The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-10-26
Farming Notes
BY ROY II. GROUSE
WEED AND GRASS CONTROL
N TOBACCO PLANT BEDS

WEED AND GRASS CONTROL
IN TOBACCO PLANT BEDS
Weeds and grass can be control
led in tobacco plant beds by ap
plying cyanamid in the fall of thu
year at least 80 days before tn
Snia freezes and go to 80 day.
should elapse between treating
and seeding dates, preferably 81
days
l. Procedure for Applying Cyan
amid i'm the Fall:
Il Select plant bed site in us
Oa1 manner.
z Clean off all weeds, grass
hriars, or other growth that might
be present.
a Dick and pillow the soil in the
Same manner as if bed were be-
ing prepared in January for seed,
ing
4 When soil is thoroughly disk
ed and plowed as though it were
ready to spread fertilizer, smooth
the bed with a smoothing harrow
and then apply Cynanamid.
s Use 400 pounds of Cyanamid
to WD square yards.
e. Apply IS pounds to 100
square yards and thoroughly
work into the top 3 to 4 inches of
: soil by means of a cultivator or a
V-HarrUw- Do not use turning
pillow or a disk because this will
not thoroughly mix the Cyana-
mid with soil.
q After the rs pounds has been
added to the 100 square yards and
thoroughly mixed as described
above, smooth the surface of the
: soil with "a rake After the sur
: face of the soil has been smoothed
apply the remaining Is pounds to
che 100 square yards. Do not dis
turb this any more until ready to
plant seed.
g. 1t is advisable to cut down
all weeds, bushes, and briars in
the immediate vicinity of plant
bed where Cyanamid has been us
ed in order to prevent blowing
of seed on bed as much as posi-
BILE
q IF it is dry and does not rain
within weeks after Cyanamid
shas been applied, thoroughly wet
the bed by hauling water and
pouring on it so that Cyanamid
may become active. If this is not
done In dry weather, full bene-
fits may not be received from the
-use of Cyanamid.
III. Procedure for Fertilizer and
Printing Seed at Planting Time
l. Apply the same amount and
analysis of fertilizer that you
would normally use, even though
CyanannH had not been used.
& Apply Fertilizer on the plant
bed and work into the top 2 in
'ches of soil.
8 DO not use turning plow or
disk in working the fertilizer in
to the soil.
f. Work the fertilizer into the
:: soil by using a cultivator, V-Har-
: row, OF drag harrow and rakes.
S. When fertilizer is thorough
aynurked into the soil, smooth
? the surface of the bed with rakes
Sand plant seed in usual manner.
G. If a pillow or disk is used in
working the fertilizer into the
sod, it will have a tendency to &C
beyond the depth the Cyanamic
has reached and consequently
bring to the top of the soil weec
and grass seed that have not beer
killed by the Cyanamid.
Hf the above practices are car
Tied out, any person using Cyana
mid may expect 80 to 80 per cen
control of weeds and grass in to
bacco plant beds. It may also b.
observed that tobacco plants will
be greener, more vigorous, AM
Ghrzftier in every respect wher
-Cyanamid is used than where
rs not used.
Where a tobacco grower is us
ing Cyanamid yearly on plan
beds it would be advisable not t
use the same site every other veal
and during the two summers be
tween the periods the plants ar
grown it is recommended that soy
beans be grown on the site.