The Green Forest tribune., 1913-08-22
WEEKLY LETTER TO
 ARKANSAS FARMERS
By John H. Page.

The final cultivation of the corn and cotton crops have now been made, and much of the hay has been made, and the time for harvest is coming on and will soon be here. There is yet q short interval in which the farmers cal prepare land and make ready to rut in a small acreage of some Of the most important leguminous crops for winter pasture and cover crop for the land Burr clover is one of the best for a cover crop to keep the land from washing and also from teaching. and makes a good winter pasture for cattle and hogs. as well as other stock. If you have a good Bermuda pasture, blow it Up during this month and har- TOW it down and sow if 10 Burr Clover. It will make you a good pasture all winter, and last on through the spring, until the Bermuda comes out again. Then it will die down and give W ay to the Bermuda, and will re-seed itself next fall This will give almost a year-round pasture for stock, and will enrich the land too
 1IIlllSJH ClOAe1 IS dHOtIIEi fOOu UllSt and while 1t may be little difficult to get I stand, it is one of the best legumes you can get, and provides more nitrogen gathering nodules than any of the others. Crimson clover can be seeded later. Another good one is Vetch. Try some of it. The experi- ment is worth trying It will make & good pasture, will produce lots of hay, and is fine soil-builder. It would not to be a bad idea to SOW any of these grasses in the corn field, going through between the rows with small harrows. Later, when the corn is gathered there will remain good win ter pasture and cover crop too.
 If you cannot persuade yourself to try out any of these new crops, then try some rye. Most everybody knows aDout rye and what it will do. Rye may be sown between the corn or cot ton rows in the fall and make good winter and spring pasture, and will help the soil, besides being a fairly good cover crop. But be sure to try something You really can't afford not to. Then there is the alfalfa. Some of the best and most progressive farmers have sben trying it out and succeeding. It sometimes takes perse- verance and patience, but they will win in most cases.
 If your soil is sour, add some ground limestone If you will apply to the Agricultural Department at Washing ton, or the county demonstration agent you can get free, the nitro, gen-fxing bacteria yeaa l&&.. 's-'2 you SOW alfalfa, be caureful to put
 land in good condition, and hay
 well pulveriZed. It is best to use
 plot of ground that has been in pea or grass, or used in some way to keep it free from weeds, or on which th$ weeds have not seeded this season. Then use plenty of seed Sow about thirty pounds 10 the acre. If you have tried alfalfa before and did not get stand, try it again on the same ground; do not change locations. Some of the best alfalfa producing land in the country has required as many as AAN NlllA 9ONlllS | OSCI o SOOQ SIdI1u Each time it is re-seeded the soil is becoming iroculated and that is ne cessary to maintain good stand.
 Take care of the ditches now. Clean them out and cut the weeds and briers off. If you don't they will fill up so badly this fall and winter that you may find the job too big for you next spring, and when you are pressed for planting time you may find the ground too wet for cleaning ditches or plant ing either. Attend to them now Take care of the hay and cut all you can of every kind. even unto the crab grass. Save it all. The stock love 1t and it easy to feed. Remember the county and state fair. Go and take something to exhibit if you can. Give my regards to the hogs, the real money-makers on the farm, and tell them I hope they will make 1t through to acorn time" if they have been neg lected, as many have.