The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-22
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY



bed.
Growing Navy Beans.
can't we grow the white navy bean
here as well as those that come from,
the North? All sorts Of snap beans
grow iincly here. and cannot Sc.
why we should not grow the white
dry beans"
Yes. YOU can grow them, but vol,
VIII find that in the more humid eli
mate here you VIII have n far larger.
percentage Of damaged beans and :,
great expense Of hand picking Ger
tam crops naturally centre where tho
climatic conditions arc most Favorable
to their profitable production. Tho
white beans are grown more prohtably
In canada and Western New York than
they can possibly be grown in tho
south. We can beat the North grow
lng blackeyo peas. and. to my Eastern
shore taste. these are better eating
than the navy beans Better stick 70
the crops that suit your climate, ana
leave the beans to the Northern beam
growers
The best vurietie. of Cowpens.
Eastern Shore: viii you kindly ad
wise what variety OF cow peas are best
for high Norfolk sandy loan land
as follows:
=. The best variety for soil i'm
provcmcnt
g. Tho best variety for hay
For the Improvement OF the soil IN,
best peas viii be the ones that make
the heaviest growth OF vine Tho VA
riety that does this IS the pea calleG
the Unknown, and recently named TIC
wonderful. This is u very late p.n
and the strongcat grower Of any !,
VIII mako very good seed crop. too
it the season is late enough for (,
Tho best crop for seed-making can u.
made from tho earlier varieties like
inc New Era and the WhippoorwiiI
rrooaDiy in your section tho WHIP
pooTwill VIII be the bcst To make "a
good crop OF seed do not SOW too
carly Later sowing makes less vino
growth ana more peas Covpens ARC
not heavy seed-makers as a rule. ana
10 get the best seed crop ths peas
should be planted In threo-foot rows
and cultivated several times Then
you can harvest them with tho koy.
stone pea harvester. Tho best hnv
crop can be made by tho Unknown or
WONDERFUL Tho only difficulty IL its
iateness 1t grows very erect AT tho
start, and later runs In every dlrec-
ton. have known IL TO lnnko ,i,,.s
hftcen feet long But It's early cree,
growth makes II really more easy 10
nov than some OF the varieties that
run from tho start and get tangled
For hay, early sowing or not later
than June l. is best while several
weeks later Will be better FOR seed
making You can make good crops
OF hay with tho Clay or the larr.
Black pea. ond these would be safcr
than the Wonderful
Preparing for Next Year yyhc,t
A!bcmarlc County ~ am blowing un
n meadow which has been In timothv
for three years. and VIII SOW cowreas
ON II In May or early juno 10 DO FOL
loved By wheat or oata next fall ana
then in mixed clovers oud alfalfa.
Would YOU advise sowing rye to turn
under ~ the spring. Il II can 7bc rot
Ten In by December l02 Please rcplv
III your columns In The Times Dis
patch
II is barely possible that in your soc
ton. re sown now will succeed or
course. rye Is very hardy. aud It may
To" as well TO take the risk rather than
TO leave the land bare all winter Then
give the peas a good duplication OF
acid phosphate, and NOW them for hay.
for YOU can get better wheat than by
turning the whole under for at that
time II would b. hard 10 get the SOIL
conpactcd we'll az winter grain de
mands After cutting Tho peas.
would use the disk harrow thoroughly.
and make the surface three or four
inches as fine as posd bio bat would not
plow deeply AT that late season. The
spring p!oWIng for Tie peas should be
very thorough. and thtn lot remain
settled in tho fail The more YOU go
over with disk ana spike harrow in pre-.
pairing for the wheat or oats the bet
ter. for the more tho sol, l. trampod
by teams and the surface made .ne
the better. Then sow the clover mix
ture In the spring on the grain.
F~rtiiIzinE Wheat In Spring.
II have abou, 100 acres now in wheat
on red clay soil. which I wish 10 fer
tiiiye in the spring and also to SOW rcd
clover Plensc advise me in this re
gard | would SOW the clover seed
on frosty mornings In late February or
early March. when the soil Is cracked
by frost and the thawing VIII cover tho
seed. Sow plenty OF seed ] have al
ways found that ii pays TO SOW fttecn
pounds an acre. Az to the Fertilization,
wait ill tho growih starts, and then
apply n mixture OF 500 pounds OF acid
phosphate and scvcnty-hvc pounds OF
nitrate of soda AN acre. Sow this when
the leaves arc dry TO prevent any scald
ing effect from tho nitrate.