The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-08
FARM DETAILS
FOR HOT MONTH
Division of Extension Gives Data
for Farmers During the
Month OF July.

During the month of July the
question of pastures should receive
much attention from Tennessee farm
ers say specialists of the division of
extension University of Tennessee.
Due to nature of most Tennessee
farms pastures should play an inn
portant part in the farming system,
they say. Much Hill land which
cannot be devoted to crops profit
ally can be made to bring in a
profit and share the cost of operat-
ing and maintaining the farm in
this way while otherwise it would
be dead property.
Specialists state that during this
their crop rotation with real pas
ture. Use the steep hillside that
has grown up to Japan clover
| thanks to a kind providence). Take
up the bushes; subsoil by running
around the hill IL to IA inches
apart. Spread 3 tons of limestone
per acre evenly with spreader or
shovel. Start discing and keep
discing until the top 5 inches of
soil is thoroughly pulverized. Har
row after each rain until late August
or early September. Roll the land
and SOW one bushel of orchard grass
mixed with 900 pounds OF acid phos
| plate, per acre. Sow 4 pounds OF
alfalfa (noculated), pounds of
red clover, pounds of Alsika clover,
and l IL pounds of white clover
through the grass seed attachment
of the drill double SOW the washed
places with grass and rye.
Livestock--Place grain mixture of
corn parts, oats 4 parts, bran 8
parts and oil meal a part, in creep
for colts. Finish hogs for Septem-
| Der market Wean pigs and turn
on soybeans in corn. Turn old hogs
on soybeans planted alone. Use
temporary fences if necessary. Wean
eve lambs and give fresh pasture
where no sheep have been Tor a
year. Change cattle pastures. Nov
pastures.
Marketing-Grade potatoes care
fully according TO size and quality
and market in clean sacks, barrels
or bushe baskets. Give full meas
ure Clean wheat having consider
able trash in it with a tanning mill
before taking it to market. Market
| late lambs.
| Club Camps.-If club-camp is to
be held in your countryside not miss
| it, 1t will be fine week of recrea-
| ton and instruction.
Building Season-Build silo,
/ granary, and other buildings needed
for fall crops. Construct sweet po-
tato house, and concrete feeding
floors. Put in sewage disposal SIS.
/ tenn Have tanning mill ready 10
clean seeds for fall sowing. Keen
/ idle machinery out of the sun. Get
sand and gravel while river is low
! About the Meals-During the not
4 weather plan the meals so that they
will require the least work possible
IN their preparation. More fruit,
more vegetables, more salads; less
meat, less cake, fewer buildings.
| A Good Book to Read-Tom saw
yer, Mark Twain.
Destroy Roadside Weeds-Because.
/. They act as centers of weed
infestaion Tor adjoining fields.
2. They may be carried for many
miles by passing vehicles and ami
mails.
3. They harbor harmful insects
and plant diseases.
| q. They create. unsanitary condi.
tions.
! s. They are unsightly.
| Methods for destroying roadside
weeds, approved by specialists OF
the division of extension, University
of Tennessee: By: Moving
twice a year while they are in fun
bloom, usually in June and august
2--Utilizing the foadsides for graz
ing weathered animals.