The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-24
PLANT LARGE AREAS IN OATS.
Sowing of Small Grain Advocated by
Clemson College in This Crisis.

Clemson College. Sept. --.-ThiS
college urges farmers to put coL-
siderable part Of the:r land in oats
this fall. 4 crop OF oats three times
tie size Of that OF last spring is ad-
vocated and already farmers are re-
spoadine in large numbers and indi-
cations are that a record crop OF oats
vii! be produced b. South Carolina
this year.
W. l.. Hutchinson. professor o.
asronomy of Clemson college, has
prepared in simple form. 4 statement
o. all the facts about oats which il
is essential for farmers to know at
this time. 4 summary Of this state
ment is presented below.
The climate and soils Of South
Carolina are we'll suited to oats.
They are adapted to wide range OF
soils and good yields may be had on
lands varying from sandy to heavy
clay loans. The crop may be har-
vested for grain or cut for hay and
sown in the fall is ready to harvest
the latter part Of the following May
or the first of June. Oats may fol-
low COW peas. corn and cotton. so
that practically all the land On the
farm is available for an oat crop if
desired, and there Will still be time
eft next year for all summer crops.
While it is usual to grow hay crop
after oats. bctE cotton and corn may
be grown.
Oats may be sown in cotton BY
using a one-horse drill just behind
the cotton pickers. this being one OF
most satisfactory and least eXpen-
sive methods OF seeding. A stalk
cutter may be run later in winter to
chop the cotton stalks so that they
will not interfere with the reaper and
binder at harvest time. Where oats
follow corn or hay crop. such as
COW peas or sorghum. the land should
be plowed and the oats drilled IN,
preferably, though the seeds may be
sown and disked in. Where larger
drill can not be had, one-horse drill
with three or more tubes can be used
here as we'll as in the cotton. These
drills distribute the fertilizer as we'll
as plant the seed, and are, therefore,
economical.
Oats planted with drill are not
so apt to winter Kill as when planted
broadcast and p.owed in or narrowed
in after the land is plowed. Still
another method, where there is much
danger of the oats heaving. is to
plant in the bottom of furrow made
with shovel piow.
Fulghum and Appler or some
strains of red rustproof oats should
be sown. Fulghum is about two
weeks earlier than the others.
The amount of seed sown varies
all the way from half bushel to the
acre to seven bushels to the acre.
One and a half to two bushels per
acre is an amount widely used and
gives good results. In drilling, less
seed is required than by other meth
ods. October is perhaps the best
time to SOW oats but they may be
sown earlier and later with good re-
suits.
Where oats are sown for hay,
companion crop such as hairy vetch.
crimson clover or Canada field peas
may be grown with them, and will
not only increase the yield of hay
but will make the hay of better
quality and will add to the fertility
of the soil.
Too rich soil or too much nitro
genous fertilizer may cause oats to
lodge. From two hundred to Tve
hundred pounds of a mixture Of
parts of cotton seed meal and acid
phosphate may be applied when
the oats are planted. In March top
dress with eighty to one hundred
pounds of nitrate of soda. This will
give good results.