The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-08
GRAIN. CORN CROPS
ARE BOTH IMPORTANT
EARLY GATHERING OF COT.
TON WILL GIVE FARMERS
TIME TO SOW.

The following article, discussing a
4;n,elv subject, was sent to The News
Nv 5. L. Bolton, Terrell countian
,,bo is now agricultural agent for CO.
t,r1bia and Lincoln counties:
The people of south Georgia have
made good crop this year if they are
~ ~ compare their yields to those of the
dror+h stricken area of north Georgia
and other sections, and, too, they will
have the crop gathered at an early date,
mich should give them time to sow a
taroe grain crop. In addition to the
1rain crop they should have one plant
Cd in the fall which would act as a
cover crop and at the same time build
m the soil when turned under in the
soring of the year. There are sever
ii crops that are good, but l am go
mo TO discuss only one. This is one
hat we all have heard of before.
Hairy vetch has already become the
leading winter legume in Georgia, as
i can be grown ON all the common soil
nj the state and it furnishes us with
GOOD hay if planted in the fall with oats
0r II furnishes us one of the best soil
bui1ders if turned under in the spring.
Another thing, it is working for us
while we are idle and at the same time
enables us to keep growing crop on
4he land the year round. 1t also will
keep the land from eroding in the win
ter and. too, it adds as much nitrogen
as would 400 pounds of nitrate of soda.
Hairy vetch should be grown on
land following a summer crop. No
preparation is necessary; however, land
that has not been plowed for several
Years should be broken before sowing
hairy vetch.
It NAV be sown in the middle of the
summer crops before they are harvest
ed.
In this section vetch should be sown
in October if we have a season. We
should put about rs pounds per acre,
and il soWn as a soil improvement crop
# should be sown alone after the first
wear. Due to the fact that you are not
likely to get a full stand the first year
do not think it bad idea if it is
soWn with oats or rye, as this will as
sure you of having something to turn
under; however, when sown as a hay
crop, always sow with oats or some
thing else.
incubation is necessary on all lands
where some legume has not been
planted before. Buy the commercial
cultures and if possible get some land
where vetch has been grown before.
Soil where wild vetch grows is just
as good. Use the cultures according
to directions, and while the seed are
still moist from the culture mix i'll
enough of the inoculated soil as will
stick to the seed. incubation is made
more certain if you, after the seed have
been inoculated, mix them with one
or two bushels of inoculated soil and
the mixture of seed and soil sown This
Will make incubation more laborious,
but it will be certain. If the soil can
not be obtained reliance will have to
be put in the pure culture alone. Be
sure not to allow the inoculated soil
to be exposed to the direct rays of the
sun any longer than is absolutely neces-
sary. Take every precaution to see
that the seed are inoculated, because
practically all of the failures with
vetch are caused from this reason.
When vetch follows cotton, or any
other crop that was fertilized in the
spring with 500 pounds or more Of COM
mercial fertilizer per acre, more need
be applied directly to the vetch, as the
residue from the spring application
will be sufficient. If sown upon land