772 (18)
Farm Work for July,
By T. B. PARKER.
INTERNAL yigilerice Is the price of work It again, The roots' of the
Hi good crops. Good crops are plants wm nave come up ana miea
MR. PARKER.
the soil near the surface and the in-
Jury to these roots from cultivation
-would overbalance any good that
could come from It. Of course, this
is a general rule and, thereforethere
may be exceptions to it.
Cultivation, except" when land , is
poorly drained' should be as level as
practicable. There are many reasons
for this other than that of conserving
moisture," such as crossing the field
with wagons, sowing the land in win
ter cover crops or in small grains,
etc.
If side applications of fertilizers
are to be used, and they hould be
used, especially on cotton, unless a
sufficiency was applied at the', time
of planting, they should be applied
at once. As to just what this ap
plication should consist of will de
pend on the soil to which it is to be
applied. If the soil is deficient in all
of the three elements of plant food,
phosphorus, nitrogen and potash, it
will be well to apply a fertilizer car-
RALEIGH MARKETS:
(Report Furnished by Barbee:& Co.).
'Cotton.
the result of a combination of good
cultivation, plant-food and moisture.
Good cultivation
consists of fre
quent and shallow
workings fre
quent so as to pre
vent grass and
weeds, admit air
into the soil and
conserve m'ois
ture. Experi
ments have shown
that when culti
vation is less than two inches
deep the "moisture is not con
served to the fullest, and when
over three inches deep the roots of
the plant are cut or injured and les
sen the crop yield. This is evident
because all plant food must be taken
UP through the roots of the plant
and must enter the roots through
the minute root-hairs that are to be
found near the roots. When a root
is cut no plant food can be taken
lib by that root until the injury is
repaired. That is the reason deeply rying all these elements. Such a
cultivated crops, so often give im mixture can be made of 16 per cent.
mediate evidence by the drooping acid phosphate, nitrate of soda, tank-? compound, tierce basis
Cheese, full cream ,
'": ; - , -; . ; THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
saving in the nitrogen annually pur-: the good eating juailtie9'. that they
chased in commercial f ertlliiers. : j haTOn 'March. -?'". '
! ' - Land on'.wbicB;miU 'grains grew
The sweet potato crop should have if hot Itoo beavy.-f wiir ;be fine for
attention. When sprouts or. VbUds planting out to cuttings.' .Make the
were planted early jthe -vines. should, ridges about3. feet apart and apply
by this time be long enough to furn- 400. to 600 pounds per acre of a fer
ish cuttings for - setting in" .'July. Utilizer analyzing,: about -S-IO. a
.These will make potatoes far prefer- .good sweet potato -fertilizer can be
able for keeping" over -winter than . .made; . by adding to; 400 pounds of
those grown from ..the slips, v. " '8-3:3, . 0;pounda,4)f nwirlate of pot-
The writer had on his table today lash, .or . 25 .pounds ot ; muriate of
June 15, Nancy Hall potatoes-grown-iotash.to 400-pounds 54-4, fertilizer,
from vine cuttings which were as Potatoes, require a fertilizer rich .in
sound as when first ;dug and had -all jpota&h. ; ; 1, ;; , . . . .
THE MARKETS.
-- some scattering lota .which 'Are held here by
various dealers. . .The weather is hot and dry
with ' occasional : local showers s and ' it is r e
ported .that sthe. tobacco crop vis doing very
well ta the field. : v - t
Good middling
Strict middling
Middling ......
Low grades ..
13
Art
11
tolO
( -m t
flour. Hay nd Grain. '
(Report Furnished by C. B. Gill & Co.)
Flour per bbl wholesale prices:
High grades 5.&0$6.0$
Lower grades .............. 4.75 3.25
Corn No. 2 white, per bushel .. . .S3 .9
No. 2 mixed . . . . . . .3
Timothy hay, per ton ....... . . $20.50 123.00
. Provisions.
v ' ' ' i
Snowdrift shortening, - per -case .
leaves, of the injury done to
plant by this deep cultivation.
the; age, cottonseed meal and muriate of
potash or kainit. For sandy soils it
should analyze about 3 or 4 per
All plant food must be taken up in cent, phosphoric acid, 10 per cent
soluble form, hence the necessity of ammonia and 3 or 4 per cent
moisture in the soil. We often fail potash. A great many fertilizer man-
Meats.
Hams, sugar-cured
Keg. ribs, 40-45 . . .
..19
..13
6.00
16C
22 . C
13C
; RICHMOND LIVESTOCK.
(Report Furnished byWr G.r Lambert, Mgr.
' Union Stock . Yards Richmond,. Va. )
" '': ? . Jane ,23
Steers Best, per cwt .......... .7.7S $8.25
. 7.00 7.50
." .00 .50
7.00 7.50
5.60 6.60
.4,25- 6.25
.00 6.50
4.75 5.25
3.50 4.50
,4.25 7.25
4.50 6.00
8.00, 8.50
'7.00-8.00
25.0065.00
.8.25 8.50.
Medium to good
Common to tair . .
Heifers Best, per. wt.
medium to good . k
Common to fair ..
Ccrws Best, per cwt
medium to good :.
, Common to fair ....
Oxen, per -cwt. ". . ,
Bulls, per cwt . . .-.'.
Calves Extra, per cwt
medium , . '. . . . . .
Dairy cows, per. heacU . .
Hogs Best, per cwt ..
Sows and stags, per cwt. "5.00 7.00
uooa 7.75 8.00
SheepBest, per cwt 4.00 4.50
Common to fair ....... ; . . ' 2.5 0 3. 00
Lambs :...,....,, ..-. . .'i .,. . 6.00 8.00
to realize the great quantity of mois
ture taken up by the plant. Fre
quently when we cut a weed or anj:
plant off at the top of the ground, in
a2 short time we will see a ring of
moist dirt around the plant. .This
is the moisture taken up by the roots
and is on its way to the leaves of
the plant, but as the plant is cut off
it simply overflows and gives us the
ufacturers offer a ''top dresser" ana
lyzing 3-10-4 which will take the'
place of Jhe mixture suggested above.
If only nitrogen is needed, either ni
trate of soda 75 to 100 pounds per
acre or 50 pounds each of cottonseed
meal and nitrate of soda per acre
can be applied. This application
should go on early during the first
week of general blooming. If to be
SAVANNAH COTTON
(Report Furnlshed,Ay W. T. Williams, lldltst!
The Cotton Record.)
Z '.'"'"' June-J. ;
10
. , ,.124
12
..1,452
nominal
$30. oa
HICKORY EGGS AND BUTTER
(Reported by Catawba Creamery Company,
Hickory, N. C.)
Ordinary
Good ordinary
Low middingk.
Middling
Good Middling
Total sales bales
Cottonseed, carload lots, per ton
Cottonseed meal, per. ton
Cottonseed hulls, per ton ............ 14.00
Eggs Fresh-gathered, per dozen
.Store-gathered . ; . ... .... ... .
Butter Creamery, per, pound
County . . . . .
Hens, per pound
Young chickens, per - pound
18c
16c
30c
16 to 20c
10c
18c
wet spot mentioned. It has been applied to corn, apply before or just
shown that on an average it requires as it begins to bunch for tassel.
about 500 pounds of water to pro-
No important change has taken -place in
the market situation-during the past week.
Quotations declined a small fraction early,
- , , , , , and afterwards remained without change..
Peas and SOy beans Should be put The slight decline was mostly only nominal,
in as rapidly as possible, both in a tneFi ! Veen scceiy any cotton for
J , , ' . sale. The business reported was chiefly of
growing Crops and on land that grew some scattering Jots bought in the interior.
wheat, oats or rye. Sow at the rate stocks in this country are getting down to
-m Siri fllll 111 lllMMfM.KIITIIIMKIM. II. III1IHH B.H ' ' - - , - -F ' -
in a wheat crop, and 300 pounds in of one to one and a half bushels per ihey win be reduced considerably below "1'A75eV 25 J46: EF5Elants
normal nronoruons fceiore the new croo De" - Tv "v''?u"u
diice one pound of dry matter in an
oat crop, while it requires an aver
age of but about 400 pounds of water
' to produce one pound, of dry matter
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
Reported hy 'V, J. Root.)
. Y.-'- June 24.
New white No. 1 Southern - potatoes, per
barrel, $1.251.87; No. 2, $1.25 1.50. Texas
white onions, per crate, $18; Norfolk yel
low,, per basket 45 75c. - Cabbage, Norfolk,
$1.252.25 per trate; per barrel, $1 2; red,
$1.60 2.60. Asparagus, green prime, per
dozen bunches,. $1 1.25; .white fancy, $1.50
01.75, Beans, green or wax, per basket, $1
1.25. Beets, $1 2 per 100 bunches. Car
rots, $1 2 per 100 bunches; oW, per barrel,
$i.602. cucumDers, 60$1 per basket.
a corn crop, more or less according" acre when sown broadcast.
Break
to The fertility of the. soil. On real
poor soils it may require-two or even
three times as much moisture to pro
duce a pound of dry matter in a
plant as it does on a rich or fertile
soil. That is one reason crops on
poor or infertile soils suffer quicker
and more from dry weather than -do
crops on rich and fertile soils.
It has also been shown that crops
land well, harrow fine and sow im
mediately after a season if possible..
Soy beans especially often fail to ger
minate well when sown in a hot dry
SOil, especially if it is several days bales, and as the rate is" still increasing, a
before a rain comes Ruffiripnt tn Txre.t "op in excess of 15,000,000 bales has be
the soil. Some say the germination
of soy beans is easily affected by fer
tilizer and for that reason they
should not be put in together.
Soy beans make an exceptionally
comes available. It would. thus appear that 'f-0" per. Darrei. leeKs,
the-surplus left over from a crop of 16,000,- '60c$l per. barrel. Xima beans. ?12 per
000 bales has been all required to piece out aBk,et- Okra, $1 2.60 per carrier. Peppers,
a succeeding crop-of 14,000,000 Uales, with $11.75 per carrier. Peas, 75c$l per bas
no surplus to carry over. This means that et''2r .rauif 76c per barrel,
the average consumption for . the last two - fAa,es 50c$l per 100 bunches. Spinach,
vears has teen at the rate or 15.000.000 ir"??? ayuaou, ucw, jeuw,
in the maturing or fruiting stage fine hay when cut at the proper time,
take up more water than at ether
stages. Hence the necessity of con
serving all the moisture possible at
this particular time.
Early planted corn and cotton be-
also are fine for hogs when turned
on them just as the bean is well
formed. They are fine soil improv
ers and are nqt subject to many of
the diseases the, cow pea is heir .to
gin to ear and fruit in July, there- and this season are selling for less
fore July should be a busy month, money per bushel than cowpeas
with the farmer. The cultivators bring. I do not say this in dispar
should be kept going when soil con-" agement of the cowpea, for it makes
ditions will permit. Of course, after a valuable crop, but to bring out
a rain on a clay soil the cultivators some of the strong points of the soy
should not be started as quickly as bean. Sow whichever you have Dr
they, could be in a sandy or loam soil, can get and sow as large an acreage
Eiperienced farmers know this and as possible even if you will not need
it is necessary to mention . this . fact hay nor need to. hog them down
only for the benefit of the inexperl- They w.ill pay the biggest kind of an.
enced. Interest as soil improvers if allowed
Do not plan to give the corn or the to remain on the land and are turned
cotton two, three or four cultivations under before putting in an oat or
and then "lay it by". Tegardless of
conditions or consequences. The
rule should.be to work the crop afl
come a necessity. Yet ir we make a mil
lion or two bales more than Is absolutely
needed, we must expect to see the price
knocked off below the margin of profit. A
prosperous harvest is ours if we do not
make over the wanted amount, and it is tfar
better to be a little short than a little over.
The -crop seems to be doing finely at pres
ent. . Rains have fallen in some dry sections,
and moderately high temperatures have'
favored the Tapld development of the back
ward plant. Recently ' there has beeik- more
talk of the boll weevil In the middle section, -but
tm the whole there is no doubt that the
average .prospect has Improved appreciably -since
-the date -of 'the last bureau report.
The next report will be out n "July 2, when
the acreage will also -be given out. The in
crease is expected to prove about 4 per cent.
The condition may be . around 'S3, or. inter
mediate between last year and the year
before. . -
60c $1 per basket. Turnips rutabagas) 75c
$1.25 per barrel. Tomatoes, $1 2 per car
rier. .
Apples, $2.505.50 per barrel. Peaches,
$1.60 30 per -carrier. Cherries, sour, per
peach basket, $1.25 2; sweet, $1.25 2. Cur
rants, 1012c per quart.' Strawberries, 6
18c per quart. : Blackberries, 6 15c per
quart. Raspberries, per pint, 6 8c. Huck
leberries, - 15 20c per quart. Gooseberries,
1016o per quart.' Muskmelons,-per crate,
$2.252.75. Watermelons, $25 60 per 100.
Wheat No. 2 red, -cash, $1.10. Corn, 68 &c.
Oats, 4 47c. ; ,
Mess pork, per barrel, $22.2522.75. Mess
beef, $19 20. - Top grades of creamery but
ter, 27 28c; factory, 22 24c; imitation
creamery, 24 26c. -Oountry eggs, 17.20c.
some winter cover crop.
In the higher latitudes of The Pro
of ten as is necessary, say every gressive Parmer territory, such as
week or ten days, and as long as it the mountain sections of Virginia,
is Justifiable. ' On some lands culti- North Carolina and South Carolina,
vatlon can be and should be stopped crimson clover, and vetch can be
'earlier than on other types of soil, planted in July but in other sections
but as a rule most farmers stop cul- they Should not go in until August or
Our bid education' ' was founded
upon the adage that every male born
in the United States could be Presi
dent -some day," and we shaped our
education to fit blm therefor. We are
beglning to realize that this. is an im
possibility and that in educating ev
ery boy to be President we spoiled
many embryo Edisons or Newtons or
' Lawes. . We shaped oiir education
fer the benefit of the few instead of
bo planning it as , to do the greatest
good.' to 'the greatest number. In
NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK PEA- the order of thinjrs.;the irreater num
ber of ' boys who nter onr. schols are
a Dawsoa, destined to ' be tillerB of the soil and
the correct education should be such
as best fits them for ihe:battle of life
in thi& occupation. -D. N. Borrow.
NORFOLK COTTON.
Reportcd by Bure Harris A Co.. Norfolk,
" Virginia.)
June 27.
Good middling .12
Strict middling 12
Middling 12 .
Strict low, middling 12
Tone steady.'
NUTS.
(Report furnished by Holmes
Norfolk, Va.)
No. 1 grade, 46 per. eent 84
No. "2 grade, 50 to 66 per cent 88
No. t grade, 40 to 46 per cent 88
Shelling, good weight , . 8 $
Shelling, light weight-. ..23 .
Spanish- '. ; 1.66
RICHMOND TOBACCO.
tlvation too early. However, if from September. They are valuable crops (Report furnished by m k. vietor a Co,.
weather conditions or from other for hay and tor soil Improvement.; , If - rt' ) - t
causes, a crop has to be neglected our Southern farmers wnnlrt mil 11 ' i . ' 4
Mr. Poe will 'speak at a 'farmers'
plcnjc at Hickory, near "Norfolk, "Vir
ginia, July 9. W ,'
for quite a while late in the season, their cultivated ian in wirftr rmri
it will be better to let it go and not crops, there could be an immense'
Nothing of .interest has happened durinc
the weeH. . .Trade is very n1et aadwalting
for . the new crou of brCghta . Old tobaccos
have all been sold with the eeeption ot
Men co-operate after dlffereni. fashions:
J. and even those co-operate abundantly, who
find, fault with what happens and those
who try to oppose it and to hinder It; for
the -universe -had need even of such men as
these. Marcus .Aurellns. ; ; '. .
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