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, WHEAT IX THE COTTON BELT. r o By Clyde E. Leighty, Agronomist in ti Bureau of Plant Industry. 1 o Under present conditions in the s cotton belt the wheat crop will prove 0 ^ advantageous in many sections. I1 Whether wheat should be grown at ^ this time may depend on other fac- d tors than the suitability of the soil S( or climate for growing wheat. In S1 some places suitable machinery is not " at hand for properly sowing, har- & vesting and thrashing this crop. If n oats or barley are grown at present, . the machinery used for these crops \ can be readily used for wheat; but " if no such cereals are grown, the a' necessary machinery will have to be provided for properly handling the C1 crop. The disposition of the grain ^ after it is produced must also have consideration. Wheat may be used i1 \ for feed, but corn or barley is likely to be better suited for this purpose, a except perhaps for chickens. The d chief use of wheat is for bread, and t( unless it can be ground into flour in a: a mill near at hand or can be ship- a ped to a market, some other crop d should be grown. An isolated wheat J' grower, unless he produces a carload C1 \ or more, will find it difficult or un- s< profitable to ship the grain produced. a A few persons in each community, s< - - - . ^ K however, may profitably grow wneai " with the object of supplying seed to their neighbors, should the general sowing of wheat the following year t appear probable. lc Wheat is a good crop for winter | d pasture, but is probably not so good Ji s for this purpose as rye, except per- is haps on the heavier clay soils. Rye P: is much better on the sandy' soils. 1 Wheat can be pastured more closely i without apparent injury than can j11 oats or barley. If wheat is to be cut! ? for grain, however, it should not be' e< pastured late in the spring or when: 11 the land is muddy. As a grain crop,!ir wheat is generally superior to rye in jis the value of the crop produced, ex-1 C1 cept on lighter soils. As a hay crop, j r< wheat is inferior to oats. According to data obtained by the i ^ United States department of agricul- c: ture for 1909 the average cost per b acre of producing wheat in the cot- g' ton belt is $1.13 less than the cost t< for corn, but $1.09 more than the le cost for oats. The excess of value of a: the grain produced over the cost of (: producing the crop is greatest for! R corn and least for wheat when these b three crops are compared. An en- 1 si hanced price of wheat, however, will V > , result in greater returns from the g crop. More attention to wheat pro- h; * in L QUCUOU Uli Liitr yai t ui mi uici o iu ? general may also result in making s< the wheat crop ae valuable in certain sections of the South as in any part of the country. g: Soils Adapted to Wheat. ir Much of the well-drained loam, n silt-loam, clay-loam, and some of the is clay soils can doubtless be used r< profitably for wheat growing. San- J a; dy soils and heavy, poorly drained tl clay soils are not- so suitable. The i coastal plains of the Gulf and of the a: Atlantic are not likely to return bi profitable wheat crops, and in at least' m all of the peninsular portion of Flori-1 ci da wheat growing should not be at- p: N tempted. The Piedmont Plateau, a however, contains much good wheat ai land. el Wheat should not be sown on land w ^ the drainage of which is poor. If f< the land is subject to overflow, or if! si water stands on it after rains, wheat: fr should not be sown, for the plants< w will not live and thrive on sucn iana. e< Low places in fields can often be pi drained sufficiently to prevent injury is from standing water by opening fur- s< rows in the direction of the natural s] slope. A soil to be good for wheat ai f- should contain plenty^ of vegetable o matter and plant food and should p not be acid. s< Preparation of Bed and Sowing Seed, o: When wheat follows a cultivated j fi crop, such as corn or cotton, the a soil can usually be prepared for seed-j ii ing by going over it one or more j si times with a disk harrow and then a; harrowing thoroughly with an ordi- g narv harrow. If weeds are plenti- sf ful, plowing 3 to 4 inches deep may b be necessary, but will take more a time. Harrowing with an ordinary tl harrow should follow the plowing. s< After a good seed bed is thus pre- f< pared, the seed should be sown about n 1 1-2 inches deep with a grain drill a if such an implement is available. U v The same drill that is used for seed- e: ing oats or barley can be used for ei wheat. A disk drill is preferable where weeds and trash cover the lj < land, since clogging the drill by such t( material is less likely than in case t? a hoe or shoe drill is used. On clean ci land, however, any kind of a drill fi may he used. By the use of a drill e: the seed is more uniformly covered and is more likely to he placed in contact with moist soil, where it will b germinate readily. ir If for any reason the farmer can- T not prepare the soil in good time for si sowing wheat or does not have the tl implements named above, fairly good f< results will often be obtained by a more simple methods. The land d which has grown a cultivated crop g the previous summer may be "nar- g ins! CHAKGK AMKMCAX AS SPY. ary ed. I Mrs. Kdward Bright Appeals to State j * ast Department. )ag! der! New York. Nov. 29.?Edward i the cks Bright, an American citizen, gradulen ate of Columbia and formerly editor Nva 3.0 C or-1 of the Baptist Examiner, is held at ast Goettingen, Germany, charged with fro !)ut being a spy. according to informaber wn tion received by his wife in this city. the the Mrs. Bright has appealed to the t ow state department at Washington, at- Bright, with his family, had lived e(* sit- at Goettingen for nearly ten years, ma Krt PficVif eoiH Ua woe ctnHvinc COU owed with a heavy harrow, go ver it as many times as necess; 0 secure a fine, mellow seed b 'he wheat may be sown broadc ver the field from a 2-bushel 1 lung over the shoulder and urn ne arm, at the rate of \5 or 7 pei er acre. The sown seed should tl e covered by harrowing with an inary harrow. The use of broadc ceders would lighten this labor, 1 uch implements are almost unkno 1 the South.. The man sowing i rain saves much labor and can s tore evenly and rapidly if he 6C ;rs the seed while standing or : ng in the rear end of a wagon ig drawn slowly back and fo cross the field. When wheat follows other thai ultivated crop, the plowing of 1 tnd is necessary. The land shoi e plowed to a depth of about iche6 several weeks before seedi: : should then be harrowed at oi nd worked down with harrow, di rag, or roller in such a manner ) kill all weeds that start to gr nd to settle the subsoil and prepi fine, mellow seed bed 2 to 3 incl eep. When it is necessary to pi ist before seeding, as when a cai rop of cowpeas is plowed under, 1 ail should be compacted by roll) nd harrowing several times bef( ceding, after which seeding shoi e carried on as outlined above. Time of Sowing Wheat. Wheat can be sown in the Sta ordering on the gulf over a rati >ng period, extending from the m le of October to the latter part anuary. The best time for seedi ; about November 1 in the north< art of these States, and Noveml 5 in the central part. A good growth of the plant ecessarv before cold weather ins, yet if the plant becomes joi i injury from freezing may resi ' seeding is delayed until very li i the winter sufficient winter grov i not secured, and hot weather ir at short the growth and yields jduced or entirely suppressed. Varieties. A variety that has been grown illy for several years and that 1 ecome adapted to the locality enerally the best. The soft red w >r wheats are best adapted. Bea iss, smooth chaffed varieties, si 5 Fultz, Purple Straw, Bluest not the Spring Bluestem), Georj ed, Golden Chaff and Currell, earded smooth chaffed varieti ach as Fulcaster, Dietz and F "onder, may be grown with 1 reatest chance for success. 1 ard red winter wheats, such as T ey and Kharkof, should not >wn in the South. k. icpwi ?"IVU HUU VVO V* WW. Broken, immature, and shrive! rains, weed seeds, and all forel laterial should be removed by fi ing and grading the seed before ; sown. The fanning mill will a jmove smut balls and many gra ffected by scab, as these are ligh lan the sound grain. Where stinking smut is pres< ad time allows, seed wheat shoi 3 treated with a solution of co iercial formalin in water. Comm al formalin may be bought by 1 int or in bulk from a druggist C06t of 50 cents to $1 per poui ad 1 pound will treat 25 to 50 bui Is of grain. This formalin is mi> ith water at the rate of 1 pound irmalin to 45 gallons of water. . nut balls should first be rem^ om the wheat by fanning or oth ise. The seed should then be pi 3 on a clean floor or canvas, ic lie nr lavor several inrhes thipk. i then sprinkled with the forma ilution by means of an ordin? crinkling can and is shoveled o1 nd over until every kernel is th ughlv wet. The grain is tt laced in a pile and covered w icks or other covering for two hoi r over night. It is then dried s cientlv to run through the dri fter which it may be sown. If so nmediately, considerably mi liould usually be sown to the ac 5 the water absorbed has caused 1 rain to swell. After treating 1 ;ed with formalin, reinfection shoi e avoided by the use of bags, b nd implements that are free fr le disease germs, treating these 3 with formalin if necessary. T irmalin treatment will also v< laterially check the disease kno s anthracnose, which attacks 1 >wer portion of the stems and ca 5 the leaf sheaths to become bla tied. Reliable seed dealers can gener r furnish good wheat seed, or, b ;r still, good seed can often be < lined of a local grower. In ms ases tiie sources of good seed can irnished by the officers of the St: speriment stations. Kate of Seeding. The quantity of seed that shoi e sown under ordinary conditi( 1 the cotton belt is 6 pecks per ac his may be varied acording to i ize of kernel of the variety us ae condition of the seed bed, 1 ertility and character of the si nd the date of seeding. When rill is used for sowing and i rains are small, the seed bed ood condition, the soil rich, wai WC" .Uio. OUiU. 1 ?? fcfcw mvumj ?**o t tl6 rth at Goettingen University. Mrs. Bright, with her two sons, came here i a shortly before the war began. Her wa; the first news regarding her husband's anc aid arrest came in a letter dated October , 6 J]Q? < 25, written by a maid in the Bright's ^ ng. Goettingen household. This was , t J"! 0 ice confirmed by a letter written from 1163 sk, Goettingen, October 30, by an Amer- , lisr as ican friend, who said her husband had ^ ow appealed to Ambassador Gerard. r ire Mrs. Bright notified the state deles partment, which later replied that ^ ^ ow Ambassador Gerard had "requested . . ..... con tch an early investigation. sec the The exact nature of Bright's alart 'ng leged offence is not known. fea ire Bright was born in Yonkers, N. aid Y., 47 years ago. He was a son of . the late Dr. Edward Bright, whom 'f1' the he followed as editor of the Baptist the tes Examiner. He gave up that work the ier to travel and study abroad. id- ? 0f This Artificial Age. rel1 ine fro l"6 "Do you believe the countess's ? iTn pearls are genuine." incj "I don't quite know; but I guess cha of all things about her they are most aff( . 1S genuine."?Munich Fiegende Blatter. tra bent and well drained, and the seeding roa lit. early, 5 or even 4 pecks per acre are mo til ft ate often sufficient. When the seed is rth sown broadcast and opposite condilav tions exist, 7 or 8 pecks may give be more profitable results. It is advisa- (j0, ble to adhere to these rules with all varieties, regardless of any claims of lo_ exceptional tillering ability that may ( las he made. yes is Pasturing and Mowing. the in- It frequently happens in the South- ed rd- ern States that an overabundance of sta tch foliage is produced in the fall, and con em danger of winter injury is increased tob gia thereby. It is often advisable under to or these conditions to mow off the i es, plants in the fall or pasture moder- to ] ted ately. As growing wheat is an ex- vici the cellent feed, it is more profitable to ter 'he dispose of the excess growth in the law ur- late fall or early spring by pasturing, or be However, excessive pasturing at any time, pasturing when the soil is wet, T1] i. and late spring pasturing are very 1 J led injurious and should be entirely ign avoiaea. me amouui 01 luugmg 10 m- probably reduced by judicious mowi it ing or pasturing. Iso Wheat as a Nurse and Cover Crop. ^ ins Winter wheat as a nurse crop in ter the South is inferior to winter barley, but superior to winter oats. A ? jnt good stand of wheat is also a valua- me aid ble cover crop, preventing the wash- aes m- ing of the soil and the leaching out j. er- and loss of plant food and fertiliz- .<] :he ers. . list at Fertilizers. ? ad, If the soil is acid, it shoulud be ' ' boc sh- limed with from 1,000 to 1,500 jjV( :ed pounds of slaked lime per acre be- ( of fore it is used for wheat. Lime is onl AH ?easily applied through the grain drill red several weeks before the seed is \vj er- sown. It may also be scattered over tab ac- the surface with a shovel and har- 1 C6U i a rowed in. Most of the older agricul- ^ It tural soils are benefited by an appli- tur lin cation of lime. There are, however, ing iry some limestone soils in central Ala/er bama, northeastern Mississippi and Di or- Texas which without lime are suitalen ble for wheat if sufficient vegetable < ith matter is incorporated in the soil. ver Sta iirs Nitrogen should generally be added ( uf- by growing legumes, such as cow- ove lis, peas or soy beans or the clovers, hoi wn Phosphorus is generally deficient in are Southern soils. ? re. For soils that are not known to """ the be in a good state of fertility for ' the' wheat the following application of aid fertilizer per acre should be generalins ly profitable: ora Lime, 1,000 to 1,500 pounds, apal plied two or three weeks before sowhis ing. sry Acid phosphate, 200 pounds,; potwn j ash salts, 25 to 50 pounds; nitrate the, of soda, 25 pounds, applied when the us- j seed is sown. ck-i Nitrate of soda, 50 to 75 pounds. applied after growth starts in the al-l spring, generally early in March. L? et-1 Itust. ? ob-i The disease most injurious to You tny wheat and the factor that will prob- oin be ably limit vields most in the South- 2iia The ate ern States is rust. This affects both ! stems and leaves, reddish and black ' spots forming on these parts. Its deuld velopment is favored by dampness 3ns and heat. It is most destructive on :re. low. damp land. Early-ripening vathe rieties will generally be less affect ed,' ed than are late varieties. There II the are no rustproof varieties, but some 1 ail, are more resistant than others. Sow i a ing on fertile, well-drained uplands 1 Beci the and the use of early varieties are the tiv in most sucessful methods of combating m,' the disease. l*SK XOISKLKSS (iUXS. I. Swinton Tells of Kaiser's Lat< WeaiK>n on the Front. ^ondon, Nov. 2".?A silent gun latest weapon to be brought f< rd for the German army in Fran ording to a narrative by Col. Swinton, British eyewitness at t nt. The narrative, dated Xove 23, was given out here today official press bureau. It says: 'In our centre the eemy empl( a silent gun. which may be pne tic or worked by some mechanii itrivance. There is no report discharge; the projectile travi ough the air without any of t rning made by the ordinary she 1 the first notice of its arrival detonation. So far the weap i done no damage." l ne account says uie ireiicucs opponents are at some poii irly forty yards apart. The Er i and Germans tafk back a th, hold shooting competitic I exchange tobacco. 'There the positions are not i Icome to our men," the accou itinues, "for they, at any rate, s ure from shell fire, the host illery being unable to shoot in t r it would hit its own infantry.' }old weather has frozen the slui Droving in one sense conditions trenches, the narrative says, I i drop in the temperature ma^ men so stiff that many have lifted out of the trenches wh ieved, and others are sent par zen to hospitals. 'Beyond the hardship inflicted ividuals," Col. Swinton says, "t inge in the weather chiefly h icted aerial reconnoissance a nsport. The freezing makes t ds better and the clear crisp i sphere aids the aviators to ? - landscape more freely." SPARES LANGFORD. rernor Commutes Hampton Mi derer's Sentence to 15 Years. Columbia, Nov. 29.?The goverr terday saved A. W. Langford fr< electric chair when he comrai his sentence to 15 years in t te penitentiary. Langford w ivicted in Hampton county in ( er of murder and was sentenc be electrocuted December 14. The governor has granted a par* Mrs. Isham Padgett, who was ct ted in the mayor's court at W boro of violating the dispense r and sentenced to serve 30 da pay a fine of $100'. 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From the 1st day of March, 1915, until the 15th idneys ,jay. 0f 1915, a penalty of 7 0 the per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. ly en- THE LEVF. j For State purposes 6 mills J ^ For county purposes 4 mills For bridges 1 mill For roads 1-2 mill from Constitutional school tax 3 mills . Rice Total 14 1-2 mills : " SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, .No. 14 9 mills back, Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills moyed Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills etions Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills using Colston, No. 18 4 mills T Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond. No. 5 i mills Hnn'f 1 r< ~i t A. mills *"v? w uuvau, jl m - y?get Hutto, No. 6 2 mills 3 that Hampton. No. 3 2 mills er-Mil. Heyward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Ch2pel, No. 16 4 mills _____ Lees, No. 23 4 mills fj Midway, No. 2 2 mills ~ Oak Grove, No. 20 2 mills Olar, No. 8 9 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of tiated twenty-one and sixty years of age, _____ except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt at 50 years of Tonic ag6j are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. isteless Capitation dog tax 50 cents. as a All persons who were 21 years of Ins the age on or before the 1st day of Jan[NINE uary, 1914 are liable to a poll tax Drives of one dollar, and all who have not d and made returns to the Auditor, are rei certs, quested to do so on or before the .. ] 1st of January, 1915. mary j I will receive the commutation | 4% road tax of two ($2.00) dollars from J i the 15th day of October. 1914, until . m i the 1st day of March. 1915. 1 ^ i r. a tpw'TNTtS. 0 Treasurer Bamberg County. ! ~ ! 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