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NEXWEEK-R ENTERS AND LANDOWNERS' SPECIAL "'" i - i ii.nl ' " ' nun -':'- -T -. i ""; -v.'S.- . ;.- o-. "j-T-v1 sV- ' ' . r .. .- X . y , , ; v y vr v - -v nr.( :mmm rHl y ji u j i m -' J - mil n n ii T - . l"Ti hi.1 " llJ' I j 1 .'f&t'AJafak ";..;';.' . .twcw.'T.'Wwfci.ii wit-- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 19H PLANT FOR AN CROP j j ii'ii'iJi,'::'::-'!'":':T' 'MMlivriii'i'ifiWiiiTiiirr' iwi p7 - i VT v. .T " -ft- 4& (i 4, 1 f S 4 n1 j 0. 3 mh Mkw mut -' VETCH AND OATS IN MAY This Is an Excellent Early Hay Combination, and the Crop Comes Off in Time to Plant Corn, Peas' or Beans W THILE hairy vetch is probably inferior to crimson clover as a V Y crop --P0 under for corn, or hardly the equal of bur clover v;fc.ytiici-.gtttiiugt-in Luuiuinauon wiui oais ii is ecciieu vy uu trop as a- producer of an early hay crop of excellent quality. Wherever . there is the least likelihood of a 3hortage of. forage dur-; the next twelve months, a few acres of oats and vetch put in this f all will afford a most excellent means of - bridging the gap." In the first piace, hairy vetch is'suited to a very wide range of soil conditions, being at home on practically all soils in the Cotton Belt, anywhere from Virginia to Texas. Of course, where the crop has never been grown before, inoculation is' necessary; but Jhis is easy and comparatively inexpensive. On any well drained soils, from black waxy to hght sandy loams, farmers may plant hairy vetch with every expectation that it will do well. Still another advantage of hairy vetch is its DON'T FAIL TO READ- Pae .. . , .. hardiness, it being practically never winter-killed in the South. This fart mnV'ps it nossihlft to extpnd thf nlantinrr time nvp.r a longer rwrind rr . o- i - - - :from August 15 to November 1 than is the case with bur. and crim- ter-killing when planted latei Then vetch is a nitrogen-gatherer, and the quality of hay produced is higher than that "made from any non-legume; and, in addition, the crop of vetch and oat hay matures in ample time to follow with a crop of4 corn, peas or beans. So, we repeat, if a shortage of roughage threatens, instead of buying feed at high prices, why not try at least a small area of oats and vetch or rye and vetch? Twenty five pounds of Vetch seed with two bushels of oats or with one bushel of rye, preferably the AJbruzzi variety, makes about the right proportion, and the planting may be done any time within the next six or eight weeks. A comparatively small area of this early hay combination will savd your feed bills next spring and summer. Save the Manure . . Good Things From the North Carolina Farmers Convention . , . . . Study Plant Breeding and Seed Selection How to Select Seed for Planting Plant Sohie Abruzzi Rye This Fall How a Community Fair Helps . Farm Work for September Livestock Suggestions for September 12 An Extraordinary-Cotton Situation . 14 Beauty Outside the Home September Poultry Notes ' . . Correcting Ten Mistakes Hog . Raisers Have Been Making 4 6 7 7 8 10 16 19 21 ','lfc & mi l t.!l m. -YH it: i M .! . t : h Ml ftM ?! r i - . ? ' i t ,-i - Hi I! . 1 1 - n
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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