The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-23

tho same season as the red ton.
would SOW Il bushel of oats to prevent
getting them too thick for the grass
and would SOW Il mixture of ten pounds
OF timothy and ten pounds OF red top
an acre. and in early spring SOW on it
ten pounds of .ed clover seed. Then.
If the timothy passes the summer all
right, you Will still have moro hay
than the red top alone will make Az
ter turning heavy coat OF green
weeds. IL would have been wise to have
spread 1000 pounds of slaked lime an
acre and narrowed it in.
Adding Fertilizer After Sowing.
II intended to use Thomas phosphate
on some oats and italian rye grass, but
the fertilizer did not arrive in time, and
! went ahead and sowed tho seed.
which have terminated finely. WIN
IL hurt either of the plants to broad
east the Thomas phosphate over the
land now, or will the fertilizer deterio-
rate lying OH top the land" Go ahead
and apply the fertilizer. 1t will do
no HARM to tle plants. and will lose
nothing by lying on top tho soil In
fact ms The lime it carries naturally
sinks In the soil. tho phosphate will
do likewise. and tho soil always holds
or TO phosphorus till called for by
plant roots
PnsturinE Sheep and Goats.
Il have All excellent pasture along
good sized creek about so TO 80 feet
wide. Would sheep or goats cross
such stream? Cattle are scarce and
have not been able to secure enough
10 keep down the sprouts and weeds
In the pasture, which ] cannot NOV
on account OF the stuTnps. and
thought that sheep and goats will 90
tho work better than cattle" I think
that l could guarantee the sheep will
stay or your side Of the creek 90 feet
wide. but | would not do so FOR the
goats. tor there is no telling where q
goat VIII not go. except climb tree.
II they would stay on the pasture
there are no animals that beat goats
in keeping down sprouts, for they had
rather eat sprouts than grass Then
go 10 work and blow out the stumps
Improving In south Carolina.
correspondent in South Carolina
writes: II Will say for your encour-
agement that my Immediate commu-
nifty VIII SOW about 100 bushels Grim
son clover seed. whore last year less
than ten bushels were sown. have
one acre from which | cut three tons
OF vctch and oats-hay last year. and
planted in cotton this year: and care
rul farmers estimate that I with make
from a bale and a half to two bales
an acre And from all around l hear
Of the great wave OF Improvement in
farming that is spreading over the cot
ton States; ana Virginia will have to
stir up TO keep North and South Caro-
lima from passing her in production
Kidding Peas of Weeyiis.
do YOU know of 4 method by which
can rid peas OF wecvils 80 as TO keep
them good for spring sowing" I can
not remember the number OF times I
have replied 10 this question hero and
IN the farm papers. 1t il simply to
get some carbon bi-sulphidc. Put the
.aa.. I.D,- 1.s
tight. Then for 100 bushels pour a
pint OF the carbon bi-sulphidc in
pan and set IL on top the peas and
cover up tight and let il remain so
till the stun has all evaporated II
evaporates rapidly and the fumes are
heavier than air and Will sink through
the peas and kin every living thing
IN them. Handle the stuff with care,
and use II where there are no animals
and no fire, for the fumes will explode
from cigar.
Then get some moth balls that YOU
can buy cheaply and scatter them
the peas TO prevent any fur
ther insects attacking them.
preparing Lind for Corn.
- have field from which pea hay
has been cut, and there is :; good stub
Bile and lot Of second growth pea
vines on 1t. VIII il be best to turn
these under in November or wait TIL
spring? Ncighbors say wait till
spring" The dead pea vines and stub
bic Will he no protection from loss In
winter, what you need on the land Is
green growing crop 10 catch the
soluble nitrates that would otherwise
be washed from the soil. and you can
then return The growth to tho soil IN
the spring. Turn the stubble now, and
SOW rye on the land az winter cover,
and turn this IN the spring for corn
when not over knee high. That will
bring the rooted stubble up where it
viii be in the best position 10 feed
the corn. ana you VIII be increasing
the humus making material IN the soil.
Always have a green winter cover crop
on the land
A Piedmont Garden.
Bedford County: az have a garden.
mostly red CLAY. III the spring {; was
covered with stable manure literally
This Kept the soil wet, and it was not
BROKEN till after the freezes The re-
suit has been that the land was cloddy
and hard all the first part of sum
mer. Later, without additional ma
nurins. l planted second crop or
cncumbers. symllngs snaps and beets,
changing the location of each The
beets are about tho size of large mar
bles Al. the other things grew off
finely. and bid fair 20 make good crops
out ny TIE TINE they began TO bear
took blight and the vines all died
after making hardly anything Can
YOU tell mo the cause? Next time
intend 10 have the ltnd broken in early
winter az soon as al crops are on.
Would YOU advise that ule manure be
forked in or that the land be spaded
hfst ana the manure scattered on ton
AFTER II is broken Please reply in The
lhnes-Dispat ch? 80 Your land evident
~ needs hunus or vegetable decay to
mellow ii. Heavy applications OF ma
nure VIII tend 10 do this. hu. manure
lis not enough 10 make q balanced fer
tIlizer for the land: hence the reason
Tor the small beets with large tons
J our land does not need potash. as e
carrie. great supply OF this. but IL
docs need phosphoric acid to balance
'ne manure you arc applying. as the
garden IL not large and can be broken
~ hand, I would .radc It up deeply.
cover with manure and then aGd Basic
aia2 phosphate at rate OF 600 pouucs
an acre. and SOW rye thickly on the
iand. as YOU 90 not seem 10 he plant
M any winter crops Then the wv.