The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
TWO CROPS FROM
THE SAME LAND
Aau,.s la To Got the Most From the
Farm BY Using lntsn-
sive Methods.
nv l.. W. Osborn. Arkansas College

Of Agriculture. Fayetteville.
Idle land returns no profit. The oats
and wheat crop will soon be harvest.
ed in all parts OF the state and unlesa
lespedeza was seeded in early spring
these fields will soon be without q
crop.
Il is important from every stand
point that legumes shall follow small
grains When double-cropping in this
manner is practiced IL Is quite posi-.
Bile that the net return from both the
small grain and legume will be equal
10 that derived from a cotton crop.
At the same time the practice is very
important II the fertility OF the soil
IL to be maintained and also, to In
crease the amount of cheap forage
and food stufTs available on the farm
One Of the best plans for maintain.
ing the fertility of Arkansas soil Is
found in the practice of following =
small grain crop with cowpeas. SOY
beans peanuts, or even with velvat
beans These crops II pastured o.
plowed under have a wonderful eff
feet in increasing fertility
The crops which can still be plant
ed at this season OF the year are
the old stand-bys-the cowpea. pea.
nut, soybean, sorghum and sweet po-
tatoes Late corn is often safe pro
position on real fertile land even ar
ter small grains The velvet bean
may still be planted for forage or soil
Improvement The yield OF forage
from these late planted crops are
good eTrn though lighter than may
be usually expected from the earlier
pantngs The combination of sor.
ghum and soybeans seeded with n
grain drill in the proportion of three
parts Of the legume to one part so-.
ghum ard about five pecks per acre
viii produce an excellent hay crop
Il corr is planted late it Is the safest
proposition 70 plant in rows six or
seven feet wide with cowpeas. soy
beans or peanuts drilled through the
middle Planting cowpeas or soy
beans In the row with corn. especially
on good soils. makes an excellent
combination for the silo.
since there Is a shortage of cowpea
seed on the market this season II viii
oe necessary to use more soybeans,
and especially Spanish peanuts than
mas hitherto been customary. Velvet
Deans are almost out of the question
because OF seed shortage, unless one
IL fortunate in having seed left over
me use of these summer grown com
oinations for the silo Is an important
possibility and provides one OF the
hios' profitable means OF avoiding
fisKs OF a shortage during winter
.heh'hs n A silo is not available.
however, these crops can be used to
EXCELLENT advantage for pasture in au-
,un'h' Fork cannot be produced prof
'doiy on corn alone. Hogs make big
ahu cheap gains on the. crops men.
.ioheu, or course, It Is a we'll known
idet that hogs fattened on a peanut
iationt alone must be marketed a
discount when sold on the
market This trouble may be
avoided by feeding ration in
o'uulhg corn or other grain In
aeoordanee with recommendations OF
sne animal Husbandry Division. Care
."ouid be taken to see that this is
uohe so that hogs marketed from this
s,s'e Will not be discounted because
" SOFT pork which comes from feed
ing the lesume alone.
II Is not entirely necessary TO use
'"'e planted drops either for the silo
pasture TO make a profit. Soypeans
.aay Do cut for hay or allowed to ma.
s s".e and be harvested for seed if the
na a9on IL long enough. Spanish pea
"u'S may be plowed out and cured
~ poles in the usual way. The nuts
-" DC picked ar1 marketed for OF:
~ ta lot confectionery purposes and the
Us used for hay, However, when
,. anuts are harvested In this way Che
. Unity OF the soil is not improved
III p'dcticaily the entire growth or
u pe crop Is removed from the land.
a. peanuts are to be planted tor
IN market II Ia very important tina.
n NO. u'op be planted Just as early az
MAJ" 'e' Out for forage purposes the
In,. may be delayed until early
Cow peas can be properly har.
a, ~. TOT hay and the seed obtained
ns,, 1ue same time Late corn can US
the w used to best advantage when
ana entire crop is cut and shocked
'"7 Whole plant ia used for feed. /.