The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-06-01
w. r. DOdson, S. B., A. B., Dean of
the College of Agriculture, Louis
lana State University: =

A|1NS w wv u o. NdI 'uSbl WIN tiC
standard money crops for this year
Some of the sugar cane may survive
the flood, but much of it will be de.
strOyed. 1t is hardly likely that ii
Will be advisable to plant heavily
of cotton. While great quantities of
the boil weevil will have been de.
sroyed by THE water and large per
cent of those alternating in the moss
and bark of trees will have died of
starvation, there will still be some
remaining, and Late in the season the
territory will be reinfested from the
hill lands. To what extent this in
festation may damage the crop is on
ly a matter of conjecture as We have
no parallel case from which inference
may be drawn.
Fortunately, however, there are a
number of crops that can be planted
even quite late in the summer and
will make good stock feed and put
the land in excellent condition for an
early beginning on staple crops for
another year.
Mexican June and Laguna corn can
be planted in most portions Of the
State as late as the 25th to the Goth
of June and make very good corn.
Sorghum planted as late as the
first of August will make fairly
good crop for feeding purposes or
for syrup making. Small farmers
may utilize sorghum as a money crop
since they can, at small expense, Sc
cure a mill and grind the sorghum
and make syrup. They will find a
ready market at fair price.
Sweet potatoes can be planted WEI
into July and a good crop secured.
They make good feed for all kinds
of live stock, and large yields per
acre are returned from most Of our
soils. When grown for stock feed
some of the large growing varieties
like the Southern Queen should be
used.
German millet is suited to nearly
all the soils in the Over-floWed dis
trict and will make a good hay crop
and fairly good seed crop. The
seed can generally be disposed of at
price that will give a fairly good
return to the producer. While Ger
man millet is an exhaustive crop on
the sold, we are Justified in planting
it in emergencies such as the pres
emit.
Cow peas can be planted broadcast,
or cultivated in rows, and used for
hay, and on some soils probably a.
profitable crop Of seed may be pro-
duced, especially if the New Era va
rieiy is used.
Peanuts are we'll adapted to sandy
soils, and if not desired for market
purposes, can be grown fairly we'll
in the moderately stiff soil. The
Spanish variety is best for late plant
ing, and may be planted as late as
the latter part of June and make a
good crop. With late planting it is
advisable to plant them thicker than
for early planting.
Soy beams can be profitably plant
ed in some sections, but it would not
be advisable for people to plant
them to any large extent unless they
have previously determined that the
soy bean is suited to their soil. The
Mammoth Yellow can be planted as
late as the first of August and make
fairly good crop, although earlier
planting is desirable. A yield of
ten bushels to the acre would be
profitable since they are worth from
$500 to $3.50 per bushel and are not
an expensive crop to handle.
In August We can begin to plant
fall oats and root crops that will
make good feed during the winter.
Rutabagas may be planted about
the middle of August unless showers
followed by hot sunshine should de-
stroy the very young plants. They
should be ready for feeding by the
latter part of November.
Mangel wurtzels could also be
planted from the middle of August to-
the middle of September, and if the
Giant Long Red variety is used, it
will make good feed by the first of
February.
Oats sown late in August or early
in September will be large enough
IN afford good grazing in Sly tn sev.