Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-07
THE BURT 0AT
L4e SAFEST AND MOST p'0-''' -
VARIETY.
Dtssr crops ~''e" May F'''0~ ~
Makino Two Crops Same
Season.

| ,..+ maturing 'dlie'' ~,
earlles. n early in February Oh rlcn' %
Pc soH arained land at the rate o. .Mo
well u I'D one-half bushels per acre
. '"o ,ond should be broken TO 'h1
nth nv Of six inches, If posslo'e' s,,o sno
epsn pn,shly narrowed. making nn'
horousnn'' 81 The oats should be soWn'
nd nd narrowed in thorougn,s ra,,.uarv ,'s, IF
.nod no spell of weather in feoruals, aa'. n.i1l
iooo aason is favorable the oats Will
ne seav se 70 harvest for feed by june
Pc ie,a sor seed by June 10. The oats
ano wore than any other spring va
4r lel" are two weeks earlier thah rus, |
le''s w. ore always free from rust, ana
Piool' e..oan davs earlier, and Just as
.o,i6c as the turf oat, winter va, va
;atv The land the crop is nafNes.eu ,
oon he utilized for various othef
run ,a1,inq two crops in one yea
49, of the best crops to be raise"
o the oats is Mexican June corn.
w. corn when planted any TIME aP
tho last of June. is sure crop. II
great drouth reslstef ana o''
,and never fails to make twenty
~ - thirty bushels per acre. ~
y, ,,ovar he planted before Ju@
i and ND to July 1. The seed can 1N
occurred from seed men at Dan -
exas.
Another good crop to follow Burt
ots is second crop Triumph potatoes
S,o nat land should be broken aeeo
&c the oats ere harvested
hout July Is it should be broken
ra;n and narrowed we'll until II IS
.rsoct,v level. Rows should be lalH
three and one-half feet wide and
notatoes cut and planted about
~, inches deep and covered Win t"'
rows of turning plow, after when
narrow should be run over the BEDS
avine the ground perfectly level.
he ground should be narrowed every
davs to destroy grass ana Weed
een this up until the potatoes are
pll up which will be about August
After the potatoes are up 3theS
ould be cultivated with a cultivator
side harrow at least twice UNI!
ore is no danger Of another crop or
ass and weeds. The cultivation US
ly ends about September 10. If the
ason is favorable not less than 100
shells of potatoes should be har'
sted per acre These potatoes VIII
en- during the winter and sell we'll
planting potatoes next spring.
Another sure crop to follow Bu&t
IS is COW peas The red, black, clay
Il whippoorwill are all good yarle-
to plant. The land should be
broughly broken as soon as the oats
harvested The peas should be
|nted in drills three and one-half
apart and we'll covered, leaving
ground as level as possible. a
row should be run between the
rs of peas once a week for four or
weeks, by which time the peas
be large enough top recent weeds
grass from damaging them. They
Gld be cut for hay when the first
begin to ripen. The hay is
ly cured and is equal. if not bet
than the best clover hay. Three
of hay to the acre can be saved
good land. The pea roots will
ilize the land and will increase
Pr field crops from 25 to 40 per
the following year. Everything
IN together | consider the pea crop
best to follow oats on account of
Fertility it imparts to the land.
her crops can follow oats. such
Weet potaties, sorghum and, where
market, melons, tomatoes, etc.
TO be hoped that every farmer
plant liberal supply of oats the
ng spring. Feed is scarce and
and all has to be imported. With
|oo oat crop the farmer will not
70 buy any feed for his stock
June |. This in itself will be a
aVlng in the cost of making the
crop. Every farmer should raise
orage consumed on his place. We
III this last year and nearly all
aimers have to buy corn, oats.
nay this year. This should not
I'll again, and will not if the far
Will take advantage of the
iofase crops that can be raised
o'i'e consumption without inter
materially with the principle
cotton.
j. M. HUDSON.