The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-25

I'm SfN derful tales printed
sfSS astsSsa IA about the great pro-
isSS3sss S$SSa fits in growing gin
Nissykss lsss$&y seng for tho Chinese
ssTS Sssaasr tsssSSISseiski are generally writ
tIsaea. ~ I&Ss&j en- in the in
SS&Ssh "a Nlst tcrest OF the men
Sfs.aaSt3 sssASsysH SSSsSt who are trying to
W. =. niassc!. get every one 10
buy their roots and seed If there
vas any such profit in tho crop these
mon would try 10 make 1t themselves
instead OF trying 10 get every one
else TO plant it. The men who are
selling roots and seed TO others are
about the only ones making profit in
ginseng The Chinese do not care for
the cultivated roots and prefer the
wild ones
Keeping stable Manure.
'Iiow shall I keep stable manure
from heating piled out in the wealth
orr" The best way TO keep stable
manure from heating Is TO haul 1t
out as fast as made and spread 1t on
the land that is to go in corn next
spring. II loses less there than any
where else, and will help tho crop
hotter by lying on the surface all
winter than turned under at once
stable manure Is not thing to store
without some loss. Mixing about 100
pounds OF acid phosphate TO the ton
Of manure Will to somo extent check
firing, and will increase the value of
tho manure But even If this Is mixed
with 1t the best place for It Is spread
on tho land.
Careful experiments made some
years ago at one OF tho experiment
stations showed the value OF spread
ON one plat OF ground manure was
spread and let remain on tho surface
all winter On another plot manure
was spread ut same time and plowed
under ut once. On n third plot the
manure was spread in the spring, and
al three plots plowed for corn. The
plot on which the manure had lain on
The surface al winter made a great
deal better corn than either OF the
others. Many farmers imagine that
10y mixing manure and dirt and all
sorts of things in sort of compost,
they are adding TO Its value. when in
5aot they are simply making a larger
bulk Of poorer material
The gardener needs to have old and
nne manure, and in his case II NAV
pay TO pile and turn and rot the ma
rure 10 get 1t nno, even though there
Is less In the process. But the general
farmer IS simply wasting time, and
manure in composing or piling It
Manure can be kept with little loss in
box stalls with animals tramping il
and Keeping the air out but as soon
AS IL is looscned up the air gets into
80 and the loss of ammonia begins.
Plaster was formerly used 10 prevent
loss. and 1t does fairly well. but the
acid phosphate, carrying 30 per cent
of plaster naturally, Will answer the
same purpose and viii add plant food
value 70 the manure, while the plaster
docs not.
Fnli-ncarins strawbcrries.
Would You advise putting out the
lail-hearine strawberry superb on any
large scale? Is 1t really n fall bear
ing variety, and IS II necessary to
keep The blooms removed iii 1st of
August TO set fall crop. or will
Il bear from the first OF the season
continually Would it pay to grow
Them Tor a local market" The superb
IS continuous bearer, producing fruir
all summer and rather more in the
fan than ut other times The fruit
has been in our market this fall for
over a month and has sold ut retail
uniformly at 8 cents n quart box.
believe that il will pay to grow for
lone market The fruit is not ns
IS remarkably sweet It is IN nv
opinion the best fan bearer
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WI u PAY 70 soy wheat on land
.-@' has pceh ylps Idle two years
".'g nov mas GOOD CROWN OF weeds
and grass on it, Land that is let
sFoW weeds al! summer and not
'toNe" u. october cannot be expect
g 70 make good wheat crop since
ou cahnot now set the soil into the
st settled condition for wheat Had
re iaHow oeen broken In August and
NC land Kept diskcd and narrowed,
y "ouIo nave heen Ia fine condition
ION 70 SOW wheat on But why. in
~" Gase' deier N preparation OF
INC son ti IL IS time wheat was
ho"n' ana then ASK about blowing
Ne laha Aou seem To think that the
l@lo mas neen res Ing. When In fact II