The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

made by the Bureau Of Sol'a OF the
United States Department OF Agrlcu.-
fure in cooperation with the SoFth
Carolina Department Of Agrlculture'
many Of the soils of the county are
deficient in humus and consequently
40 not WELD as good crops as they
readily would il green manure crops
,rere plowed under and harnyard ma
ntire used more freely The SOIL
specialists state that the best results
With crop rotations would be nad
where rotations are 50 arranged that
clover, or CowpeaS can hc turned uI-
der al the time of breaking the land.
and where Il liberia appncalot OF
lime is made either immeditely before
or Immediately after breaking. The
manure. they believe, could be Sc
cured and at the same time q profit
able industry instituted, il stock rails
ing were more generally practiced.
rhe stock raising industry, they be-
Iieye. offers excellent opportunities
because the soils Of the greater part
Of the county are we'll suited to the
production Of corn. cloVerS and
small grains. The barnyard manure
obtained from the stock would make
the soils capable of producing better
clover and grain crops each year
The turning under of such crops as
clover, cowpeas and rye and the ad-
iition Of barnyard manure would,
they believe, be decidedly beneficial
in the case OF the Cecil coarse sandy
loam, a stiff clay subsoil. This soil is
well suited to corn. cotton, sweet
potatoes, and on it apples and
peaches are grown for home use. The
yields Of wheat, oats and clover are
low.
shallow Flowing Gives Bad Results
The Cecil fine sandy loan, which
is well suited to the production Of a
number of crops, the report says, is
a strong soil but a large part Of the
typei s in poor condition, owing main
ly to the depletion OF humus through
the removal of vegetable matter and
because Of the practice Of shallow
blowing. This soil. which is at pres
ent devoted chiefly to corn, wheat
oats, cowpeas and clover, is also wei
suited to cotton, sweet potatoes, Irish
potatoes. and garden vegetables.
Similarly. the Cecil clay loan, ont
Of the most even surfaced soils O
the country and probably it's strong
est upland SOIL has many area
which are low In humus and nee,
deepb reaking, ploying under i
green crops, and lining. This soil
when properly treated, is s.Cmira bl
adapted to the production Of corn
wheat, oats. clover and cotton, tn
yields Of the latter being 1-2 to
bale per acre.
The Cecil clay Is somewhat diff
cult to till but requires the sam
treatment as the other Cecil series
This soil is adapted to the production
Of corn, wheat, oats, clover an
grasses.
Everywhere Humus Scare.
The lack of humus also affects
number of the Durham soils. whic
are characterized by the grayish CO
or of the surface and yellow color {
the subsoil. The Durham coars
sandy loan is deficient in humus. an
II clover or cowpeas are plowed VI
der, corn, wheat, oats and cotton Wi
show a decided increase. This soil
also well adapted to the productiC
of bright yellow tobacco, and on
Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, so
ghum, peanuts, apples. peache
grapes. and garden vegetables do We
although these are grown only f,
home consumption. The Durha
sandy soil, which is excellent 4
bright tobacco, sweet potatoes, cant
loupes, waternelons, Irish potatoe
cucumbers. garden peas. peanut
and sorghum, is in many instances
a low state f cultivation, largely o,
ing to the fact that it hos been grea
ly depleted OF humus and needs Il
nlowing under OF rye, clover and co,
peas, or the addition Of barnya
manure: .s ~ -.
The greater part OF the Durha
lne sandy loan is also low in hum,
This soil. in other parts OF the Sta
hes proved to be Well adapted to t
production Of tobacco and cottC
though in Randolph county at pre-
ent only small acreage is devot
20 these crops.
Where the Durham fine sandy los
~ used Tor tobacco an acreage app
cation OF 200 to 500 pounds Of
s-5-3 or 10-4 fertilizer is made. a
the yields range from 500 to 10
pounds per acre. For corn, applio
lions of $50 TO 200 pounds per af
OF an S-2-2 mixture are made. Vie,
of 10 TO 40 bushels per acre are {
tained. Cotton produces from OF
third TO one bale per acre, with abe
he same fertilizer treatment as
practiced with corn. The srea
part of this type is low in humus.
On other soils, such as
I'll