The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-28
WITH THE FARMERS
By Prof w. F. MASSEY

raise great many hogs aud have
been reading regarding the growing
OF alfalfa for pasture. Most Of my
land is rolling. some Shay, but all
Information you can give in regard
10 the sow.ig OF this plant to get
a good stand. L have considerable
area of land from which wheat and
oats were haIv vested in June. and J
thought that would try sorl. alfalfa
OF this. Have also small fed from
which criinscn clover was cut in June.
Please give me all the information
you can
If you intend sowing alfalfa az a
hog pasture solely. would advise You
to let IL alone. Alfalfa is Il fine hay
crop, bat not a pasture c:op. as thar
VIII soo! run IL out. However IL YOU
wish 10 Try it, you should break and
prepare the lana So as to SOW il al Ut
the last OF August After plowi.,; the
land, apply ton an acre OF slaked
linn. and harrow II in. Then harrow
In 100 pounds u acid phosphate an
acre, and SOW twenty-five pounds OF
seed an acre ana brush il in lgntiy
with smoothing harrow.
hut for hog feed. you can do far
letter with cowpeas sown in success
sion on lots TO be eaten in SUGGESTION.
Rape and crimson clover sown to-
gcther In late August, ten pounds each.
VIII make a fall and winter pasture
on the rape. and the hogs taksn OFF
later viii let the clover come on Tor
the spring, and then SOW early peas
and later ones for n succession. An
land can be worked III spring will
keep the hogs busy till the early peas
come on
Getting rid of Briers.
From Southampton County: IT have
been for some time reading what YOU
write IN The Times Dispatch on farm
Ing with q great deal ot interest, and
have one question which would
like you TO answer. and tnat is how
to get rid OF running briers? I have
tried every way | know. l break the
lard deep with two horses, disking 1t
before blowing and afterwards. Find
ing I did not destroy them, planted
peanuts and let the hogs root them,
but still have them
Il am only bothered on the river
la nd. OF which / have 200 acres. They
do not grow on heavy, black land, but
only on the light soil. | have not a
nrier on my COO acres on the hill |
live in Southa mpton County and grow
cotton, peanuts ana raise SInithiicld
hams Every piece Of the roots of
the -hriers you cut in piowins simply
makes a new plant and increases them.
The only way to get rid OF them is
10 prevent their making green tops
above ground. Constant moving off
the tops with the moving machine Is
the only way know TO destroy them.
No plant roots can long survive if not
allowed to make green leaves. You
Will find that one season of constant
clipping Will reduce them very greatly.
Then the next spring, SOW peas on the
land and trj the smothering process.
and NOV the peas for hay, and disk
the stubble and SOW crimson Glove!
thickly in the faN and NOW this in
the spring, and turn the stubble for
corn and keep the corn absolutely
clean Any briers that show after the
corn is laid By. you will have TO chop
off. MOI dig, but simply keep the tops
on. The moving machine is the great
est weed and brier destroyer.
Growing Roses.
''Will Professor Massey please tell
me how to make my roses grow. l
have them planted IN the sod in my
yard, and keep il dug from around
them and thcy scarcely grow at all
Vegetables, too grow slowly in my
garden. which has been In cultivation
only three years" Feeding and cul-
t!vatlng are the means for making
PAo1.iS % any sclt 5lpH- lNOStS are
gross feeders, and they should have
a good bed Of. rich soil and not be
crowded In the grass. Then give them
plenty OF old rotten manure. The
same is true of vegetable crops Heavy
manurng aided BY heavy application
OF fertilizer, deep breaking or the soil
and rapid cultivation are all needed for
the making OF rapid growth.
Sowing Onions.
III ! sow onion seed some time this
month (July) or first OF next month
can ! hope to get crop OF mature
bulbs before cold weather." Perhaps
mature, but the chances are that seed
sown now will make plants that will
SO through the winter before they ma
ture. Better SOW seed Of the Prize.
taker in August, and get good strong
plants and transplant them three
inches apart in rows sixteen inches
apart in October. and they will make
fine large onions next summer. But,
I doubt the possibility OF getting good
ripe onions from this late sowing.
Cows Breeding.
From Pittsylvania County: II read
what YOU write in The Times Dispatcl
with pleasure and profit Please tell
me. for the best welfare Of the COW.
and for the greatest production of
milk during The life OF the COW. how
often should she be allowed 20 have
calves?" know of no carefully CON
Quoted experiments that would decide
this question. The general practice
is to have the COW served as soon as
she comes in heat after calvins, and
then give her dry season before the
coming of another calf.