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i f t i VoL XXXII -No. 29 11 SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917 $1 a year, 5c. a Copy Timely Farm Suggestions I : . tty TAIT OUTLCR . : ;V: ' Don't Let the Weed Make Seed PIE South must give more atten tion to a solution of .the weed, problem. Our roadsidesfunoccupied lands, so-called -pastures, fence rows and hillside ditches are breeding erounds for the production and dis ing the farm work and the harvesting of other crops as to make it practica ble to prepare the oat lands early, but : - much more can be done towards this : v than is generally, done ' Likewise- it may be difficult to cretihe oats sowed of his full responsibilities. Unless'he as early. as experience has shown -is becomes truly . an expert merchant best, but if we tried harder or if we' and is able to market produce to and appreciated the value of earlier "seed- from the- farmer, better than, - the farmer can do it for himself, the mid dleman will in the course of time ; eliminate himself. . ' - : - more largely than usual and- conse- ' quently seed oats are likely to bec scarce before the fall seeding season is over...-.; . ; ' ', V - '" U! PASTURE PR0BLH1S . A Discussion of the Essential Fm - tors ia Getting and Kplaj - Good Pastor! But the development of an- expert ing ;we would try harder . and would succeed in getting the'oats'in earlier.' Even 'where the bats do not winter kill they do better, that is make larg- THERE are-many reasons why the .-ii i fi' er yields, when sowed moderately . 1 .small grains should be largely Used ' early. .No definite date can be given in the South for winter pasturing. trihution of weed seeds.- If only these' middleman or: merchant who will be places were made unsightly and less' efficient in marked One of these is that they are our sm: productive, because of their product-, . as to, the farmer, does not anean that fit all sections and seasons, but it is :est dependence for fall and winter v ion of weed, this alone would be summit; cooperative or community buying .and -common observation' and a fact be- grazing. v In fact, or late fall and ' cient reasons-;for , abating the Imwsf xselling' will not or shotild not be de- yorid question that those oats -sowed., winter . grazing they are about ourf. ance; but a greater loss results front eloped. ; ;or,on;tfie other hand, rather yearly for the Section Usually ; only dependence, on the average soils the increased eosttctf rtltira development- of cooperative suffer fless from ;of: the South. Crimson clpver may - crops resulting from our disregard of . or community buying and selling mean yield better than those sowed later. furnish more and better grazing from weed control. The crops "of the South ' the elimination' of the middleman or Dividing the Cotton Belt into three March 1 to May IS, but for fall and are largely row or inter-tillage crops - expert merchandiser : in farm pro- , sections,; the ; following are; probably . .winter grazing the small grain are ' and the cost of cultivation forms a ducts, who is really efficient and as a about the best 'periods for. the fall much superior, because they are so: large part of the cost of production. . specialist renders a special or ex- seeding of oats: . . , much more certain and make so much Much of the need for: cultivation is pert service. . ' Northern third ' Seotember 1 to larger growth in the fall if sowed at due to the fact that we have contm- If the local merchant who sells to ued year after year to grow and scat- - the farmer will not make himself just ter weed seeds, as ifthey,were some-. as efficient and willing to market thing of no consequence. t . 'from the farmer, or if this local mer- There is little doubtbutwe i re- .chant cannot or will not do the buy quently give more , cultivation ;thaii is ing and selling for the farmer in a necessary for the most economical more ' efficient way than the farmer production were it not necessary to Can do it for himself,. either individ-. cultivate to keep down weeds.. More- ually or collectively, the farmer-cus-over, the cultivation necessary to de-; .tomers of that local merchant are go stroy weeds is often a positive and : ing to Tipcrease their dealings with direct injury to the crop. It is often the manufacturers, jobbers and the impossible to destroy the weeds "and mail order houses. But if on the oth grass in a crop without great injury er hand, the local merchant is really to the roots oLthe growing crop. The a specialist and an expert in his tine greater the weed nuisance the more he is apt to do the merchandising bet hoeing and use -of small' implements ter than the farmer, individually or that are required and the use of these collectively can do it for himself. - If alwavs greatly increases the cost of he does he will mot be eliminated. In production.' - . It is simply astonishing, to the av erage person, how quickly a plot, of ""land can? be" hiaHe comparatively free of weeds and the: cost of cnltiyation greatly reduced, by keeping -all weed and grass from maturing seeds,; if it is not reseeded from adjoining. fields. But reducing the cost ! of cultivation is by no means the only reason for the South awakening to the import ance of our is greatly reduced by the presence of these weeds,: and the yields of our crops are greatly reduced ; but great er than even these injuries is the in jury to our growing crops-by the de struction of their roots in our at tempts to destroy the weeds. the fall seeding of oa.tsprovided the' soil is fairly mellow and there is not too much vegetable material on the enrfflr WfiiTi tin rA mitst h other words, he will only be elimina- piowcd, and especially, l there' is ted to the extent, he is inefficient tr mucll Vgctation t0 tarn under, it aoes.not renaer u. service m propar- RuntA hfi rfnn- e-r-ral weeks before the right time. Of the small grains ' we think barley, wheat and oats su- ; 'perior to ordinary, rye, on the best f lands of the South, but rye has possi- blyeen more largely used, because it -stands f reeling well, will make better growth on poor land and starts early and makes a rapid growth ; in the . spring. However, we believe oats a better grazing crop for even the av- what by season and the variety of SVn t ! 1 TSUh the T oats used . . usually planted. In fact, about the . Owing 'to the necessity 'of saving '?5r?lg,pl5 r winter, with ; moisture it may hh best -not to break cp e(r a c fa milf f 13 1- un - Northern grown seed is used, If seed kUl Al : AUU U-CL Ut v SUV Udll MUUS 1UI . . . ri , . . . " i , . r, 4 . ' October 1. Middle third, September IS to Oc tober 15. Southern third, October 1 ; to No vember 1. The writer's observations" would lead him to conclude that the first half of these ' periods is, better than the second half for each section, al though that will be influenced some f i p tion to the toll he takes. PREPARING FOR FALL OATS Failure Has Largely Been Due to Preventable Caue Hew Some, of , Thete May Bo Avoided seeding, and in the interval between breaking and' seeding considerable effort should be made by the use of the disk harrow, cultipacker or corru gated roller, and the spike-toothed harrow to compact or settle the soil and hold moisture, li this is not done there is danger that the soil will ofhplemhS- r seeds, hays and other products" ih ??J? While this sort of preparation is us ! u this fall. It is true that the oat crop n ,Kct k mhr.Aa t sowed last fall was less satisfactory than for many years, but this should, not prevent the seeding of a large acreage this fall. Many of the fail ures were due to preventable or avoidable causes. The experience of the past clearly shows that fall-sowed oats are the most dependable small ually best, if such methods are. not followed or if the oats must be sow- can be obtained rye will usually f urn ish considerable grazing during the late fall and winter if sowed from, September 15 to October JS,A accord- ing to location -feut we dot' if rye 1 should besowed foi 7 fall and" winter grazing, unless the Abruzzi variety , can be obtained.' As stated, truly -Southern grown - seed may. furnish ' ' good fall and - winter growth, but rather than depend on the seed' sold for. "Southern" rye, we would prefer , to rise oats, wheat or barley for fait " and .winter, grazing. The reports fr6pt Abruzzi .rye and our limited observa. -tion of it-lead us to believe thatbe- yond doubt it is one of .the very bfst plants which the South can use for e t. . 11 j . . ' ' i- uuowcu or u w furnishing fall and winter grazing d at once, it will usually be founds c -.'. - . . . . j e ijuuib ui vui icuuiis uii viiitis rust : bcsttotise the disk harrow ins tead .of rtofth . ,th Cottfin Belt A the plow ven tnougn considerable favnraMp vf parti-0n- sn H veflretable matter is cut uo and left on the surface. The Middleman Uttst ll&rket From grain crop for the Souths This ap s Well,, to the Farmer ; ZOt THERE are two tendencies "'yugm among tnose wno give " mei yu'v. some attention to the marketing of surest small grain crop for the Cot- the farmer's products.- One is that ton Belt. the middleman must be eliminated, as ... Early consideration and prepara- far as possible, and that the farmer tion for the fall seeding of oats" are must market his own produce, some demanded for the purpose of avoiding cases and from all over, the Cottoa'j, " , Belt the reports of its splendid graz-4! h shouia re-. jng qualities are unanimous. WhilJv- ceive attention at once is the order- rye wjh crow better than the othcti Another matter which should re ive attention at once is the order r r r L 'lUafa . - . t . . . . i 1T1I7 ni Tt-rLlllZ.CI S lur liill uac lUClb . amill nmi nn InnH 1 m -, plies to an sous ana an sections oi : . - : 7 ; .. Ba.ia w ij la a' .Mi etirkrtQori ftlrpav. and more .11 j i . , 1 COUrse. some WC1 iu ucpwia uu gcunis uiutu iai." . v 4 of soils and some sections grow better Qisiuroanccjii w.pr -.u . ing-except from at east fairly goodj 4 , mail nas . y uuia. vvnue 11 win ao oexxer on iignt j for; therefore, those who, are going or gandy goii5 than wheat, it will not l ! to use fertilizers this .. fair should stand poorly drained soil. If the wa-' ; i place their orders at once. -m ter stands on the land, even for a rt going so far. s to appear to think, as far as practicable those errors and f F&F'MZ ii. . i 1 . . FC . . . ... ... uii ii onI rvVirt-crtn ar nr in some . On fairly good lands probably the comparatively' short time, the rye will only fertilizer which should be gener- be killed. . . : r; - that he can do thi Hirppt tn the con- YnrMttimn: which were at least oartlv sumer. The other line" of thought is'- responsible for many of th failures, that the middleman is a necessity and of the past : season. More of these that he must be developed into an ex- failures were due to insufficient and; pert middleman, so that he. can and late preparation' of the soil and late will render a service commensurate seeding than, to weather conditions, fall is acid phosphate, or in some cases basic slae ohosphate. On thin lands : a small amount- of nitrogen might be used, but flpnerally it ap pears more economical to apply the nitrosren as a top-dressing when the As with all Other crops, a thorough ly prepared soil gives best results, but rycwill submit to lack of preparation better than the other, small grains. If the land can be broken long enough in advance of seeding to thoroughly " i. settle the soil we would .prefer: that ::fh sort of preparation, but : sowing be- ;': wun tnfi roll m nmin mi fin Mt-oe n tTnrh tfiAe ixrpr miirh . mcrf trn joiv 6.w..0 r u- ,. , , , . Tt.. .v-""- hwu6 Wwv -:--r." . ' .... .. , w..' toPAn rnHnn rows or in corn news it this middleman ii reallv an favorahle than usual. Mot onlv was fertilizers nave risen 111 inw, - exoe'rt nr :.ffirf fnr trrmlti. as a rule thev have not risen as much ana on pea siunDie aiicr uhk arc - , i ket n? farm j4.- t.--. .'-t,- i.-.ti t,i fliii winr a have the or cesf farm products, fairIySatistactory. wnen sowea. De- ; -o y.uuuv.wc wauMuiivw. anus i as,u sk " u .... . K - - u rntton rows eovenncr is neces-" what the farmer ; has; to' sell better freezes very destructive, but in many and therefore we should use as much than the farmer M fWt fnr e rnJnfalt this nrinff was or more feftllizer than usual With a sary. The use pt tne two or tiiree, himself .and Vhkt nVei E: wlf and ma- large demand for food and feed, we row drill e DeS?. 'ocal merchant of tlie nnfh tiao ontv thi8 season Marketed to the farmer and has was unfavorableand yet earlier and between cotton rows , and the grain broadcast 'for open expected sov . r k ' t,l f The weather, . stated, plying the fertil.xer.. - "?'r"' "" ah finoUf .thftwwno nave uuv v . .v . - tt-" t A - MMJ -www ' rmer can and will pay him a fair, turing the crop.. In short, the weath-: can afford to trade fertilizers for n-Jyl P"ce forthis service. -"j ; v. er has-been largely blamed for the, increased yield, even if. the increase. " , In the past the middleman or the shortage of the fall-sowed oat crop little P8 tne cost oi a bv Seotember 13 in the ,3 m 1 . ... rL. t..tr rt.a nn. J 1 A v me tarmpf T4. !- z t, movement for the elimination of the rH-AAi atl continue until the tt,aaleman; awakens to -a realization seed bed and earlier seeding would in most cases have largely overcome the unfavorable weather, conditions. There are difficulties in so arrang- of ieed and its high price, the oat. Ir fequired. or the Abruza than tot ; , j i grown this year will be fed or sold other varieties. . :; -.. t i Pi 4 h; li IS 1 H ft I 'm li j i V' n . "T r . ft- r 1 i ' 1 J( :l n 1 1 J 4 1! ! 1 i 1 1 Hi 1 in n i (I:
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