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PAO&SOt THE INTELLIGENCER, ANDERSON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7,1915 -W-H-J- 1-li- . - - _...- _ ..- --." . _._ 'i . . , , !.,'."? OF EXPERTS t - f ir ya?* ;.>;??*> ?-? . . . i. - ? .i ' . , - j III i . ...Iii - --i-? r , ? r-----. ? . ? , . f; ; Y, n Time to Plat Oh thin page The Intelligencer pub lishes ?Kieles d' alii);: wltii emin, Us planting, diseuses, care, harvesting, etc., which were collated by Mr. H. M. Byers, Anderson county dem onstration agent. These articles are timely, right to thc point and will bo of interest as well as much help to the farmers who intend sowing grain this fall. Tho yield? of Mic various crops for 191& season will soon have been en tirely harvested from tho fields and ?will be history. The main stay, cot ton, bas made good or. a much de creased acreage and the prices to bo derived from it are tho highest they have been for tho past few years. Corn, also a chief staple to be grown by the farmers of Anderson county this year, is good considering tho sea sons, but will fall short of producing a sufficient quantity to supply thc needs of the thousands of heads of horses, mules and hogs that must hare feed through the winter season. The farmers this year have more hqgo than usual and lt is of course going to take more corn to fatten them. The pea crop ls an abundant ene tills season, and will put much ri ..dy cash into tho pockets of the producers next spring. Hie forage crops ls especially good and large yields are being gathered off au increased acreage this year. All the above is well and good, but lt is now time that the farmer was up and about preparing to sow his winter crops of oats, wheat,, clover, alfalfa, rye, etc. The low price of cotton last fall caused the acreage sown in oats and wheat hi Anderson county to be increased to a large cv tent and we believe there ls not a single planter In the county who will not accede tfiat the yields brought about by such planting were not one of tho best Investments ho ever made. Flour mills all ovor tho county have been busy this summer and report that they have done tho most busi ness In years. Talking with tho own ers or operators of threshing ma chines itt ths county lt has been learn ed that the oat crop last spring was Instructions 3 By 6. M. BYATTS, Farm Demons Just ? few. years ago it was said that we could not produce cern in the south. For many years We had been very largely dependent upon the north and west for corn. So long had this condition existed that il had almost become a habit. We made lit tle effort towards growing corn in sufficient quantity, to supply our de mand for this grain. We had run down and tn a large measure ex hausted the fertility of our farm rals ' ihg cotton to buy corn and other Im . ported grains and feed stuffs that we could raise cheaper than tho man who was selling to us. Why had wo not grown our own com for these many years? . "They said" that we ? could not-grow corn and ev'<>jtly we believed it. However, great changes have been brought about within -the past few years,- Evidently the people of the s?uttt become tired of hearing the statement 'you can't' and replied by action 'we will,' Beginning several yeera ago wldo awake progressive farmers, experi ment stations, agricultural extension workers, ead others bogan studying conditions and experimenting to dis cover what was necessary for profi table corn production in the cotton belt sad- also to ascertain if wo could produce com la competition with the heit fawner, or rather to see if wc could produce our corn choaper than . we could buy lt from the nor IM and . west and have lt shipped into the - spath. . Among the leaders in this work was that grand old man Dr. Beaman A.. Knapp. He organised tho boys' cora club and it was largely . through hts efforts that many ot the ? better cultural methods were adopted on mah* southern faiv/s. Front) tho *+ry beginning of this werk ?v/ere, I? rv Baaed- and soon yl.sidB <if 100 bu*he!a ot corn per acre v/?lre reported frrai various section" . A? the cotton belt. Later ,the 200 bushel mark w*? reached and passed and finally Walter Lee '.Minson of Ala bama headed the list with a yield of ''. 232 bushels per acre at ah average . cost ot 19.9 cents per bushel. No longer is lt said that we cannot pro daeo core la the south. No oilier section can approach us when it '.' comes to yields, not ev-sn the great corh heit. ?'. We see leaders because . wy. llave lear nd bow to produce cern. With reference to oats and other ?Tim" 5T??? ?uO'?i ??? c?inc erptnion wai-field- as had been with corn. We had little evidence that we could, grow . oats at rv profit. We w?re told that oat? neW a cool taoist cthfUtlb. Wo have no cool climate hut we have tho -t?. We needed lp know more mm ta? eVdp sh attention was dl rejcU*k ?o, .gmwbnr oata and now we know what lu necessary io h?c^?ed ?i> fbri?A tacks" ASM t,hls season thar Vested linshela of oats and of wheat with a total of $522.000 and has gr?wn, fol lowing this grain c<*op, the greatest .tm^^^ontmigrown in the artery of the county. This ts fine and must not neglect to do the same KU thia fall. Twelve cent cotton w' it Fall Grain on? of th? best in tho history in An derson County. These two crops alone htvo meant a great saving tb the farmer? in Anderson county and lt is believed that U.iey have been con vinced >'iat lt will always pay them to KOW plenty of grain. Hut now the critical time has conic, the real.turning point for the future. A cost of production price for colton has been brought about and the farm ers .aro face to face whh the psycho logical moment to determine whether they are to try to farm tho air for nitrates and build back the soil which has al) but been destroyed and reduce the cost of production while building up tho fertility of the soil, or whether they are going to du what the cotton manipulators have always counted on them doing. Tho unie is now ni hand for the sowing down of vetches and clover and fanning the air for nitrogen all winter while raising for ugo so that a real live stock industry can be established.. It is also the time to sow every acre possible with oats, wheat and rye, and continue tho policy launched last year with such success. One gToat danger that exists right now is that the farmers will let the present price of cotton deceive them so mueh in the next month that they will let the time slip te get in tho cov er crops which means dollars and cents to mahy of them, and BO tho timo to sow oats and wheat, particu larly tho latter. Tho one great need of Pie people right now is that they not permit themselves to bo either deceived or misled; that they may seize the op portunity that will lead on to thal complete economic independence and real prosperity that can only com.* when tliey are feeding themselves and ! their animals, with some to sell to others, when they are steadily build ing up tho soil Instead of heading it for sterlblllty, when they will have a home-fed and raised live stock In dustry and when cotton-tue great American monopoly crop can take Its place as the major surplus crop in a properly balanced system of agrie J? For Sowing trallon Agent Anderson County tempt ninny to neglect the oat crop aAo*$reduce more cotton in 1910. i^et ua realize that the grain crop ls In a larne measure, responsible tor tho presen* ..price bf 'cotton and let ua piont another good acreage to grain. I ?et us produce our own feed stuffs and food ? supplies and then produce nil tho cotton we can. Approved methods of growing and handling grain: 1. Plant early. . Better plant white the -present season is in thc ground. Oats planted from now until the laat of the month do well. Plant later and chancos aro' against you un less you use the ope'nfurrow method. -Experience shows that' tho greatest toss ls dup to late .planting. v 2. Plant giahl with drill. Tho lit tle one-horse drill ''solves the oat problem in. the cotton belt. This drill, used , for planting, oats between the cotton rows, ehable3 tho farmer ito get his' oats-planted long beforo tho cotton la off o? ?he land. This drill ia coming.into (mite general use [and results obtained by Its uso are. 1 satlswactory. - If a drill ls not to be had very good results can be obtained by harrowing, dlrcing. or plowtng lu j oats If done early. - I prefer not to use a turn plow for plowing in oats bnt rather some straight plow like' a bull tongue or something of that kind that will leave, the trash mostly on^ top of tho land. - Plant plenty of seed. From two to three bushels per aero is a good average. 4. Fertilise grab . As a general rule commercial fertilizer for grain pays well. In fact, on some of our poorer sollt we cannot get goot re sults without the use of some kind of fertilizer. From 300 to BOO pounds of a fertilizer analyzing about 8-2-?. ls about right for our clay loam soils. On account of the high price of pot-'' ash it would probably be bettor to use a fertilizer made up of one-third cotton seed meal and two-thirds acid phosphate /lg per cent.) If the vim coding crop of cotton or torn J'au heavily fertilized the amount of ferti-* User used on gratifican be cut down to some extent. Top dress oats wltiv abm?, 1D0 pounds of nit rat. ot eo4*A about true time they begin to . boot." 3. Harrow oats. It oats are plant ed between-cotton rows, cut the old. -otton ct al ks about the last of Feb ruary with a stair cnttci*. During March usa nKruto of*sc?la and harrow oats twice. TliiS harrowing will help tp grind the old stalks, cultivate t'tto grain, and work tho nitrate of voca Mto ino soil. g. Variety. Any .of tfre Fed Rust Proof varloty will give good resulto. Some, o/ the varieties most com modi y used ave Appled. Hundred Bushel. Bancroft and Fulghutn. The last nam CH! ts about $3KkJHg^n earlier than the K?fers and has otho? desirable qualities! among which ai? weight color, beardless and hardiness. It ls C$(htyfd ^ sante not to ha quito as heavy yielder aa the other Rust Proof varUiaa bot tho dlffarsace ia. vary slight. Thia variety ls growing mora popular each year. 7. Treat eau for smut. Smut ls finite common in the oatt* in thia section. Seed should be treated be fore being planted. The ?pore? of tho disease ?tick to the ?ced when planted. To kill these spores uso idnt of formalin to 40 gallons of wa ter and dip seed in this solution until , V ?roughly wet then dry and plant. This formalin (40 per cent' will cost :i8e per pint at tho drux store. A pint ls sudleiont to treat several hundred bushels of grain. Du not neglect to treat for smut. 8. Cut grain when ripe and shoek until dry. AH soon ns dry haul to Ktaek or barn. Thresh when conven ient and weatlter favorable. Follow ^rain with pea?- or oth er legumes. Humus and nitrogen nro our limiting rector in crop pro duction so get us mudv trash as pos sible Into your Boll, l^.t .iu Improve our soils for there is no way known to man whereby we can successfully farm poor land. Local Farmer* By WADE A. DRAKE, A Succ According to your request I will give you my experience in growing oats. . I have been growing a very good acreage of oats for the past several years and consider lt a profitable crop. This year I had 80 acres in oats and threshed 4,000 bushels or an average of 50 bushels per acre. For tho past few yearn I have planted on ly the Fulghum. variety because I have been able to get best result* with it. This variety matures about two weeks earlier than other rust proof varieties, is beardless, has good weight and color, is rust proof and stands our most severe winters woll. I follow a systematic rotation fol lowing both corn and cotton with oats planted in the middles between tlie rows between September 15th and October llKfJt is possible I plant about two and a half bushels of seed per acre using the little three row drill:;. I use the combination drill with fertilizer attachment putting do wu aboln.it SOO pounds of fertilizer per acre, when I plant oats. On my lund, which is a clay loam, I use a fertilizer analyzing about 10-2-2. Where I do my own mixing I use 200 imunds of 16 per cent acid, phospheto and 100 pounds of cotton seed meal per acre. 'Almut tll;e last of February I cu?, my stalks wlih a stalk cutter. in March I top dress the oats with fd pounds of nitrate of soda per acre and harrow twice with section hor row. I find that tho harrow helps tn gt ind or ennoble the old stalks ns well as cultivating the grain and working 1*io nitrate, of soda Into rho soil. This harrowing ls always "de sirable when done right and the land ls not too wet. I delay harvesting until grain ls thoroughly ripe. The grain IK shock-' od immediately behind the binder, tit bundles to the shock, where lt is left 'or about a week if tho weather is dry*- Longer If tho weather ls un favorable. As soon as gralp ls dry lt ls h vi led to the stack or hons?d. Thteshtng ls done to suit my cou *-1 Oat Smut Ha By Prof. W H. BARRE, Botanist an Oat Smut. Oat smut ts the most wide spread and destructive disease of small grain. It occurs. wherever oats are grown and where proper control measures .are not practiced frequently causes serious loss. Cease. The smut disease, is caused hy the smut- fungos, a 'parasitic fungus growth that Uvea Inside the tissues of Hie plant. The disease is spread from one place to another.by spore's (exceedingly small .seedlike ' bodies) ahich cling to the hulls or lodge in the creases of the Individual oat grairr and are thus carried Into the field -V.IHUI tho seed are pi ant ed. Tho snores of this smut fungus germinate al about tim same throe thai the yoong oat plants 'como up, and the rilamenta Of tho fungus grow directly Into the tissues of th young plants. -The fun gas remains alive tn the oat planta Without apparently causing any se rious damage until the plants begin to hoad out in the ?nrlng of The year, ?t then concentr?t.:? its efforts in the ?oat'r.teads ami filia up ike phu-ea .where the grains should form with black, sooty maanes of .is spores. Ah thee, black, dusty. ? sooty masses break up. the spores are carried by the wind and scattered all over tho field. Many ot them lodge in grains on healthy heads of oats and remain alive tie re until the seed are planted again. Borne of the rporo masses In the diseased - ?at -hoads are carried with the grain to tho thresher. While tho grain ls hoing titre:he? the smut .pores are scattered' every wt ITO and many of them ledge on healthy grains of oat* and thee spread the disease. V?ntroi. Oat smut can be controlled by soaking the planting seed ta some chemical solution that will kill these spores which are carried by the seed Wheat ..la not adapted to so wide a range, of soils and conditions as oat?. Wheal does ?jest on our heav ier solis and ns a rule requires a ?better aced, bed than oats. Plant wheat after thc first killing frost in a well prepared, souled seed bed. Wheat usually follows corn and peas for the later planting enables us to get the corn off bf the land und put lt in condition for wheat. From ono to two bushels per acre ls the amount usually planted, with an average not mt -b over one bushel per acre. leap's Prolific, BJuestraw and Itcd'Slay are good varieties for this section. Tb? fertilization and method of handling the wheat crop ai^Q about the same as for oats. Probably wheat requires more nitrogen than oats. It is estimated that Anderson coun ty brings in more ?han r>0,00? barrels of flour^each year. Why can't the greater part of that be produced here? 's Experience essful Farm?r of This County verlenoo and weather. The straw is stacked for, cattle or scattered i ver the field f? enrich fte soil. Aa soon as thc grain is of of thc land I usc harrow dobbie cutting the !ond. Peas aro then shown broad cast and harrowed bi or drillte in us og one and a half bushel? per pete. That miy appear to some as n heavy, seeding o? peas but ? find tutu lt ??ayE me well lo use that many Where I. c:i these pea vines for forage I plant Abbruzzi rye and vtioi?. usln'i.. one-half bitd'?;?! ier cere of seetl of whit! 1 about'40 per ant is vetch, or sometimes I use crimson cl.oJ**r instead of tim rye and vetch. (Don"' forget to inoculate your vetch nn? crimson cl jvor |'f vour land isn't already inocultti-1. ) This Tye and vetch or crimson clover MTvcd as.?jtt?gyeT cr?P an,l !r turned under itt?f?>viMq1nK and planted to corn. Wher< i ?un to niant, 'Vio'.?t-n the following'-y-nv the pea vines ire p>*t cut for Bay but are left da t'.;0 land For w?eatJl disc the bind that has been planted to corn and peas.thor oughly at?PoHll in the seed one bush el to the ?CT? after tho iirst killing front. I use. either, blue straw c. leap's prolific. What.bas been -said about- -th'jh handling of the oat crop applies wt .well to the wf'.eat crop; My yield ot^wheat this year on 12 acres ?was 20- bushels per acre. I have lined ".0 acres of my land using a ton of agricultural lime per acre and find it pays me well. Es pecially i i this true where legumes are used .n the rotation. My experience with Ahmzzl rye shows lt to be much better than the old varieties.' Fer? comparison 1 will Say toot my yield this year was sevjon bushol?,,of the old varieties per acre while the Abbruzzi yielded 18 bushels per acre. in conclusion I will say that under tho above outlined system of farming or croping my land ls t, owing richer each year. My average yield now is about one bato of cotton per acre ur to bushels of- corn. This land has been in cultivation about 100 years or more. rmfu? Disease d Plant Pathologist Clemson College without injuring ITie germination of the oats. The best chemical tb use, for this purpose is formalin (a 40 per cent solution of fornialdehydo. ) This can bo secured from any reliable druggist. This treatment can be mado as follows: Make up your for malin solution by mixing one pint of formalin H40 per tent, bf formald shyde) to forty ?allons or water. Pat - the grain to tm treated In sacks, about a bushel to a sack, then dip each sack into Ute barrel containing the solution and allow to remain for from fivo to-ten minutes. The sack should bo moved up and dowu sev eral times in the solution so as to make sure that all bf tho grains are thoroughly 'wet. Then lift up the sack and allow the solution to drain ont and either , pile ?io bags or treat ed grain together and cdv<?r with bud ging or canvas, or pour the treated grain out In a pile on a clean floor and cover with hagging or canvass for from twelve to.tweets; few hob?-*.; then spread the grain ont in a thin layer on a clean Clew to dry. The.object of this treatment ls to get the grain thoroughly wet with the formalin so: lotion, pile it np and cover lt so ai to keep it wet for from twelvo td twenty-four h?uiP) is? thea spread out to dry. ra this way the formalin, which otherwise would eva?K>rate very readily, ls kept in contact with thc grams lohg enough to kill all of the spores of the fungus. After t'-.n treatment is completed the oats should be dried aa rapidly as possible so as to prevent sprout1 lng. And, of coon?, the grain that has been treated ahculd be pat Ut clean bins or sacks so as not to be exposed agat nto tho disease. Sacks and bins which have contained dis eased grain caa %e disinfected by washing with formalin solution-one pint to ten gallons of irater. . This same treatment can be used for bunt or stinking smut of wheat and for covered smut of barley. Farming Is 0 Hy W. L. HUTCHINSON. I'rofeBBOl Farming la a businsR ami to be worth while it shoittti bc profitable. Will oa?s and possibly ?onie wheat, us a part of a system of cotton farm ing, nmko the net earnings for the year greater? To thc extent that these products can be used on tho farm they will help the years' busl- ; ness. A farmer needs a full years work for his teams, implements and labor but where crops compete for these the host paying crop is always given preference. Small grain com petes with cotton and corn nt harvest time and too much comp?tition ls not wanted. Even cotton anil corn com pete for labor and while too much competition must be avoided If tho best results aro to be had still it is a demonstrated fact that the best thing for the cotton farmer, as a nile, is to first make the farm self sup porting and then grow cotton or something better a? a cash crop. Oats will do well on most any typo of soil but wheat does best on clay soils, rtoth crops require the use of commercial fertilizers. Nitrogen is a limiting factor for summer cropB and the demand 1B greater where tho crops grow in the winter season. For application when the crops are plant ed a mixture of cottonseed meal and acid phosphate in equal quantities or half and half is a good fertilizer. Use Jour or five hundred pounds to tho ucre. In the spring top dress with ono hundred pounds of nitrate of soda tb the acre. Grain may follow cotton, corri or peas. After cotton ono horse drills with one, two, three or four tubes ahould be used. Wherb the drill plants thc width of a cotton row at one trip the cost of planting is re duced to a minimum. To have .the drills follow immediately behind thc pickers prevents any serious injury to the cotton Where the small grain follows corn or peas lt is usually best to prepare the land before planting. In this case larger drills may be used for planting thc seed and putting down the fertilizer. Tho cost of pre paring the land about represents the Grain R?l?f io By lt. L. SHIELDS, Professor of Clemson We should raise more live stock. However, success with live stork must be preceded by preparation. Preparation means "safety first." Tho right preparation includes tl? pro duction- of ample grain and forage al home- Economy is production, ?whether pork, beef, dalry products, or tho raising of horses and mules demands Aha liberal use of grazing crops. Cover crops aro easily pro duced and they can supply an abun dance of grazing at a time when feeds are niost ' expensive. . besides they aorte as protection against soil wash ing. leach lng, etc., add' to the fertility of tf:e land and im provo the mechan ical condition of the soli. Abbruzzi - rye, oats, wheat, barley, and common or native rye dre all ex collent cover and grazing crops. If sown early in the' rall grazing can be provided for winter and spring. Bur and crimson clover will furnish early spring grazing and. being leg umes they are excellent soil builders. The chemical analyses of grazing crops dp not indicate their real value aa a feed. Owing'to the. succulent na ture of grazing crops a wholesome effect ls obtained by all kinds of live stock feeding^ on auch' forage. However, ono should not make tho mistake of relying on 'grazing crops alone for young and' undeveloped stock. Some grain or concontrato The All Im By W. H. BARTON. Ass I stan I It has been, said that "agricultura begins and ends with the plow." It ia equally true that successful agri culture begins and ends with the pro ducen or an abundant food supply . WI .eat ls tho great "staff of life" In toe broad supply for man; oats is a surer trop than corn when given an equal opportunity, and produces as much or ?nore animal food per acre than corn, with tho advantages that it ta produced daring winter and spring meanwhile conserving fertility, abd leaving the ?oil open for a remunera tive food", and fertilizer crop doting the onmmer. AB a food, oath ia worth, about 60 per cent aa much as corn, pound for pound, hu? JiieMs .moro bushels per acre with'equal chances, and contain? mora protein; or sustaining elements, thus making a better feed for grow* lng, breeding and working' animals. I When out for hay, oats is superior to Nc. 2 timothy ?ad far superior to the whole corn, plant a* ? roughage, ami cost:. IM to produce and har TC*t. Mral.t helps break np the devasta* Ung, oao crop system of agriculture feat fies depicted and robbed the soils of^ftll countries which have ftrec Whea and Hew te Bow Wheat. Sow as som aa possible after thc first killing frost-to avoid Hessian t . ?ood Business . of Agronomy of. Clemson .College increased cost. of seeding. under the latter conditions. October is a good time to plant oats but they may be planted later with good results. November and the first part of December ls thc best time to plant wheat. One pound of formalin to 40 gal lons of water may be used for treat ing tho seed fur smut. Shotfel the seed while applying the solution so that all parts get the full benefit ot the treatment. It requires abou? one gallon for each'bushel of grain. Cov er the treated seed with sacks, Fheets or blankets to retain th? formalin f,umes and let stand fer three uo?r? or even over night. Spread the grain so it will dry or it may be sown im mediately. (Mean sacks or those that have been dipped in the solution should be used in handling the treat ed seed-the same treatment is used I for both wheat and oats. While opinions vary as to the best amount of seed to sow per acre most growers prefer to sow about two bushels. Two inches is deep enough to cover tho seed. Planting the seed deep does not cause the roots to he deep. Texas Red Rust-Prcof and its j strains, Appier, Culberson and HaBt- I inga and huudrcd->bushel and Ful ghum are the standard varieties of j oats. Pulghum ls about two weeks i earlier than the others. Purple Straw, Rlue Stem, Red May, Leafs Prolific, Fultz and Fulcaster are standard varieties of wheat for this sect lon. In harvesting every effort should ?bo made to produce a sound, clean, bright colored article. Protect tho ripened grain from tho weather as much as possible. It Bhould be sweet and free from moid. Wheat, oats and benrdle33 barley, when cut in the dough stage, make good hay. They also make a good cover crop for the winter. Kn ou eh may bo grown for home use without seriously Interfering with the main crops. Properly managed they will usually give a somewhat greater, not gain for tho ...ar's business.^ tit Live Stock Animal Husbandry and Dairying, i College fi.ould be fed as a supplement. Tho kind o' concentrate to feed d?pendu on the kind of forage used. It is es-, pccially Important? that pigs be fed some concentrate-us rico meal, wheat shorts, com, etc. Pigs are not abty to use large amounts of roughage as they havp comparatively small stom achs.' ' Experiments in pig feeding indicate that only a mainte? "Ttys, ra tion is usually obtained from grazing crops alone. But experiments also prove that the cost of pork iproduc tion eau be reduced from 1-3 to 1-2 and sometimes, more by the use of suital.de grazing crops to suppl?ment a grain ration. Similar economy is possible in the production bf otrier kinds of live Stock and in the produc tion of m'lk and .butter if grazing cropo are liberally used lu feeding.-' - Ia conclusion, these facts should bp emphasized: (a) It is important that the farmer grow more grain and roughage for" his live stock. . (b) Cover crops improve 'thc land and If grazed reduce tho cost of live stock prbdnctlon. (c) Tho higfi cost of grains, cte , prohibit the economic productions of live stock unless supplemented hy grazing crops. ? (d) Live stock make bettor use of grains and* other concentrates when , supplemented by grazing crops. ' . ? y . ; * ev- '* .'? IIS ? ; ' portant Cfop l State Agent Clemson College fly. Sow threo to slvx pecks per acre, depending upon fertility of soi) I and fertiliser used. Tbo richer tito land and tho earlier the sewing, tue less seed should be used * Best re sults are obtained from heeding with grain drill which causes regularity In seeding, uniformity io germination and lessons the probabilitles ot win ter killing if drill ?ows in opea fur row. It'requires good land and liberal fertilisation for a good yield of wheat. Medium soil should- 1". we applied At time of sowing, equal parts ot eotUm 9*4& wt ?ul ?ml in pnr ri? nt nboxhhato at the rate of 400 to 800 pounds por acre, defending troon tlho fertility or soil end tho yield desired. A-flnnl application of 75 ty 100 pounds nit rate ot soda when'the wheat begin? to "boot" will pay well. Wh3ro ready mixed fertilise? lp to he need, especially on clay soils, uso an 8-4-4 or 8-3-3 gt-ods supplenicnted If needed by a aprils; top dressing of nitrate of soda. Liberal applications of. stable ma nure with 200 to too ?ihunds acid phosphate la also fine fertilization for wheat. Stable manure may he an/ plied at ?Kjwiag thv.o or as a ion dres'g *r. .luring December. January or w-"1 ly February. Sow oats in September. October or November for best results, Best re sultp are obtained from October and November sowings;-if put in wibi open-furrow drill which prevents win ter killing. September ?owing mar be made by* disking, ?weening or har- ? rowing. The-earlier sowings in Sep tember will develop a deep root sys tem that will better prevent winter killing and will produce earlier and heavier yields. Oats may be sown in cotton middles, Just behind the cotton pickers with out preparation. Apply 200 to SOO pounds .16 pet cent .phosphate nt tinto of sowing, on fairly rich land. On thin land, apply a tsowlng time, 400 to 600 pounds equal parts cotton seed meal and 16 per cent acid p"osphat-j per acre. In either case an applica tion, of 7J t? 100. po?'.u?s of uitvate of soda per acre, just before grain gets in "boot" stage, will pay a good pro fit. ? Nitrate Soda for Special Cases. If oats aro sown on very thin rfol!, without fertilisation or with acid phosphate only, (which is not advis able) theffr'snould be two applications of nitrato of soda, one early In sprii.A, aboutpareil first to ?prevent "Hedg ing"" and hardening' or "stunting" and to induce vigor. Then about ?ho time tho grain ia the hfltghl of a rab bi.t make tho final application. Never a pp! ly soda when graiiris wet. Hest 'iesults are obtained by har rowing grain after each rain to con serve L'i.olsture, kill weeds and grass and to air tito soil. Sow; usually, .8 to .10 pecks of oats per acre, depending upon the fertility of the soil, the ..earliness of sowing, ti ic amount of fertiliser used and tho yield desired. Early;'sowings on fer tile soil tiller more and requiro less seed. . One day, while walking witl'b a friend in San Francisco, a professor and his companion became involved in an argument as to which was the handsomer tuan of-the two. Not be ing oblo tb 'arrfflB??,, settlement of tho question, tboy^gTjB&S, in a spirit of fun, to lea vb it to the decision of a chinaman who was seen approaching tt.em. The matter ' being laid before him, the oriental considered long and carefully; them ho announced In a tope of finality. "IJoth.are worse" : Charlie and tianey had quarrelled. After their supper mother tried to re-establish friendly " relations. She told them of th?;Bible verse, "Let dot hi? sun go downMipon your wrath." "Now, Charlie," ?he pleaded, "are you going to lot th? sun go down G.. I your wrath?" **Well, howdah %vetop it?" It happened in ^Topeka. Three clothing stores were . on tho samo 'block. One morning the middle pro prietor saw to the right of him a big sign, "Bankrupt Soie," and to ?:o left,. "Closing Got-at CoBt." Twenty I minutes later there appeared over his ! own door, in largo letters, "Main En trance." She-I suppose the duke has land ed estates? 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