The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-06-19
Catch Crops

other crop season there will have to
be a sacrificing of stock and that Is
one Of the worst ca,amIucs that
section can undergo.
After the oats and wheat are cut
there Is still time to raise good
crop Of any one Of several yarltlcs Of
hay. There is also many acres Of
corn with too poor stand 20 pay 10
leave, and some ground that has
been too dry 20 work. All this land
should be producing something and
rot be left idle. Whenever the ground
becomes moist enough 90 work, be
ready 10 start. Have yoIr plUws,
harrows drills and seed all waiting
to bc used. There are several crops
that can yet be put IN and make hay
or siliage.
Cowpcas are perhaps the best short
season crop 20 plant and D. one OF the
greatest fcrtIliIing plants We can use
this late The early New Era variety
car be- planted a, late as the first Of
second week Of July and still make
good hay If the fall is average late.
These late paintings, especially on
poor ground will DO better it put IN
rows about 80 inches apart and cu..
tivatcd two or three times. Inc ear
hest varieties Of soybeaus as the Ear
Hest Black or Ito san can be planted
as late as the first Of July and give
an cCccdingly rich feed The COW
pea and sOybean require about one
half bushcl OF seed 10 the acre whore
cultivated and one bushel or one
bushel and a peck when drilled IN
solid.
When drilled in between the corn
rows after the last cultivation they
make an abundance Of feed where
they can be grazed off and in addi-
tion benefit the land wonderfully. II
three rows of peas are put in be
tween each two corn rows, Il requires
about onc-third Of n bushel Of seed
to the acre. where five rows of peas
are used II requires onc-half hushel
of seed to the acre. These are put
in with a one-horse drill
Sorgum will perhaps make the
greatest bulk Of feed. and II rightly
taken care Of, make an excellent
roughagc; it is, however, hard on the
soil due TO the heavy draft on the
soil fertility, especially in the upper
areas Of the seed-hed. II is n shall
low rooted plant but stands drought
well when once started Sorgum al
so seems to throw off a toxic sub
stance from its roots that is poison
Gus to the plants that follow it, The
early Amber Is the best variety Of
hay Drill 1t in solid at the rate of
one hushrI 10 me acre. II sn'"Id hpl
Toe cut until frost has fallen on it
To make ], mature. ~ u WIN a
mover ana put IN smai shocks II
WIN stand lots oil ram S"fEIm can
ne put III stacks 10 a E0.a advantage
nut IT, nara I" hahatr' ne same l.
true ~ putting IL my" inc b'rh. u
IS sometimes Itii IN inc hgIG alI thr
shocks hauled OUT as needed. mere
rs one danger I" bc looked out ioi
ana that Is poisoning ny pussic "ci,d,
one OF the quickest ana most deadly
poiSons. whenever Sorgum IS re-
tarded IN grown by drought frost
or ny cutting the INST crop and the
second crop comes on puSslC acld Is
oiten formed however When the
crop Is cured inns poison disappears
ana there Is no danger oil II IN me
cured nay Inc DANGER hes IN Ieitlng
the stock eat the second, growth OF
get some OF the stunted plants before
they are thoroughly cured Sorgun
also makes good siilage' -
haiiir Torn can be handled essen.
tlaliy IN inc same way rs Sorgnm anc
answers practically the same purpos
es.
folaer corn MAKES an excellent
substitute Tor timothy nay ana large
yielus can oIleh De secured Use an!
variety Of corn that Is customary
grown IN the heighpornood Tor gram
a good seed-Ded should be prepared
as Tor 3tner corn ana plant by me
iUIn OF July II possible priIi IN rows
a. ihSneS apart so the pants sIan'
or . lhches apart IN the row. inns
VIII require ABOUT 81 or ~ POUNDS
OF Seea 10 me acre, flahted tnl'
thlck Few ears VIII form ana IN Ih'
STALKS VIII DC me ana lea1y' Inc
!hhu shouiu pe narrowed once OF
twice "nu theii cuIllvateu Hntl' th'
Piahls Shaue inc GROUND. Iut Jus
When 'he Io"er iea!es Degih turnlht
yellow ah9 shock IN meolum slzeS
sn iI, KS ana u eufeH ana SET up wei
win heep III tIe i,eiu uhlil heeoeu 10
use, put II Is better 10 rich IL OF pu
Is III the pnri, r -, =.
ms VIII MAKE forage equai .
.iilotIy nay III iegluis raiI iI T nm
SHoulu give HluCn larger giclu' M