Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-05-30
Wants to Grow All alta.

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Wants to Grow Alfalfa.
| I have a black stiff clay land on
a ridge 1000 feet above sea level on
which l can grow good clover. Will
it grow alfalfa. and If so. howl
C. E. w.
Since your land grows clover, there
Is little doubt but that it will grow
alfalfa. It would be well to pillow
the ground at this time Of the year
and harrow it once or twice a week
until the first of August 1t might
be well to add lime to the soil; about
1000 lbs. Of granulated burnt lime
should be used to the acre. Seed the
ground to alfalfa about the first of
August, sowing fifteen to twenty lbs.
i Of seed to the acre.
Inoculated Soil for Alfalfa.
How much soil is needed to inoc-
ulate for alfalfa? How can 1 secure
one ton Of alfalfa soil to inoculate
an acre of ground that l desire OF
SOW for alfalfa this fall?-G.- F. E.
200 lbs. OF soil on which alfalfa
has grown will be sufficient TO in
oculate 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. do not know Of any one ma
/. king q business of furnishing such
soil to farmers.
Trouble With Chick Weed.
Chick weed is destroying the grass
in my lawn. Can l kill it with sui
phate of iron?-G. M. F..
Iron sulphate will destroy weeds
You should use about 100 lbs. to, 81
gals. OF water, sprinkling SO to 70
gals. to the acre. Common salt IS
also very good. Use 8 lbs. of Com
mon salt to a gal. Of water, applying
so to 75 gals. to the acre.
Preservation Of Eggs.
"How may preserve eggs for
the winter and when is the best time
to put them up?"-Mrs. E. G. H.
Water glass Sodium silicate) has
been found to be the best preserve
tive for eggs. The eggs should be
collected in May or the first OF June
Be sure they are fresh and clean.
Place them in stone jar which has
been scalded out with water. Pour
the water glass over the eggs. Al
wavs keen the egg covered with the
solution. In making up the solution,
use qt of water glass to 10 qts.
OF water. Water glass may be- pur-
chased at any drug store.
This solution forms a coating Tor
the preservation Of the eggs and IT
the eggs are fresh and clean and
have been produced by healthy hens
they will keep during the entire year.
Arsenate Of Lead May be Kept.
Does not arsenate Of lead lose its
strength when dry?-E. G. r.
It does not but it should be made
into q good paste with water before
using. It is well to cover the arsen-
ate of lead with two or three inches
Of water before storing away.
Prevention Of Moths.
How can 1 prevent moths from de-
stroying my furs?-Mrs. c. r. D.
The adult moth usually lays the
eggs in stored furs and wooden
goods, and the young begin to eat
the articles as sooR as Matched. the
best prevention is to keep the adult
moth from your furs. The furs
should be hung in the sun and then
placed in a tight box with paper
pasted around the edges OF the Id
or bag Of heavy paper or new
muslin. well sewed and closely tied.
| Il would be well to place camphor,
naphtha. tobacco or red cedar with
your furs. as these odors are not
agreeable to the adult moth.
Il Paid to Spray.
A lady at Salem, West Virginia
INA an instructor OF the Extension