The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-29

HARRY n TALKS.
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iGsr on part of it and I can tell to
I,o verv row where 1 put it, the
I'm is a great deal larger and has
halter stand"
Tbis ia what a farmer said TO Us a
tsv DAYS ago. On lands that are in
tooted with insects d little guano
Gill pay a handsome profit in insur-
mo a stand. 1t will pay sometimes
- 1se a little in the hill TO give the
,roD = osend off" on cold wet lands
rbere the grass and weeds are likely
=, Give trouble. We have had cot
.oD on rich soil that would not grow,
cot the weeds and grass seem TO de,
Iight in beating the cotton. This is
the Dlaoe we like to use some quick
acting fertilizers at planting time. 1t
i enough to give q farmer the blues
vben his cotton is red and does not
grow and General Green" is invad
mo every side. 1t is with such con
HHons as these that the commercial
fertilizer pays best.
Hos often people fail when trying
y follow the plans of othersI A
dose examination shows that the
directions given T often not fol
lowed and some of the most import
ant details are omitted. When seed
do best covered one inch it might
prove fatal TO cover two inches. 1t
il hard sometimes for people TO learn
measures or distance. This trouble
is often experienced by every farmer
when he employs children or mex
DerieuCed help. Ii is in planting
and work of this kind that ma
chinery plays such an important
place. It will not put one hill three
inches deep and another one-half
inch deep.
We find it best to plant early
crops, those that we want TO come
up and grow off quick very shallow.
EARLY in the spring the land is we'll
supplied with moisture; and corn,
potatoes and other crops need only
TO be hid in order to terminate
quickly. But the later crops are
planted, the deeper they can be coV-
eted. And sometimes it is best TO
cover deeply when the soil is very
dry. When any crop is planted in
soil that is likely TO crust, it should
b stirred after every packing rain.
The deeper the seed are covered the
more important it is TO break the
crust. The cultivation given will
often pay a nice profit on the work
required.
When the soil is very dry and you
wish to plant a patch of melons or
any thing of that kind, just make a
small hole and pour some water in
it ard wait q few Minutes for it to
soak in, then push the seed down in
the mud and cover with dry soil.
We have planted several times shis
vav and had success, while others
we're waiting for rain. The cover of
dry earth will prevent the drying out
Of the water and thus make the seed
come up quickly.
The spring is backward here but
We are having some nice growing
weather now. Cotton planting is
well on the way and will soon be
com Leted. Some have set tobacco.
We must tell you about Our peas
again it looks like we are in "tough
luck" this spring with them. Mary
Jane said che did not think the seed
were good, but they sprouted and
tried TO come up. We kept noticing
that something was wrong. At last
We made a close examination and
discovered a rabbit track among the
peas and set a trap at noe. Next
morning we had Mr.. Cotton Tail.
We set the trap again and caught
four in about as many nights. Which
saved peas. The trap was moth
ing but a box about 20 inches long
ana made of Ike inch boards with a
drop door.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. @.
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