The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-07-15

larry. care SnOul0 De taken 10 plduI
early in the morning or late in the
evening, and cover the potatoes direct
" after planting, so as to avoid ex-
posure to the sun. Potatoes at this
season of the year are always carried
in cold storage. so that it is desirable
not to order them out before you are
ready to plant, and then to plant as
soon after receipt of the potatoes as
practicable.
In case the potatoes should show
any sweat or moisture on receipt, they
should be spread out on the barn floor
or in a shaded position, so as to dry
out before planting. Do not expose
the potatoes to the sun any more than
can be helped.
Best Methods OF Fertilizing Potatoes.
The use of stable manure at the
time of planting potatoes is not de-
sirable. 1t is always best to plant po-
ured or fortified for the previous
crop that was grown on the land, or
they will give excellent results on land
that has been in clovers or grasses.
1t is much better, in case the land is
not good enough, or in case it is de-
sired to make large yields of potatoes,
to use fertilizers. and the best fertili-
Zers, for this purpose are our Special
Manure or Listers Standard Bone
Super phosphate. These give most
excellent and satisfsl tory results on
potatoes. The successful truckers and
large potato growers usually use fer
tilizer very literally on potatoes, as
they claim that the extra crop results
well repay for the fertilizer used.
From 600 to 800 pounds per acre is
the quantity ordinarily used on pota-
toes. but in the trucking districts the
use of 1000 to 1900 pounds per acre
is the quantity usually applied. The
fertilizer is best applied after opening
the rows for planting the potatoes,
running the pillow with the mold-board
taken off after applying the fertilizer,
so as to mix the fertilizer with the
soil before planting the potatoes.
Cow Peas.
The sowing of nnillet and cow peas
together for hay and forage crop is
increasing to very considerable eX-
tent, and it has given most satisfac-
tory results. both as to yield and the
quality of the feed produced. The
millet sown with COW peas enables the
crop to be cured to excellent advan-
tage. Quick growing varieties of cow
peas. such as the Whippoorwill, New
Era, Croft or Two-crop Clay, should
always be used when sowing with mil
let. The crop should be cut when the
millet is just heading out, regardless
of the condition Of the COW peas. The
COW peas make quite growth after
the crop is cut off, ard the crop used
In this way makes an excellent soil
improver, as well as large-yielding,
nutritious forage crop. Farmers who
have been practicing this state that
the sowing of this crop really results
in an improvement to the land, rather
than otherwise. The quantity usually
sown to the acre is three fourths of a
bushel of millet and the same guam
tity of peas to the acre, although some
| farmers recommend the sowing of one
bushel of peas and half bushel of
millet to the acre.
Where cow peas are cut off early
for forage crop. they frequently
make a very good after growth, and
can be turned under in time to SOW
the la ndto wheat or fall grain to adj
vantage. Crops of wheat or fall grain
always show decided improvement
following a crop of COW peas, and the
sowing of cow peas is really one of the
best of crops to put land in first-class
condition for fall-sown grain. The
increases in yield in wheat particular
ly, are very marked, following a COW
pea crop
Where corn is planted early, COW
| peas can be very satisfactorily soWn
at the last working of the corn. For
| this purpose they are usually drilled
in between the rows of corn, and after
the corn is cut off, the cron can be
turned under to excellent advantage
for soil-improving purposes.
| When COW peas are sown by them
selves they should be sown at the rate
of about BUSH to bushel and a
| half per acre. broadcast. They can
also be sown in drills about two-and-
half feet apart and given slight
cultivation. which will well repay in
the increased growth of the COW peas.
Sown in drills. they will not require
more than about ee-fourths bushels
| per acre