Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-06
AGRICULTURAL
NOTES
WINTER COVER CROPS


WINTER COVER CROPS
Now is the time to start planning
for winter cover crops. Too many
of these crops are seeded too late
for best results.
For winter cover leguminous crops
two additional legumes have been
added that show great possibilities
One is the Dixie Wonder Winter
Pea which is an early strain OF the
Austrian pea producing its maxi
mum growth some thirty days earl
Ter than the common Austrian pea
This pea should be seeded between
October 18th and November 18th
Reports from various sections where
this pea was grown last year show
that more growth can be expected
than is the case of Austrian peas at
time of turning for spring crops
The recommended rate Of seeding is
so pounds per acre. Credit can be
obtained through the AAA program
for the purchase of winter legume
seed.
The other relatively new winter
legume is lupine. Lupines should
be seeded at the rate of 40 to Sc
pounds per acre and somewhat earl.
Ter than DIVE Wonder Winter peas
WINTER GRAZING
Where livestock is kept, no time
should be lost in getting a winter
grazing crop. Seeding should begir
early in September. Best results
have been obtaintd where generous
applications of complete fertilizer
were used at time of seeding. Thu
recommended seeding mixture fol
winter grazing is 2 bushels of oats
2 bushels of barley and % pounds
of common vetch. On light soil:
rye is substituted for barley and II
some cases, Crimson Clover is sub
stituted for vetch. Still other far
mers prefer to seed four bushels Ct
oats to the acre rather than the
mixture containing barley Or rye. 1r
all cases a legume should be added
and the clover and vetch should
be inocuiated before seeding.
STALK DESTRUCTION
Tobacco growers in Columbus county
are commended for their effort to
destroy tobacco stalks this year, thus
doing away with the food supply Of
our major tobacco insects. Early
stalk destruction aids in combating
the horn worm and budworm the fol-
lowing year. Also major source
of food on which the nematodes
(root-knot insects) live is cut off
when the tobacco stalks are ploWed
up while green.
Destruction of cotton stalks as
soon as picking is over aids in re-
ducing the number of boil Weevil that
would normally hibernate for the
winter and be ready to begin the
dirty work next spring.
In sections where the southern
corn stalk borer is problem blowing
up the corn stubble and allowing the
roots to freeze aids in reducing the
number of this pest the following
spring. BY the way this pest is
becoming serious problem in some
areas of Marion county and early
stalk destruction is an important
means of controlling the southern
corn stalk borer.
SHORT COURSE
A rural identification and farm
plumbing short course is being held
a Camp Long, Aiken County, Sep
temher 3-5. Charles Bryant, Red
Taylor and Boyd Atkinson are at
tending this short course with me,
All of these young men are now doing
some carpentry work, farm wiring,
or farm plumbing on their own farms
or for their neighbors. The short
course is sponsored by the Clemson
College extension service and agri-
cultural engineering specialists are
in charge of the subject matter
program, assisted by representatives
of power companies and R. E. E.
representatives.
The following subjects will be pre-
sented and demonstrated during the
three day school: Wiring the farm
home, lighting the farm and home,
household equipment, water systems
and septic tanks, farmstead equip
ment, barn hay drying, electric
motors, care and repair of electric
equipment, kitchen sinks, home
freezers and irrigation.
Although a three-day school will
not qualify one to become an expert
on all of the above mentioned sub
jects, much valuable information
can be obtained. Farmers having
problems in any of these subjects
are invited to come in and let's dis
cuss them or to see one of the young
men who attended this short course.
SWEET POTATOES
Sweet potato harvesting is prac-
tically at a standstill due to a tenn
porarily over crowded market. Many
buyers are not buying this week be-
cause of the uncertain market. How
ever, this condition is not expected
to last longer than a week or two.
Farmers who will need potato bas-
kets are urged to place their orders
right away