The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-08
Prof. Massey's Views
Progressive

is il better" ] am asked, Ito U
cold storage seed for late potatoes or
grow them from the early crop? Get
the cold storage potatoes II you want
10 make a crop for winter use, n
plant them in June o July az nave
often described.
My young peach trees are covered
with millions of lice writes a
friend. What shall | do for them,
Make Il strong tea OF obacco oy Don,
ing il in soapsuds and when cooi
spray the trees with this ana repeat
il TIL YOU are rid Of the aphldes.
II want TO cut soghum and let a
second growth come on ana mature
seed and turn hogs on Il. POSSIBLY
the second growth may mature, Out
keep all stock off the young green
second growth. for il is likely 10 Kill
cattle quickly, as il has been shown
that in this State it develops prusslc
acid. the most deadly poison known.
This will all disappear In the matured
crop.
am asked What is the best pas
ture for hogs, after peanuts and
%chufaS?' On strong n well fertl-
IlIeG SON Dwarf fLSStA rape III loVS
like rutabaga turnips in August n
cultivate several times, and at last
cultivation SOW crimson clover seed
among the rape. The rape will keep
tn. hogs eating till Christmas or lat
Ell. and when taken off the clover VIII
come oil for spring I'll
Every sort of bean this year here
i'll Mississippi writes "a friend,
seems affected by a roo disease. a
you tell me what it is and the RENE
dy?' If il is a disease and not the
result of rot lice, the best plan viii
be to send specimens TO your state
experiment station for study. They
are to do this, and advise;
while with a mere description in your
letter it would be gusswork for me.
Always consult your station on such
matters and send them specimens.
\ flower lover writes: My chrisan-
are infested with root lice,
changed the location of the beed by
the advice OF a professor at Clemson
College, but it mad NJ difference
What do YOU adviser" Chrisanthe.
NUNS are apt to be attacked not only
with the aphides on the roots bu
with black mes on the tops. Tobac
co is the sovereign specific against al
forms Of plant lice. If you ha'
III NbO " Will SASAAA
or dust, you would not have a them
You can still apply tobacco dust lib
orally around the plants, covering tn
soil between them, and it will max
a good fertilizer, too For the blac'
aphides on the tops spray with
strong decoction Of tobacco-stems j
hot water.
II have some crimson lover thu
l did not turn under" writes
friend, but let it die On the land, an
o there is a fine stand Of yOunge
clover on the land from self-sow
seed. Will it be we'll to let this stand
You had rather favorable condition
and the clover seed grew. But l fes
that it will amount to about the SAN
thing as spring sowing. The Glove
started SO early, will be likely to n
into bloom in the hot weather al
that will be the end Of it. l thir
that the chances are against its goiI
through the summer and next Wint<
and this is the great difficulty IN crir
son clover reseeding the land. If
does, it is done too early and Il
young plants either perish or run
seed and die. Still it will be inters
ing to let it stand and note what
does.
A farmer writes: What is the eau
OF lice on the oots oof corn? Is the
n remedy for them? Some Of !
~neigrbors to tell me that there 9
certain days to plant corn that win
free from Lice. and planted on 9th
days there will be lice. Is this
truth? No; it is simply one Of I
old superstitions hat some people
iieve The lice are still there beca,
the eggs were there and Matched.
YOU nd rut "A good Iot of tOba'
ste1" IA the burrows You would hi
ciic, ~ the lice. Tobacco stems in
III r*ed a. a fertilizer will prev
liz en- the roots, no matter what (
ycu r!ant. And il there are lice
tie soii. You will have them whetl
y"G liant che day or another. I
time of lapting is done so late in
seaScI. that the lice are over with,
thy are worse in the cool spring II
later.