The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-17

sidered by the Southrn 1arHlrs. |
First, plant winter r crops
such as clovers- vetcnes III na
winter grains. such as wheat, oats and
rye.
Second, feed a little more cotton
seed meal and a little less corn TO all
animals except hogs, and they can go
through the winter by grazing on
good winter pastures
Third. SOW the waste places IN WIN
ter grasses SO animals can Craze on
them when it is too wet TO Craze IN
the fields where the small grains and
winter forage crops are planted
These suggestions are no only
timely but they are most practical ana
feasible. The very fact that FARMERS
begin to do these things Will cause the
price Of cotton to go up. 1t
seems to insure a substantial cut in
the cotton acreage next year. Unless
| there can be some assurance IN ad-
vance CT planting time mat there VIII
be a cut in cotton acreage, 1t hardly
seems possible that the price or cot
ton can go up much if any before next
| fall, when the crop is actually gath
cred. If the war continues 1T Will
take a considerable cut In acreage to
make much difference in the price.
If the war should end within the next
few months, it will take quite a while
for the hostile nations to collect them
selves and for the industries of those
nations to become normal. If there
fore seems quite necessary that some
steps be taken to put the South on a
firm financial basis. Whatever is done
should be done now. We of n South
can take care Of these matters IL we
will only begin to think and not let all
our present drift out OF our
hands.
First-Planting Winter Crops.
Everybody is writing about this
topic. Therefore it will not be neceS-
sary to say much about it. Wheat
and rye can be planted as late as De-
cember, especially for forage pur-
poses. In fact much Of our wheat
crop in the Southern States is sown in
November and December, and often
in the far South oats planted in De-
cember will do as we'll as that plant
ed much earlier. Wherever possible
we should plant vetch with the wheat
or rye, or even oats if we expect to
cut for hay next spring. Some of
such crops should be planted for the
purpose of cutting it in early spring
for hay. If we do not need it our
selves we can sell it, as indications
are that hay will be high md hard to
get next spring. One-fourth of the
winter grain crop should be planted
for spring hay n the other three
fourths for grain crop.
SecOnd-COttOn Seed Meal for Ami
NAL Except Hogs.
One Of my neighbors sold cotton
seed yesterday and the day before for
s12.4o per ton. He said that he had
to get a little money with which to
pay his cotton pickers at the end OF
the week. That is an unfortunate
condition, as every Oil mill man in he
State will certainly acknowledge that
cotton seed are worth more than
S12.40 per ton. Cotton seed meal is
F in demand everywhere, and it brings
a good price. We ought to remem-
Der that the meal can come from &c
/, other source than the seed them
, selves. We wish to repeat that il
, would pay farmers to cold press the
OIL out OF the seed, sell it, and ther
use the cake thus formed for anima.
food and for fertilizer. This cake
should be ground, but it will unde,
any condition help to raise the price
of seed to where it ought to be.
A horse could eat two pounds O.
cotton seed meal daily and thrive or
half his usual feed of corn, if he ha.
plenty OF good hay. The meal coule
be suspended for a few DAYS ever,
two or three weeks. The cows viii
thrive on four pounds of meal a day
each per thousand pound weight. i
they are permitted to craze on white,
cover crops, and can get a little DIR,
nay dloHS through the winter, or j
hey have silage. coto+,
seed meal from hogs till we get NOR,
: light on the subject. It is p~oisonou
to hogs and we have not yet learne,
why this is so.
Third-Sow Winter Grass on Pasture
y Where it is Possible.
n A letter comes by this mail askin,
now to plant Bermuda sod in winte
rye grass, and other winter grasses
Harrow the land when it is in RI,
right condition with reference t,
q moisture, with a disc harrow, cross
le narrow, sprinkle a little manure owe
<. if possible, SOW the seed. rake Owe
n with a tooth harrow, and roll wit
some kind of a roller. either a paten
t, or a homemade roller, and the soc,
l, VII 40 the rest You will have a per
q feclly green pasture all winter afta
r the winter grass comes I'D. and vo-
VIII nave better looking animals he
cause of it.