The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, May 26, 1906, Page 2, Image 2
Agricultural
^Preparation of Your Land.
* fully sympathize with ou
antlers on accouut of the we
late spring; we know a
the worry of being bebin
wrsh planting and the 6trong dt
oftr# to rush things when we hav
"ae?.-n so delayed. But "hast
waste." and the latenef
'>? !-l*e Reason renders it all th
? :? imperative upon us to hav
-*in?seed bed; both to haste
^rmination and tosecure a m >r
itptj growth when the cm
up. So a spring like thi
<W>..4U<i make u? more careful i
preparation of our land. NY
Are .lorry to hear that manv hav
"streaked^' it off, pu
I an their fertilizer.and plantec
'.I wcertainly a pity weSouthern
ever drifted into such a thrift
"ft** habit, and it is far wore
ikrtt we cannot break ourselve
*i it.
">he other day we saw a neigh
i*>r of ours do this class of wor
amply from force of habit an
*?cause he felt it was timet cor
?s in the ground. He had only
*w acres to cultivate, and coul
prepared the land wel
^hich would have amply repai
'aai in the cultivation and in th
i a _ u ? . *: l>i ij i
si iisi ven time, oikiuiu r.
"*vi in making a good crop, a p. h
?? very apt to do, he will attri
1aM? it all to uthe seasons." W
?ee glad to say we have othe
wighbors who are using the twr
?*tr*e plow and the harrow nnti
itev are getting their land ii
<ine tilth. They will be like Davi
Oickson ; they will make a goo
no matter what kind of set
mih we have.
Drouth simply tests your met!
m*?. There is no such thing u
'wit when the right methods at
yirsued. In conversation with
j*>igtibor the other day, he sail
'va. negro came to me last wee
if> buy enough cotton-seed I
^rlant forty five acres. I said I
feui, 'How much fertilizer ai
jou going to use?' He repliec
One hundred and fifty pounds t
tin* acre.' I told him if he woul
three hundred and fift
jjiiuuds on twenty acres, and pn
sure the land well, he woul
just as much seed cotto
t fall, and could plant th
at her twenty-five acres in pet
%kid c jrn.'' This is nngrity tton
at]vice to all of us. We can easil
the same amount of cotto
a are making on half the ares
>7'|1 *h?< dtliur ii j I f .1 I >
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and food stuff would wor
>*. revolution in the condition <
r?u r S >uthern farmers.
TV all desire to make monei
If know. Well, it simple depend
<tpon our carrying out four prii
niple-" in our farm work, they are
dk*ep and thorough preparatioi
tiheral fertilization, rapid an
.shallow cultivation, and the
"practice rotation and raisin
V?n:e supplies. Here, as Davi
&ickaon, says, you have "the syi
tain of farming" and all you hav
i*> do is to carry it out faithfulh
man i? tno p>or to do it; h
?<4ii -iarry it out just as well a
idle rich man, the only differenc
h^ing he mu?t limit hia area. II
eannot cover an much grounc
".baTa all.
vhi-- spring has more than eve
impressed upon our minds th
ralue of fall plowing, and eapeci
Ally the value of the "Hallnr
lode" of ridging your land i
die fall. On account of our ex
jessive rain in the fall and ou
fallow freezing, we are convin
Department
1 ceJ that this is the ideal plan for
the South. In the spring you can
go and re-bed this land and harir
row. and you have it in Hue fix.
t with half the furrows that it
11 would otherwise require ; besides
d the advantage oirered in holding
> waterandin preventing washing,
e ?Southern Cultivator.
56 When to Sow Peas and
What to Sow.
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S ?uthernCultivator.
' I am a subscriber for the Culls
. . .
ivator. and am very much interested
in farming and truck rais?
ng. Please send me your book.
" Ten Acres Enough.'' I own 160
I cres of sandy land near the city
f Macon. I have been plowing
very day I could with a disk
" | "dow, since December 1. We plow
6 1125 acres. We sow 75 acres in cow
F
peas and 1 want to cut them in
the fall for hay.
1. What kind are best to sow?
g
2. How many bushels to the
acre ?
n 3. When must 1 sow?
4 Ought I to fertilize it when
d I 9
j 1 BOW *
J Twenty-five acres of it was in
corn and peas last year and about
flftv acres in oats and then in
peas, but my peas were short
e last year, and as I have never
farmed it in the South I would
P ask when do I plant cotton ; I'll
have twelve acres. Ten acres in
jj sweet potatoes, four acres in
1 Irish potatoes, six acres in corn
j and about fifteen acres in truck
j garden. Remember it is all poor,
sandy land, but it raised as fine
1 | a crop as there was in Bibb county
last year. I bought it in June
1 with the crop on it.
18 5. What kind of guano and how
much? I thought of using an 8 4*
4. What ought that to cost me a
ton. I make all the barnyard ma
nure 1 can and haul a great deal
*? from Macon.
6. Are sweet potato vines good
p
, to draw in barnvard for manure?
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' 1 am a traveling man and any advice
ran give me will be appred
ciated.
y ''Subscriber."
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? Comment bv the Editor:
ie 1. Any of the running peas,
is The "Unknown" is one of the
d best varieties. Very likely you
v will have to sow mixed, if you
n; depend upon the Macon market
t; | for seed.
o 1 "J One bushel should be enough,
k I unless your land was very rich,
>f then you could sow more.
d. About the first of May is the
i,J best time, but any time from
Is May 1 to July 1 will do.
i- 4. If you want to make a fine
: yield, would put fertilizer under
i, them.
d 5. An h 2 2 goods is a standard,
n If you can get an 8 4 4 goods it
g would be better for your truck,
d but you will have to mix it for
3- yourself. An h '1 2 would do for
e your peas. The 8 4 4 would cost
/. you ibout $28.00 per ton.
e b. Yes, any stow, vine* or anyis
thing fhat will ahuorb urine and
e will rot quickly is good to have
e in the barn yard. We wish von
1, success. Around Macon is a line
section in which to farm.
e A Mountain of Gold
|. could not bring >?? much ha)>]>iuc8n to Mr*
Lncia Wilke, of Carolina, Wis , hm di<1 one
y 26c hoi of Hm-klen's Arnica Salve, u hen
it completely cured a running nore on her
leg. which tortured her 23 long yearn
- (Jreatent antiseptic healer of Piles Wound a,
_ and Sorea 25c. at Fnnderbnrk Pharmacy,
Crawford Bios., aoo J. F, Muckey Co.
Drug utora.
Thoughts For Farmers?i
Great Need on the Farm:
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Progressive Farmer.
A ride over this county, or an
other F?*idmont counties 1
March and April this sprin
would have shown that ver
scanry provision had been mad
for early green food for stocl
Every lot and field near the st?
bles was as barren as a rock. 11:
old cotton and corn stalks alor
indicated that there had one
been life and growth and beaul
[there. Suppose we take the twi
horse farmer as a sort of stai
dard of measure. For his cor
I cotton, small grain, sorghum an
truck patches he needs sixty ti\
to seventy acres of arable lan
The suggestion we make is ths
he should get aside ten acres ne>
his lot for rye, barley, crimsc
clover and anything that wi
j grow and flourish. We like ry
' because it is hardy l ,-ws (
o 'l r I ! u iwl ??- til Kao r .\ o a t it ei in
j uni j n nu n I i i ' / v c* l pODl II I 1 U|
i Barley,if the lot is very rich, wi
do to cut for green feed. NVe ai
pleased with some of the repori
made as to beardless bar'e;
That should be tried cautiousl;
however. Crimson clover mak<
an excellent pasture and is a fit:
milk producer. Let the twi
horse farmer bow about six acrt
in rye, two in barley and two i
crimson clover. If sown early tfc
rye may be pastured in Decen
ber. Unless the winter is Bever
it will be ready thefirst of Marcl
or before. About the first of Ma
the land can be prepared thoi
oughly and planted in corn <
cotton.
crop codditiok8.
The May co'd spell did not it
jure the stand of cotton genera
ly. Some farmers had to plai
over, as they were afraid to ris
the stand. They are busy no
stirring the ground with harrow
weeders and cultivators. E. 1
Archer, President of the Uounl
Cotton Association, says thi
there is no increase in acreage i
this county. A considerable nun
ber of small farms are lying 01
i for want of tenants. There
more corn planted than usua
and it has been put in on bett<
I prepared land. The oat crop
good, especially the fall. Thoi
sown in the spring are needir
! _ : ? f? i - r _ 1 i i r
run. n^rr 01 an, die larmers ai
in better condition financial!
than heretofore, and their plo
I animals are fat and strong. T1
uflook for the year is encourai
I i'lRCharles
l'etty.
Spartanburg Co., S. C.
Origin of Dog Days.
According to the generally a
eepted doctrine the dog days b
| gin on July 3 and end on Augu
II, but there have been disput
i as to every possible point aboi
them. It was universally agret
that (hey were connected wii
the dog star, but which one? Tl
real dog star, Sirius, or I'rocyo
the Little Dog? Then there wei
disagreements as to the partici
lar astronomical perfomanee i
the star that fixed the dog dayi
as to their number, which varii
in different estimate* hetwee
80 and 54. and whether the
were to be reckoned before, aft<
or around the star's performance
The 40 settled on precede the ri
ing of Sirius with the sun a b
lief t?rew i i r > fhat i t?
! dogs went mad, but terrestri
dogs have really nothing to ri
with it. The original belief wi
that the atar and sun togethe
brought intense heat and a!
sorts of plagues.?London Ohroi
iole.
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