The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-09-24

O1fId 10 COVEF WHEAT.
We have from time tv tine given to
the readers Of these talks the results
OF experiments made TO determine the
proper depth to cover wheat! The re.
suits OF these experiments caused us
In one of our letters to advise that it
is better to harrow the wheat and fer
aiIize.a in from one 20 three inches
deep, according to the character Of the
soil, remembering that thinner COW
ering is required in close, heavy land
shan IN that which is light or sandy.
A better plan, when practicable, is to
use the wheat drill after having first
thoroughly plowed, fertilized, harrow
ed, raked, pulyerized and rolled the
land. This process leaves the land
in excellont condition for the propa-
CATION Of the growth Of the wheat
plant, and gives. moreover, a smooth
surface. 80 important for future har.
vest.
Mr.. w. J. Bridges, one Of our most
successful Georgia farmers, in telling
how he raised IS bushels Of wheat to
the acre, said that he put it in with a
drill, using about 400 pounds Of spe-
oisl high grade potash fertilizer at the
same time. In planting the wheat he
put in los pounds, or one bushel and
three pecks, to the acre. The blue
stem variety is considered by many
the best. It is claimed by those who
havetried it that the soaking Of :he
wheat in bluestone will prevent smut,
a disease more to be dreaded than
rust. The bluestone should be dis
solved boiling water, and about a
gallon Of this water should be used
for every two bushels of wheat, about
one pound of the bluestone being re-
quired for each gallon.
BEST TIME TO PLANT WHEAT.
The experience Of our best farmers
is, that the wheat should be put in as
late in the season as will allow it to
throw out system Of roots and leaves
large enough to cover the entire sur.
face of ground before the coming of
the cold blizzards. Our best Georgia
farmers plant from October 1st to No
vember 1st, according to latitude, soil
and climatic conditions. Some Of our
most successful Middle Georgia farm
ers think that wheat should never be
sown until after the first big frost in
November, az !. viii then Withstand
more successfully the ravages Of the
Hessian fly OF email grub. OF course,
the farmers Of North Georgia plant
earlier: s M -. 81 i, ss,a,,
row 70 PRESERVE AND nssroRn THE THnl
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Il After the wheat has beea harvssted,S
e il ap !excsllsnt plan 10 plant ths'
entire acreage in oow-peas; for. there
is no crop, as far es we know, that will
produce such permanent good effect
upon tIe.s soil. Ry kh;s method the
laad issput infgocd condition for tina.
next crop Of wheat.
Much Of our land in Georgia has
been run down By nnwise cultivation
in the past. These exhausted lands
need nitrogen and available phosphoric
acid and potash, and, especially, lime.
To restore these elements to our vast
ed lands, SOW cow.peas after grain and
turn them under in the fall after hav-
ing drst broadeaated hssnysrd ma-
nure, ashes and lime. The repetition
Of this process from year TO year will
steadily increase the fertility Of the
aoil and the wealth Of the farmer.
BEST, FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT.
Some soils are naturally SO rich that
no fertilization is required; but these
are the exception, and even the most
Of these will, after few years, require
some sort Of fertilizers in the form Of
plant food. These should be in
form for immediate use. Barnyard
manure, if pulverised very fine and
then applied, is very valuable.
The planting Of clover on wheat
lands in some sections, but Of cow
peas in most parts Of Georgia, and
plowing these under several weeks be-
fore sowing the wheat, as has been
said. will prepare the Hand we'll for
this crop. In England, and in our
Western States, the droppings Of the
sheep and cattle have added much to
the prodnotiyeness Of wheat lands.
But the majority Of orr farmers are
not stock raisers, and need fertilizer
that is Immediately available. There
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