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Show TO ABANDON ONE-CROP IDEA Cotton Planters Convinced It Is Not Wise to Place Dependence Upon Single Staple. After twenty or thirty years of agitation agi-tation the South has decided to abandon aban-don the one-crop idea. The war in Europe Eu-rope is credited with convincing the cotton planters that It Is not wise to place all dependence upon a single staple, says Providence Journal. Reports Re-ports from the agricultural departments depart-ments of the southern states indicate that there is general interest in food crops, and that the farmers in the cotton belt will enjoy greater prosperity prosper-ity this year than in 1914, even though a change in the European situation should Increase the demand for textiles. tex-tiles. The South is in a good position to raise cattle and other food supplies. Increasing population insures a good market for all of these that can be produced, and as yet there Is nothing to warrant the fear that they will not give fair profits. There is room enough in the South for both cotton and other crops, and the wonder Is that the people of that part of the country failed to see the advantages of diversity many years ago. Early Start for Strawberries. Strawberry plants, like fruit treps, should be set at the earliest possible moment In spring. The variety selected select-ed should be one that has proved good in your locality; If you experiment with new varieties let it be on a small scale. Remember, too. that the variety vari-ety recommended as a good shipper Is not the best for home use. Some of the most delicious berries are too soft to stand shipping, but cannot be excelled ex-celled for home consumption. Weigh and Test Milk. Every dairyman should endeavor tr get the best possible line on his anl mals. and to do this the milk should b' weighed from each animal at each milking and the pounds produced re corded on a chart kept for that pur pose. To test the fat conteni of I he milk from each animal lake simill samples of the morning and evening milking, once a month, mix them together to-gether and test by the Babcock test. Solve the Weed Problem. The farm garden is often the weediest weed-iest spot on the farm. If the garden were rotated with a leguminous green manure crop such as soy beans, sweet clover, vetch or field peas, it would largely solve the weed prob lem and add immensely to the yield! of the garden truck. The farm garden should also be laid out in long ro i far enough apart to permit of horse cultivation |
