Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-22
FARMER AND PLANTER.
CROPS FOR The SOIL.
Notable f~u~fa~fsns ef several
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ihs Tennessee experiment sfation D.
scritss rs sxp-rimeuss Ok severn
Years d1r1tioh shE sets fortz tie FOL
iuwl1E ecrr4uslcns-
T. SiaGe can - utilized 20 advar-
taEe u every section q the country "a
scrcunt q ne variety q crops from
wkich q ear b nate ard hecause 4
. ar svceIienr substitute for xrazs In
TIE WATER o. summer feeding q farm
live stock
Stage Increases the Carrying ca
pacity % me AMI Ordinarily from
two % tire acres q blue grzss zrs
required % carry a feca-p0urd steer
fo- SIX months vixen gaining from 800
10 go porzts Four Sgo-Dound steers
we're fet for $50 days o. the prodnct
r. less than an acre Of land in The
form o. si'azs and GAINED $50 pounds
during that period
8 SilaEs nay be made from a zrea,
variety q crops. a. corn. sorghum
cowpeas. soy beans. teusinte. KaHr
cO-n- and clover. but the arst two are
b. far the NEST valuable
A fre 4 quality OF silase can be
rads from sorghum a. from any other
ercp. AMI there seems TO b little DIFF
ference between The feeding values Of
sorghum zzf corr sf,ss= for bs.f pro-
e1ctiou
Farmers who experience din
Guilty II making good siiaz- either cut
he crcps TOO greer O. elss have in
prCu@riv Constructed 8 -
s. TIE average cusr q a ton %
silEes fror scr=hum vas sIa1. from
corn s. from corr and sorghum. 81 $.
ard froz SOY beans. s. -
The WELD Il Stage varies COZ
siderahiy wi-h the q ,-auce q pant
ing Close planting rvss he largest
Weld. hH- -eais 10 pFUdIee a weak
stalk which makes rhe crop dincult
70 ruiriv1ts and harvest Three feet
IS probably the most tssirable dis
stance 20 pizr- zorzhrm- n planted
rore tan rhrse feet apart the yield
Vii BE- decreased. whereas. If planted
il -wo-flcr ruus. the cost q cuiriva-
ton III, ts greater
TIE cc<r q growing an acre %
sorghum aii1se was So =. of cora.
sife-- corr aut sorghum sIsI4. SOY
bsa-s sIsss
. Coeks's prolific and Virginia
sEsf5se ars -Uod varieties % corr 20
u=- for Stage purposes. and viii make
the largest yields when planted in
81
quirzd On an average les tavs 70 ma
tgre. arf produced rs tons pr acre
a. a cost Of SCI per too Corn silazs
ray BE- pro1ucet in a favorable year
fer about $50 pr roz. and ia an IN
favorable YEAR for abou- 3 per ton
t. C-e % the best va-ities Of sor-
zhuu for silsss purposes Is Red Head
Tbs = a -out variety. AMI does not
Grow quite 50 tai a some others. tut
stands up veil Eight pounds VII
part ar acre The crop vii nature
II about lls days
IL sorghum planted a. a -second
crop v1I Eot yield more than eight
q -sn tons Ter acre. whzrsas. II plant
81 a frsf crop Il VII yield from
s--lvs 70 twenty tons Der acre The
Lowest cost Per ten fruu 4 first crop
vas g l. ard the highest Sis. frpr
a secUz1 eru0 the coss vas about s2s2
Il Rsd Head sorghun. ard VII
gina Euziiaze corn can Be combined
satisfactorily for the production Of
sizzs- TheF ar hesr gruwn in three
foe raEs- The crop required III days
70 razure- and save an average yield
. i4s tens. ~ 4 cost OF sfS5 Ire
lowest cost vas slsl and the highest
8 Combining these crops makes
q better quality q sillze. Increases the
yield ard reduces The Gust per ton as
compared with corn alone
e Corn ard sorghum both contain
A. excess Of carbohydrates. and are
deficient il protein To correct this
difficulty. ami balance the nutrients.
eowpeas and other IegHminous crops
wee grown with them The peas vcrs
plzn-e1 IN the rows with the corn and
sorghum. and while a casual inspection
q the crop would indicate that a large
Per cent Of peas was obtained. a care
IN separation Of the peas from the
corn CT sorghum shows that in no in
stance vas there more than Isl Per
cert OF peas IN the crop. and in some
Instances only 70 S per cent. so
sr1aF Percentage as 10 have no mate
rial influence or The composition and
feeding value Of siIzxs- Corn and
sorghum can Be combined 50 that the
rssE' ng silag= viii consist Of about
equzl percentages OF each crop
II The Mammoth Yellow soy beans
have been made into siege for two
years The average yield vas IS Ton
About i half bushss Of SEED should Be
used per acre. ard the crop viii re-
qsfre les DAYS 70 mature The cost
~ a tor OF siIaze vas s2s3 Il was
back. Strong in Odor and not palafa-
be % cattle Our experience does rot
favor the making Of SiIags from soy
bans aiSns- II the crop can Be salts
fze-uEiiy niysd With corn or sorghum
= would make an excellent quality OF
siazs- The difficulty is to nix II eco
rouicaIIy-
Is Heavy appiicanons Of fertilizers
u.ereaSsc tie cost Ct the crop. and II
sOEs Instances did not produce 4 large
enough yield in proportion 20 make
III n profitable A small application
Of phosphate and potash saeh year
viii be mors profitable than large zp-
piicarious made at longer intervals.
* An Application Of from ice to
f5a pounds Of high-grsde acid phos-
plate and from IS 20 30 pounds Of
murizte Of potash VIII often prove
Profitable No better fertilizer can b.
had than farm yard manure. and i've
tors per acre each year viii prove
more effective than ten or afresn tccs
a. a single Application
l. The value Of fertilizer viii b
Influenced by the crop seascn- In a
dry year IL viii NOT prove 50 elective
as in 4 vet year
A WORD TO BEGINNERS