The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-01-25
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Conducted by the Farmers for the
Farmers.
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THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.
PREPARATION FOR COTTON.

The progressive, carns st farmer
is now planning for the next crop.
Ho has marked out the boundaries
t"f each tonant and each special
crop. AS soon as the last boil Of
cotton is picked the work of prep
nration should begin for next year.
Hero is ono plan: A far,ner said
;ast week that he was going to lay
off his cotton lend w!lh middle
buster drawn by two mules. There
were pine needles clDsc to he field
He proposed tn haul theu in and
distribute liheralIv in this furrow
By throwing light covering Of
dirt on these needles they would
sc ready TO supply Plant food in
thn carly snmm"r. TO this he
would add 800 or 4C0 pounds Of
fertilizer, expecting t. n,atca bale
Of cotton to the aero on THIS land.
If ono is going to plant cotton land
in cotton again, run out the middle
with long, harrow shovel, break
ing tho hard pan, if second fur
row is required to do tho work
well. Then take the miGdIe bus
ter and run under the stalks. The
fre"zcs OF winter will pulverize the
ridges between the burrows. The
clay broken up by the plows will
be Incorporated with the soil and
increase it's depth and plant food.
Every suitable day from this date
on to tho first of March should be
used for sub soiling and thorough
preparation Of land for the noxt
cro,,.
| USELESS FARM IMPLEMENTS.
It was told Of a farmer IN this
State years ago that he had his
barn and fence corners fil'od with
farming implements that he could
not use. Several years ago an oily
tongucd agent went through por-
ton of this county and sold about
a dozen siding cultivaton suitable
for level land. Not one Of them
was evor usod here. An agont foy
a fence making machine sre1kfet
notes amounting to,e5Teral hundred
dollars for 'oytHship rights, No
lod of feXce was made by thu
- y }atseethhrrhss. Farmers are often de-
ceived by advertisements ant
agents. They buy implements tina
do not suit their farms. 1t is
good plan to look with suspiciol
on any new implement sold on TIL
installmcnt plan. The iarmc
should consider his hon Se.pow eI
the nature Of his land and the spC
cial crops ho raises and buy sucl
tools only az he needs. But h
should never ecnnomize in buyiu
necessary implements, and 1T
, should always have a few surr'u
siugle- tr, o., bolts, trAc, ch aims
hoes, plows, rlow stocks and plo'
points. If he is thus provided, tn
, breaking ,f something will caus
the loss Of little time.
THE GARDEN FOR JANUARY.
Attend to the pruning o! grape
viLrs at once. The sooner this )
is doue the better. Set out oLhe
vines now if moro are needed
The strawberry bed needs cultivaI
ing and mulching. a sprinklin
Of wood ashes will be helpful. ]
may be too wet and cold to wor
garden soil, but scatter E1anur
IiberaIly broadcast and break c
4pade ten to twelve inches deep
II the soil Lecomes quite hard afte
heavy rains, cover with balf rottc
pima needles and plow in. Th
early and hardy varieties of Euglis
peas should be plantod ns soon a
T. possible. The wrinkled poas al
quite tender and may be plante
.ater. Lettuce, spinach and mus
ta,d seed may be so"n or p!an'e
, in rows this mouth. Spinach
growing in favor every year, an
is handy to have in tho scarce day
OF early spring. Cabbage may b
planted now for an early crop
They will come on early if plante'
| in cold frame. Some gardener
prefer to plant IRISH potatoes tni
month. They cover them four t.
per III, ana NOW this yomue dir
~ 1iIn'l~ not III, ni,,>ta. IIl