The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-06
notes
On Agriculture Are Sent Out
BY the Extension De
partment.

AAS S4teAnlVH ulNlAIOn OF the COL
lege of agriculture of the West viz
glnla University at Morgantown has
sent out the following agricultural
news notes for the benefit Of far
mers:
Wants to Grow Alfalfa.
have a black stir clay land on
.a ridge 1000 feet above sea leyel on
which i can grow good clover win
IT grow alfalfa, and II so, how?
G.. =. W.
Since your land grows clover,
there is little doubt but that it will
grow alfalfa. 1t would be we tordlu
pow the ground at this time OF the
year and harrow 1T once or twice a
week until the first of August. 1t
might be well to aud lime to the
soil; about 1000 pound. of gram
lated burnt lime should be used to
the. acre. Seed the ground to al
falfa about the first of August, SOW
ing fifteen to twenty pounds Of seed
to the acre.
Iniculated Soil for Alfalfa.
How much soil is needed to ,inoc-
ulate for alfalfa? HOW can l. Sc
cure one ton of, alfalfa soil to. inoc-
ulate an acre of ground that 4 de-
sire to SOW to alfalfa this fall?
ga ! steAer? uGpP. Fer,
Two, hundred pepndR5of soil on
J which 1gsf ) alfalfa has, grown ! viii. ) be
issufttieiept to inoculate one acre !.
This should be scattered over the
ground late in the. day, when the
sun is low, and Immediately harrow
it in. Surely you can secure this
amount of soil within reasonable
distance of your home. i do not
know of any one making a business
OF furnishing such soil to farmers
"chickweed is destroying the
grass in my lawn, Can / XIII 1t
with sulphate of iron? G. M. F.
Iron sulphate will destroy weeds
You should use about 100 pounds
to fifty gallons of water, sprinklingl
hfty to seventy-ave gallons to the
acre. Common salt. is also good.
Use Use three pounds of common salt to
! gallon OF water, Applying hfty to
seyenty-fye gallons to. the acre.
Preservation OF Eggs.
How may. preserve eggs for the
winter, and when Is, the; best time
o put them up? MFRS, E. d. H,
Water glass iSodium silicate) !
las been found to be the best pre-
'ervative of eggs. The eggs should
'e collected in May. or the first OF
!une. Be sure. that they are fresh
md clean. place them in a stone
ar which has been sca1ded out with
water. Pour the water glass over
he; cggs. Always keep the eggs
with the solution. mi,
making up the solution, use onel,
luart of water glass to ten quarts
4 water. Water glass may be pur-
ihased at any drug store. This so-
ution forms a coating for the pres
ovation of the eggs and If the eggs
re fresh and clean and have been
Produced by healthy hens they will
ieep during the entire year.
, Arsenate of Lead May BE Kept.
Does not arsenate of lead lose its
strength when dry? e. C.. n.
1T does not, butE should be made
INTO a good paste with water before
using. It is we'll to cover the ar-
senate Of lead with two or three
inches Of water before storing away.1
: Prevention .os Moths 81 IA
, How can prevent moths fEom
destroying my furs2r4 aF ,5,t.
Il IS ss,S tMRss CIR. ID. IL.
The adult moth, usually lay thel
eggs in stored furs ,,and WOODEN.
goods, and the. young begin to eat
the articles as soon as, Matched: The
best PREVENTION is to keep the adult
moth from your .furs, The fursI
ahould be hung in the sun and then
placed in a tight box, with paper
pasted around the edges Of the lid
ora bag of heavy paper or new mus
lin, well sewed and closely tied. IL
would be well to place osmphor.I
naphtha, tobacco or red cedar with
your furs, as these odors are not
Agreeable to. the adult moth.
1t Paid to Spray.
! "A lady at Salem, w, va, told
an instructor OF the Extension Di-
vision of the college OF Agriculture
that last year she was ainduced to
purchase a small spraying outat toll
spray one tree in her yard which
had Yielded but few apples in seyeral1
years. The neighbors laughed at,
the idea. but she kept an aecurateI
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