The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-12-03

| face is wet, the pile should be shoH-
eled over so that the wet grain IS
mixed with the dry grain beneath.
repeating this operation until all the
grain is moist. The seed should
then be shoveled into pie and
covered with canvas, brrlap, or gram
sacks. and allowed to remain for
several hours. It MAJ then be spread
out in a thin layer 10 dly lefore
seeding, or the seed may be soWn
at once. If the seed is sCwn whl"e
still moist, the rate of seeding either
by measure or by weight should be
increased. to allow for the water TAX
en- up by the grain.
The Choice of Varieties.
The best varieties for fall seeding
are Red Rustproof and Winter Turf.
The Red Rustproof is the variety
most commonly grown in the South
ern States, either for fall or spring
seeding, 1t is rather less hardy than
Winter Turf, but natures at least
10 days earlier and usually produces
heavier yields Of grain. The Appler,
Bancroft, Cook and Lawson are all
strains or selections % the Red Rust
proof which are locally grown in the
South. The Fulghum is new Va
riety which has lately come INTO
prominence in Georgia and some of
the adjoining States because of It's
earliness and hign yields. 1t ma
lures several days earlier than the
Red Rustproof and thus lengtheDs
the season for growing cowpeas cr
other crops which may be sown af-
ter the oats are harvested. The VIM
ter Turf is the hardest Of a.: winter
oats, but usually rusts badly iI the
extreme South and it is late in ma
turing, and for these reasons the
yield of grain is usually not heavy.
How to Sow for Best Results.
The best method of sowing oats
is with a drill, either the ordinary
type of grain drill or special type
which leaves the grain in a deep
furrow. This latter method has been
particularly recommended in Geor-
gia and is probably to be preferred
for late seeding anywhere in the
South. The ordinary cotton planter
may also be used, running the fur
rows from Is to "a inches apart and
sowing the seed rather thickly in the
row. The advantage of the special
ly devised open-furrow drill over the
ordinary cotton drill is that several
rows may be sown at time and
that consequently the work may be
finished much more quickly. Drill
ing requires less seed than broadcast
seeding, covers the seed more uni
formly, and produces better stands
and larger yields.
If no drill is available, the seed
may be sown broadcast on we'll pre-
pared seed bed, either by hand or
with one of the machines made
specially for this purpose. Broad
cast seeders, however, are but little
known or used in the South. If the
sowing is done by hand, the work is
made much easier if the sower stands
in the rear end of a wagon driven
slowly back and forth across the
field at the necessary intervals than
if he walks and carries a heavy bag
of grain. After sowing, the seed
should be covered with the harrow
and roller. The latter tool, however,
should not be used on soils that are
likely to run together and bake,
particularly when such soils are
wet.
The depth to which the. seed
should be covered varies with the
nature of the soil ard the amount
of moisture it contains at seeding
time. On clay or clay-loam soils
which are fairly moist and in good
condition, covering to depth of l
inch is sufficient. On sandy soils or
those which are rather dry, the seed
should be sown at depth of l 1-2 to
2 inches
How Much to Sow.
The usual rate of seeding winter
oats is from 2 to 8 bushels to the
acre. AS the seed of the Red Rust
proof oat is large, at least 2 1-2
bushels of this variety should be
sown. Red Rustproof kernels have
a tendency to stick together in the
drill and for that reason do not feed
freely; hence, setting the drill at the
rate of to 1-2 bushels is neces-
sary to SOW as much as 2 12 bush
els. When sowing broadcast, from
2 1-2 to bushels should be used.
The kernels of the Winter Turf are
smaller than those of the Red Rust
proof, while the plants are more