The Nevada County picayune., 1919-06-05
TWO CROPS FROM
 THE SAME LAND
Advise ts To Get tho Mott From the Farm By Usins lntsa-
 slve Meth ods.
By L. ". oyssrn. Arkaa.as csaiAss

By L. V. OpSorn. Arkansas csliAss
 of Asrteulturc. FAysslsvslGs.
 N1shAA rsturns no nes0A The esks and wAsak asop win sooa - hAsvsst. cd iA s1 Dayts of the state cd untpss lssoeds34 vas seeded in early aDeAns thsss nelds will soon b. without a crop.
 t t ime@<aAt epem snssy stand point that lsgumss aAAA fnliow soan grA4aA. wAsn Aoubiseroppins In this manAer is practieed 1t is quite possl- hle that the act return from both the small grain and legume will De equal to that derived from . cotton crop, At the same time the practice Is very important if the fertility of the soil Is to be maintained and also, to in- crease the amount of cheap forage and food stuffs available on the farm One of the best plans for maintain. ing the fertility of Arkansas soil is found in the practice of following a small grain crop with cowpeas, soy beans, peanuts, or even with velvst beans. These crops If pastured or plowed under have a wonderful ef- feet in increasing fertility.
 The crops which can still be plant cd at this season of the year arc the old stand-bys-the cowpea, pea nut, soybean, sorghum and sweet pc tatoes. Late corn Is often safe pro- position on real fertile land even af- 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 even though lighter than may be usually expecNd from the earlier plantings The combination of sor- ghum and soybeans seeded with grain drill In the proportion of three parts of the legume to one part so-- ghum and about five pecks per acre will produce an excellent hay crop. If corn is planted late 1t is the safest proposition to 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 1t will be necessary to use more soybeans, and especially Spanish peanuts than has hitherto been customary. Velvet beans are almost out of the question because of seed shortage. unless one Is fortunate in having seed left over The use of these summer grown com binations for the silo is an important possibility and provides one of the most profitable means of avoiding risks of shortage during winter months. If silo is not available, however. these crops can be used to excellent advantage f7? pasture in au- tumn. Pork cannot be produced prof itably on corn alone. Hogs mako biS and cheap gains on tho crops men toned. Of course, 1t is . well known fact that hoSs fAttensd on . peanut rationt alone must bs marketed discount when sold on the market. This trouble may be avoided by feeding ration in oluding corn or other grain in accordance with recommendations of the Animal Husbandry Division. Care should be taken to see that this Is done so that hogs marketed from this state will not be discounted because of soft pork which comes from feed ing the legune alone.
 IL Is not entirely necessary to use late planted crops either for the silo oI pasture to make profit, SoyOeans may be cut for hay or allowed to ma ture and be harvested for seed if the season is long enough. Spanish pea nuts may be plowed out and cured on poles in the usual way. The nuts can be picked and marketed for O. or for confectionery purposes and the tops used for hay. However. when peanuts are harvested in this way the fertility of the soil is not improved since practically the entire growth or .ha crop is removed from the land When peanuts are to be planted for he market it is very important tha. he crop be planted just as early as possible, but for forage purposes the planting may he delayed until early July. Cow peas can be properly har vested for hay and the seed obtained at the same time. Late corn can us ially be used to best adsantage when he entire crop is cut and shocked ,x+hn nl iG