The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-18
FARM NOTES BY
THE COUNTY AGENT

The time for sowing winter cover
crops IS almost here. These are es-
pecialIy valuable for our farms. They
prevent washing Of land stop loss oE
plant food by teaching. provide graz
ing il the winter and in the spring
may be turned under for Improvement
Of the soil or harvested for hay CT
grain. For this purpose. oats. rye
and rape are the crops commonly
used IN this section. Others that
might prove successful are burr
clover. crimson clover. white elovel.
sweet clover and rye grass The
choice viii depend on the soil and he
purpose for which they crop IS want
ed.
For hogs on good land. nothing so
far has proven better than rape. Any
land, with or without fertilizer, that
win produce good cabbage OF ruta-
bagas viii grow rape successfully.
Much Of the rape seen IN the county
last winter was poor because Of in-
sufficient plant food. Except on very
rich land, liberal application Of
fertilizer heavy in ammonia viii
greatly improve the crop. About 800
to 400 pounds per acre should Sc used
and placed ii the rom Planting IN
rows thirty to thirty-six inches apart
is better than broadcasting, because
the hogs viii walk along IN the mid
dies and not tramp down the plants
50 badly. Also, when IN rows the
crop can be cultivated occasionally
and made TO live longer and give more
room. It Is 3 good idea. too. 10 have
too fields planted near the same time
SO that one can have rest while the
other is being grazed of
On poor land. rye will probably
give the best returns. though cats
wiz be better If hay is wanted. What
ever crop IS decided on. thought
should be given now to getting the
land ready and to ordering the seed
and fertilizer.
From the press it seems that much
concern IS felt All over the country
about the agricultural situation and
the serious danger Of 8 food short
age in the near future If something
isn't done to keep labor on the farms.
Many and various are the ideas Sc
to the solution of the problem. But
reduced to a few words. the solution
of the whole problem is one of mar
keting. Make it possible Tor kne
farmer 70 sell his products Tor eoss
and reasonable profit and there vii
always be sufficient bread. meat and
clothing. But 50 long as the farmer
Is n the position Of having to ask,
and aecept. what is offered for his
produce, whether the price represents
even 80 per cent Of the cost OF pro-
duction, he can not afford to employ
labor Of continue at farming Like
any other business man. when he
sees that he is not being rewarded
for the work. energy. brains and mon-
ey put into his business and that be
can make more money with less
work IN some other line he changes
to some other occupation. Il be were
financed as IS the warehousenaa. mil-
Ter, dealer ard Spectator. who huy
his crops that are offeerd unedr fore
ed or distressed conditions and then
market them at a big profit as the
world wants them, he could BE sure
Of stable prices and the consumer
sure Of cheaper foods and clothing
Probably the only way the market
problem viii ever be solved IS thru
cooperative associations that wiI
control the sale and distribution Of
farm products. With farmers Il pc