Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-26
THE SCIENCE OF FARMING
(By W. A. DOugherty, U. S. d.

and will be Of much interest and help
to all those interested in farming.
Mr.. Dougherty has been connected
with the U. S. Government for a mat
ter of 80 years. having made study
of agriculture, horticulture, stock rails
ing. and dairying. His work has given
opportunity for experience in Kansas,
Missouri, Arkansas. Illinois, Indiana,
Texas, Florida. and Louisiana. We
feel sure that our readers will derive
much benefit from study of his ar
ticles in these columns.
MIR. DOugherty will be glad to an
swer any questions on amy line Of farm
ing that you are the least doubtful up-
on. This will be done through these
columns unless you prefer a personal
answer, in which case you may incIOss
a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Address your inquiries to ''W. A.
DOugherty, Care, Democrat
Three to -Four Crops in One Season
on Amy Piece Of Ground.
In the fall select your ground for
Oats, Rye, Barley, break this with a
II or ID inch plow, mouIdboard or
disk, if possible fertiIize well, broadcast
your seeding and harrow thoroughly.
If this acreage is large enough. Dairy
Stock can be carried through the whole
winteE Sow each seed on an acreage
by itself and harvest all by May IS,
above should all be planted by Nov.
first.
The same ground is then replowed,
narrowed, and planted in June to corn
in rows three feet apart. On the last
working of the corn. sow peas in the
mlddles. In cutting this corn, by cut
ting close to the ground the peavines
can be harvested with moving ma
chine and hay rake. In well prepared
ground with sufficient fertilizer, pump
kins or squash would make the heavi-
est yeild in tonnage. but cowpeas re-
places nitrogen.
The same ground can be prepared
and planted in Early Triumph Irish Po-
tatoes by Aug. lst for late crop. ETC.,
turnips. ruta bagas, cabbage. lettuce,
kale. frost proof collards. Beets is a
good late crop where the ground is in
good order. spinach. etc.
This s strictly three crop plan in
one season, but it can be made four
crop plan, for either farm Of garden.
A good gardener always follows
early vegetables with late ones. He
never allows his land to lie idle. if he
can possibly help it. Of course he has
to use fertilizer and Iime,-500 lbs.
of lime year will do the lining per
acre. value $l.t5.
Early varieties of peas are Black
eye, or Six Weeks variety.
Summer and Fail Crops in Louisiana.
In all Southern states. arrangement
and planting of spring and summer
crops are always planned so as to have
fall crops in plots best suited.to their
growth, and such vegetables as grow
all winter, where there will be the least
interference with early spring planting
following.
While cabbage is an early spring
crop, yet cabbage can be carried into
June and July by the plentiful use of
manure in the rows. Many sauer
kraut manufacturers handle their cab
bage in this way, planting BIack-eye
peas as soon as the cabbage is off. the
peas TO mature in time to plant potato
onions in late Sept. for winter growth
and early spring onions.
Okra can be planted as late as Aug.
st and make good average crop for
fall eating and canning with late to-
matoes, and tomatoes will make good
planted as late as Aug. lst if condi-
tions are fairly good. Suckers from
BEARING tomato plants if not set out
by Aug. lst will provide tomatoes for
Chow-chow anyway and will ripen if
weather is favorable.
Tepary beans for winter use may
be planted safely late in July. as also
may early Hendersons bush limas.
For a fall crop of pole beans we all
ways plant cornfieId beans in the lat
est planted corn, but for conven-
ience sake we plant two or three rows
of Creaseback beans, earliest pole
variety in early August. CoIlards is
a good crop and will grow most any
time. but early started plants bear the
strongest resistance against winters se-