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2 Agriculti: The Collard--When ? to Plant-?Big I "PoKkooa TA7 iitv^ Mauuat^^ * m. Head." % ___ The Progressive Farrae The old Georgia col It the stand-by on the m Southern farms, both and beast. During th winter months it furi house-wife with that vegetable to boil, and pigs and chickens all a it. Even in the city < of the South it is quite ing the demand there vegetable, and the m;i deners around Atlant necessary to devote a c increasing acreage to t In fact, the Georgia cc come to be one ol the n fcible crops they grow. Ordinarily, 1 prefer my collards from tlie Julv to the middle ot J1 planted at this time b igliter and le-s ail' w.nrns than when p] e ?rly spring. 1 have planting them between of other vegetables, I have abandoned, as tl usually in poor physic tion, and they do not g well as they should. 'J they are more likely t< choked with grass if tii is wet and it costs so work them out that it r all'ects the profits. I cannot recommend pi a i thing bet ween rows of s growing ciop unless small gardens where th extremely rich. ? It takes rich land to collards, just as it does although we can grow collards on land that > make a paying crop of especially it we start < get our land into fine condition. Probably the lines! Ci lards 1 ever grew was ( of three-year-old new } The land had been In ca the year beiore, followe anil I may add, t lie been dug out so we cc and work the land thor The cats came off in .1 then we turned the la willi a two-liorse plow gan fixing it for collard week we did soniethii two acres, cutting it uj away harrow, and folio drag and smoothing ha we had it in excellent Then we laid oil rows apirt and applied our in the drill, putting a pounds per acre. Thi red well into the soil bed made over it wit er. I should state that z r was high-grade and about 4 per cent amine cent phosphoric acid cent potash. Alter preparing the applying the fertilizer fortunate in having a ami a rather cool spell er, and we embraced I 111 nity to plant our s< dropped them by iia or ten seed in a place? te/b lak iral Department. Z Z tnd How ! shallow liole with the heel ot 1?: Profit jn J our shoe, in which we dropped >0'' c ... them, about a foot and a half to businc it Out a jw0 fee{ HpHrt,. We theu covered WtN1' them hall an inch deep and pre-sed them firmly with the c^"Vt>r r* bill of the toot. ^er? ' ltd is still Thov wflrfl 110 in ji low flavs w it'll <" iajoiity of growing off nicely, and we had ',ave tor man an abuudauce of plants to sup- ^r'ms> e tall and ply all missing places, and gave 1 ,e lis'ies the away hundreds to our neighbors. 11 11 excellent We thinned the plants when e" the cows, about six inches high to one in a appan ippreciate place, and kept them well cultiuid towns vated at all times. The astonish- At that time I was not as famiis tor tlu9 liar with his majesty the Harleirket g u- quia bug as I became later, and !; )a ^ a tind it tie had thoroughly entrenched Anil'1 lonstantly himseli in our patch before we Lined n this crop, were aware of his existence. . '' I /tnu the Hard hastTiien we 8 arted in to pick them The b irs' pri li | off by hand, and we gathered ..,.vvaK 0I ! them by the quart. We got some \Da l to plant J little darkies, gave them a tin i' middle of j can apiece, with a little water Lugu?t, as i and kerosene oil, and paid them in cc they are j so much a quart, and a prizi to v mii]io acted by the one who caught the most. In tn jm| [anted in this way we cleaned them up, but ll1? ,lttl nlon t r> i t> #1 - i 1 ? ? l 1 ii.i-i-- in ^ I In I' v?*"-vt. n i;u3; us m IOHSI HUTl}' UOIlJirS r i the rows to do it. The cnllard patch, how- To )ut this I evor, was a success, bringing us xhe pit? ?e land is in over $300. I should add that ot til ;al condi- late in October when the collarda Autl 1>l> tv . .. A wl" row oil as were not growing quite so well Wbl;00 ['hen, too, as we thought they should, we v?Vut i become gave them a top dressing ot cot- Tbe gor e weather tonseed meal, putting about 500 j lu ?>? much to pounds on the two acres. This An'1 8ca 11 , *'or L naterially gave them another4start so that wbiie a li fact, 1 practically all of thetn grew Wink atingany- large enough to retail readily at c'.ush-B ome other forty cents per doz m on the At- ? it be in lanla market. Amllor eiiii ie land is 1 have my expeiience when s wi'li this crop, it carries bet lc grow fine all t he essential points necessary * cabbage, to make a success with the y t vict excellent Georgia collar'. It is :i great Forej 1? vouhl not vegetable, and one of our stand ' ? ' And t cabbage, bys, even though some ot our aarly and northern friends may smile at N physical us, Southern gardeners, growing Theoou a cabbage that is not expected to w? m rop of col- head. F. J. Merriam. in a piece Atlanta, Ga. round.? ? 1 The ",?1"up" Clover at Last Plowing. (d by oats, h? ey, imps had n hill for 1 Progressive r armer. giiiK-?i >uld plow ? , pelvic , , 1. IIow many pounds of enm im-?ul . ! son rlnvor hpaiI should tip sown "ut . '' line, and j weaKn <?1 deeply lo ac,e in corn f"r b"st re ivm",: , and be. 8ul,g ? ca^2! Is. Every 2 Llow would red clover suit I lg to that sown in corn the list plowing? reil,lt. ) with cut- E.N. Ellis. ????> " f. iii casos i wing with Randolph county, N. O. tion. I profor rrow until m_ ? . _ . . severs , Messrs. Editors: I have 9ix numb, shape.? . I ilmonl . , acres of corn which I wish to sow knowi three feet . . . J woma . .... to crimson clover, or clover and comnc fertilizer .. . . . , , , . I habit. f i ooo Te' ,f 11118 wou,d l)e hetter, lor a list n< t)OUt 1,IK)0 " , . bottln turn under crop next spring.? in? s was stir- . . .. . , nP pi Pi ease advise me through the and a low . , ,, R columns of I lie Progressive r ar- Itto s ii H 8COOt- Ine \v mer how much seed per acre, and tho P< * rango ... what time to sow. thcst. the fertih ,, ., becoir U. U. r. nervei I analyz <1 , . . .T bad. i f. Cleveland county, N O. m?(h >nia, 7 per ; voritt ?. j c . . | mirac and d per , Answer.) ' trine' < r. . r i, . i taken Let us say tirst ol all that this table and and question of sowing clover in corn "%\\n we were J and cotton is a lino one to car/y pjJ.'n-, nice rain, I up to your Farmers' Institute.? j contiii ot weath- If yon should happen to be near the op; or- one, go and carrv all the ones- t? sei ' ? 1 stain | sed. We tions of t his kind that you can for cl iid?eight think of. f7~T" -making ? As to quantity of crimson clo' ? ud -iii. Hi i fliM.ftlltV) . - 10 TVR N KWS, JULY 24, 1907. aed, ?o\v fifteen pounds to re. >Jo^h? ?itrie of sowing, it I be remembered that crinilover is easily put out o! ?8s by hot sun and dry er. If the seasons are good, lit, but it 'jot, then crimson , according to our Mr. Par ^ 8 as great a dirt as a girl M 1 b.inples in her cheeks. You I IJ V to take your chances.? on clover may be sown at st working of crops in July, nay be sown in August or rober, its preference being antlv for late sowing. All Sum Tillman-DolliverDuel. Col (From the Now YorkSnn.) 10c G >1 liv: r ot Ioway 15c C< Lilhuan <?t S. C.. I* to tight a duel to 25c C i?t extremity, msands paused with bated breath \tt!e tor to see. aii w: irly morn in Ioway, . ikewise in ttio South, CXlb >oa got oni ins piii'iimru una , f* oad<*d up lm month, CXlGy h one took >1 pump along _ ~ le there might be drouth. SSLV^GCl n million million l's [KT8 everywhere, | A B I <9 '.j- and tlio weekly kind, \^mM I . rejudiced and fair, w W 3 I f> ! eng rly upon the scene toll theui rip uud tear. lifork glistened in the bla/.e I map's burning wrath, Uy's mouth was mighty like e anil gateloss path, very now and then the pumps out and took a bath. y duellists engaged wing up the ground, ????? .tiered gravel everywhere tiles and miles arouud, II the l's in all the papers oil at the rasping sound. ang! Hang-Clash! Kerwhallop-Sock! Offers <1 Ian Pitchfork pinned the Mouth, ? wru courses. Wh< a moment victory oil destined for the .South; features, uddenly brave Dolltver Tuition ailC >ose bis uiouth a bit, , ? llwiv took the Pitchfork unawares COSt. A liml wholly swallowed it; ?tuition free ory was not announced rj g ither right or wrong. > tho Pitchfork s'ill held feat ??????~ ook tho mouth along. 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