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nights, and tas plants N.l b. bllf
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me1.afeIy come out ~ zap ~ tae so.l
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when - Vll De stronger and better
aD.s ~ res.sf re bugs.
Third You cover ~ aH t1e small
weeds around and between lie plants
and ~ zaTs much EoFK Nsta tde hoe.
After fnis uae .8e cIltlgafor ~ least
when tine vines are iu bios om FOR
then tie DOtatoes are setting The
Iau working after the DOtatOes are
out VI bloom should be- win a five
tooth harrow removing the back
teeth and putting on large fukes. Or
better. Two Di0w shaped teeth. such
as are used for rigging up rows.
Then open tie cult.Vator 10 that the
dirt Will be- f1r0Hn up under the
vines without the fukes going down
~ the young potatoes.
Part baruyaFd manure and less
phosphate Wil! be more profitable up
Dn special crops tAis year. such as
white potatoes. sweet potatoes, peas,
cabbage and melons.
What ! have Dracticed many years
and made profitable. has come 70 be
d necessity nov. By reason Of the
nigh cost and scarcity Of labor. That
Do prepare well less acreage for all
.rOps by having more clover sod for
urning deep. A better prepared
seed bed and plant At the right time.
Use good seed, plant less seed and
ess thinning u necessary. Plant
lhallOw, or merely cover good. early
ipring crops such as peas, oats. cab
Jage, radish onions, Darsaps. beets.
OmatOes. seed sugar and field corn
Cultivate often and not after the
.rOp has been hurt thru neglect. one
hird or even One-haif by weeds, grass /
md hard-baked soil. This latter 4
lapDens generally because the farm I
'r has undertaken 10 cultivate more
.cres than he or bis help can attend
% al the time when work Is needed
We Will not accomplish what has
,cen asked Of us. or which haa been :
.dyOcate4. by the farmer planting
more acres to produce more food for
he people II we fail 10 give attention
0 seed, cultivation and proper atten-
ion % the crops we start.
Seed all land now sOwn IN wheat Il
Iext spring with clover Again. in n
he month Of August each year, SOW n
VI land or fields which cannot be pro- :
'idDlf tuillFdtsu lu some crop, with -
lover seed On all farms there are
few acres that would not pay for G
nc labor Of planting with corn, even b
With ten loads Of manure to the acre a.
ct the same acres with that amount Il
4 manure on light soil and planted n
With eantelOupes or water melons, =
ucumbers, sweet potatoes or toma- y
pes, would return a profit Of from II
so 10 800 per acre. 81
Two or three acres sOwn with oats *
he last week in February or the first
I March, just according to the n
'eather and season. on many OF our T
arms this year, will strengthen the
orses for better service during Aug v
st and September, when the corn in
he crib will be low IN quantity and
Ugh IN price.
All seeds will be high In price, and
I'LL higher next year. II each farmer
Ais 10 save his own seed. Eight OF
uarts Of white beans, COW peas, 10
lackeyed peas, soy beans, dropped in m
ows 2 TO 3 feet apart will produce n,
lore bushels per acre than ten y
uarts Will, sown broadcast.