The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-08-20

If any value as q fertlllZer for fall
oJts?" No. it is not worth hauling
is q fertilizer.
WIN it pay to use nitrate of soda
on a patch of potatoes hat were
planted or a turned-dOwn sod Of al
f3fI?" l hardly think it would pay.
II would mainly increase the growth
Id the tops without a corresponding
Increase in the tubers.
How shall keep beets in winter,
f9f | have a nice LOTT" Do not try to
.rp the early-sOwn beets. but plant
some Blood Turnip beets now and
thrn let them stay all winter right
where they grew. with a furrow
thrown to each side. and you can get
1T them All winter through when the
SOIL IS not frozen. Treat carrots in
the same way.
"Will ground oyster shells give me
Is good results as burnt Iime:" If
the shells are Dulverized as fine as
Hour. and you can get them at a rea-
Sonable price. say 81 a ton, they will
Idy very we'll. and can be used more
heavily than burnt lime. But burnt
lime we'll slalcd and allowed to get
CarbOnated in the air will have a
more speedy effect in smaller amount.
How shall / keep my Irish pota-
toeS?' You cannot keep the early
crop Of potatoes for winter. no mat
ter what YOU do. The only way is
to ave a late croD from July plant
ing which will grow till frost. Then.
if these are stored in a perfectly dark
place and Kept at a temperature but
little above the freezing point. they
will keep all right. Heat and light
Will uin them quickly.
What is the proper color of Jersey
cows? L have one that has some
white spots that was bought for full
blood. and some say that this is not a
true Jersey" Your cow may be all
right. for white spots do not indicate
impure blood in a Jersey COW. They
are generally buff in color and some
times squirrel gray. and at one time
there was q fad for solid color and
black points. but some Of the bes,
Jerseys have white spots. and no one
demands solid cOlOr now.
Can I sow Onion seed now for
plants to set in fall. as the soil is
hardly workable in early spring? You
can SOW seed of the Prizetaker onion
in early September and transplant
them when they are the size of a
goose quill and they will do very wei
ana make large onions. Or you car
SOW the seed in February under glass
sasheS in a cOld-frar,e, as | did this
spring. and transplant them and they
Will do we'll. for mine are now OF
good size and still growing.
What do you think of the open.
furrow method of sowing oats?"
have never tried it. and from what
have seen, never shall want to do so
The best way to SOW oats is to pre-
pare the lane thoroughly by harrow
ing till fine and then drill the oats il
with Il regular wheat drill. Rough
preparation and the loose and lump,
soil cause more Winter-killing thar
ANYTHING else. With the soil wei
settled and the surface made fine
the winter oats will stand as well a
III burrows and the crop will b.
heavier.
While the regular tiles are best 70
underdrains you can make very goo
drains with pine poles skinned. Civ
the bitches a regular fall with n
says IN it to fill uD: dig the bitches a
deep as you can ct a fall of a fev
inches in 100 feet, say two to thre
feet deep. Lay two poles side by sid
III the ditch with a space between
them. and then lay another pole o
TOD. rather larger. to over this space
Ihen put in some pine straw to kee
the soil from working in, and fill tn
ditch. Dig straight to a good out
let. and put the bitches about fit
feet aaart. 1t will pay we'll to under
nraln as it will dry the land bette
THAN open bitches.
| have letters from two North Caro-
ma farmers. stating hat they bOugh
cottonseed and both have the cOttO
antlraCnOSe in their crop. This dis
aSe Is conveyed in the seed and ha
not heretofore been common in Mort
.iroiina- and should be eX
tremeiy careful in getting seed t
know that they are not getting tn
ulSease. There is no remedy for i
some bolls will make half a crop an
seed from such bolls will carry tn
disease. The only thing To do iS T