The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-08-10

horses or GOV without risk, though
kit is better + >Ws than. horses. The
seed IS init. most horses and
indeed some h mot eat the hay
eeVn when free <~s, Seed~~WitnOut
being affected by /, extent.
Buckwheat may be II, at any
time during this~month a. All ma
ture before frost. It viii ie found
useful for hogs, cattle and poultry
and il not wanted for the stock an
be pIOWed down to add humus to The
soil 1t is used in some sections IS an
improver of the soil for the wheat
crop and we have had good results
reported. The straw is of little CT no
value as feed but the grain is a good
feed. Sow bushel or a little more
to the acre broadcast and harrow in.
IT is a good crop for smOthering down
weeds. Crimson clover may be sOwn
with the buckwheat to make a winter
clover crop, but in this event the seed
ing of buckWheat should be light or it
may smother out the clover.
Rape may be seeded this month for
a fall grazing crop for hogs and sheep.
for which purpose it is excellent. 1t
may be sown either broadcast OF in
drills and cultivated once or twice.
II the land is not in state Of good
fertility it should have acid phosphate
at the rate Of 250 pounds and IS
pounds of muriate Of potash applied
per acre. Sown in drills three four
pounds Of seed will SOW an acre, If
sown broadcast four or five pounds
of seed should be sown. If the winter
is mild it will live over and make an
other growth in the early spring IL
not grazed too late or too closely.
Hogs do we'll on rape with small
ration of corn. In this way very
I f a
made in feeding a lot Of hogs. 1t
is also good pasture for sOws in pig,
bringing them at farrowing time with
good flow of milk. Sow the Dwarf
Essex variety.
Rutabagas and turnips should be
sown now. They are better sOwn in
drills feet inches apart and culti-
waited two or three times and should
be thinned out with the hoe SO as
stand about nine inches apart and
they will then make large bulbs on
land in good state Of fertility. We
have grown thirty tons to the acre
in this way, but to make yield like
this we had to apply plenty Of good
manure, or a heavy application OF
acid phosphate and potash, say 800
pounds of the first and so pounds Of
the latter per acre. Where 1t is not
convenient to plan the crop in this
way it may be sown broadcast and
will on good land make a fair yield
Of medium sized bulbs, which can be
pulled and stored for winter use and
the residue can be grazed by hogs or
sheep. Three pounds Of seed will SOW
broadcast crimson clover is often
seeded with it and together they
make good grazing for hogs and
sheep. Thee pounds Of seed will SOW
an acre in drills and four or five
pounds is sufficient sowed broadcast.
No man who keeps sheep and espe-
cially ewes should be without ruta-
bagas or turniDs for them during the
winter. They will bring ewes to lamb
ing in better shape than any other
feed, as they are of q laxative and
cooling nature and keep tae sheep
healthy and ensure a good flow Of
milk after lambing. These roots are
also excellent feed for cattle and
hogs, ensuing better results from the
corn field. We have fed a bushel Of
roots per head per day to milking
and feeding cattle with great profit.
Sow crimson clover or a mixture Of
crimson clover, wheat and rye. or
hairy or winter vetch on all land from
which crops nave been removed and
which are not seeded in grass or clo-
yer. Sow the clover at the rate Of
ten to fifteen pounds to the acre with
three pecks Of the grain mixed in
equal parts. Sow the vetch at the
rate of three pecks to the acre with
half a bushel of winter oats or winter
oats and wheat mixed. These mixtures
SO seeded will make excellent winter
covers for the land and prevent vast !
ing of fertility and also provide graz
ing for stock more or less all winter
and then make either a hay crop in
May or June or can be plOWed down
to add humuS to the soil. These crops /
are of more value to Southern lands /
as recuperators of the humus or vege-
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