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have a black stiff clay land on
ridge 1000 feet above sea level ON Whic
/ 4 can grow good clover. Will it gro,
alfalfa, and if so. how ? C. E. w.
Since your land grows clover, there
little doubt but that it will grow alfalfa
It would be well to pillow the ground i
this time of the year and harrow
once Or twice 4 week until the first q
August ttmight be ven to add linn
to the soil about 1000 lbs. of eranulat
ed burnt lime should be used to tn,
acre Seed the ground to alfalfa abou
the first Of August, sowing fifteen t,
twenty lbs. of seed to the acre.
INocgLATED SOIL TOR ALFALFA.
How much soil is needed to inocu'
late for alfalfa !? How can | secure one
ton Of alfalfa soil to inoculate an acre
of ground that I desire to SOW to alfalfa
this fall r. G. F. E.
200 lbs. of soil on which alfalfa has
grown will be sufficient to inoculate one
acre. This should be scattered over
the ground late in the day, when the
sun is low, and Immediately harrow if
in, Surely you can secure this amount
of soil within reasonable distance of
your home. do not know of any one
making business of furnishing such
soil to farmers.
TROUBLE WITH CHICK WEED.
Chick weed Is destroying the grass
In my lawn. Can kill it with sulphate
of iron 2" G. M. F.
Iron sulphate will destroy weeds. You
should use about 100 lbs. to So gals. Of
water, sprinkliug so to rs gals. to the
acre. Common salt is also very good.
Use 5 lbs of common salt to gal. of
water, applying so to 75 gals. to the
acre.
9 ARsENATE OF LEAD MAY BE KEPT.
Does not arsenate of lead lose its
strength when drya' E. G. R.
Il does not but it should be made into
a good paste with water before using.
1t is well to cover the arsenate of lead
with two or three inches of water be-
fore storing away.
PREVENTION OF MOTHS
How can prevent moths from de-
stroying my furs ~ Mrs. G. Il. D.
The adult moth usually lay the 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 furs should be hung in the
sun and then placed in tight box with
paper pasted around the edges Of the,
lid, or bag of heavy paper or new
muslin. well sewed and CLOSELY tied. It
would be we'll to place camphor, naph-
tina, tobacco or red cedar with your
furs, as these odors are not agreeable
to the adult moth.
IT PAID TO SPRAY.
A lady at Salem, West Virginia, told
an instructor Of the Extension Division
of the College of Agriculture that last
year she was induced to purchase a
small spraying outfit to spray one tree
in her yard which had yielded but few
apples in several years. The nei9hbors
laughed at the idea, but she kept an
accurate account Of the cost and in
creased yield of the tree, andshe clear
ed $50 besides providing surplus for
a family of several members. Figure
the profits on one hundred or more
trees.
A LADY STUDIES AGRICULTURE,
In the Agronomy Department Of the
Agricultural College one lady is study
ing the mechanical analysis, of soils.
This work treats soils in the various
methods of determining physical prop
critics. She is delighted with her work
and expects to take the summer course
in agriculture at the University. Next
year she expects to be a, teacher in the
public schools, and surely she will be of
greater benefit to any rural community.
having made study of these things.
The COMING FARMERS.
Thirty-two counties OF the state have
started the Boys and Girls Agricul.
tural Clubs. 1t required Al mail bags
to hold the seed corn and literature on
corn culture. which was sent to the
boys and girls by the Agricultural Ex-
tension Division Of the College of Agri-
culture. 100 girls will grow tomatoes.
The total enrolment at present is 45OS
and it is INCREASING each day. This is
one Of the best ways of keeping boys
and girls on the farm.
DEMONSTRATION FIELDS.
Demonstration fields to test the value
of different kinds of fertilizers and diff
ferent varieties Or corn, are being con-
Quoted by the Agricultural Extention
Division In several counties Of the
state 118 demonstration have been
given this spring id pruning aDd spray
ing and few orchards ara being
planted and supervised. thus bringing
practical and scientific work toa the
Farmers door.
CARE or DAIRY AND Hoo FEEDING.
Where may get literature on
dairying and the feeding Of hogs9' "
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