'itarday, Januiry 3, 1914. -
-Better Farming
'-r V:- .?:r.:V , By &L.MOSS., ..;..
Talks.
FUNDAMENTAL THINGS : IN PROFITABLE CROP
PRODUCTION. i" V
SoH Coriservation and Soil Build Ins; Crop Itotations With. Wl ?
' ter and Summer Legumes; Good 'Beed, GoooT Preparation" aud
l-'F r wfire ed..to ' naias tl nm r eal means of increasing soil fertil
; greatest obstacle' to greater farm Ity; but it is not true that a man can
" JL: wealth " and better liTinsr in. tbe 'iio hare rich land without, livestock.
3 South, 1 Sronld tinbsltatingly point -6txCh an asiirmption is , incorrect and
to the low per acre production, of our; misleading, as has.been widely prov
V ttaple crop: ;i Just so long- aa we coa-' ' e& by the success of -winter and iiim
tinne to arerage less than 1 0 bushels ; mer; soil-improving crops throughout
l oats And corn to the acrcrand one- the ; South.; n We ; knownow ; that a
' third of bale of cotton," ire mnst ex-good crop,, of . crimson 'or bur. clover
vect the roTal South: to f emain com- plowed under on land that has aver-
paratively poor arid backward' In the 3 aged 1 5 bushels of corn to the acre,
jrowHion of ihe better things that will doable the yield.in one year and year, oats and peas or oats arid lea
je? akefarm ; lif eworth; whilei 2 For, it at only a nominal "cost. If I were , pedeza, with crimson clover sown In
tofees money - to build; good homes, t asked to designate, in my opinion, the : the fall; third year, cotton, with
lchoqlsahd churches' and to 'edu(iate one; thing that wonldmost ecoapmK , crimson clover sown in September or
ildTenandf-woneyii ini - sufficient :- ' ' ; ' -: -
ttock everywhere in the South Un
;dcr present "conditions a . registered
beef or dairy animal brought from a
distance, if It .escapes speedy death'
from ticks, is too often "condemned to
a lingering death from starvation on
'pastures that "are such in name only.
Goodj crops of cattle and hogs, like
'. good -crops of corn; are only made on
good .land.We must learn to com
bine our .staple crops with our soil
, improving crops, winter and summer,
and with livestock in such a way that
soil fertility will be conserved and
: yields increased. 1 ;; 'r
'V Many cropping combinations are
possible and. the merits of each have
their advocates. 'Which rotation sys
tem shall be. used must largely be de
termined by 'local conditions; For
the average Southern farmer who
makes cotton his only cash crop, we
would: suggest the following: . .
First year, corn and peas; second
'anantlty t( do these things cannot V
r ; possibly come to the. farmer wha does ,
nii":abo in crop ::I:
, &?li:IixJ& Wfioftjt at fJ-:
fnisdeal
firsta'adr mst important xesseial. :
C ,rl have-, seen -igrant Negroes make .
-fiissippX
qpUtTitwok, j;grasst andg
Xrgcwdfanner will fail td make proflta-:.-
- ."blecrop3 cm a gritted hillstaey devoid J
::iofcnn ;4
faiof :f great,! importaiucei hnt?: unless
-applied n;hmus
, Vthey arenot of themselves- insurance V"
a : "Not
are tof $ nwkcp good 'opxMw
lertue, out tney - musi; oe- srepr so. :
Jl nsequently soil ' building and soil - :
,4 "conservation are twa ef vour main ;t
- ; problems iaincreasing yields
&JM&M Soil Conservation. ,
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B:'::ETnsInsxSerl
The averageSouthern farmer for
r-: jgeneTattonha,splayd tht rpbber;
i ::. taking fxoniihyfe
ve4tjppaly this. bTifciitehaa.
ded fKnd :al)etted
i-:i
caUy,: come -nearest to-'vd year, back to corn
per acre production. 6f rn' in a sin-.and peas.. J - , n ' -
gle yafii I would say" plant crimson . The above, rotation is only sugges
:cl6Tvern and others, either! simpler or
that . is to go ; in. corn . the following more elaborate, may best suit par
spring,. The amount of humus and ticular ' conditions. For instance a
initrbgen thus supplied supplemented I two-year rotation of cotton and corn.
'f'A Viprv---. . ,4 : - i ; . .2 - W'H.K'f'ftntn ? af d- V nh'an1)fli.a "jmiA'-tjioiH'iy.Wl th- ri m Ron p.Iovav- Rnwn'in. the ext
. 'ii t 'disgusted with" his bad management, t"1? Potash, will work an ,amazing ton in the fall and peas sown in the
iC wIU undoubtedly build up' sdil
::t.M?- ---At w K8T,drViiativ tfti U supplemented with
I: "the farms wasted fertility; r ? - ' :' 4inakes cold land warm,: wet land dry,. : phosphoric acid and possibly , some
P.:' '"..:t la 4hc :-ttiAtia.ntie''aiid-V'Gnli wdt; ritirjr,-riantt$mois&u :? aoea
tBiliyafeonth rotations is to grow
aa error to assmeat de lrpossioie, a sou-improv-
:humiw;and winter vwcro plant food in the soilclos- crop, such as peas, beans, or
i&A:aslpijare; . . - . -. :
erosibn TheywiU ; aid ti course, oe delo& soil roc oers. ujnem-
- 'but: with. them, must go a - system' of teal analyses show that in the. average:
: ;;;"carefuUyTcbnstructed terraces;, - Most , Southern so&th
farm lands In :tlie . South ha?e been- plaht food elements for, hundreds- of
ferracedafter a, fashion,- but in sa
IV
; Proper Use of Fertilizers. -
ONCJT a good rotation is establish
ed :the -f matter of fertilization' be
comes easy. . For instance, in either
'careless a mannerh suggestea rotations tne neces-
tsiiy jiur eAyeu&ivtJ cuuiiumuiiu - ui no
gen i3 eliminated,, feavlng only phos
phoric acid and potash to be supplied
As a rule the Piedmont regions, and
the territory from West Alabama
westward need no. potash except for
truck. : crops, thus
the problem; and
finally when our soils are filled with
in prey en ttng erosion.
j'ear, ; buying expensive fertilizer ni-
Arop-:"itrogen'parji
?. m?t eriy?i?coTistrxicTeav terrace snouia ne :; ues? eerxu u uuwuvvuuiubv
';;:in cnes , to tne nunared reet ana, oe- iem is w oe pot m . ouni, proaixa ;
MP.- fiwwi'Taiii ftm tftnst o atnaor and
V :itofAa ;wiAtQKtT-s simpiiiymg
: Jjfilafd isuim auu iuauurB,
V : vterrace;l:in this way there -need not ; and - soy nd velvet , beans have the; .osJnoric acid may be purchased in
Df ?neIy ground rock or
ftf I ,V" afl4 erosion vis entirely prevented, trogen and storing: it in the son for floats, at a cost per-unit ofabout one-,
i STheold-f ashioned ,' Few: other sections uuu lT v w i S "fiT
fei:?"-1- v.-.-v. . , ' ::,-2, rr-. j;,ii-" wix.. .. commercial fertilizer bill of the South
1 fMm .;(i:.'s.vi. annum inrtnwirn rt Tfiirn.rp m ilth naurraiiT -iavuxeii,' wim ei".( r r- ..
m y:-4--:.y xt. - . :r-.,-.,iii :r is about $ 10 0.0 0 0.0 0 0; and it is safe
ebnthern States.: Their presence arid that a large proportion-of this
fQhmt expenditure is for -nitrogen, an ele-
atoWelhaveKtei ment tnat 18 ea"y ana cheaply sup
l-'fii 1 ,iiv lnl -batr lostaaa frAnt rmwh-v r'.Mi-:. Hlv.in kAn.(no Dueu uy lefiumiuouo uuus
ginJiam
.:-: 'K a' 4rfi,Vf .ert4l i itt41.At
r ..-.4.' ...... . -rf .- 2--.v -ves iVnr rtfffAfta-r.vv".-'-J ; 4i - - .. . ' ..
,;ii:i, ei?-! onritvestocir'anthorities ten. ttarmostv rr rrr.'-:r;-v n ouu vrenaration ana .tnorougn
'jC.tfagth
rath jx.maximum crops are 10- oe proaucea
which economically. M Our iiands must be
"double.our: deeply and well broken, :and clods
turiiirigthemi if the. maximum
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Loolr at Tltese Prices!
2H.$XMSi 4BP,f7SX3f 6H-?.t3&23
s frp.tiia; 11 b-p, niosos to n-r.5S3xa
Other Sizes, np to 40 H-P, ProportloasSj Low.
SUttonary, Portable, Skidded and8awrt ftytas.
Standard for 117 years. Wby pay two price tot
good ongrlno or takaebanooaonnpoor.ordoabV
Cl evfla Cor. any kind of a price, wnen tbe
WITXE it low-priced and saTee yon all tbe risk.
60 DAYS' TBlAb 5-YEAR CMT!
Easytermaoi psyment.atregiiiarpncea. yo
are sareof a a square deal, when yea bayotlMk
Beck Free IfZV?7
gine. uorayoa newing vo do euro oi .
jrowr Mieenen, eren ii yon on-vpici
a VTITTJC Lean tbelnstde the
engrlne builnesa and bow to judge i
enp
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' cerlela lou la potatoes fate UenW, .
turned Into a probt of 30a acste by more
" tiul better cultivation. Kep the toil mel
low, retains the moisture and kills the weeds.
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Calthrators
Cuny eet y possfbte adjustment of points, gsngs,
wneeis and frame to care lot any row crops la
any sou na especially tor potatoes. .
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sad neczjrokev Tk . If convealeace.
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KELLY DUPLE 31
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Orff a t!2-3 ida Cs&a Set d Csm
Orlnf ear corn, ahellwl corn, eats,
wheat, barley, rye, kafiirrra.rot
tseeed.oora innfamrtkcL &lfitira
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