Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-01
PLANTER
10 AVOID WINTER KILLING.
the sell ~ the PIa.tEsG of
L~xsnissus Crops

AN#A ~ NEE - ~NFANA ENNE.N% ~
report that the crop Of winter oats
has b-sa almost entirely killed Oar
own crop n a piece Of land W. are
irving t. bring into better condition.
i not entirely killed but looks
patchy. The land. a heavy red clay.
has not yet gotten into the condition
~ want L FOR this crop The chief
reason for the present state Of af-
fairs c7 most Of the land devoted TO
The fan grain crops i that the late
fan Wa extremely dry The crop On
iani deficient in huuu<- grew vsrv
slowly and was IN bad condition when
the winter began unusually early
The extreme cold of December caught
the poorly-xrov1 cats with bare
ground and they were DESTROYED
o-rS wouEi also have been entirely
killed but for the fact that We have
had some cow peas and vstch "a the
land and II has acquired a IittIe more
humu This hunus preserved the
soil moisture 20 some extent. and the
crop grew - better than IL would
otherwise have done. still the sol
Lck rhe humus needed 20 preserve
good moisture coalition during the
fall ard hence the damage Where
the land has been vell stocked with
humus through the growing % the
leCume> the moisture conditions we're
such that The oats got a better start
In the fall and titled out so that they
were able 20 60 through the cold
snap n better condition. while On
poor land That dried cut completely
IN rhe fall. the crop i an entire fall
gre Where this i The case the vav
/ open now to the farmer 70 start
about ~reusdyinC this state u Affairs
in The soil through The Use II the
uosr available lezume The south pas
sseS- the cow pea The loss of the
oats crop can through the means of
this valuable plant b % a great ex-
tent redeemed. and forage can Be
made while improving the condition
Of the soil some have written 20 ne
in regard 70 the adviSahil5-y OF apply
ing line 70 the land before sowing
pas While With nearly all other
legumeS lime il a useful application.
the ease Of the COW pea i different
The growth % the pea crop seems TO
- hEncerrd rather than helped by
the APPLICATION Of lime direc- TO the
crop Lime i all right after the peas
have been grown 20 help the sue
ee~diu- crop bat do Rot Use line On
the peas Probably the be<. general
application for the promotion OF the
growth q the pa vii b a dressing
- acid phosphate and uluriare q pot
ash N proportion % four 10 I've parts
Of The nrsr named 70 n part Of the
second. and using - 10 40 pounds
pr acre Not only vii The growth
ot the forage b greatly increased.
but the Development Of the plant VIII
D sueh that II VIII b enable % draw
far more nitrogen from the air than
II would otherwise acquire. and the
mount u roots and SrubbIe for the
formation Of hUmuS in the soil viii
b. largely increased What this
huZuS IN The usual dry wealth
- % our auTumns i aS We have said
ENA RI ~ EAUA LA -
moisture and hence to make a bet
ter Development Of the Sowu zrafu.
TINS making IL more able 10 resist the
attacks 81 eotf- II all the Land that
was sawa in oats in the south last
all had had 4 few years Of this pre-
Paraterx storing 81 organic matter
IN the sol the result n the present
crop u winter Eats would have ben
far Different Our own crop Of oats
VIII % AZ once followed BY peas treat.
ed A. we have suggested ami we BE-
Eeve thar b another fail the winter
oats erpP can b. grown with perfec;
1creS even though the weather MI
b A. dry a. IL was last fall Of late
years drought has been the rule with
T. II September and Octobe-. an
there = No better way 70 avoid Us
effects and 20 ger the soil into 4 bet.
ter moisture retaining condition thar
through the Equine o This ! -
Peeially n If the forage grown i,
fed and the manur returned 10 tbs
land thus adding largely 10 the hu
mus content Thus IT will not ouI,
pay well in the additional forage tc
fertilize the peas but II will paw il
the increased amount of the roots ane
stubble left in the land without III,
labor and expense of hauling 1t there
Feed the crop that feeds the soil ana
the animals al the same time. and III,
fertilizers you Use viii then be III.
means Of permanently improving tn.
land instead of as Is now the cas-.
with many of merely getting a IfttI,
more sale crop out Of IT and Ieavins
II IN worse condition than before-E
Z Massey. Editor Practical Farmer