Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-04-14

successfully carry out the foregoing plar
it has been found that planting veto!
and rye or crimson clover in the corr
and turning them under in the sprins
rapidly builds up the soil and is much
more economical than the use o.
large quantities OF commercial fertili
zers. The general object is to keer
the land occupied summer and win.
ter. producing something of value for
food or fertilizer and at the same time
protecting the loose soils from wash.
ing or teaching by the heavy rains oI
winter and spring.
TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS RE-
QUIRED.
High.priced labor and generally
changed conditions make it impera.
tive that more and better farm imple-
ments be used on every farm, whether
large or small in area. No man can
farm now without at least a good
breaking or turning plow Ia reversi-
bic disk is prefer able), a disk har-
row. section harrow. good com
bination planter, weeder, and one
single-row and one double.row culti-
vator. The above are essential. and
if the size Of the farm and the means
Of the farmer will allow it, many other
convenient labor-saying tools can be
added. A good mower and a rake for
handling the hay are very necessary.
MORE HORSE POWER NECES-
SARY.
To use more horse power and less
man power per acre or to quit tarm-
ing is a necessity confronting the
South.
There should be more mares on
the farm. In the future few small
farmers will find ii profitable to keep
mules; the colts must pay for the ex-
pense OF using more horse power. In
this connection, the more economical
feeding of work stock on the farm is
OF primary Importance. Feeding a
horse or mule on pulled corn fodder
and corn is so expensive and out OF
date that it is surprising to find any
one doing it. Farmers have fully
proved that pasture for summer and
well-cured hay for winter should be
the main reliance. By a pasture is
not meant a brush patch or field Of
weeds, but tract of land we'll set in
nutritious grasses and we'll located so
as to be usable at all times.
The best results are obtained by
providing two pastures, in order to al
ternate in their use, and especially TO
allow one to have quite a growth Of
grass for late fall feeding. Some far
mers use one. pasture for late fall and
spring, and the other during the sum-
mer and early fall months; others be-
lieve that the best results are OBJ
tanned by alternating the use Of these
pastures every month. It is just as in
furious to the rapid growth of grass to
keep it closely grazed as it would be
to bush to cut it off every morning.
1t is estimated that three or four times
as many animals can be kept on a
given number Of acres by dividing
the land into two pastures and us
ing them alternately tor grazing. 1t
is certain that the stock does better
under such conditions.
THE HAY CROP.
The permanent meadow, where it
can be secured. is one OF the most
economical sources Of food for ami
mails known. In the extreme South.
where the soil is adapted to them. al
[alfa. japan clover. and Bermuda
grass rank high. Farther north there
are standard grasses which produce
well. But if farmer does not have
permanent meadow Of any kind he
can easily supply substitute from the
following assortment Of forage crops.
He can select only one or two Of
hese crops for his needs. but where
i is possible it is best to grow patches
,n all Of them. as it will give variety, !