The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-22


and you can plant peas, say three rows
between tho tree rows. but not too
close to the young trees, and cultivate
| these and tho trees we'll till July
| Then turn the peas down and SOW tho
| land to crimson clover to he turned
under In tho spring. by doing this and
using acid phosphate and potash lib.
orally, you can add humus to the SOIL
and greatly increase The growth OF the
trees
In the present orchard you can SOW
rye as late as November, and, as l
note that your letter received to-day
tScptember 81 Is dated August l. this
reply VIII hardly reach you in time
Tor YOU 10 send any orders to Patrick
County. II had had the address Of
those in charge of the orchard. | could
nave written direct. The general idea
In tho cultivation of n young orchard liz
to do all you can. through fcrtiliza-
ton and clean cultivation, to cncour-
age good growth in the trees. re-
! Numbering that the seasons growth is
usually made by July. and we then
SOW the winter cover TO give the wood
- chance to mature before winter.
Then the growing Of peas and clover
ana rye Is FOR increasing the organic
decay in the soil. making it moro fri
able and more retentive of moisture.
Getting the land well stocked with
| Vegetable decay, you VIII. Of course,
increase its fertility. and after 81. or
/ chard has a good development and is
put down in grass, the grass should
have top dressing every spring to
maintain and increase the fertility Of
the soil Take nothing out of the or
Chard but fruit, after il once gets TO
|
nual top dressing Of bone meal and
potash, and you shonId have a thrifty
end profitable orchard
Hotbed and Frame Snahes.
I have mentioned that you use
sashes on your garden frames with
frost. Where are these sashes made,
and what do they cost?" Mine were
made in Louisville, KY. but they arc
row made by all the builders of green
houses and frames in various cities.
and ] Will tell you exactly where TO
get them If you send p self-addrc ssed
stamped envelope. Mine are made o,
clear heart cypress. and these com
pletcly glazed. viii cost now not far
from - each. The cypress wood lasts
indefinitely, and. II kept painted. the
sashcs are good for :. lifetime
Frames for winter work should be
somewhat sunken or well banked
around with earth TO prevent frost
from creeping under Then. with the
dead air space between the two layers
of glass. no frost will get inside at a
zero temperature outside. ! SOW to-
lato seed In IA frame under these sashes
and they como all right, and as carly as
they can be handled outside With
these sashes one has no need for a
hotbcd At all. ret fan crop OF let
tucc heads about Christmas time, and
then clear out the frame and SOW seed
OF rad!shcs and bects In alternate rows.
six inches apart. The radishes Will
come out during the winter, and in
early March the sashes are taken of
the beets and used on other frames for
hardening of the carly tomato plants
and the beets are ready 10 pull by the
time the ones from spring sown seed
outside arc fairly above ground
with these sashes you can plant
vio'ets In the frames or paper white
narcisSus or Roman hyacinths and have
cut flowers during the winter. In fact.
the uses OF these sashcs arc innur9cr-
able. Then in summer. when there is
4 surplus Of fruit. VIC put the cut fruit
on trays and place them In the frame
and put on tho sashes and the fruit is
secure from flies and dries as nicely
as IL an evaporator. There is nothing
more useful than frames and double
glazed sashes in Il garden. use about
forty OF them, and have the frames OF
various sizes so THAI can devote them
10 different things.
The main thing Is 20 keep the soil In
the frames heavily enriched. and to
look after the watering and airing. =
Winter Cover Crop.
Eastern North Carolina: About
"a year ago purchased a
tract OF poor land on the
river here. Il is high and well drained,
light, sandy soil. but has never been
half cultivated. This year fortified
best crops ever made on IL OF corn and
cotton. Planted peas in the corn and
have cut and shocked it preparatory
to shredding, and expect 10 cut the
peas. feed about thirty head or cattle
and put the manure back on tho land
What is the best winter cover for this
land? Crimson clover. ! suppose. but
fear 1t may not do we'll the first sea
son, and l want TO get n small piece
inoculated SO that l can have inoculated
soil 10 use. Want TO follow the cotton
with corn, and the corn with cotton.
and then start n three-yea rotation.
There is an extensive deposit of mari
near the river. Does this indicate lime
in the soil?" I would COW rye on the
land and then SOW crimson clover, and
II the clover falls Il will only be the
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have as sandy land as anywhere. and
every one sows crimson clover. and no
one has ever taken the trouble to
inoculatc for 1t.
And yet 1t thrives wonderfully. Here
tho little gray-headed rabbt-foot clio
Yer grows everywhere and evidently
has inoculated the soil FOR crimson
clover, and | rather expect that you
have II in your land. as I have had
many specimens sent me this summe,
for name. The mari Will not indicate
that the whole of the land has plen-y
OF lime, and would be well to ties;
the soil for acidity by putting a slir
OF blue litmus paper in some wet soil
and II in half an hour it turns pink
1t indicates acidity in the soil Then
If Your deposit is a good she'll mari
you have all the lime You need. and
can spread it cheaply on the land
There VIII be no harm done by get
ting an artificial culture for the Grim
son clover and inoculate seed for an
acre. and note the difference an,
doing that here. merely to sec if
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