The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-19
MASSEY'S VIEWS
Progressive Farmer.)

Progressive Farmer.)
.vviIl il injure land to clear it in
aaro" No. You will be less
s~onhlad with sprouts if the land IS
~. rcd in summer, but the time when
.hn land is cleared Of trees mas nofh-
tna T., do with the future Of the soil.
81. lime that has been lying out in
nie for some time worth hauling,
@@oI-raen miles," TIE lime Will be all
right simply nall probability COM
nIpfplE Carbonated or air-slaked, but
Kin GOOD. Whether it will pay to haul
- Thirteen miles depends on what YOU
nave 10 pay for 1t and the kind Of
road vou have to haul over
10 not disturb the sweet potatoe
vines by pullin gthem loose from the
ground. An abundance of caves is
pea.sSary for tie making of potatoes.
There may be a very rank growth of
vines and small potatoes. because
tnere $ an excess Of nitrogen present
Rut If the nitrogen is we'll balanced
with an abundance of phosphoric acid
and potash. the big vines wilt mak
biz potatoes.
"Sh0uId cotton seed for planting be
taken from first picking or secOnd"'-
would pay more ttentiO to the
character of the plant than the par
ticu!ar picking. | would take
seed from a ~long-ointed plant that
shoots above the rest Of the plants
in the row. but would look for buShy
plants With short joints and we'll
boiled. Their | would take seed from
the limbs that start nearest tie ground
ami never from the central stalk.
|
NJ first cutting of alfalfa vas so
inches high and the second only 8
inches" Probably you cut the first
too late. If YOU will examine the base
OF the plants when toe first growth is
just starting q few blooms, you will
find the shoots starting for the second
cutting. n if YOU let these get tall
enough FOR the mower to cut them,
the second growth will be shorter
Cut as soon as You e the shoots
starting at the base of the plants.
Il intend to threSh peas with the
Roger machine. At what stage should
they be cut? Can | thfesh in tGe field
and bale the hay and hulls there?'
Cut the peas when the pods are be-
ginning to ripen by turning yellow,
and they will mature in the fhaS. But
the threshing should be done when the
nay - wen CuIeh Ill TIE SCeuS rip
ened. and the barn is the place for
this. L do not think that 70 ucan
do il we'll from the shocks.
Several inquirerS ask if peayine hay
can be baled from the field in the
same condition | would put it in the
barn. l have never baIed any pea
ne hay. having always had barn
room for it and never wanting TO sell
any. If | wanted to bale it from the
field. | would let it get rather dryer
thar | put it in the barn n wOui
turn the cocks to dry off the bottoms,
and While still rather tough and not
brittle, / believe it can be safely baled.
To numerous inquirers | would say
that the Perfect Pea Harvester was
advertised in The Progressive Farmer
by the Perfect Pea Harvester Com
pany of Salisbury. Md. | have no
interest whatever in the machine. but
cen it work and know that it
Will do what the owners claim for it.
Several more are asking for my meth
od OF curing peavine hay. Please re-
Ter to page , Of The Progressive
Farmer for August L.
My neighbors say that coilar6s
should not be cultivated during dog
Gays. WHAT is your OpiniOn?' Ny
opinion is that the advice is all non
sense. Years g | had a large fielo
OF late cabbages. and my neighbors
tod me the same thing, and said tina;
the c~abbages would be ruined if
cultivated them in dog-days. / pait
no attention to them and went or
ana cultivated that field in the hes
manner. and I had the best cabbage:
III the negihborhood. more than oul
School of over 500 people could con
sumo. and sold wagon loads of them
GOOD cultivation Of cabbages and col
iards during the dog-days is just a:
important as any other time no crop.
are benefited by being stunted durin!
their growth. Whether corn or cab
page, To keep off the green worm
mat attack collards and cabbages
oust them over with aif-slaked linn
IN which one part of Paris green ha