The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28

spring and run It one year. and then
turn for corn again. The land now in
corn should not be allowed to remain
bare all winter. You can sow rye on
it, and turn the rye under In the
spring, and harrow In 1000 pounds Of
lime and SOW TO co&peas for hay, and
then disk the stubbts fine for wheat
in the fall, using tie acid phosphate
here too Sow bushel of rye an acre
1t will be far better to get disk
harrow for this work. The peas sown
in spring will also be greatly helped
by some acid phosphate, and on slaty
land some muriate of potash. about
twenty five pounds an acre.
II the crimson clover among the corn
on the bottom land winters we'll YOU
ear pasture it in the spring till il
shows bloom here and there, and then
turn 1t under for the corn. Then after
the corn is cut YOU can harrow the
land we'll with disk or cultivator about
three or four inches deep and SOW
wheat, and seed TO grass mixture
for hay. sowing twelve pounds OF
timothy and eight pounds of red top
grass seed. and in the spring SOW a
few pounds OF red clover on the wheat
Give wheat and grass the same acid
phosphate advised before for wheat
l trust that l have fairly replied to
your questions. But YOU should put
Your land into regular rotation of
crops and stick to the rotation for it's
Improvement, making the fields a. near
Of a size as practicable. You do not
inform me how much land YOU have in
all, or could advise further in re-
gard to a rotation.
Making Pen Vine Huy
From southampton County: II have
field of peas and have had no eX-
perience in handling pea vine hay
When is the time to cut them, III bloom
or when peas begin to form? How
is the best way TO save the hay in
this damp climate? Have a small barn
arranged in tiers as | described to
you some time ago, but it Will not be-
gin TO hold this crop. 1 think there
will be three tons an acre. as they are
very thick, and now waist high. and
have not bloomed." 1t seems that you
have very late variety of peas. The
time to make hay in the best condi-
tion is when the pods are filled and
turning yellow. 1 cut peas only in the
morning till noon, and have found it
o; advantage TO have tedder run
right after the mowers to keep the
hay tossed up and hasten the willing.
L
wtndrows Next morning turn the wind
rows with the rake and that afternoon
put this hay in cocks while the second
mornings cutting is being raked. Then
as soon as the hay in the cocks has
wilted enough to wiring no sap from
handful haul it to the barn.
1t is not at all necessary TO have
tiers, but put it in and then let il alone
II II heats, let ii heat, and il will cure
Al ifrh hitf
20 coll it YOU will have mouldy hay.
NOW have done this for thirty years,
and never lost any hay. and hundreds
OF others have found the same plan
good, while here and there l have heard
from others that they tried to follow
my plan and had mouldy hay. They
simply cut it too green or stored too
green. There is, in fact. no hay more
easy to make than pea vine hay, IL YOU
SIMPLY let II cure, and do not monkey
with all sorts OF contrivances to spoil
IT. Your tiers in the barn will cure it,
nut are not necessary, for il will cure
IN bulk all right. In lack of barn room
YOU can stack ii on rails to keep il off
he ground, and by covering the stacks
with straw or a regular stack cover
OF oiled cotton cloth, IL will cure and
Keep in stacks very well. The import
ant part is to get il in the barn or
stack while TIE leaves are still limp,
Tor ii the hay is left out till the leaves
are dry and crisp you will have n lot
oi dry stems and lose the leaves, which
ore the best part of the hay.
Tcrrnpin Bugs Again.
From North Carolina: The terrapin
bugs arc SwarminE over on the weeds
and grass and into my rutabagas from
Il ncighbor's collard patch, and | fear
I they Will completely destroy the ruta-
bagas. What shall | do Where they
20. -
with pure kerosene and stop them from
getting on plants you want 10 save.
strong kerosene emulsion will Kill
them, but may damage the turnips, but
| u is choice of two evils. for they will
destroy the turnips and you can afford
10 run some risk with the emulsion.
To make the emulsion, dissolve half a
pound OF common hard soap in a gallon
ci boiling water, soft water. rain water
lest. Then add two gallons OF kero
*cnc and churn the mixture until the
soapsuds and kerosene unite in Il
creamy emulsion. Then dilute with ten
gallons of hot water. This is a strong
dilution, ana it must be strong to ed
siroy the bugs. Spray with a fine noz-
gle, merely dampeninr the bugs and
/ 1t may not hurt the rutahagaS. The
best way 10 crcumvent these bugs is
as ] described to another correspon
cent, by sowing m stard nearby and
. Ni'c'l 'HeE gunner on IL spray them with
l pure kerosene.
sweet PotntncS on Glover Sod.
! ON q strong piece of land | turned
jr clover sod and planted sweet pota-
+ toes Ihcy have grown luXuriantly.
ut the potArocS arc very small, and it
would seem that the plant food is now
well balanced. Can anything be done
low 10 help the CROP rather fear
mat you can do nothing now that will
make the bOtItacS. ,,;.,.,
81 land YOU turned down a clover sod
ana added good deal OF organic nitro
gen. II YOU had at the same time given
me potatoes heavy dressing Of acid
phosphate and sulph.t-c OF potash. the
rank growth Of the vines would have
hcen no hindrance to making OF good
potatoes.
The trouble is an excess of nitrogen
! ana d"hciency of phosphates ana pot
ash You might try now AN apnlica
Noh OF 500 pounds an acre of acid
, phosphate and Twenty-Five pounds az