The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-27
More of Mir. Fulton's Farming.
the Editnr of The Star.

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 To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir:-There is only one valid objection that can be urged against fall and winter blowing and that IS erosion or washing of the soil, and that can be easily obyiated by sowing winter crops of tug oats or rye on the land. In my case the land l a plan nine to raise two crops of feed, one of corn and one of cowpeas, in the same season. 1 will not SOW any seed for holding the soil or for winter feed for three reasons. First, my corn land IS fairly level, and will not wash under any circumstances; second, in order to SOW my pea crop cannot blow un- til late in the fall, too late for rye or oats to make winter pasture; third, for a good corn crop will have to be- gin blowing in March, too early for any spring pasture. So, MT. Editor, l will dispense with the winter crop, al though would like to have it if l could get to it. Under the regular rotation plan, say corn, cowpeas, oats or rye for winter crop, then oats in late spring and cowpeas over the stubbleh then corn again, the farmer will not only grow good crops but build up his farm. Under my plan, however, l think can go right along growing two crops on the same soil and build up my soil at the same time. If the sea- proves dry, as it has been the case this year. the peas will not vine suf- ficiently to make good hay. and so in- stead of moving the crop will turn some pigs and calves in on the field as soon as I get my seed gathered. The calves will get the vines and the pigs will get the last pea that has been shattered out. So the farmer must be governed by circumstances and conditions in every move he makes, and if there is any one vocation that calls for the most careful exercise of judgment it is farming.
 Some farmers go at it like the old time doctors dispensed horse doses of medicine to their unfortunate patients, the same kind and size of a dose to men, women and children regardless of age, condition, temperament or anything else, and such farmers fail in the long run. In the first place a farmer should make careful and in- tellieent study of the soil he is going to till. and he should begin with the first furrow he blows. He should know what every acre of his farm is worth as crop producer, and what kind of crops he should plant to pro- duce the best results. No good in stumbling around like a blind man, planting corn where cowpeas should be sown and potatoes where peanuts should be planted. Then there is al- ways some waste land on nearly every farm in Polk county. What about thatY Let it alone. Nature takes care of it's own and in her voiceless but elo- quent language points the way for the farmer and fruit grower.
 Come with me this bright October day to the silent forest where the crimson and gold of early autum blend with the haze of purple shadows and watch the brown leaves eddying down to mother earth. Any lesson out thereY Simply this, the leaves have served their purpose, useful and wise one, and are now going back to the earth to mold mold and decay and give new life and strength to the trees that bore them. Come with me into the fields, even the old worn out fields and what do we find? Wild blackberry and dewberry vines everywhere, and vines that every summer bear the finest and largest berries to be found anywhere in the United States. Then right over there on the hillside acres of wild strawberries peep out from un- der the brown grass. Any lesson out thereY Yes, every creeping, clinging vine is doing it's best to tell you what God Almighty intended this country to be, one big fruit farm. But we will get around to the fruit proposition later