Diversified farming in the cotton Diversified farming in the cotton belt diversifiedfarmi00alfo Year: 1914 26 MIX BRAINS WITH LABOR ture animals as corn, four pounds of corn being equal to about five pounds of oats. However, when we consider the cost of growing the two crops and the fact that feed is always scarce when the oat crop is harvested, we are forced to admit that every farmer in the Cotton Belt should grow oats. In attempting to build up the worn out cotton lands, we must depend very largely on the leguminous crops. The oat crop is harvested early enough to permit the growing of a
Diversified farming in the cotton Diversified farming in the cotton belt diversifiedfarmi00alfo Year: 1914 26 MIX BRAINS WITH LABOR ture animals as corn, four pounds of corn being equal to about five pounds of oats. However, when we consider the cost of growing the two crops and the fact that feed is always scarce when the oat crop is harvested, we are forced to admit that every farmer in the Cotton Belt should grow oats. In attempting to build up the worn out cotton lands, we must depend very largely on the leguminous crops. The oat crop is harvested early enough to permit the growing of a leguminous crop. The leguminous crop may be plowed under or it may be used as feed, and the manure returned to the land. If we are going to build up our land and raise good stock, we must grow oats, follow with legume crops, and feed stock. Oats Best Paying Small Grain Oats are probably the best paying small grain crop that can be grown over practically the entire Cotton Belt. The same soil that will produce one bale of cotton or 40 bushels of corn per acre will produce 60 bushels of Oals a paying grain crop oats. At the average price that has prevailed for oats during the last five years, the 60 bushels will sell for from .$ to $ and the straw when baled will often pay for growing the grain. It is best to plant oats after corn and peas. Cut the corn stalks and pea vines into pieces with a disk harrow. The disk harrow is the best possible implement to use in preparing the corn and pea fields for oats. The drill will clog in trashy ground and particularly when working in uncut stalks and pea vines. When the disk harrow is used before the land is broken, the drill runs freely and easily, thus depositing the seed evenly. After using the disk harrow to cut the corn stalks, plow the land deep, then disk and double disk and harrow and cross harrow until every inch of the soil has been stirred and broken as fine as possible. After a good rain or tfie use of a roller, the
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