The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16
bic resemblance between this and bermu-

BILE resemblance between this and bermu-
da to an ordinary observer
The paspalum takes root at the Joints like
bermuda, and Is perennial, but its color
is blush green and it always bears two
short seed spikes about one to one and a
half inches long on each upright stem,
while bermuda grass has from three to
five longer and much more slender spikes.
If you will send a sample in bloom of the
grass you designate wire grass we
will take pleasure in identifying it.
scriber. This is my first letter. win YOU
please give me a remedy to take warts or
of a colts nose. They are as thick as theS
can stick Of little rough warts
We have given directions for removing
warts repeatedly. See last weeks Constr
tuition, Il. and Il. department.
Subscriber Fort Deposit, Ala.-Please al
wise me through the columns OF your paper
what is the best grass for lands silao1 i'm
large oaks on sandy soil without lllle
When is the time to plant? is there a srass
that will grow summer ana winter "t ~ W.
replanting? Give quantity OF seeo u oe
used and how planted.
TRY fall meadow oats, one bushel, of red
top one bushel perennial rye, onehaih
bushel, white clover tour POUNDS per acre
Make the land rich by good manurlng ana
sow in October. All of the above are peren-
nal grasses and all grow in the winter.
r. C. S., Moffattsville. S. CT. Win you
or some reader of The Constitution tell
me which is the best manure Tor growing
big turnips?
2. Which turnip is known to grow the
largest?
Is the middle of July too soon to plant?
l. fertilizer composed of one-thlrd acld
phosphate one-third KANT and one-third
nitrate of soda. In other words, potash
ammonia phosphate, containing, say .
per cent of phosphoric acid, per cent OF
potash and 2 per cent of ammonia. z we
do not know. The large white globe mas
made our largest but we nave never trleu
for the biggest turnip. 3. Yes, except
ruta bagas.
W. ]. R., Macon Ga.-Will it do to seed d
burr clover with oats, ana When shoulu 1t
be done in this latitude?
Burr clover should be soWn in July or
August-better in July or earlier, as 1t re-
quires long time for the tough burrs to
soften and decay sufficient TO allow the
seed to germlnate. The plants begin to APP
near in September and continue to come
up during the fall and early winter. lii
April it blooms, perfects its seeds i'm May
and then dies. The chief use of the plant
is winter grazing. Vetch would be better,
as the vines Of this plant Will climb ON the
out stalks and the two may be harvested
topether. Not less than four or five bushels
eight pounds of burr per busheD should be
sewn per acre, in order to get fair stand.
Ten bushels would be better, but the seed
are dear costing two or three dollars per
bushel
w. Fl. S, Dixie, LAWN you or some
Of your subscribers give me sure method
by which l can Kill chicken HAWKS? L haHe nave
the hawks have caught at least one-thlrd
of them. have tried giving the chickens
one tablespoonful powdered nuX Vomlcn to
one-fourth gallon of meal. l have also tried
strychnine mixed with syrup and rubbed
on chickens head and neck; yet the hawks
come. Is there any poison that ! can give
the chicken that win not kill it, but get
Mr.. Hawk? Please answer this through
the columns Of your valuable paper Oh
which I a subscriber.
We are sorry we have no specific to ofIer'
Our reliance, when living on the farm, was
a good gun and steady aim. Some recon-
mend Il steel trap baited with a chicken
We have always heard that nuX Yom!ca
would kill birds that are matched Wl1h
their ewes OPEN" but we have never. Verl-
fed the rule, and doubt its correctness
We do hope some one will give certain
remedy that is cheap and practical
Auburn Ala.-Enclosed please
find a couple of samples of a plant when
YOU will oblige me by giving the proper
name I presume it Is mlIe2 2iuS p"t s, avn
we're sent to me by a friend from Mont Mont
SUt IS lucerne, with which I have been
fomiliar for many years. We have the
Imcerne erowjng with this; it is a much
cCarser and more vigorous plHll tlaI ~ ~,
cerne At first l thought ! recognized az az
old acquaintance that covered about ran
an acre that spread from our old garden
in my uncle's farm which nothing Woulu
eat I have been si~ing this to our COWS
very much. It's habits are very muCh the
same as lucerne but it grows much larger
and more rapidly. ! want TO increase the
CT op if / can save the Seeu
The plant is melilotus alba or sweet
clover the common name being due to the
fact that the cured plant Is very fragrant
1t resembles lUcerne to the eye OF an orol-
nary observer but 1t has white flowers on
long racemes, while the lucerne has purple
flowers It does not require so rich SOIL as
h1cerne. and it is more hardy, but not near
w so valuable. 1t makes considerable show
on account of it's height three or four feeQ'
but the foliage is sparse, and the stem soon
becomes hard and woody. Cattle will eat
it in small quantity, but it is better mixed
with other hay. 1t is also called BoAhara
clover.
B. A.. Rex, Ga-What do you know
about perennial clover and the southern
Seed Company. at Laurens, 5. e? YOU
will please answer the above; they are
agents selling the clover seed ara we
farmers are buying as usual anything new,
and ] would like to know something about
the seed besides what the agents say.
We do not know what species is meant
by 'sperenniaT' clover, there being several
species of clover that are perennial. we
suspect it is the Swedish clover or trllohum
hytridum. as this is being sold in some
places by agents travelling through the
country. We do not know anything about
the Southern Seed Company, at LauTehs'
S. c. Can you send the botanical name?
The word perennial is taking name, but
there are a great many perennial plants
that are no better for that.
C. A. Ri. Many good farmers hold to
the theory that cotton does not grow at
night but rather goes to sleep. Is this
fuCtE
9. Can you say what IS the average cost
Of raising pound of sugar in this country
and the estimated cost of refining it?
/. Plants generally, and we presume that
the cotton plant is not an exception
grow at night well in the day. The
growth is most rapid about sunrise, and
diminshes the day advances until even
ing, again increasing the darkness
comes on, often before sunset, and this
increase of growth rapidly continues until
after sunrise, when the maximum is again
reached.
q We cannot give the desired informa-
ton.