Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1911-08-02
inches deeper than it has been
previously plowed. If there II no

previously plowed. 1t there 10 NJ
rain, after this, before time ot
planting, = roller should be rur
to firm the seed bed. These CROP
can be sown in both corn and cot
ton middles whore clean by scat
tering seed broadcast and running
sweep or cultivator lightly te
cover. Entire success, however,
nsed not be looked for by this
method of seeding, though some
splendid results were reported
from it last season. The corn
lands can be put up in fine condi'
tlon by using q out.awsy of disc
harrow to cut stalks and turn top
soil. Sow seed and cover with
tooth harrow
FERT1L1zERs.-The clovers and
vetch will need fertilizers to get
satisfactory early growth. For
this purpose stable manure stands
first as it not only adds fertility
but carries the bacterial inocula-
tion 20 essential on soils first
planted to these crops. An ap.
plicatiou at time of sowing of
800 pounds is per cent. acid. %
pounds muriate potash. and Is
pounds cotton seed meal OF dried
blood per acre will be good. The
addition of the small amount of
nitrogenous fertilizer will aid in
giving the young plants vigor.
Gus start. When there happens
to be any scidity of the soil, air.
slaoked lime at the rate of 1000
pounds, per acre, should be ap-
piled at time of preparation
TIME Fer sowINa.-The best
time for sowing crimson clover OF
bur clover is just as early in the
fall a. danger of summer killing
of young plants is past-not later
than September first. Vetoh can
be sown much later, though the
earlier planting does better.
AMOUNT OF sEED.-About 20
pounds of crimson clover seed per
acre should be used; 80 pounds
but clover in bur, or Is pounds
cleaned seed; Is pounds vesoh
seed when sown with l bushels
oats which plan is always best if
the soil 10 good enough to allow
it. 80 pounds if sown alone. Bur
clover will be found to grow bet
ter as q rule from the seed plant
cd without hulllng. The inocu-
lating germ appears to be carried
with the bur. All clover seed
should he covered lightly; use
roller if the soil is dry at planting
time.
INCUBATION TO get a satis-
factory crop of crimson clover,
bur clover, OF vetch the first year,
the soil must be inoculated.
Stable manure apparently does
this IN some localities but the
safest plan is to procure soil from
. few inches below the surface,
where the bacteria are more num-
erous, from a field which has al
ready grown the crop, scattering
broadcast over the newly planted
ares, Two or three bushels per
acre willl answer, while more
would be better.
The United States Department
of Agriculture will furnish inoc-
ulating material free for any
of these crops, to any who make
application, full instructions a.
to use being sent. It il recon-
mended that those desiring this
material shall send direct to the
Department fer it, rather than
pay fancy prices to some of the
firms making extravagant claims
for the same material. Applica-
tivn must be made on regular
forms, which you can obtain eth
or from Dr. Knapp at Washing
ton, or from my Office.
@. R Hudson,
State agent.
Washington, D. c., July ID,
1910.
Approved: s. A. Knapp,
Special Agent In Charge. .