The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-16

run the mower every ten days in sea-
| sonable weather. Thereafter give the
grass an annual topdressing of bone
-four. and think you will keep a good
smooth turf.
From Stokes: al have cow giving
about four gallons OF milk daily and
seems In perfect health, and tho milk
is quite rich. But after standing
while II separates from the water like
sour, curdled milk and seems to be
three -fourths water She Is in low
ground pasture with plenty OF water.
What is the cause and what the RENEE
dy?' It is impossible for me to say
what Is the matter with the cow But
ii Is certain that some harmful bao-
terta get into tho milk. either from
where 1t Is kept. Try a change to
an upland pasture. If II was possible
to send some of the milk i'll It's normal
state to the experiment station at
Blacltsburg. The bacteriologist might
find out what Is the trouble.
Flcas.
From Prince Edward County:
Thanking you for tho instructions
given in other matters in The Times
get rid OF a post OF neas that have
come uTop us?" In the first place,
see chat no animals, like dogs. that
harbor fieas. arc allowed under the
house or porchos. If you keep dogs.
rub Persian insect powder well In
among their hair, and scatter the same
powder we'll around the house. 1t Ia
not poisonous to human beings, but
chokes the breathing pores In the in
scots rs insects breathe through pores
in their sides, and not through the
mouth Another good remedy is so
luton OF formalin placed in open
saucers. about IL tablespoonful to n
quart OF water. Pieces OF poke root
scattered around are death to many
The Persian insect powder so called,
Is the powdered flowers OF species
OF Pyrethrum. There Is a kind OF
II made In California under tho name
of Buhac that is very effective when
fresh.
Making n Pasture.
From Isle OF Wight County. II am
greatly interested in what you write
in The Times Dispatch. and every day
look over 1t to find something that
will be useful to me. Not finding just
what l want, ] write for information.
have small lot from which have
cut a good crop OF oats. and I want
to put II in grass permanently. and
would like to know how and what
grasses to SOW. Another lot | wish to
SOW In something that Will furnish
green food for my chickens next win
ter What Is best?" Plow and pre-
pare the oats stubble Mt once and
SOW Whippoorwill cowpeas, giving
them 800 pounds OF acid phosphate and
twenty five pounds of muriate OF pot
ash an acre. narrowed In in ire prep
aration of tho soil Turn these under
IN September, and get the land In
good order, and IN October SOW a mix
ture of ten pounds OF orchard grass.
five pounds OF Tall Meadow Oat
grass, and then. after sowing the
grass. SOW ten pounds OF medium red
clover seed and brush the whole I'm
with smooth harrow. On the lot for
the chickens. prepare the land we'll
and harrow in good lot of any COM
plctc fertilizer ut hand, and SOW
Dwarf Essex Rape seed about the last
OF August. DO not let the chickens
on it till late in the fall. and after
II Inns made good strong growth ana
II Will keep them picking nearly all
winter.
Getting Ready for AlfnIfn.
From Mecklenburg: 81 have rich
white blooming crimson clover, intend
ed for hay, but the weather turned
wet and 1t was not cut, and saved
the oats when mature. cutting them
high to leave ms much OF the clover
as possible. for II is still somewhat
green. i want to prepare the land for
sowing alfalfa In September. Is It not
too late to get peas on tho land?" No.
You can sew the New Era pea, which
natures In sixty days, and Will be
ready to NOV earlier than that. Give
the land good heavy application OF
acid phosphate and SOW the peas, and
you can either cut them for hay as the
pods turn yellow, or you can turn all
under in September and prepare the
land for alfalfa. by narrowing in n
good dressing Of lime
Growing Root Crops for Cattle.
Il want TO grow some root crops for
succulent winter feed for my cattle
Can / still SOW mangels or sugar heets?
If not, what kind of turnip will be
best Roots have not been so much
grown In this country since the advent
of the silo You can still grow a crop
or nanGels or OF sugar beets by SOW
ing the seed in strong and well-fertil-
ized land as soon is practicable But
Where one has n number of cattle it
Is bettor and cheaper to build n silo
and make corn silaSe for thom By
carefully made experiments years ago
L found that II cost three times as much
10 produce ton OF mangels as IT did
q tN'' VI NolH, Stilu lnat the Storing and
feeding of the roots cost much more
than the putting OF corn in the silo
and feeding 1t. The mangels may be
nearly or quite as good feed as tho
ensilnge. but one cannot AFFORD to make
beets at cost of SO a ton when he
can make corn at n cost OF 81 n ton, as
nave done. Growing my ensilage corn
on rich bottom land. got two CROPS
every year sowcd red clover seed
in the corn at last working, and the
next spring cut crop OF clover hay
ana turned the stubble and planted corn
4 again and repeated the process This
on moist land. with soil ten feet deep.
/ could be done very we'll. The clover
( hay paid for all the work Of the wear
and the corn really cost mo nothing.
But the actual cost. leaving out tho
clover was 81 a ton, and on the same
bottom land mangel wuzels cost me So
! a ton.
Romninc or Co.'S Lettuce.
#, From Nelson County: Il have been
very much interested in your very prao,
tical and useful articles in The Times,
Dispatch. and I write for further in
etructions with regard 10 lettuce.
have some OF the Cos or Romaine lot
Nh ie o.i1