The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-20
Rape.
Clemson Extension Work Article

| Clemson Extension Work Article
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Eap. WAS the first introduction INTO
this country from England, where: II
has 3crm crown for hundreds Of years.
On -icl! lauo! il is one oi best So;iinS
crops ior hogs aud sheep. IL belongs
20 he cabbage family ant. the leaves
r,.>rIn Bile those OF til. mustard !alnl-
lv. There are >ercra. varieties. bnt
th,. best variety i> the bwar! Essex
rape. which - = biennial. There are
4 nurnbcr Of varieties. but these are
Of !ittl,. value. /! Dwar. Essex rape is
i,,ian,e.: any time. during .he Summer
or fal!. !: VIII afford pas;uraGr all
during the winter and vii! mature rs
seed The fo!lowin. June. When grown
or rich lnnd TWO or three cuttings can
be obtained However. the OcS' way
+ 20 handle rape i to plant X Tor pas
turing purposes. Hogs ca: IL :r.ed!iy
aud they can IL. turned on II IT WI!
ka,1r: .i..r,. Il! be no ,:au:r. OF tne!r
ca,in. TOO mach However. Il sheep
/ or cu!vt.> are p:,>turc,!. care should be
taken 70 feed them So,re hay first ~
1, ;l,.r, ii, be Soluc danger OF D!oat.
] Ne .Nott.! 's.tIoiiIi.t L.At'N'''+AN''N
/ Station has obtained a> much :tS -
tons o. forage from this plant. Rape
! rcgu!-rs :. rich soil and while Il Will
-row on almost type OF soil. 1t is
highly necessary that the soil Is made
ricl, hv heavy applications Of Well de
composed stable e,nannreand rSeap'
! p!ic:,iiouS OF commercial fertilizers
/ Any land that j. We'll suited 20 cab
l:.@e will grow rap. rroii;ably. The
! >...,! should be sown ut the rate o! >
{ or / lbs. per acre and care should be
! taken that the seed are not Sown 100
deep. From one 20 two inches Is the
proper depth In South Carolina the
! bcs; time to SOW rape seed Is IN Octo-
! her. however. ;lIey can be Sown any
time during the spring. In two
months after sowing the seed, the
rape Will be ready for pasturlnS.
! Rape isa splendid crop to SOW after
:, winter leCune rs bur clover, Grim
son clover or vetch. The seed should
ne sown ~ Intervals OF two or three
weeks. thus giving a continuous pas.
;urase al! during the summer and iali
months. II planted FOR seed. It should
be planted in September in rows -
inches apart. and the rape should De
cultivated during the late summer to
keep down orab grass and other grass
weeds. and it Should not he pasturec.
An enormous amouu. Of seed can be
obtained on one acre OF improved sol!
The greatest enemy we have IN
South Carolina is the plant louse. 81
! this writing the S. c. Experiment Sta
ton has 4 beautiful patch of rape
son. to seed. but the plants are filled
with tt orsands cf plant lice that Will
cut down the pield considerably.
Ra,,c has never been fed with sue
cess 20 dairy cattle as it taints the
flavor OF the milk and butter. 1t Is,
however. one OF our best hog crops as
it is very rich in protein, in fact al
most as rict. rs clover hay. ic, how
ever, cannot be depended upon to
/ furnish the entire ,...s,. Of the hog be-
cause it makes soft, oily fat. Hogs
grains. op rape should. therefore. be
fed some grain which makes firm
meat.
Every farmer has about his feed lot
:, small patch that is rich enough to
j plant rape on and every farmer should
hav. 4 small patel, OF rape Cor hls
Young pigs and hogs.
PROF. J. II. HARPER.
Director OF $. c. Experiment Station.