The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-07

Henry A. Dreer, No. TIA Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, Pa. for 81 dozen
and dozen plants will soon give you
largo quantity OF sage. and you car
soon get a large plantation. have
this sage now growing In my garden
and have quit the sowing Of seed. foi
the leaves of this sage are larger than
TWO Of the old sage and can be Gu,
several times during the summer, and
can be permanent thing in the gar
den
Sowing Pens.
Il wish to SOW this summer cowpeas
on piece of run down upland of good
natural quality, but badly treated.
What commercial fertilizer should /
use. and what crop should follow the
peas?" Break the land well and then
harrow in 800 pounds of acid phos-
phate and twenty-five pounds OF muri,
ate of potash an acre and drill the
peas In with a wheat drill set to SOW
two bushels of wheat an acre. This
Is far better than broadcasting and
narrowing in. as the peas will be put
In ut a uniform depth and will germi-
nate all together and make far
better crop. You can cut the peas for
hay and then with the disk harrow
pounds of acid phosphate in the disk
ing. and YOU can sow wheat and make
far better crop than by replowing
the land deeply 1T that time. But use
the disk thoroughly and make the sur
face fine. But if your object is rather
the Improvement of the land than get
Ing wheat crop. SOW crimson clover
seed on the dislting. and during the
winter get out on the land what ma
nure YOU can spare and spread 1t on
the clover. and in the spring turn for
corn. Sow peas again among the
corn at last working and cut the corn
off at maturity, and If the peas are not
too heavy. disk them down and fine the
surface for wheat that fall. using the
fertilizer as advised But If the peas
are heavy, NOW them again for hay
Glover Seed in the Chan.
What are crimson clover seed in tho
chaN WORTH" 1t is usual to SOW In the
chaif four times the weight usually
sown of clean seed Then II clean seed
are worth Sc a bushel, the seed in the
chaff would be worth $3.50 a bushel
The seed will terminate very we'll
sown in the chaff, as the huils seem to
retain moisture and aid the germina-
ton But SOW at least forty pounds
an acre.
Molcs I'm Watermelon Patch.
The moles are about to destroy my
watermelons. What shall l do to de-
stroy them" The moles are after the
worms and grubs. and the field mice
follow In the runs and do the dam
age. Get some carbon bisulfide, and
punch holes all along the runs and pour
in each n ,easpoonful of the liquid and
cover, and the fumes will keep any
thing in the runs. Re careful OF the
chemical, for the fumes will explode
from fire. even from lighted cigar.
Keep corked, and put it where there
is no fire.
Corn and Glover.
From Hanover County: Can plant
corn on the same field every year, pro-
Nided | SOW crimson clover at the last
working and turn IL under the follow
ing spring. with an application of 400
pounds of Thomas phosphate to the acre ?
have been told that il cannot be done.
but, If keep the soil filled with humus-
making material and apply phosphoric
acid in the shape of Thomas phosphate
am of the opinion that it can be done
with increasing crops every year"
There is no doubt that by this method
If you always get good stand of
clover, you can make increasing crops
of corn for some years. How long 1t
could be kept up ] cannot say But |
have known it done for four years in
succession. with greatly increa sed
crops. But j am of the opinion that
after while YOU may introduce dis
eases in the corn, or that the clover
may fail. But, of course, SOU can he
ready for this. and in the meantime
can be getting a large amount of humus
/ into the soil. In your section the last
working of early corn may he rather
early for the clover, and II might be
better TO SOW peas among the corn,
and, after the corn is cut off, disk down
I . H. l.
August or early September This would
give YOU still more humus- making
material. The lime in the Thomas phos-
phate would make 1t better than acid
phosphate, as il would tend to keen
/ the soil sweet and make it favorable
TO the clover. Such short rotation
can be made for time but ] believe
| that YOU will after a while find it better
TO lengthen Il.
Growing Lettuce for Market.
/ II would like 10 have some informa :
! ton in regard TO growing lettuce for
market" We are now right between
seasons for lettuce l make the first
! sowing for the fall crop early In Au-
! gust. Al that time it is often hard
! to get the seed up. ! prepare bed
and scatter the seed thinly broadcas ST
and rake them in lightly. Then
cover the bed with some gunny sacks
and water on them. The sacks will
/ prevent the surface from drying and
/ crusting. and the seed will soon ger
/ inmate, and the sacks must he removed
| use seed of the Big Boston. The
/ plants arc transplanted to a very heav-
/ ily-manurcd plot and set in rows hf-
I teen. inches apart. and eight inches
in the rows. This for the outside fall
crop TO head in late October or early
November.
The Second Sowing.
seed Of the Big Boston lettuce are
sown early in September. Then ge,
I Your frames ready. The frames arc
made 10 accommodate the 3x6 feet hot
bed sashes. | use the double glazed
sashes, that Is with two layers OF
glass and a dead air space between
/ them. These sashes. on we'll bankcd
, frame, VIII keep out all frost In win
ter The plants as soon as large
enough to handle. are set in the frames
eight inches apart. The soil in the
frames must he we'll stuffed with rot
ten manure Then as soon as the
plants arc well started in growth
apply about one-fourth Of a pound Il
each sash OF a high grade commercial