The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-10

nowadays ] have no doubt that where
the soil IS not Well prepared previous
IS tie sowing ia burrows may be a
GOOD winter protection. But If land is
well -preparcd carly ana the surface
SOL made nnc and well-sot,iod. am
sure that drilling with i regular
wheat drill VIII give better crops OF
oats. and will be no more liable u
winter KIN than thosc IN the open FUR
rows Where the farmer dcfers sow
Ing hts oats this late h" had a. well
SOW them in tho burrows. as II IL late
low for fall sowing, ana they win
stand better chance hi the burrows.
ths open furro.v nethod ] think has
resulted from the imperfect prcpara-
ton Of tho soil and consequent winter
killing on rough ana rcorly prepared
land With soil properly prepared ana
ITO oats sown 10 later than middle
~ October tho wheat driil Is tie hcS:
ming - use for sowing oats.
Ncncs,ins LAWN.
lave a large old lawn. when /
Fo' The .property there seemed TO b.
90 much good grass to pillow il up
and reseed II. Therefore ] gave 81 u
good top dressing o. stable manure
last winter. rakcd IL or In the spring.
:ih u helped II I. great doal. Sow
want 10 eivc II another coat this win
appiy tho manure now OF later tn the
winter, and how long ii should remain
cn the lawn Is there anything else I
could add that VIII assist III bringing IL
upf' Dressing lawns WIN stable ma
azure IN winter IL i vory common prac-
lice whcr" | live. and IN my opinion
u not the best for Lawn FOR the ma
nure brings in chickwced and crab
grass ANA weeds, while il does On
courage the grass
never us. stable manure on ms
lawn. The best thing know for Il
lawn is ino bone dust and nitrate Of
soda. would mis- i've parts OF bon.
Dust and one part ~ nitrate Of soda,
aud apply il in the spring. just as
growth starts. one OF the best winter
applications 10 4 lawn IS tobacco dust
,ha. YOU can got from tho smoking to-
hacco factories. You cau rut this on
a6 thickly a. YOU choose. ana IL Win
al have disappeared by spring Then
~ spring ana summer run the mower
inst as often az the grass VIII catch,
aud lave all tho cut grass on the lawn,
and IT, too. VIII soon disappear and
,rill 'hickeu tho sod. Letting the grass
got too tan amt then rakinR IL of i'm
that thickens the sod bette, than let
ting the cut grass lla where cut II
Nou Urc manure. pat X on HOW and
Iako of early IN March.
More About Corn Smut.
pyvha, causes knutty cars OF corn
some hay II is ,h. ground. others dry
weather This year planted corn on
land ,het has MOI boon III corn for
Years seemed 10 bc MS much smut IN
oua field as another. turned under 4
crop OF ryo and fertilizcd with 200
,,nu,6s ~ io-4 npDlied with Il wheat
arill on 0old vas IN corn three years
ago. oats. peas ana rye rotated Is
mere any way 10 prevent the smut?
can seed be soaked In Il solution Ike
wheat ana ontsg had q fair stand Of
corn. but The smut cut the yield very
Considerably VIII The fodder be dan
rnrouE to feed cows and horsesw' corn
Snt,, IL no, carried BY the seed like
III. seed OF wheat and oats and no
treatment OF the seed will have any
effect Tho smut is tho fruit!ng Of the
func,us ,lon, TINT has hecn growing in
the corn ali summer Every grain Of
Tho black mass Is capable OF growing
llkc 4 seed Cattle car eat the srnutty
corn without any danger, but then
ihcy VIII spread the spores in the
manure and that is the way il gen
emily gets into the field; the spores
aNsIv.ring to seed. get into tho corn
fttn tie soil ms the corn terminates
.tU6 1T no other time. After corn is i
foot high you might III the top with
sfatit shores and not one OF them would
crow Then to avoid smut in corn. the
Thing 10 do ia to keep the smutty
stalks out OF tho farmyard In cutting
,bc corn. leave tie smutty stalks IN
Nc aold. and then cut them separately
ana plo and burn them. IL cattle eat
tho smutty stalks and then 70 on the
held. their droppings will infect the
soil ana you will have smut mora
plon.ifullv Keen tho spores out OF
,hn feed and out Of tho barnyard. and
Won win have less smut.
p,pr,np ami KccpInr Irish potutoe,
.7I7l.a.a ,rtyc ~. some Information IN
roonra n gathering and loo,Dinr Irish
potntoce esnccially those intended for
scnd nurposcs9" If Won are growing n
cron Of late notatoes OF the early va
ricttae Tor secd there ia no especial
,ronbIo ohout gathering ana keeping
,be,n whore the pota:ocs are grown
an +, largo scale IL will nav to have
ono Of Inc elevator diegers to get the
cron out. But ordinarily this can DO
done with u two horse pillow after frost
has cut tho vines Then the potatoes
should be stored in n cellar that Is to-
tally dark and not very warm. for n
tnmncrature around thirty-nvc degrees
win he warm enough. and In your sec
lion you yin have TO admit the night
air Mt times and close UP in daytime
10 keep tho cellar cool enough They
can he buried outdoors and covered