The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-03

require cultivation. and car be har-
vested more cheaply than corn again
crop can be taken from the and IN
time for a crop Of peas. or II one de-
sires. to plant a Late crop of corn. The
things necessary for . good o crop
Is fertile soil, thorough preparation
OF n land BY deep blowing. dsscing
and rolling the land so as 70 firm II
before sowing the ats He advised
against sowing either TOO early or too
late-preferably about from October
10Th TO November Ist This for the
AFTER or kindred oats. The Virginia
Winter can be soygn earlier. even as
early as September LIST. IL some To-
c~alities-
Mr.. Shuford stated the AMER to oe
among the most productive Of the
winter oats and free from rust He
preferred sowing in fall rather than IN
the spring. though in some seasons,
on o of Weather conditions.
spring sowfng may be preferable. Mr..
Shuford's crop this year aggregated
1000 bushels. which he has sold for
seed. He thinks 1t pays him better
to sell lis oats for a good price rather
than 10 feed them. II. however. ne
-nded 70 feed them he would rath-
er cut them earlier. when in the milk
state, and make hay from them
Mr.. Shuford advised sowing two
grain drill- If he were 10 SOW broad
cast and cut in with disc harrow, he
would sow more seed per acre. He
uses about 200 pounds acid phosphate
per acre on clay land; IL on sandy
land would use about 200 pounds
Of bone and potash mixture. He ad-
vised using a light harrow or weeder
on oats in the spring so as to break
he crust formed by the winter rains
This discussion was opened by Mr.
T. 3. Parker. of Raleigh. who in doing
this expressed clearly his views, there
being many questions asked of him
concerning his methods, which he ar
severed as part Of his interesting and
valuable talk.
The association here had the pleas
ure Of hearing briefly from Hon. w
VI. Hays. Assistant Secretary Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, who spoke Of the value Of Sc
lection and breeding of wheat n he
general arrangement and management
of the crops Of the farm so as TO OBJ
tain the best results.
As to Truck Farming.
There being present in the hall
Prof. r. S. Mcintosh of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alaba-
ma, he was called upon and spoke in
te~restingly of the truck farming in
that State. He mentioned that some
of the tomato and lettuce growers of
Alabama ha made as much as $500
per acre. In truck farming many
things must be considered, transporta-
ton, fertility and other environments.
The first thing of Importance IS fertil-
ity of soil and thorough preparation
The land must be well filed with or
ganic matter. The first of the truck
crops to be put on the market is as
paraguS. The returns from this crop
are often very satisfactory. In grow
ing truck crops we should not be sat
isfed with the ordinary, but each
grower should strive to grow the best.
To rrny, Ia hncf wa Chn111 select tha
best seed. Especially is this true of
tomatoes and cantaloupes.
h strawberry is another crop CIV
en- attention in Alabama. At first this
crop was largely grown by in
experienced men and the crops were
farmers have taken hold of the straw
berry industry and nave made it a
success.
Growing asparagus was a leading
feature of the discussion. Professor
Mcintosh advises growers to grow
their own plant, to set on good
land and not cut until it had been
set from two to three years. He ad-
vised c~ultivating the field Immediately
after through cutting, and
literally at the time, using barn-yard
n and from 1900 to 1,50O
pounds per acre of some commercial
fertilizer analyzilg about 7-5-6
Professor Mcintosh advises against
the custom of cutting off the tops in
the fall when the asparagus is still
green. Let the tops mature before
cutting Off
The Culture of Wheat.
At eleven o'clock Mr.. f. F. Mea-
cham, superintendent of the test farm
at Statesville, spoke on wheat culture
today, who is still pursuing old meth
DDS is barely making a living. It is
the DurpoSe of this convention to lift
the low average up to a high average
The wheat crop of the country
amounts to 64.O00.00O bushels. The
average for the United States is abou1
- bushels per acre. The average fol
North Carolina is about Z 3-4 to s
bushels per acre. 1t is our purpose tc
learn how to grow more wheat so as
to move our -four bin from the Yves
TO our own State. There are farmer!
In the State who ayerage Is bushels
per acre; others make more than 20
Why not these farmers act as an in
SEPARATION to all of us to make more;
At the Statesville farm it cost:
bout S11.OO Ger acre to grow wheat
on this basis the man who makes only
seven or eight bushels per acre make:
ii at a loss. This can be done by thor
ough preparation, rotation ana tn
free use If COW peas on the land
Compact the soil we'll and SOW with
ID O1ll set ~ pul lLiC hCoN " - :
three inches deep so as to proven
winter killing.
President HOrne's Experience.
President Horne was asked for hi
experience in growing wheat. MI
Horne stated he would not cut
crop of wheat that lie not grow Owe
seven bushels to the acre-let stocl
eat it. He stated that in farming
there is more in the man thar in tn
land. He planted 35 acres in whea
last fall. This was on land IN corr
and peas. There was a heavy growth
:. of pea vines on the land. Took a dis
!. pillow. running eight to ten inches dec
and cutting a furrow from twelve L
!. fourteen inches high. He put on 20
pounds OF fertilizer per acre-a fertl
ling anal sis: 10 per cent acid phoS
phate, ) per cent potash with on
bushel seed Wheat per acre. II
reaped 935 bushels wheat from tn
, SIS sowed.
I The Discussion of Wheat.
: Mr.. r, w. Scott, Of Alamance
opened the discussion on wheat Gu!
ture. Mr.. Scott said wheat shoul'