The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-14
Plant All StubbIe Landa

An even greater increase in the
1000 and feed crops in North Caroline
is going to result from the planting OF
grain land in second CROPS than from
the additional acreage in the sprine
planting is the opinion of the State
Food Conservation Commission, which
mas begun vigorous campaign to in.
| crease the cultivated acreage of these
stubble lands. If all of the small grain
land could be cultivated in a second
crop, the yield would be tremendous
in terms of corn, something like 20
100000 bushels; in terms of forage.
1,25O,OOO tons. The whole situation is
Interestingly and succinctly summed
up in letter which the Commission
has just addressed to the Food Con-
servation Commission in the 100 coun-
ties of the state. In this letter Elk.
ecut1ve Secretary John Paul Lucas
says:
We have presented to us in the i'm.
mediate future our greatest oppor.
tunity for increasing our acreage of
food and feed crops. North Carolina
has this year approximately 1000, 900
grain. All Of this land will be avail
able for a second food or feed crop.
In years past, according to the best
I am able to obtain, some.
thing like Is per cent of this land has
remained in stubble until the follow
ing fall or spring. In some counties
little stubble is allowed to remain;
in others almost all of it is left idle. /
The same percentage would give us
this year about 75O 900 acres of tillable !
land, most of it in fine shape to be put !
into another crop, lying idle in a time !
Of stress-and in a time of oppor.
unity.
The harvesting season for small
grains is here. Land that can be put
n shape at once can very easily grow
md mature crop of corn, which will
nature anywhere in the state when
)lanted by June 18th. In some sec.
ater Soy beans and sweet potatoes
an be planted any time during this
Month. Cowpeas, soybeans and sor-
hum for forage and Irish potatoes
an be planted up to July Is and Goth.
n the mountain sections buckwheat
an excellent catch crop and should
Q planted generally.
With all of these excellent crops
valuable for plate planting we have q
onderful opportunity before us. In ,
ANY counties we are handicapped be- ,
ause of the lack of labor and limited =
Y the capacity Of our livestock, but =
Q must overcome these obstacles to
5 great an extent as possible. In =
any instances land can be put into =
,ceptable shape by cross or double =
scing instead of breaking, thus per- =
lifting of an economy of labor both r
man and beast. =
All sorts of seed are high, but to r
'set this the products are sure to be
gh also. And then if the farmer will
judicious in the use Of seed he can
fetch them out little further than
has been accustomed to doing.
rect potatoes can be planted from
things from early vines.
" beans should be planted in rows.
e bushel being sufficient to plant 49,
zee acres. Cowpeas may be more re-
onomically planted in rows, either Of
themselves, or if planted for forage, In
xed with sorghum. Half bushel CT
meas or the mixture will be most 20
pie for an acre, and planted in
VS. thus and cultivated once or p1
ce will yield approximately as -Ss
oh if they were broadcasted. By la
nting soybeans, cowpeas and sor- wi
I'M as suggested the seed per acre til
cost little If any more than we hs
-e heen paying in years past.