The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22

Of food crops, forage crops, pasture n
grain crops, and the raising of milk
cows, pigs and poultry are being mace
to the farming communities OF west
Tennessee by J.. P. Matthews, chair
man of the executive committee of the
state on increase Of food production
and reduction of cotton acreage. MIR.
Matthews when in Memphis Tuesday
with j. G.. McAmis, crop specialist OF
the state agricultural extension depart
ment at Knoxville, urged the follow
ing suggestions:
I. Food crops, milk cows, poultry
and pigs, and a continuous garden well
worked.
Truck c~rops-Sweet potatoes, plenty
| for home use and a few for market.
Irish potatoes on best lands; a small
second crop for next years seed;
sorghum, grow ample for syrup n
| use surplus for feed; table beans, black
eyed peas, cowpeas and peanuts,
enough for home use and some for
seed.I
At least one good milk COW and bet
ter two. Plan now to plant enough le-
gumes to produce two tons Of good
hay and next summer SOW an acre
of winter pasture for each COW. Keep
a flock of laying hens and provide an
acre of green pasture for them in win
ter. Keep pigs for meat for home use
and to consume table waste; provide
an acre Of continuous pasturage.
Miscellaneous crops-Broom corn, pop
corn, kaffir corn, tobacco, stock beets
and peanuts.
To the suggestion for growing pop
corn and kaffir corn should be added
the admonition that neither of these
crops should be planted adjacent to
fields Of standard Indian corn. 1t
would result in contamination and
later degeneration Of the larger corn.
ii. Forage, pasture and grain crops,
grow enough of all of these for farm
use. Make the selection Of crops and
determine the acreage of each upon the
basis Of soil fertility, climatic condi-
tions, markets available, needs for food
for family and feeds for live stock and
soil improvement purposes.
(a) Selecting profitable crops to
grow on fertile soils, medium soils and
worn soils; crops named in their order
Of probable profit and the amount Ii
acres to grow.
"a Fertile soils Ordinarily yielding
35 bushels Of corn or more) such a!
bottom lands in river counties and bet
ter class Of lands mostly along streams
in other counties.
First, Corn-Hogged off whenevel
possible; soy beans in the corn rows t.
be gathered by hogs with corn or aftel
corn is gathered by hand. Save so!
bean seed here.
crop on Mississippi river bottom lands
such as in Lake, Dyer, Upton, etc. So!
beans next best, where they have beef
grown successfully. Cow pea is tn
main en urgency o~ne-season hay crop
Japan clover a several season hay crol
that requires little labor. Red Glove
on lined land.
Third, Pastures-Tame grasses. espe
cially orchard grass and rep top wit
Japan clover for summer pasture; lat
summer sown winter grains n Grim
son clover for winter pasture.
Fourth, Small GPains to Be Harvest
ed-Barley and winter turf oats on bot
. tom lands. Wheat may be used on fer
! tile uplands. Burt oats for spring SOW
ing until March Is. !.
Save enough seed of every crop t
:. grow for next years seeding, and avoi
= the expense OF buying seed. we mus
= live at home,
(2) Medium soils Ordinarily produc
ing % to 35 bushels of corn):
/ First, Iegume Hays-Cow peas tn
r main one-season emergency crop; mile
added on washing soil, Japan Glove
and red top for market hay, and Japa
clover for feeding at home. Soy bean
on farms where they are familiar to tn
farmers. ~
8 Second, Corn-Hogged off or used
/ silage as much as possible. Corr o
i uplands should be followed by a winte
crop used for grain purposes or winte
G pasture or green manure. Countit
> along northern border Of West Tennes
= see, such as Gibson, Weakley, Henr!
: etc, may harvest as grain for markei
4 southern counties should grow enoug
: for local food and feed grain n us
" the surplus of small grain as pasture.
' Corn on level lands should have sc
beans planted in the rows for hogs
d winter in cases where no winter gra'
crop is W Velvet beans for Gait
y in winter may be planted in alterna
d rows with the corn on poorer soil
Velvet beans best adapted in southel
r, half of West Tennessee.
=, Third, Pastures-Japan clover and II
Il top for summer pasture on ulan
lands; Bermuda on lands too steep Il
Il cultivation, Rye for winture pasture,
Fourth, Small Grains-Winter oats
barley sow after summe fallow (
better lands. such as clover land
Wheat and rye or average soil, esp
lie ciaily when sown late after cultivate
crops.
II. less).
VS. First, Pastures-Japan clover as ma
rotation and permanent pastures: r
CT top added where there Is danger
+ washing. Bermuda as permanent pa
re ture on lands unsuitable for Guilty
ay ton; white clover, burr clover or vet
v may be added to Bermuda sod. Sor
early sown rye for winter pasture.
u Second, Legume Hay Crops-CoNae
and millet, cowpeas and sorghum, Co
peas and sudan grass should be ma
emergency crops. Japan clover may
depended upon in moist lowlands
r. soils Of this class, Alfalfa and T
~, clover on small areas of lined land.
nd Third, Corn-Should as far as pc
ial sible be planted upon Japan clover s
n lands when necessity forces the use
ms corn on worn lands. Soils should
improved by planting velvet beans W
corn. Cattle and horses to gather "
Z. vet beans in the fall after corn
ay gathered, Use rye cover crop as
at as possible, especially for uplands.
Fourth. Small Grains-As a nul