The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-08
pounds bone to the acre and cultivate
more freouently and .hallnw


more frequently and shallow
HIS neighbours laughed at him for
using lime in limestone country.
but he paid no heed TO them and fol-
lowed out the plan. He was rewarded
at harvest time by yield almost
double what he had been making.
Before this he had troubles all his own
in getting a stand of clover. Now
his practice is to disc the corn stubble
and SOW wheat, using no additional
fertilizer. disc or pillow the wheat
stubble the following year. as soon as
the wheat Is removed from the land.
and SOW clover alone about August.
The result is as fine crops OF clover as
the land ever produced. And to-day
his neishbors are doing exactly what
he did, With the same results
In counties where tomatoes are
grown extensively. the demonstration
agent is rendering valuable aid TO tho
farmer by assisting him to get
fertilizer more suitable for the par
ticular piece OF land he expects to
work. different lands requiring differ
ent fertilizers.
Boys Corn Clubs.
ne buys SOIH SluO IL pEOOdoIy
tracing as much attention as any
branch OF our work. Remembering
the droughts OF .he past three sum-
mers. numbers of the boys decided to
plant their acre on bottom land this
year. The recent heavy rains caused
many of the streams to overflow, COW
erip4 up the young corn in some in
stances. and washing II entirely away
in others. Theso boys are not discour-
aged at this loss. but have como ahead
and reordered this land and are plant
ing It over again. Sometimes troubles
confront these boys To show how they
arise and meet these conditions. will
relate an incident which came under
my observation two years ago.
A boy had an acre OF corn directly
across the road from his fathers wheat
A few days after the wheat was cut
ch!nch hugs began to make their ap-
pearance IN the boys corn in countless
numbers He went TO n nearby store
and Dough. all the tanglefoot or fly
paper the merchant had and placed
II all along one side OF the acre next
to the road. He soon had millions OF
chnch bugs caught, but still others
came on over the bodies OF their dead
companions. He next tried pouring
kerosene oil on the stalks on which
lnere were DuSS. lHiS hllleU the pug
all right, but 1t also killed the corn.
The little fellow. not to be outdone.
next procured a lot of old tobacco
stalks from the barn and put them in a
large pot, tfiled 1t with water. made a
fire around 1t and boiled IT, After
II had cooled sufficiently he poured
soma of this connection all over the
stalks on which there weis bugs
This not only killed the bugs. but
stimulated the growth OF the corn.
Bright outlook.
The corn crop this year Is starting
out In most instances under favorable
conditions. Where proper attention
was paid to the selection of seed, good
stands are reported. though wire
worms are doing damage in some sec
tions. In every country through which
travel / notice some good fields Of
alfalfa and sometimes some poor ones.
In nearly every instance upon inquiry
find that the man who succeeded
with 1t followed demonstration meth
DDS. the one who failed left undone
some OF the things necessary for It's
growth
This brings me to the conclusion
that there Is some land in every county
In this State OF ours that will grow
alfalfa successfully when treated prop
erly. Owing to the extreme dry weather
in April and early part OF May. the first
cutting did not get as much height
as usual. but now that there has been
an abundance OF rain, the second cut
ting bids fair to make q good yield.
In Northern Virginia.
William C. Shackleford. Jr.. who has
charge Of "a section OF Northern Vir-
sinia. writes:
have seventeen counties under my
supervision, and try to visit each
county as often as possible. making