The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-06-24
SUBSTITUTES FOR CORN.


SUBSTITUTES FOR CORN.
The excessively dry weather OF
the sprlug has cut down the corn
crop OF the south very seriously. III
Florida the yield Will be unprece-
drntedIy low. In addition to these
unfortunate facts is the further mis-
fortune OF the probability OF short
crop III the west. In the lace ol
these conditions the hihfhet Is ON ih
alarming upward tfeiId' Win prices
already ut an almost pfohloltlNe ng-
ure, ana sLlll moving upward
IhOuEh our own crop l. so dlsastfOus-
| ~ short, conditions ho.d one bit Oi
satisfaction Tor us, not possessed by
the farmers larIhrr north. Our long
season euables lis To still make fOou
crops, ~ means OF when We can
really protect ourselves from tht Sc
rlous events staring othtf people III
Ihe race me matter ol substitutes
lor corn becomes one Oh great llllpor-
lance, ana Snould De given G'felui
CONSIDERATION before IL Is 700 la'e 10
protect ourselves against possible ca
lamlCy'
Inc INST substitute 10 whlch
shall call attention Is really not Il
substitute III TACT, though so ie"
farmers are accustomed 10 H. ula'
Its use IN place OF The common spring
planted corn makes IL really SUB
SCl'ute' i reItr 10 tlle MeAlclil June
corn. ms plant Is worthy ol hluch
greater attention IMAM 1t receives.
1t is All admirable clop win which
10 follow oats, watef-mel"hs, callta-
ioupcs ana spring garden crops 1T
Is nearly drought proof ana may De
planted III May Tor lOduer.
lhc dissatisfaction often express
ed with regard to this corn lies Ill
the Tact that most FARMERS persist III
treating II ike oIhef varieties par
tlcuIat1y III early planting me III .
GVlIable result Is that 1t MAKE 100
der instead OF grain. IL Is perfectly
adapted TO the present emergency
Planted III June ana july IL VIII ma
lure good crops ana make Hleius VI
gram comparing laNoraDly WIN Ile
returns from early corn on the same
lahd All over the northern nan Vi
FLORIDA 1t is SUI posslhle 10 MAKE
lalr crop oi corn DS plahtihE tle
Mexican j. he Narlet y fi"htlllg ana
treatment snoulo De lhe same az
N""ln DE given 10 oIhet hlilus Vi
large corn.
me spanish peanut pihuol VI
TWO crop PeaIIut Is announcer plai'
meeting the present deillaliu III az
admirable manner IT, may De pant
II as late as the llladle o. July
teet apart Ihey VIII cuL from one
to TWO tons OF enc DesG Oh nay, alo
tneh hogs can DC turned Ill 10 harvest
me nuts ana iaCteh on Ine crop .
BuckWheat may DC Tseu as laCe
crop with advantage me Japahese
variety should De useu lol laCe sum
mer planting IL cut III Cie hlllk *, 1t
makes Doth grain anu iouuer Ike
oats. IL may also De tHreslie9 loi
tht gram alone. III Is all eNcelle"'
chicken ana hoS looo' III,
OI course late COW peas VIII occur
20 any FARMER as ol use III Illls elllel-
Sehcy' me one necessary suSses-
tloh IS! tlat ohly the puncll' non run
nihS xmas De piatiteu lol laIe eLoP'
me WhlppofWlll Is one Vi Ille pesl
'or this purpose ANY Oh the very
Early Varltles may Dc uSeu HOW as
second crop peas
sweet potatoes are announcer crop
the planting OF when shoulo De lar-
sely increased TO meet present con,
dltlohs. Ihelr value lor huliiah looo
IS universally recoghlHeu, put the
'act that they are eAcclielC G ;1
ana hos loou Is oiIen iolso'tJIn, tne!
are equal IN looa value 10 about one
third the value OF the same weight III
corn ordinarily they are worm
about 20 cents per Dusnel us stock
lood' WIN corn up 10 70 cents, IneH
can certainly be pfontaDly grown eN-
presSly lOr STOCK: Ihey possess the
advantage OF being one OF me crops
hogs will harvest. Tor themselves
Planting may be almost indefinitely
Increased lor a honth yeG' ny usllle
the runners from the carrier pant
lngs, as draws, Tor setting.
Milo maize which is really branch
ing sorghum, Is an excellent late crop
Tor either grain or forage. IT. may
be planted as late as september lor
.0rage, but Tor gram, or II more tilal
one cutting Is desired, IL SIouiu rt
July, Even then two or three cut
is heavy and nearly equal to corn in
feeding value. All stock thrive on
1t. 1t is best planted in drills tire,
and one half feet apart, & lbs. of seed
10 the acre, For hay it may be