The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-21
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lines of pipes are made TO rock to and
fro so that each limo will water twenty
zee; each way and the water is spread
IN n shower like rain. You can get
illustrated matter from the company
at Troy, Ohio.
Pea Vine Hay and n Winter Cover.
~ wish to say that have tried your
method OF curing pea vines for hay,
anu lind that ii is all you claim for ii.
DO not believe that lost hundred
pounds of the leaves. l laid by piece
of corn perfectly level and sowed peas
and the pease and grass are three feet
high Have cut the corn and hauled
II off TO shock IL, and am now cutting
and curing these peas also. But the
point is lust this. With the peas and
corn stalks taken off the land there
is nothing left on the land but the
stubbic To leave it there all winter
will be little or no protection to the
land Would you advise turning 1t
under now? This would leave the land
bare in winter and there has been so
much said OF late about the leaving
the land bare In winter. Do you think
the turning Of the stubble now would
help the land more than TO leave 1t all
winter and turn in the spring." II
seems that you are forgetting the fact
that YOU can still get a winter cover
on the land Turn the stubbie and
grass under at once and prepare the
land and SOW u bushel or more of rye
an acre. In fact there Is chance that
YOU may still get crimson clover on
tho land. and after sowing the rye it
WIZ only be the risk OF some seed TO
sow crimson clover on the land, and If
Il does succeed you will have an excel
lent growth 10 turn under in the
spring. Leaving tho stubble on the
land will not. rs YOU say, be of any
ii N1Nnt &c
is 4 green crop 10 catch the fleeting
nitrates and hold them to be turned
back to the soil in spring.
Narrowing In Lime.
Lunenburg county: ~ notice in your
columns in The Times-Dispatch that
YOU always advise narrowing in lime
after spreading it. Will the lime lose
any value If allowed to remain Oh top
the soil have land sown to GRIM
son clover that | wish to follow with
alfalfa next spring. VIII II injure the
clover to spread the lime this fall, or
would it be better TO spread the lime
in the spring just before 1t Is plowed?"
The object In narrowing the lime is to
mix /, we'll with the surface soil. and
prevent its being left in n lumpy con-
dition. There is no danger that the
lime Will lose value on the surface,
and II ii is applied with lime
sprcader, that applied it very evenly,
il matters little whether IL IS harrow
ed or not. 1 do not hink that spread
ing tie lime on the crimson clover will
do any harm, hut / do think that you
would do wrong to spread it in the
spring and pillow it under. Limo sinks
rapidly in the soil, and we put il on
top so that il Will go through and at
feet all the soil Then l think that
You will make a mistake in sowing
alfalfa in the spring. You will have
a hard fight to save st from being
smothered with crab grass. Fall SOW
ing or late summer sowing is far safer
and better II YOU have q good stand
OF crimson clover let IL grow, and turn
ii in the spring and SOW Whippoorwili
Deas, and you can either cut these for
hay or turn them under In preparing
Tor the alfalfa. Then, after blowing
either the peas or the pea stubble, YOU
can apply the lime, and harrow 1t in,
and then fcrtilze. for the alfalfa. You
WIFE do far bctteN in getting 4 good
stand of alfalfa to do this than to SOW
in the spring The last week in Au
gust is a good time 10 sow the alfalfa
or even early in September so that
it will get a good start and not be
bothered so much with the crab grass
Spring sowing of alfalfa fails more Of
ten than II succeeds in this latitude
II YOU had ever tried spring sowing
You would know that the first growth
of alfalfa is weaker than that of the
crab grass. and the chances are that
IL would be smothered completely
Then, as l have said, never pillow lime
under deeply.
ENerbeariuE Strawberries.
Il am interested in strawberries and
want some fall bearing varieties and
-igt ia.
stop advertised. viii il do well?"
replied 70 just such question yes
torday but VIII say here that tho only
really fall bearing Strawberries know
are Amerlcus superb and Progressive
have the first TWO. and prefer the SUI
pcrb. For the main spring crop there
- no better strawberry than the Chesa-
peake As one large grower says in
ris catalogue. If there is a better
strawberry than tho Chesapeake. !
have never seen il. And this man has
grown every kind that has come out
with any promise. The Superb win
give you some berries all summer and
a good many in the fall. but for a
heavy spring crop OF splendid large
berries the Chesapeake is the best berry
know. IT is not an early berry, but
mid season sort In fact, so far as
have observed, tho very early straw
berries never maintain good size
ers find that on high land the Chesa-
pc,ke pays best. and the Candy on the
black swamp soil. The Candy is ex-
ceiicnt on such soils but Of little value
on high, dry iand
Curing Mrnt.
have given my method and now a
lcdy, referring TO the article IN the
issue for September 30 I'm regard to
fumigating q smoke-ho writes her
method OF curing meat, which IS well
: TO give as q variety Let the animal
heat get out OF the meat before salt
ing. Ten pounds OF salt Will suffice
for 100 ponds OF meat Rub we'll with
the salt and pack IN clean boxes ana
let it remain for six weeks closely
covered 70 exclude the air Then hang
by tho hook and smoke with hickory
wood daily for three weeks. The frat
OF March. take down and sprinkle the
flesh sido with saltpetre, and have
plenty of black pepper to sprinkle over
the flesh side and pack in boxes and
cover tightly. / have not seen a bug
ar skipper for years" THIS is the
old way, and good meat has been
made In this way. but 7 prefer the
pickle.