The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-26
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winter asts, peanut. rye. sorghdn.
wheat. milo.
The susceptible crops previously
listed should never follow one. anoti.
| cr in "a rotation as the root-knot dam
age increases each year. II the first
crop should escape serious injury.
the nematodes will increase in the
soil to such an extent that the sec.
ond crop will be. almost sure to show
a decided loss, and hence immune
crops should always be alternatcd
with susceptible ones.
With regard TO winter leenmes such
! as crimson clover. hnr clover. Lanan
F; clover, and the vetches, sufficient %.
! servations have not yet been made
to warrant. any general statement
I These plants are listed lis moderate.
ly to severely attacked by root-knot.
but the nematodes arc not very active
during the period between October. ~
| and April Is, when these crops are
! usually grown. They may. therefore,
escape serious injury.
Beat Rotations to Use.
while nc recommendations can be
given Lat will apply to all situations
and soil types. n typical rotation thai
can be modified to At any condition
| Is suggested. For land infested with
both wilt and root-knot the following
treatment has been successfully used
by many farmers: ;. Beginning in The
fall, SOW winter oats If they can be
gotten in early enough TO make fair
, ly good. growth before ii Is necessary
to plow the land for the next crop.
Plow the oats under for green nla,,-
urc and plant corn with Iron or HrHb.
ham eowpeas between the rows,
putting in the corn, ut the usual time,
about, March ! d TO 20 for middle Geuit
I! gia and South Carolina. In. the fall
sowi.a winter grain :. this can be cut
for hayi or allowed Ito: ripsn. Cow.
peas. either'the- Iron orr -Brahham yas
rfety may. them be, ,hroadcasted d ipr,, Set-
ter. y planted An :. 9 {, font drills, ,swhere
they -can,be cultivated once or. twice,
The cowpeas may be saved 'or seed OF
| cut for hay and followed Jy another
crop .ofrwinter grain. This should
be- plowed under In the spring In time
to plant a wilt,resistant: variety. Of
cotton, the third year. Wheat, rye,
or barley may be substituted for, oats
as a winter-grain crop, and velvet
| beans for the. Iron or. Brabham COW.
peas In the more, southern DISTRICTS
Any of the other. immune: crops hi.
cluded in the list may be used In the
rotation.
Considerable reduction in the nema.
tode injury Will follow the use OF. a
1-year rotation composed of two
winter-grain crops with a crop oi
velvet beans Or resistant cowpers
grown. the ,interyeptng summer. IN
/, one case In Georgia, the growing "
a single crop. Of Iron .cowpeas, Ion Wilt
and nematode infested, land, where
rs per cent Of the previous cotton
crop was killed; resulted in a raduc,
ton of the loss in the cotton crbp
the succeeding. yeag to less gthan 10
per cent, as against a loss OF nc
per cent on, adjoining land planted
the previous year in cotton inst. c.pd of
! Iron Cowpeas. When the iniuTy Is
as severe as this, however, it Is usual.
ly more profitable to practice a =
yenr or 3.year rotation. =
Those wishing complete advice OF
the departments specialists In han-
ding root-knot alone, cotton wilt,
| and root-knot combined with cotton
wilt. should write for the new ia.
sue of Farmers's RulletIns625: