The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-06


| .an. u# q: ing a ton or two of limo
-rIer tobacco next year, and write
| fan. a.<ice. Tobacco has been dyinU
| ,rr BADLY in this section for seyerai
...r- uut ! thought that Derbans
rn. AoGd stop the dying to some ex-
-,r-. and would also be Of benefit TO
-ar tobacco. My tobacco land is bad
r infested with sorreI, and also in
..neJ tu Dc wet, although naturally
| we'll drained The land in this section
| F. sandy and very fine tobacco land
| -ruHgh the tobacco has not done we'll
ar several years. | want to know
what NoH Ehink Of using lime under
.oaacra ana which is the best kind TO
.>paua where is the best place to oct
f. he land in question has had
| nothing ul IT. TINS year except COW
..~" Wen it could not have been
.rr.r employed this year than in
growing peas as a preparation for the
-anrco. Jhough there are still people
u.a have heard all their lives that to-
raeeo does not DO we'll after peas. and
they aeHe." ii though they have never
tried IT, ! suspect that the grea test
difficulty with your land is the lack
G q systematic rotation of crops for
the Keeping up of the humus in the
un II has not had ''nothine- but
rfa~" 0fron enough. The fact that
>amI oroWs on the land is not of
itself am evidence Of acidity. for the
.. n the ~orrel is oNalic acid and
camr from the air and not from the
~.| The ~0rrel grows because it has
nor been >mothered cvtr by better
growth. and the soil is deficient i'm
>auc food that other plants need
still it is probably an acid condition
.. -hr soil that is present. as the lack
d. drainage viii show. Lime Will. TO
some extent. correct acidity. but will
NOT take the place of good drainage.
and T.. you land is inclined to be Wet
IS evident that it needs drainage
ml uo amount of lining or fertiIiza-
tm Will De effective till the land is
fgiHr.L Then too You must remem-
Der Jhar lime is not a direct fertilizer.
a- IS used mainly rs reagent to
bring ether matters into a soluble
stale .u the SOIL The place for lime
IS never uader tobacco or any other
crop. IT .hould always be applied to
the surface, as it goes down rap,,ly
H the soil and should sink through
'aa whole soil to- do the most good.
n appic}tiOn Of lime at rate Of 1000
pounds per acre during the winter
vii probably help your land. and put
il IN better condition to grow tobacco
atNt season. especially as the peas
w have left some organic matter for
'ae lime 10 act upon. The best place
70 GET lime by the car load Will be
from Reeves Gait. Staunton, Va. Get
H. hump lime and slal<e it after You
= 10 Il powder. and save the
-hrmg and hauling Of so much
wrer. Then put your tobacco land
into three year rotation of tobacco,
H.rar .ud clover. and plow under the
clover ia The winter for the tobacco
moH und YOU will need to buy less
H.-0 gleHe fertilizer for the tobacco.
rJ do NOT be afraid Of getting your
anl 1ae rich for the tobacco, for that
au0rher old tale that some keep re-
From Halifax county: Il have land
0 peanuts and peas. and also in corn.
J want tp sow oats on one piece and
wheat an the other. Which would be
a--' for each? I he peanut and pea
au0 is .I .ar of grass and is mellow. |
cam disk this with the Cutaway IN q
<-r days. The corn land has peas in
'aa m.HdI-s with a good deal of grass
II sow wheat on the peanut land
which bad a good application OF com
b-efr fertilizer. will IT. be necessary to
->r any nitrogen on the wheat. NOW
much acid phosphate will it pay &c
"~~ per acre How deep should the
Wheat @ud oats be covered? | Wcuo
lis" The pea and peanut land for the
"-ea1. ana would use on 1t 800 10 1"'
ponds Of acid phosphate per acre an.
nothing else. The oats need more NJ
||.rnM sham - wheat and on lIlt
caiH land ! would use the same WelSh
o m.Erur- Of 1900 pounds acid phos
H4a'e. 600 cotton seed meal ana @o'
"0ao~ Of muriate of potash TO max
ION. Try 10 get the cats IN as sooi
Us possible and work the soil tine an'
""e 'ae trash on top. SOW III
'a,f after the first good frost
""o danger from the fly. The me
..| Hort the surface with the Cut
away t.r better the crop will be.
u send you today under anothe
..o.rr sample of a shrub that is tax
n.y. possession Of my pasture. peas
-. In- WHAT it is and how TO get rl
' h. The plant is Calaminth
'"o.H.u... a sweet scented plan
@.a The ldor Of mint and pennyroya
."a1.Hed. 1t is perennial plant an
.''" from the roots as well as con
,- I'ow seed. If cut when IN oiooi
VII w.. o.r.tHly dried in the shade 10 I,
r. Green color, IT IS prooa.n''ii ~
~" Wallace brothers. at StateSVl'''
W., % pay NDn fair price for IT. as
eoA.- demand as medlc'n'
J" get rid of it or any o'h'
"."I weed the only way IS IL
""." # TO make 1oDs above grow
f will not live long if not a
L. breathe through leaves
.-a." eh friend writes that he n;
r.. 'f from a friend in the WeStei
u "' 1e State who saws that II
win '-"tIN read all that | write an
r-. #r TO send him the Sta'io
tf. "N"t~. OF course they VIII
a." MS soon as practicable, Tor y
'S aN" 10 get hold OF the your