The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-24

The seed ie used 10 get H." l'i"il'1
Ioubtlcss, by sowing the seed now
.h,y win grow very wei in spring.
I.nt there is 20 sort of advantage III
using the seed, for the plant, '"n ne
so rapidly crown from cuttings Sft
whcy. The hedge is to be, that i Is Tor
less trouble to grow the hedge III MS
Wy.
How would YOU prevent the killing
If ..ur,! in low ground in the spring:
II depends on what kills il. II 1t IS
late frost, The only thing TO DO IS 10
yrDlant il. If j, is bUd-"oTfnS, then
,hr best thing to do Is TO pillow me
land this fall and let il lie all WINTER.
IND IN the spring use KANT heaIl!S ~
:. fertilizer with phosphate. rms Is
tire pveL remedy / know for bud
NorS.
Leftover seed Of crimson clover
may, undcT some climatic or local
conditions, be worthless another sea
SOP, but here they may keep very
Wpi! and show Il good percentage or
domination, There Will be q good
many seed kept over this fall, and
next fall it would be we'll to get
samples and test their Vitality before
buying, for | know that seedsmen are
carrying over u good many bushels.
VIII t'tloi1 l'At tif'N 80 -
potato beds IL spring, and how is II
p1aac waterproof and more trans
par.nt?' Yes, the cloth Will do very
we'll for sweet potatoes. Stretch II on
a. frame and then take three plnts OF
libsstd oil, n ounce OF lead acetate,
md -four ounce OF rosin. Rub h
head acetate up in a little Of the Oil
ard then add the rest and heat 1t
over y slow fire and apply to the
cloth with Il brush, and il Will dry in
tNcnty-four hours.
Please always give Your correct ad-
dress III writing for information. It
is not pleasant to ave a letter re-
turned, ''uncallcd for after | have
taken the trouble to reply. Mrs. EVA
Morris gave her address as New Her
naon, la, ana til. pOtsOffice people
returned it endorsed, NO such office
in the State" ~. +. Weatherly gave
his address. Route I. Columbia, $. G.,
ANA the letter came back, Not
*.It INC, and WANT the writer's TO get
Che reply. If the above parties will
give their correct address, the letters
viii be forwarded.
II have y garden nearly an acre in
s!Ic,' writes a subscriber, land we'll
shaped To rlow we'll. 1t has been
covered with stable manure for years,
but tht colldfds ere affected with the
tiS-ropt. PLANTED il in cotton four
wears ago. ana now the big-root is
bach. Have set Wakefield cahhaaes
VIII these have the big routs?" They
viii. IL all probability. The best pre-
NentiNe of the big or Cluh-root IS
heavy timing Of the soil. You are il
:, section where she'll mari can rroba-
by be had. ANA this Will be 4 EooC
-pIIic"tion 70 make TO the garden
Tor IT has been found that land mean
the coast where there are plenty o.
"NSter shells in the soil is seldom in
iccted with the h%ig-root. Then prac'
t,c - good rotation and do not plan
cabbage or any Of its relatives, kdit
81 turninS III the same soil continual
~. Add Il heavy application Of aci(
phosphate and potash to the stable
uanuTc. II With the lining and
GOOD rotation ! think you may set rit
sH The trouble.
What is the best to use with Stahl
MANURE 10 preserve the same? WO1l'
there be enough phosphoric acid be
come available to make it pay to us
IUtvtriZci phosphate rock or Ian
plaster fer this purpose" Ian,
plaster. thp sulfate of lime, VII
largely prey toss IN manure, if We
mixed with it, but there viii he n
increase IN Dhosrhnric acid from thi:
since INC PLASTER contains none. II
nuiycriZed phosphate rock VIII great
~ increase the efficiency Of tn
nl;inurc if mixed with il. hut | do nc
think it WO0id have much tendcnc
30 preserve the manure from vast
Acid phosphate and kainit VIII bot
t'nd 10 prevent loss Of 81
u best WAY 70 preserve manu-
from loss Is to get II unt n Spre:.
IN the Ian as fast ~ made. MiXin
phosphate ana kainit viii help it
the produrtinn of crops. but manu-
is not an article Ia keep on han
nrofitably. Get it out and spread j
and there viii he Tess loss than
ANY other way.
II have WcntN acres of trilNSt
clover, SoWc,i with oats, &nG had il
tended to apply 100 pounds Of I'm
en- acre. aid &c dress With nfannrr
the spring. blt am tod that tn. lin
VIII inJlrC the fnauuro?" IN the flr
ll3co, NOu ScrlH IL assume that II
IuGc Will be a; frrtilizrr on the IA