The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-13
HAY MAkINGIS
GENERAL ORDER
WITH FARMERS
AGRICULTURAL ADVISER RE-
PORTS THAT He HAS MADE
sIxTY-THREE VISITS DURING
PAST WEEK AND FINDS SUCH A
CONDITION.
BY C. K. M,QUARRIE.

farmers and truckers this week and
find that in the purely farming section
hay making is the general order and
as the weather has been ideal all week
a large quantity of hay will be secured
under very favorable conditions After
, the hay is secured, the land will be
plowed and seeded to winter cover
crops. 1t is gratifying to find so
many of cur farmers adopting this
winter cover crop idea, which goes TO
maintain and increase soil fertility,
and every season sees this practice
on the increase. 1t is also very en-
eouraging to find SO many farmers en-
gagged in hog raising, thus converting
the farm products into a marketable
article at little expense. The truckers
are all busy with their fall vegetables
and in few weeks we may expect a
liberal supply of all kinds on the mar
ket.
Fruits.
It is now the time of the year when
every one who contemplates planting
fruit trees should get busy with the
preparation of the land ordering the
varieties he is going to plant, SO as to
avoid disappointments later on. should
what he wants be sold out at the nur-
series.
! cleaned up and a top dressing of COM
mercial fertilizer applied, and mixed
in the soil by either hoe or rake. The
analysis of this should be per cent
ammonia, 6 per cent phosphoric acid,
and 10 per cent potash: IL this is not
procurable on the market, a ton of
home mixed material to contain the
same analysis can be made UP of 500
pounds of sulphate of ammonia, LOO
pounds of phosphoric acid, $50 pounds
Of su1phate of potash From eight
hundred to thousand pounds per acre
will be ample. For new beds it is
recommended to use a fertilizer higher
in ammonia content; apply the half of
it before planting. the balance just as
The first bloom shows on the plants.
Strawberry planting should be all
finished before the first of November
as it is desirable that the plants get
a good start before very cold weather
sets In.
We would like to impress upon every
one owning any land 10 plant a few
orange trees. Our location is TOO far
north to grow oranges to any extent
on a commercial basis, but there
should be enough of them grown of
the suitable varieties, to supply the
local market. In ordering orange and
grapefruit trees, make sure that you
get them on Trifoliato stock: the stock
that Is suitable for the orange belt of
the state will not be a success as far
north as we are here, because 1t does
not remain dormant long enough in the
winter to escape the early spring frosts
to which this latitude is subject. The
TrifoIiato being native to northern lat
itude gets dormant at the approach OF |
cold weather and remains so until dan |
ger of frost is over in spring, and for |
that reason we want it as the stock for |
all citrus trees for this section.
In ordering orange trees a good |
selection so as to get q suitable va
riety to prolong the market period, |
would be so per cent Satsumas, 20 per /
sent Parson Brown, 10 per cent /
Boones' Early, 10 per cent Pineapple. |
and 10 per cnt Duncan Grape Fruit.
The Kumquat is also a very desirable
of the citrus family and /
few trees should be in every lot and I
garden in the county: it is very hardy
and prolific and the fruit has an ex-
celIent flavor. and for preserves and
it is not excelled by any
thing in its line. There are two va
rieties the round (Marum) and the
oblong 1Nasani): get a few of each
and you viii be pleased with them
" hen they come TO bearing, which they
10 very young,
Winter Flowers.
There is nothing that gives more
"a tisfaction to all flower lovers than
plentiful supply of flowers during
he winter, and early spring. A well
Kept lawn with a few beds of the de-
sired varieties of flowers is something
hat every one admires, and when we
how easy il is to have this,
we should try and make a selection |
that will give best results. This Is the
time to fix up the violet borders; see