The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-14

win ~SaWGust / have heard q lGS
being used for that purpose, but nave
never tried il. am OF the OPINION
thai pine leaves are faF bel1ef'
some spots on my farm are lnfest-
81 with root lice on cotton q corn.
unat viii prevent hem" Use tobac-
co stems or tobacco dust freely as a
fertilizer and you Will have no root
lice. Tobacco is the great SPECIFIC
against plant lice or aphides OF any
sort.
"Have Just sown M lawn grass
and Il looks as though the ants viii
ruin it.. What shall ! do" Get some
shoots Of the branch willows and
steep them IN boiling water, and after
cooling sprinkle the ant hills with TINS
willow tea. ii has driven them for
lGc and hope it VIII for you,
What can ! SOW to make hay the
Quickest Probably on good strong
soil the German millet Will be the
best crop 10 SOW now. But it should
be cat as soon as the heads are out,
for if the seed are allowed to ripen
the hay Will be dangerous for horses.
cut early il viii be all right.
There is a zinc mine near me, and
the screenings can be had for the
hauling. Would it pay to get an anal
ysis made and see if they are Nalua-
hlc?" \ chemist would probably
charge you $50 to make a complete
analysis. and the probability IS he
would hud the stuff not worth haul
ing.
Where can | get plants of the
Peabody and Niger Choker sweet
potatoes" Those who have the Yarl-
Gus potato plants for sale should ad-
vertise them in The Progressive
Farmer. for we are getting many
such Inquiries. The earliest sweet
potato is the Hayman, or as il is call
"a in some sections, the Southern
queen.
My own opinion is that the best
farm work animal for the South is q
blocky mule that will weigh, as Har-
row va 100 pounds, rather than
the so-called cotton mules, of which
there are too many. Then If the
farmer keeps a pair of PeacherOn
mares for wagon work, he can raise
this sort of mule cheaper tina he
can buy ii.
viii it do harm to mix Thomas
phosphate with ~cottonseed meal?'
would hesitate to do SO if the mix
ture is to stand any length Of time be-
fore using, as the lime in the Thomas
phosphate may carbonate the am
menia. Applied separately to the sol
the ammonia will be absorbed anC
there will be little, if any, harm done
What is the best ~cantaloupe tt
grow for shipping" There are thou
sands Of acres Of cantaloupes where
live, and nearly every farmer use:
Burrell's Eden Gem. This is a medi
um-sized melon and is packed il
crates that hold As of the canta
loupes. Some that get larger ar
called Juinboes and pax gewer i
the crates The smaller ones are gen
orally preferred.
Il have some and tia has mad
good crops Of corn, oats and clover
but now the corn turns yellow an
the clover dies. | put some ashes o
h worst part and that makes goo
corn now. What can | do to remed
the trouble ," 1t is evident from tn
effect Of the ashes that the land
acid and needs lime. Give it a dress
ing Of % bushels of Slaked lime a
acre narrowed in after blowing fo
corn.
is II advisable to disk in peas iT
stead OF blowing and narrowing in !?
No, the best way to@sOw
70 put the land in good order wit
the harrow and then drill the peas
with a wheat drill set to SOW tw
bushels Of wheat an acre. Th
Will put all at a uniform depth ar
they will start together and the crC
will be better than where they a
Sowed broadcast and narrowed
diSked in.
What Mrs. j. Emmett Howell sa,
about fresh air should receive tt
careful attention of every one. Du
ing all the past hard winter We ha'
never slept a night without a wi
dow wide open in our bedroom. al
nave done this for years. and I
not believe hat wife or ! could sic.
il the windows were shut. And y
have not had a cold all the past ha
winter. Our bedroom is warmed
a hot-air flue from below, but I