not make the best
hay, they are better than no hay, OF
than paying excessive rates for the
western article. If q shredder is to BIZ
bad. have your oornstalks shredded and
stored away. Make good use of your
cane Let nothing escape your notice
chat can be used for food for your stock.
This is time which puts to the SO.
verest test farmers scientific knowl
edge and ability to make his farm 8
success.
This Is no time for man because Of
the difficulties that beset him to fold
his hands and. saying, "all is lostP
give up the fight. Though in many
sections cotton has been seriously dam
aged and the corn crop is below tn,
average, minor crops, such as peas ant
potatoes, are doing we'll T*~
Some report the fields overrun with
grass. Cut all that grass and turn il
into hay. Use all means to avoid tht
loss OF any part of any product that car
be stored away for the use of man o.
beast
The cry of disastrous drouth over Z
large section of the Union is. alasI TO,
true. \ short grain and grass crop il
the west means high grain and meat &c
the southern farmer who does not rails,
bis own supplies Will Georgia farm
ers, under these conditions, allow thei,
barns TO remain empty, while the field
are covered with valuable native Qrasse
which can now be saved and housed a
a nominal costT Or will they wait un
I'll next spring and pay twenty to TWEEN
ty-fve dollars per ton for western hay
GET READY FOR YOUR WINTER CROPS
As soon as the grasses and peavine
have been out and stored away for ha,
begin TO get your fields ready for oats
barley. rye, wheat. clover and the ne
pennial grasses.
In the upper half of the cotton bel
September is the proper month for seed
ing all these except wheat, the sovin,
Of which can be deferred until after tn
first frost Early seeding guards agains
the greatest dangers to these crops, viz
winter killing and spring drouths Tn
former OF these perils Is avoided by SOW
ing in time for the plants to becom
deep-rooted and strong before the win
terfreezing. The spring drouths do no
prove disastrous TO sarly-seeded crops
since they have time to mature and ar
ready for the harvest before the drour]
sets in and before the moisture, tina
Ind accumulated during ths winter. ha
been exhausted.
An early cat crop rarely fails exceu
from winter killing. This crop shout
be put upon good land literally fertil
lied. We do not deem il necessary {
pillow in oats very deeply, provided the
follow a crop that has been we'll cult
waited during the year. Two inche
would be sufficiently deep, and the
should be plowed in with cultivate
or short turning plow 1t is best to see
heavily, thus allowing for the loss q
some grain by freezes.
We regard barley most admirabl
crop for early spring grazing, valuabl
both in contributing to the health O
stock and in the saving of corn an
fodder. An acre OF barley we'll ferril
lied will feed two mules for five or 81
weeks. On thinner land you can see
rye. which will always grow and max
good. paying green food crop. Will
not the best feed. it is reliable, alway
coming in when most needed. Colone
James NJ. Smith of Oglethorpe count
said that he would hardly know how (
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