The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-08-02

~ upon the tonnage OF coca DeeEs
which he is able to produce. Ten tom
per acre seems to be generally regarded
as a fair crop, although good land and
careful cultivation should produce
II to Is tons. According to these
figures, the total value Of the crop at
the factory would range from $40 to
$50 per ton.
ITO the above estimates is to be
added the feeding value of the diffusion
residues, or pulps, from the maEutac
ture OF sugar. These constitute paIat
able and nutritious food for stock and
in all beet sugar growing countries the
keeping Of live stock is regarded as an
important adjunct to the growing Of
beeGs. It is impossible to fix any money
value upon these residues, but NE are
probably safe in assuming them as
roughly equivalent in feeding value to
half their weight of mangel5. 1t is also
Estimated by good authorities at from
one fourth TO one fifth the value of the
beats. The mOlasses, too, which is 6
by-product Of the sugar manufacture,
has a not inconsideraOle feeding value,
aud the same is true of the leaves and
crowns Cf the beets. Moreover, when
these by products are returned to land
there is little or no draft upon its fer
tility, since pure sugar contains neither
nitrogen, phosphoric acid nor potash"
The beets grown in Pennsylvania
we're rather small IN Sis, averaging
less than a pound and half, aud more
than half the experimenUers report
yields below ten tons per acre, though
nearly One.t third reported over fifteen
tons per acre. About one third OF them
analy zed over II per cent. Of sugar
and 80 per cent. purity.
From bulletin 90 of Alabama Station
we learn that applications of fresh
lime to the sandy upland soils of that
State proved Injurious unless applied
the fall before seeding. When 50 ap,
piled its caustic Effects were leacned
out and it proved highly beneficial to
radishes, lettuce and especially peas
and tomatoes. Tomotoes blighted bad
ly on the unlimed plats, while scarcely
any blight was visible on the lined
plats. On the other hat d egg plant,
which belongs to the same botanical
family as the tomato, blighted much
worse on the lined plats than on thoEU
unlimed. Corn, peanuts, tobacco and
nd - oil hn
lined plats. About twenty barrels per
acre seemed to be the best quantity to
apply.
After exhaustive experiments in
many large orchards the Virginia Sta
tion recommends spraying with pure
kerosene as the best treatment for San
jose scale. The conditions necessary
to success are bright, dry day, with
a dry atmosphere and strong blast
to throw the oil in the finest possible
spray, 80 that it will evaporate before
having time to iniure the trees. But
every portion Of the tree should be wet
with it. For small trees, if but few in
number, hand stomizer, similar to q
syringe, is better than pump, but for
extensive work is too slow. Pure kero
sene kills the scale better and evapo
rates from the tree quicker and with
less injury than when mixed with
water. Winter treatment is better
than when leaves are out. Virginia
has a law requiring the experiment.
or fn fnc or
ards and cause destruction of the scale.
Bulletin 147 of our North Carolina
Station is entitled "A Study of Let
tuces" Perhaps not ell readers Of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER knoy that the
growth of lettuce in cold frames in
winter for Northern markets is an i'm
poTtant industry in North Carolina
Experiments by the station indicate
glass and heated by steam would be
more satisfactory and more profitable
than the frames covered with oiled
canvas. In that case finer heads
shipped in handy boxes, instead OF
barrels, as at present, and would bring
much better price. In the test of
varieties Black Seed Tennis Ball proved
the best for all winter markets, and
California Cream Butter the best for
early spring market. Black Seed
Simpson was inferior to above, but
better than Grand Rapids, which is the
kind almost universally grown in win
ter. both North and South.
SOME RECENT BULLE TINS.