The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-05-10
fLAT FExG SAYS WIEiIAMss u! us
Attention Should be Focused ON Sum-
\ NOR Lesuzhes Now Advises Fasnr
/ DemOnssratsr. - s$

Denaonssssasr. rs
It IL time for the, farmers Of Sumter
county to begin to plan for their next
years fertiliser. We cannot see any
definite time when the conflict in Eu-
rope will end and II lis UP to us to
make our farms self-supporting, from
every standpoint. Owing to the great
abundance Of cheap peas. every acre
that is idie and in small grain should
be lbroadcasted. and two or three rows
pf peas siUdid be pfanted In the corn
fieIdSs ThtsSissa a s6odltirSs fereaiI of
the farmers who, have not already
chAhged Ito growing iron and, Brab-
ham peas to do SO. These peas have
always sold from two to two dollars
ana fffty cents per bushef ana they
may bs'had1sin any quantity this year
at 'from one twenty-five to ons.s dollar
and a. -half' per bushel. belieSesthat.
nearly all Of the farmers In SUMTER
county know about the nemat0des rev
sistant properties Of these PEAS and.
Rbouts the Injurious effect of the ords- :
nary COW peas-oA land that hasa ten
aeney to'csxtoH.wiit' BY anothers year
Ne Should be- gtt6wins thS IRON aitdi
Bra bHafn4to tho sxcausiorr of. all otf,.l
Sss and wes shodidA exert ourselves to-
.set the aparss st.of tsssse varieties. FOR
planting where we expect to gather
out ssssd this year: a1tfdoes notrnhkS
any d4Aefencs wKsthsrsor not we haTai
!vsst tie; peas. .for';ihay,;;' and resd It and;
,rstafrn the manure 10 tire a0tk;l IN ettiss
~ caSss tho ian6 win be- 'ben4htelf sunss
lesSl W. ssffa ths hay. "A great n,aihYtyS, ii n,
,fatfnsts4 afsi cSnrempra4inst shippins4s
cpedtr to the Darlington creamery.
&aAeif' t4era is toorsbss inv.ch prone obl
tAltsds Il rs nscessary TOR eaoif' fsrrn-
~ t6sstSw an aab,tind ndxnuss OF r0uStsaks
Or fAyy. d. slsS sSssles tAS fsa' j
AsnamNers OF FARMERS are planting
ysfvsts 'Ssailsss the. niisstysday vafiety:
and they VIII flesp "a sfeatS d4nf IT, 4
wdis6 hakikSr aafother CROP wfsAout.
f1vffnset. sfsshoufd like to see everyI
lsnsnefSin Sumter county plant sofneI
p ,ttessa ninety day absans. I have|
never beef very enthusiastic over
p,shting the regular oid Ffottda vsii
yAs bSah, becauss It !necsssitAtef q
cohStdstsbls -sxpsndfthrs Tor sssed sactf
ys4rs and not mnclq grain war inatur-
ealf0r ahimafssto eat. But the ninety
day bean nnatures ffom 20.t6 so bush-
~ of' beAnxs ana can be planted as
late a. TIE 'frst. Of Jins. II, Is better'l
10 piaht them in May. A coninon1
of planting the beams is TO
p,ans two beams .bSsSeen each hiir of
corn abont TIE fhiddie OF May for
da1lly pianvsd corn. ,rKeys snoufd bs
planted g6nswhat deeper. than IL Is
to plant psas as II requires
more smoiAthreT'for thsm tS gsrmfnate::
ThAsAN beams make tW6 or three times
~ much sfovth' as the peas and are
yaluabis.in AIDING nitrogen to the soil
compared with peas In the same pr6.
portion as the amount or vines each
pt6duce. The velvet beans like Brab-
ham and iron peas, d" not have root
knot. H'' 'Tr's 800 ';r2',t a
s The oat crop is already cut very
short ana wheat win not be as good
asi II Would have been, II we had
had more rain IN February and the
INST part Of March.
y I should like to call the attention Of
the farmers who are Offering peas for
sale at a dollar q buAhel or less. to
their feeding value. There are sixty
rDunds of'peas and only Sc pounds OF
corn. to the bushei, and the peas are
much higher in protein, one of the
cosstiiest elements In feeds. 1t seems
TOT me that 1t would pay well to feed
40 least a half ration Of peas to oil
of our hogs and nearly q. half ration to
our work stock. especially those who
are In q position to have these feeds
cracked and mixed together.
'@8t ]. Frank Williams.
Local Farm Demonstration Agent.
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