The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-16

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likely to want it all as the price sIlll
keeps higl having now gone over 10
cents.
In Virginia the dark tobacco crop
has been increased 2 per cent IN area,
but most of this was planted late, ana
the condition is not SO good as a year
ago. The sun-cured crop has Deen N
creased 90 per cent in area and prom
ices q GOOD CROP. The right crop
in this State is somewhat larger II
area than last year, but the condition
is not so good. In North and South
Carolina the area Of the crop has been
consfd erably reduced and the pros
pect for the crop is the poorest 1or
several years. In Kentucky both the
Burley and the dark crop has been
considerably increased in area, and
the indications are for a good crop
! especially in the dark section. Burley
is not quite SO promising. =
The hay crop Of the country is likely
to be considerably less than the crop
of last year, and we are afraid that
much Of this crop has been spoIied IN
the South by the weather. Second
crops are now making a good growth
and it may be that with these we may
be able to make good some OF the
deficiency, but We shall need to sup
plement this crop with all the forage
crops we can RAISE.
The cultivation Of the corn crop has
been much hindered by the wet
weather, and j good deal Of 1T is need
ing cultivation badly, but the growth
has been so stimulated by h neat
and moisture that it is doubtful
whether much more can now be done
with the cultivators. Wherever it is
possible to run the cultivatOrS the
crop should be worked at once. In
many cases it may be possible to use
the iron Age cu%ltivator where the
double riding cultivator cannot be run.
We would urge that this be done even
though it will take much more time
as il we ave now hot, dry weather
the condition of the land will soon be
very prejudicial to the making of a
good yield. 1t will crust oVer very
hard and rapidly lose moisture jus
at the time when the crop is calling
for ar ample supply. This should be
prevented as far as possible. Sow GRIM
son clover or a mixture OF crimson
clover and red or sapling clover at
the last working.
1t is not too late to SOW
Or coW-peas and sorghum for a hay
crop, but we are afraid that it will be
difficult to get the peas to SOW as the
demand is very scarce and dear. Where
ever we could set them we would SOW
at leaSC nan q DISnSl OF peas 10 TIE
acre with a peck or Il peck and a half
Of sorghum. The peas should be
drilled in first and then the sorghum
be sowed broadcast. This makes an
excellent hay crop and is easier cured
than peas alone. The crop should be
cut before the sorghum seeds or the
stalks become too thick and hard.
German nillet may be seeded at
the rate Of a bushel to the acre and
on fair land will make a nice hay crop
in sixty days. Cut when in bloom and
before the seed forms and it makes an
excellent hay for cattle, though not 50
good for horses.
Buckwheat may be sown during the
month and will mature before frost.
Sow q bushel or a little more per acre.
The seed makes good feed for hogs,
cattle and poultry, though the straw
is of little value except to supply vege-
table matter to the soil. 1t makes an
excellent crop to smother down weeds
and 10 pillow down to supply humus to
the soil. Crimson clover may be
sown with it for a winter cover, but
when this is done the seeding of buck
wheat should be lighter or it will
smother the clover out.
Rape dwarf ESSEX may be seeded
for a fall and winter grazing crop for
hogs and sheep. This crop makes ex-
cellent feed for these animals, and If
the winter is mild, will stand over
into spring and then make good spring
grazing. It can be sOWn either broad
cast at the rate of four or five pounds
to the acre, or be sown in drills at
the rate Of two or three pounds to the
acre. Sown in drills it will make the
best yield and should be cultivated
once or twice, and If thinned out In
the drills SO as to stand five or six
fnn h0n o~n-f y-,I ~4oI-~ ~--- --~--
plants with an abundance of LEAKAGE.
1t will not succeed on poor land. If
land is not in good heart the crop
should be helped by ESQ pounds OF
acid phosphate, and twenty-five
pounds of muriate of potash per acre.
Sow crimson clover, or a mixture of
crimson clover, wheat, oats and rye on