THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
P FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED
: lor Peas. . ;'-
Messrs. t Editors: Please tell me
when is the best time to put nitrate
of soda to cotton; Some say the first
of this month, while others say in
July when it gets to blooming freely.
I want to put about 75 or 100 pounds
to the acre. Is it best to put it to
both sides, or just one side, which
would not be every other middle?
to mix acid phosphate and kainit for
the pea crop. How much kainit
would you use to the sack of phos
phate? I am out of muriate of pot
ash and want to substitute kainit.
v A; E. CROOM.
Duplin Co., N. C. .
(Answer by T. B.-Parker.)
(1) If good seasons prevail and
your cotton is making all the growth
that should be expected of it, then
wait until promise of drying weather
'before you apply the nitrate of soda.
I would apply 100 pounds per acre
this way: put 50 pounds in every
other middle about the 20th of June,
orbout the time your cotton begins
to bloom; then . about three weeks
later put the other 5 0 pounds in the
other middles cultivating it in both
times. I would not apply soda Tater
than, say, the 25th of July.
(2) Mix 100 pounds of kainit with
200 pounds of acid and apply 300 to
400 pounds of the mixture per acre
for your pea crop. Also see two an
swers by Professor Massey on page 2
relating to fertilizer for cowpeas.
long the hay should lie on the
ground. It should not lie on the
ground longer, however, than may be
necessary to dry it out enough to
keep the hay from heating. Con
cerning the curing of the hay, it
would be well to consult some neigh
bor who has had experience with a
like mixture of hay plants. "
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Messrs. Editors: I have a few
oats sowed and want to follow with
peas. Will it pay me to sow again
this fall for winter grazing, or shall
I plant it in cotton? I want to save
the pea hay. Should 1 sow broad
cast, or drill? I want hay and want
to build up the land. I have three
or four acres of bottom land that I
want to cut for hay, mostly sage
grass. At what stage shall I cut it?
I have no experience with ay. How
long should it lie on the ground?
W. A. GARDNER.
Editorial Answer: The peas fol
lowing the present crop of oats will
make the land much better for rais
ing either corn or cotton next year.
It would be better to plant oats this
fall on other land and have peas fol
low the oats next summer, if the
idea is to improve the soil on the
whole farm by a system of rotation.
Fall planted oats following a pea
crop will give a large yield of grain
at small cost. A pea crop furnishes
the soil with the kind of plant food
that greatly increases the yield of
oat grain.
: . To make hay, cut cowpea vines
when about half the pods are ripe.
The hay is more easily cured then
than if the cutting were earlier. Al
low the vines to remain in the swath
until well wilted and the leaves are
dry. Then rake the hay into wind
rows and let it remain till the
smaller vines are dry. It may then
be put into high narrow cocks till
it passes through a sweat. JWhen it
has sweated enough, it may be stack
ed in a field shed or a large mow
If it is to be baled, it should remain
in this large mass about six weeks
first. In these columns there was re
cently a long article on the advan
tage of drilling peas, and that arti
cle may be referred to for informa
tion on sowing peas.
Since it is unknown what thehay
crop on the bottom land consists of
it sould not be-safe to say just how
Silo Questions Answered.
Messrs. Editors: A reader, at
Ayden, N. C., wishes dimension of a
100-ton stave silo? How many
tons of ensilege may. be grown per
acre of Jand? And how many head
of grown cattle will a hundred tons
silege feed during the winter?
A silo about 16 feet in diameter
and 24 feet high if filled very full
will hold about 100 tons. To in
sure having the silo full when the
silage has settled, used 4 feet poul
try netting above the top of the tub;
fill to the top of the netting, then
tramp in around the edges each
day as the silage settles. . The silo
will be about level full when well
settled.
Good land will .produce from 8 to
16 times of silage per acre, depend
ing somewhat on variety of corn
used and thickness of planting.
A hundred tons of silage will feed
about 25 head of grown cattle what
they will need for six months.
We expect to build a new silo the
present summer out" of 2x4 oak
staves spiked together edgewise, as
per method described in a previous
issue. A. L. FRENCH.
Remedy for an Injured Teat or
Udder.
Messrs. Editors: Mr. W. Pat Nor
thern, of Currituck Co., N. C, sends
an inquiry in regard -to the bloody
milk given by one of tiis'cows From
his description I would judge that
this is due, in all probability, to an
injury of the teat or udder. The
small lumps in the teat would point
to an injury of it. Should this be the
case, it would be advisable to place a
sterile milk tube in the teat until the
bloody discharges cease. In any case,
frequent milking of -the affected teat
is necessary, and where this is done,
the bloody discharges ordinarily
cease in the course of a few days.
The milk should be discarded intil
it again assumes its normal appear
ance. JOHN MICHELS,
Experiment Station, West Raleigh,
N. C.
Best Way to Dehorn Calves;
Messrs. Editors:- A ' reader at
Asheville, N. C, wants to know the
proper age and most humane meth
od of dehorning calves. The proper
age is nine months before the calf
is born and the most humane meth
od is by the use of a polled bull
However, if this method cannot be
followed in this case, take the calves
when two weeks of age, moisten the
spots where the little horns are to
appear later, and rub the spots
(about the size of a ten cent piece)
with a stick of caustic potash that
may be purchased at most any drug
tore. To make sure, repeat the
treatment after about two weeks.
A. Li. FRENCH.
I thank you for not stopping my
paper. Find one dollar enclosed for
renewal. I do not want to miss
single ' copy. Have been a regular
reader for over twenty years, and
have gained a lot of information from
it. S. P. Pool, Granville Co., N. C
Don't give up the ship!
James Lawrence.
-Capt,
With Our Rural
Letter Carriers;
DIRECTORY: -
C. U. MONDAY. President. AsHEvnxE
SION H. ROGERS, Vice-Pres.. Monroe
J. M. BALLARD, Sec. andTreas., Newton
Next State Convention meets in Wil
mington, JvHy 3d and 4th.
Address the Secretary at once for mem
bership certificates and blank receipts.
Carriers Enjoyed a Barbecue.
Messrs. Editors: The Lenoir Coun
ty Rural Letter Carriers' Association
celebrated National Memorial Day by
having a big barbecue and picnic in
the old park grounds near Parrot s
bridge. Nearly all the carriers and
their families and the Kinston post
office force and city carriers were
present. In the afternoon the rural
carriers held their annual meeting.
Two new members were enrolled.
Officers were elected as follows:.
John T. Hill, President; L. A. Robin
son, Vice-President; Mike Lee, Secretary-Treasurer;
E. W. Robinson, D.
W. Mallard, and E. G. Tyndall, Ex
ecutive Committee. F. T. Harper
was elected delegate to State meet
ing at Wilmington, N. C, July 3-4,
1908, and L. A. Robinson was elect
ed alternate. The meeting adjourned
to meet again in the town of La
Grange next Thanksgiving Day, 1908.
MIKE LEE,
Secretary-Treasurer.
. Kinston, N. C.
Carriers From Four Counties Organ
ize at Henderson, N. O. '
Messrs. Editors: The carriers of
Warren, Vance, Granville and part of
Halifax held a meeting at Henderson
Decoration Day for the purpose of
organizing above counties as one as
sociation. Mr. J. C. Kittrell, Superintendent
of Public Schools of Vance delivered
the address of welcome.- After the
address of welcome the association
proceeded with its business, B. L.
Hester acting as chairman, with T.
R. Walker, Jr., and Herbert Lyon as
secretaries.
Officers were elected as follows:
D. N. Hunt, of Oxford, as President;
O. H. Wickoff, of Manson, Vice
President; Herbert Lyon, of -Lyon,
Secretary-Treasurer.
. Itwas decided that the name of
the association should be the Rural
Letter Carriers' Association of War
ren, Vance, Granville, and part Hali
fax. Herbert Lyon, of Lyon;- D. N.
Hunt, of Oxford, and T. R. Walker,
Thursday, June 11,
Jr., of Littleton, were elects do
gates to the State Convention at
Wilmington, July 3rd and 4th.
Peter Hester, of Henderson; j p
Hunt, of Oxford, and O. H. Wyckoff
of .Manson, were elected alternates
to State Convention.
Floods in Texas and Oklahoma.
Messrs. Editors: .Already Texas
and Oklahoma were late with the
cotton crop. Rains and cold weather
had retarded planting in north Texas
and Oklahoma, and cold had made
necessary a great deal of replanting
in south Texas as late as May 15th
Overflows had made much planting
and replanting necessary up to a still
later date. The last few days have
witnessed the greatest general rain
fall and the highest waters e?er
known in either of these States. At
many places over six inches of rain
fell in as many , hours. Railroad
bridges by dozens have been washed
away, and travel is greatly crippled.
The rich Brazos and Trinity bottoms
are now (May 27) under water, and
it will be June before they can be
planted again. This means nearly
certain failure in a boll weevil coun
try. Crops are everywhere late, poor
and grassy. Much planting has been
done on land that was prepared early
but has become foul so as to need
preparing again. Considering every
thing, the prospect must be. about as
poor as it was this time last year.'
Texas made one of the poorest crops
it ever had last year not much more
than half of the year before.
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Cow
Peas
are worth millions of dollars
to this country, increasing- the produc
tiveness and value of the land wherever they are sown. Farmers
should sow all of their available lands in Cow Peas.
Sow for a Forage Crop ; V
Sow after Grain Crops ; v
Sow at the Last Working of Corn ;
Sow on your Vacant and Uncultivated Lands.
- Caw Peas make a large-yielding and nutritious forage crop, and
leave the land rich in humus or vegetable matter, and in excellent
condition, for the crops to follow.
"We are headquarters for Cow Peas, German Millet, Sorghums, Late
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Write for Wood's Crop. Special, giving prices and timely
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