The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1902-09-08
DROUGHT AND FALL CROPS.

Those ~ the readers Of The Constliu-
ton who have enjoyed fine SEASONS and
ar. harvesting good crops Of corn. cotton.
rututo.s. peas. hay. etc. NAV have some
difficulty in FULLY realizing the condition
81 their brother farmers in The drought
stricken SECTIONS ~ the country. tSce let
ter elsewhere from q correspondent m
Alahamal Iiut they may also profit 10y
suggestions that ARE especially intended
Tor ;huSe who have been 81 unfortunate
as 10 fail 81 succeSs i'm nearly II not every
crou pIauted since March u would he
unreasonable. To- assume taud b. is quit"
inlurpl,.i DIE. that il is truct that the
drought has been more severe IN Spalt
iur county than In amy other county ni
this cor adjoining states But IL j. a fact
rhat th,r,. are many farmers iu this ana
adjoining counties who have failed 90 Se-
cure more than "a half crop of oats. corn
c"w peas. cotton and hay. In fact. some
81 Them viii not gather ton of hay. nor
produce. enough cow u-.aS Tor planting
~c.,i next year. II has been the worst
Iu round drought ever experienced OF
witu---,d since lsst
EIt ID IS NOT worth while o. spend amy
lime iu useless ana uuavailng amcnta-
tiuus Th. thing tu d. is To pick your
flint ari trv again. The duty ai hand is
Go mak- inr best 81 every Resource that
NAV h- available to exc ont the Scauiy
supplies ga hand cor Ia br gathered from
E the srurehed ami wthered fields. Two
~Uch years rarely come together ami Nc
may reasonably expect that the nest year
Niii Boz au unusually fruitful one.
haNr fur % mun.h ur more made sul-
+ sessions fn- the planting OF iutcrm,dia .c
CROPS. Surh ass ordinarily may by planted
iu August with Reasonable promise. e..
f-uitiul results. Doubtless some Ia rm"rs
have been successful in accepting and
adopting these suggestions. while Others
h.iN'- met with continuously uu;avotahie
conditions down 81 the very clos, Of Au-
gust This writer punfcI garden peas.
tHruiy~. h-aus. utsra. hects AMI tomato
cuttings uu August q. having received a
uuwni~ur uf 80 inches ~ rain two
,laN~ h,tnre. But tG- intense heat and
tne resumption 81 droHghfy conditions
prevented the hcalth1 sermin alton OF .iU
buj tl- beams akra and tomatoes. \
STAN. ~ turnius is in~t pccpiuE forth
tui- morning September - from seed
~uwu ru the list Another plan ing pt
. garden u,.i~ aud a new sowing of Dcrt
S'r-d were uut H on tht same date AMI
Ivfh1us W.i come 40 this time. il Spr.uk-
iir- even from q watering pot must TO-
7 i-.'tt uu- th- Tomatoes arp % font high
and blooming Tor n crop. the beans and
+ okra Will cummeure % bloom ira "a few
/ days Al eur house" W. Viii soon have
I plenty 20 beams. fall tomatoes. ukra aud
maybe, hv"is and garden pcas 10 Last uu-
go frost Even tire "Sccuud crop lri-n
pntatur~ planted August 3 are showing
just f"w plants. iuj what or the field
crops that must produce grain and for
Hr Jon the hungry maWs of horses ana
f mules. cattle. hogs. fowls. cte.c
First. We may now sow barley ana rye
Tor ~.iiiug crops. 10 o. cat ana fed green
Hr La
through January, February. March and
April ou rich soil. barley j. the best
. rrin-a .ieu= ways The best. The
l -r'uud should have heen prepared by
2 deep blowing and narrowing. iu August.
I.ut ia may De- dome set II not possible
earlier. Sow bushels ~ barley s,-rd per
trr- II yuu want "a g"nd stand ana an
I early eut. Csvsr not more than - inches
d,,.,, lud smooth the surface $50 tnat the
. mower er SeSth blade may he easily
worked Apply 81 90 5r1 pounds per
aer. r- high ummuuiated fertilizer. or ten
% twenty tw"-hafS, loads al good barn
. yard manure.
have. often sown barley ANA rye mix
80. all % does vera We'll. Say ~ bush
I..s 81 barley to nushel - rye per acre.
I Eut. SOM, wiu shy. barley and rye seed
are scare. and hieh priced. Fortunately
. .ls Not haze ~ buy. as we always save
seed cuuugh Tor seeding and sometimes
Goo SPARE But the price II seed is rarely
lieh enough 20 Justify failure 90 bug
ar sow. % IS much cheaper % pay $50
Deer h1sheI for barley AMI 81" per hushcl
fur rye far Seeding purposes. 10 IA"
amount 90 n very fsw bushels than 20
have 60 huy ten times IA" amount I'm
corn and las next spring 10 feed the ani-
mails.
TIL. oat crop is ;he next crop i'm i'm
pnrianc.. The Land should DEE prepared
inst as soon as possible Advantage
et,.r,rF i. taken 30 the seen sons traiul
AS tn.N occur. and get into good condi-
rf.r, every acre intended FOR oats and
wheat From the middle Of September
Uu north Georgia. u the middle OF No
v-mmh.r is the long period in which
n,ts MAY he sown. Wheat should he
s.Kr cor may be1 a good deal later
oats aud wheat both make excellent hay
ami ,h.v both come in earlier than al