The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-07


q cover crop of rye and veteh, or
crimson clover and bur clover.
Explanation If velvet beans are
grown in the corn, they will need
to Be pastaFed down early for the
fall seeding Of small grain. Other
wises peanuts, sweet potaoes. Irish
potatoes or sorghum may be plant
ea the following spring and the
small grain left out. Peanuts or
soy beans may be substituted for
cotton in the rotation as money
crops. Velvet beans may be left in
the fields for fan and winter pas
ture and followed Ia the. spring by
trncks peanuts, sorghum. or pota-
toes, etc In case the. cotton does
mot make large vegetable growth,
the small grain may be. seeded be-
tween the cotton niddles, and corn
planted the third year just revers-
iEg the rotation This is often the
case,:Dn. the deeper. poorer sandy
soils i5a
Special netesby Prof A. r Con-
raM State omelogist. regard
ing Rotation Ne, LA cover crop
should be Kept on land In this sec
tieD. the year preceding. cotton in
order TO control the cotton root
lonses Rye is recommended for; this
purpose Under boil weevN cendi-
s:ons It viii be Necessary TO plow
this cover crop under early Sn order
to make early preparation Of the
seed bed for cotton. This Will not
add snnch h,InaJs, but II will pre-
rAnt teaching ent OF the fertilizer
ss1l,zxsS the winter.
10. 2-Two-Yea Rotation.
First Year Corn and velvet
g Second Year Cotton or peanuts
sr soy beans as money crops, fol-
leKed by cover crops of rye and
ysteh or oats and yetch.
Exp1anatiea-On most OF the
deep sandy soils OF this section po-
atoes or truck can not be used
:profitably until the humus supply
31s built up. This rotation. il pro-
perry used, should build up these
au.ls so that truck or potatoes cap
se grown profitab1y.
Pee Dee Counties.
The following rotations and sug-
gess:oas are made for the Pee Dee
counties Including Sumter. Lee,
Darlington. Marlboro, Dillon. Flor
ence Clarendon, Williamsburg,
sstarion: Horry and GEORGETOWN.
No. f-Three-YeaF Rotation.
First Year Corn and soy beans
foifowed BY oass, wheat rye or bar
- s;sccnd ,ar-corn and soy
feans followed by cats, wheat, rye
or barley
Second Year. Small grain
cats, rye. barley or wheat, follow
ed BY peas. peanuts, sweet potatoes,
or sorghum ~
Third Cotton and cover
crop, rye and vetch. oats and
s-setch crimson clover or bur clover.
Explanation-If velvet beans
are grown In the corn. they will
need to be pastured down early for
the fail seeding Of small grains.
Otherwise. peanuts. sweet pota-
toes. Irish potatoes or sorghum may
be planted the following spring and
the small grain left out Peanuts
or soy beans may be substituted
for cotton in the rotation. as money
crops.
Special nose by Prof A. F. Con-
radi state Fsntomologist, regard
ing rotation No. IA cover crop
should be kept on land in this sec
tion the year preceding. cotton in
order 10 control the cotton root
sIonse Rye is recommended for
this purpose.
No. ..-Two-Year Rotation.
First Year.-corn and velvet
.bsans or soy beans or cowpeas.
Second Year.-Cotton followed
by cover crop.
Explanation-Cover crops fol-
lowing cotton may be oats and
weteh, rye and vetch crimson Glow
er Of bur clover Peanuts, sweet
potatoes. Irish potatoes or sorghum
may be substituted for a, part of
.tae cotton &
No. 3-F'our- Year Rotation.
q First Year.-Cotton and cover
crop of rye for plowing under.
Second Year.-Corn and peas for
blowing under.
Third Year--t,ats, peas for hay.
.rye-for cover crops
Fourth Year-Tobacco.
Expianatioc-A large amount of
legumes for plcwing under is to
be avoided. as too much organic
nitrogen in the soil may darken the
tobacco.
The coftca and corn may each
be repeated making this a six
year rotation. if desirable.
Tobacco Gees not fit well into
good soil Improvement rotation