The new South-news., 1909-06-05
BROOM CORN.


bhit~o states teinE raised IN nine or
ten counties Ia Illinois. II the hoil
wscvil stricken counties OF the south
did but know Il. broom corn could
be made 10 take the place OF cotton
and II managed right Il should be
made moro profitable than cotton at
fifteen cents per pound. The south
10 tho homo of the broom corn as
vol as OF cotton.
But the seasons are different and
much longer south than they are
any whcro II IL raised. Here in Mia.
slssippi we can set from three 20
four CROPS from one planting. While
the trade OF the south IL supplied
With brooms made OF corn whore
there can only one crop be gathered
from one planting and frequently It
is injured by frost Hero Il n chance
TO make moro than raising cotton at
nftoen cents per pound. and II far
mers were assured that they could
set that for cotton this fall. there
would no, be corn enough raiecd TO
feed tho chickens.
How to Raisc II.
Plant In rows. three feet apart.
Light moon. Aprip. when up run
TO about Is inches. and cultivate
with . smsll shovel plow and sweep.
when headed out and top seed turns
brown. cut with sharp knife Just one
Joint from tho ground. Cut In III"
morning and take UP In the evening.
put In shade and take seed Off while
wiltcd. essort in three qualities.
When dry put In 5ales weighing from
2B0 to 800 pounds. Cut In this way
In 20 days. II seAxonabic. from enc
20 ak succory will come from stub
aud be ready to cut. Cut and har-
die an At nrst. and four or nve crops
are thus obtained from Que planting.
Thus. you SEQ the advantage Tis-
hominGo county has over Illinois or
Oklahoma In raising broom corn. !
have worked corn from both. but the
best corn have ever worked was
Ttshomingo raised. Why not raise
corn, II all the increase that was
in cotton last year In the county
was planted In broom corn the mar
kct would not be Eluttsd. When a
man wants to buy a thing they al
ways 90 whore they have It to sell
Planting Alfalfa on aandy Land.
ws are receiving = great many let
tors asking for Information sbou
growing alfalfa on sandy lands. CraI
Erass seems to be tho greatest oh
stacie In the way OF growing alfalfa
succossfully on the sandy soils ol
the state And while do not say
that alfalfa cannot be successfully
grown on the sandy lands. do say
that II IL worry much more difficult 70
get and hold good stand on sandy
or any soil on which crab grass
grows we'll. and that few. II any.
farmers have succeeded 10 holding
a good stand for any length OF time
on such lands
would suggest to any farmer who
wishes to try alfalfa on sandy land.
that he make the experiment on =
limited area. and II he fails. an 30
many have. his experience will not
be very expensive.
] would recommend the following
plan To those who wish 10 experiment
~xtsk si$.tSc ~. ..uAv ts,A ~. i.cA
On which crab grass grows abundant
~. Select the land to be put In ai-
falfa the fall before the seeding 10
10 be done. give the land q liberal
broadcast application Of stable mn
nure and break It deep Apply from
800 TO 400 pounds Of acid phosphate
per acre and In October SOW two
bushels OF oAa per acre. Harvest
tho ost crop In June and give the
land another application Of we'll rott-
I'D manure. break the land we'll and
SOW COW peas thick. The peavlne
hay will be ready to cut by the mid
die or last Of August After the
hay has been removed, Do not plow
tho land. but with a disk harrow 20
over the plat until q perfect seed
bed il made. Apply q thousand
pounds Of nlaked lime per acre. and
work II into the soil with 4 smooth
Ing harrow. then get some ,nocuistsc
soil from 40 old alfalfa or mslilotus
nsld and scatter broadcast over the
plat 1t the rate Of 400 pounds per
acre. Bow from ~ to 30 pounds OF
good sssd per acre and cover with
light harrow and roll tho land
Tho cat and COW pea crops will Ia
some extent choke ont the crab grass
and BY sowing the alfalfa early In
the fail the plants viii become well
rooted By the following spring and
b. better able 10 hold its own against
~ grass.
r. n. FLOOD