The new enterprise., 1905-06-29

this soil should be given under tbo
conditions named.
Answer: Much OF the so called
abandoned land IN the SoYth can hA
Drought into condition TO produce very
good crops in comparatively short
tlihe' all things considered The land
IN question should first be broken deep.
ly' Probably this land has not had n
good plowing in twenty years; some
or 1t perhaps never since IL was re-
claimed from the prlmeval forest This
may seem Ike an exaggerated state
ment' but In many sections the prac-
tlce has been to simply break out the
mludles between the old corn rows,
ped up and rcplant to corn, cotton or
tobacco, Good blowing. therefore Is
the first essential for reclalming the
soil OF course, the land should not
be broken too deeply in the beginning:
say commence with six inches then
at the next plowlng 90 to eight and
then to ten, and aim eventually to turn
the land at least twelve inches deep,
II the sub-soil is very heavy and tena-
cious use sub-soil in the fail. When
the land has been thoroughly broken
work down well with a disk and bor.
row until good seed bed is prepared,
and then sow in COW peas, soy beans
or such other leguminous crops as will
grow to advantage in the vicinity OF
Richmond, 1t Is best as rule to sow
COW peas and soy beans in drills twen.
ty-fom to thirty.siX inches apart and
cultivate SO as to destroy weeds and
hasten growth.
Before planting the crops il would
be advisable to use a complete fertil.
i2er on the land, say at the rate of 100
pounds Of lG per cent acid phosphate
and 80 pounds Of murlate of potash.
As soon as the peas or beans come up
a light application of nitrate Of soda
at the rate Of 80 pounds per acre will
be an advantage on land in this con.
ditlon, On land cultivated in peas
for several years 1t would not be nee.
cssary to use the nitrate, but In this
instance II will be an advantage. The
peas and beans may be gGaZed down
with hogs or made into hay. The hay
will bring $40 to SIS a ton and you
can obtain from 400 to COO pounds Of
pork from each acre Of land and have
a great mass Of vines and leaves left
TO turn under carly in the fall. This
viii make an admirable seed bed for
winter wheat or rye, which may then
be seeded down to grass.
In the section Of the State mentioned
some Of the stronger growing varie.
ties may be used For pasture, or.
chard grass, meadow fescue, red top
and red or alsike clover may be used
TO advantage, When the land is in
better condition timothy may be used
with fair success, Under present con-
ditions tail ont grass, orchard grass
and red top will be most likely to prove
satisfactory for hay production. This
combination viii provide satisfactory
hay.
By this method of treatment the land
can be made to pay something on the
investment from the beginning, and
if green manmes, as provided through
lcguminous crops, are used freely and
the crops raised feed on the land and
the manure put back on the soil 1t
will improve rapidly in compNra-
lively short time. As rule these
soils need phosphates and in many
instances potash as we'll so that these
forms of plant food should be supplied
in liberal amounts. As a rule, per-
sons who have farms Of this kind to
deal with attempt to reclaim too much
at once, and the undertaking embar-
rasses them and proves Improbable
rs well. Go slowly but do the work
and remember that persist
ent cultivation, followed up with q
good crop rotation means salvation
in the long run,-Knoxvllle Journal
and Tribune,