Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-27
SOME NOTES
OF Interest to Truckers, Farmers
and Stock RaiSerS.

Vermin may be gotten rid of by
spraying the chicken house with mix
ture of one part crude carbolic acid and
eight parts carbon oil. Hawks may be
kept out of the poultry yard by attach
ing bright peices of tin. 6x10 inches, to
the trees and poles surrounding quarters,
by strings two feet long so that the
wind will make the bright metal dance
in the sunlight.
The cutworm oftens destroys whole
fields of corn, compelling replanting,
which makes the crop late and less able
to stand dry weather. The corn land
should be plowed early and deep and
left rough, so as to permit the frost to
enter. When cutworms are exposed to
alternate thawing and freezing weather
many will be destroyed, though cold
without dampness may not injure
them.
Mr.. w. 7. Anderson, of Norfolk
county. is very fond of farming and like
wise has soft spot in his heart for the
expert farmer and that is why he be-
came the possessor of small sack of
potatoes which were dug in March in
Norfolk county. The potatoes were
planted as an experiment and the first
crop, though small, has proven an unex-
pected success. The potatoes, though
rather small, have quite good taste when
cooked and are simply delicious mashed.
If the entire crop proves a success a
winter crop of Irish potatoes will be one
of the inducements Tidewater Virginia
will offer to the Western farmer.
TRANSATLANTIC VEGETABLE PLANTS.
Plants like tomatoes, early cabbages,
early cauliflower, peppers, eggplant,
etc., grown either in a hot bed or box
or in window, must be transplanted
in order to obtain strong stocky and
hardy plants for outdoor planting.
The transplanting should be done when
the plants have developed the fourth
leaf. Always bear in mind that the
strong and stocky plants will give the
best results and supply earlier vege-
tabled. Before transplanting tomatoes
into the open ground soak the ground ir
the bed where the plants are standing
with water and then lift the plants out
with spade in manner so that the sol
remains well attached to the roots, sci
the plants in boxes or baskets and carry
to the fields where they are to be planted
If this work is carefully done the plant:
will not wither, but grow right on, anC
good crop of fruit obtained. Cabbages
likewise, will mature earlier if the
plants are treated in this way. Having
vegetables early in the season viii
richly repay the little extra labor. =
Farm, Stock and Home.
IMPROVING LAND.
Ihave about three acres of sandy ant
hilly land; pine wood cleared and stump
removed six years ago. Whenever cul
tivated, this land washes badly by tn,
rains and crops are poor. In your mex
number advise what l can sow on it t.
form turf and thus prevent washing
and make some grazing. Northumber
land subscriber.
This land wants deep ploughing an,
subsoiling and then to have plenty o
vegetable matter turned into it to fill j
with humus, when it will stop washing
Sow cow peas in May and turn down il
August and then SOW crimson clover an
a mixture of wheat, oats and rye, an
this will make winter cover for tn
land, to be turned down in April or May
Sow one bushel of cow peas to the acr
and 10 pounds Of crimson clover am
three pecks of wheat, oats and rye
mixed in equal parts, per acre. FOLLOW
this course with land two wears. an