The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
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tE&Ban - 8H{ tigation has shown
W8#&H&A k8& E8a1 that this second
RAHAAzs4Q1 / W n develops
W. r. hhsscy. Prussic acid, ono OF
the most virulent of poisons. The ma
tured growth Of sorghum, when dried,
docs not seem to have any of this poi
son IN IL and can safely be fed but no
animal should be allowed on n sorghum
stubblo field.
Wheat and Oats Hay.
Can you tell me The value of wheat.
cut In the dough state for hay, as
compared with cats cut at same stage
aud for the same purpose / know
- 10 analyses that show the value OF
either OF theTe crops when cut in The
dough stage. Wheat straw Is slightly
anterior to oats straw IN feeding value
but tho greater bulk If the straw crop
might make UP this perhaps. But
knowing the higher protein content in
the wheat kernels. ! would assume
mat wheat. cut in the dough state ans
made into hay. Viii be OF q higher
Ieeding value than oats cut at same
stage. when both arc cured for hay.
IL 10 very common practice where
live TO SOW wheat and crimson clover
together for hay. and cut the crop as
soon the clover blooms. without
regard to the stage Of growth In the
wheat. which, OF course, at that time
has not headed. This makes a larger
bulk OF hay and more easily cured than
tho clover alone. but the wheat In that
case adds hardly any more food value
than wheat straw that has ripencd
A Smnii-Fruit Garden.
Albemarle County: Since You arc
over ready 20 help tho farmer and
homenRker In time Of need. please tell
me how to prepare, and with what TO
plant hair an acre In small fruits for
family use alone. Soil greylsh choco-
late with slate rock underlying and
~ now in fine shape. having been ma
nured last year with stable manure
and also ct rate OF 600 pounds an acre
of acid phosphate. and the 10, has now
a good stand Of crimson clover on ii
Now how would you make an ideal
sinall-fruit garden OF this lot 1t is
well drained and on top 4 fiat hin
Also please name varieties OF peaches
10 cover the fruiting season for family
use" By snall-fruits | assume that
YOU mean strawberries, r;apbcrries
blackberries. currants and goose.
berries. and probably have grapes else
where. al of,hcse thrive finely III
ception OF the currants ana goose
berries which arc rather more uncer-
tain than in the North II Is rather
hard 70 advis" in regard to til. VA
rieteH OF Htrawbcrries, because Of the
Inherent way in which many arietics
act in different localities Varieties
that succeed hnely In ono locality do
not thrive in another. But there are
varieties that seem 10 he good every
where. Some varieties are suited TO
high land and others 10 10 ground
Us rule Hat topped hill is not the
best locality for n heavy yield of
strawberries, The heaviest crops are
grown on land only few feet above
tho water table Reclaimed swamp
land in our section makes the heaviest
crops OF strawberries. The upland
when fertile Is well suited TO the
raspberTics ana other fruits. bu, very
nd 90 49,
on high land that is fertile.
Now In starting small fruit garden
on piece OF land IN the condition
yours now IS. tho clover VIII be IN the
way.
II let remain and grow TO bloom. IL
viii mike the planting OF the small
fruits too late. Therefore. / would
piow that lot early as the soil can
be worked In spring. without regard
70 the condition of the clover. II will
then DO small and green and will de-
cay rapidly, and not be in tho way OF
the planting. Strawberries should be
planted IN rows four feet apart and
tho plants sets fifteen inches apart In
tho rows. The planting should be done
carly In the spring: and nc matter how
good the land. II will pay you 10 fer
tlizc well after setting the plants
using a fertilizer made up OF nine parts
acid phosphate, one part nitrate OF
soda. six parts dried blood and four
parts sulphato OF potash to the amount
Of 300 pounds on tho half acre. the
same fertilizer will suit all the plants
Sot the raspberries in rows five feet
apart and three feet In the rows, and
the blackberries the same. Tho trail
ing black berries or dewberries can be
set three feet apart each way and tied
up TO stakes. GooSeberries and cur
rants are set four fivo feet apart
each way The number Of plants OF
ol, IN Il f,,.I lt,t
of the family. The chief difficulty you
viii find In maintaining such a small
piece for T. variety Is that strawberries
should not occupy tho place longer
than TO make two crops for unless they
are kept in hills and the runners kept
of. they will get matted with
white clover ana other things. and it
is far better TO make new plantation
every season than 10 try to keep an
old bed clean. By planting the rasp-
berries and BLACK berries wider apart,
you can plant rows of strawberries
between them for time and thus
save some space. The red IA spberries
can have the canes tied UP to a wire
stretched from stakes about four feet
above the ground along tho rows. but
if kept pimchcd mt about four or five
feet they will stand very we'll without
tying to anything. But black rasp-
berries will need some support for
have the canes pinched some in summer
to make them more oushy OF course,
the canes OF raspberries and black
berries are cut out after fruiting and
new canes grown for the next seasons
crop, and these should not be allowed
to become too numerous. but three or
four Will he enough on hill, and tho
rGma lining suckers wceded out.
AS ] have said, the number Of plants
Will depend on the needs OF the fam
lily for each. Now as TO varieties. For
strawberries | would plant very few
Of tho extra early ones, since they soon
run down small. The best strawb berry
! know Is Il mid season one, the Chesa :
penkc. Michel is good carly one.
Then It will be interesting to have
some OF the new Evcrbearing straw
berries thai viii give n few all sum :
rner and n fair crop In September. or
these the Superb" is tho best / have
tried. OF black berrIeS plant AXilSon