Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-09-13
NOxu5ee County Farm Notes
Varieties Of Fruit

Varieties Of Fruit
Many Inquiries have been made as {,
varieties of fruits to plant here Below
IS given description of apples. follow
ing with their time for ripening. From
week to week we will give varieties or
peaches. pears. pecans. plums, figs
grapes. and small fruits. These fruit,
are recommended by the State Expert.
ment station:
Apples to pl9nt-Yellow Transparent.
medium. We low. tender and juicy. some
acid lor desert ard cooking; June.
Early Harvest-Large. yellow, ten
der, juicy, and high quality; June to
July.
Red June Medium to large oblong.
deep. spIashed yellow. juicy and high
flavor; last June to July Is.
Carolina Watson Large oblong. green
stripped; dull red cheek. sweet, crisp,
perfumed, prolific bearer; July.
Horse-Large. green, acid. for cook
ing and drying; July and August.
Bonner-Large. red stripes, some
acid. rich delicious; September.
Yates-Small to medium, juicy, high
flavor, aromatic, prolific, dessert and
CIDER; October and November.
Carolina Greening-Medium. green
1sh yellow, firm; crisp add favored; No
vember.
Staymer's Winesap- Medium oblong:
dark red; firm, crisp. juicy favored
table. market and cider; October to
January.
Transparent Crah-Jellv and preserv
ing large. yellow stripped with red:
tree vigorous and ornamental,
Build More Eencfne
The greatest need of the South is i'm
proved soils and lands. Among other
things the one universal practice must
be to grow legumes on all cultivated
soils. Of necessity many of these le-
gumes must be in the grohnd in the |
winter time, However. it will not do
much good to grow crop of velvet |
beans on unfenced land and have all the |
nelghbor's stock range on the field in
the winter time. They not only des-
troy the crop but tramp the soil in wet
weather. 1t is good idea, when prac
tlcal, to fence around the farm or cult
waited land, and build cross fences later.
Many farmers are finding it possible to
fence in small fields to begin. In soil
Improvement it is best to begin on your
most fertile land, as Improvement
.sers ere cer.'asil, ;st'a wosR. ytlt to ti,s
thinner lands. 7
While fencing material is high it
should be remembered farm crops are
selling high. Much rough lumber can
De used from saw mills to build fencing
where there are saw mills.
Bare Lands in Winter
In SOM sections, because of the
1rought, cotton will soon be picked. II
s too bad that these fields must Law
pare all winter, exposed to washing and
eaching rains. Because of this condi-
Ion thousands of tons of soil will be
washed off the ridges, thousands of dol
ars of fertility leached out of the
,round, and thousands lost in soil i'm
'rovement by not having a crop to turn
n green in the spring.
Fair November 9th in Macon
With the Home Economics Agent the
late of the county exhibit will be at
Macon Wednesday, Noy. 6, 1t was put
Ut until late this fall so as to let the
'usy time pass over for the farmer.
he boys will show their pigs at that J.,
ime, along with their recor Is, Next (,
week we hope to publish the prize list. .
% Inoculate Vetch
Saturday at p. m. the farmers in :,
he vicinity of Macon who are going to
eed vetch and oats will meet at the .
Ounty agents office in the court house !
or instruction in.inoculating vetch seed. ;,
will have dirt for each mans vetch :
eed.
c. A. HUGHES,
hone III County Agent.