The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-28

cows. Now | hear that the second
growth Of sorghum Will Kill cattle.
Please tell me IL 1t Will be safe to
leed II green. that is. the second cut
tinS?' No. 1t is not safe to feed the
young green second growth OK sor-
ehun. These shoots develop the most
deadly poison known. hydrocyanic
acid, and Will often Kill cattle like Il
hshtning fash The peas and beans
would have made better soiling feed
without the sorghum, and If the cut
uns IL made before the plants bloom
therc VIII DC some second growth.
Cultivation OF Garden Vegetables.
From Hanover County: please tell
me through your columns in The
Times Dis patch when the cultivation
Of vegetables should cease. or whether
cultivation should continue through
me he OF the plants. Excepting corn,
which OF the vegetables VIII cross or
hybridize?' The duration OF the Gull
tYatlOn OF any crop VIII depend on the
nature OF the crop But as a rule,
cultivation stops when the plants reach
their productive stage or before. Plants
lkc tomatoes that hold the land for
good part OF the season, will need TO
have the grass cleaned out even after
they are fruiting It is better 20 cul-
tivate l!;,lc late than to stop 100
soon Plants OF the same species will
often cross readily, as the bees carry
the pollen 10 both varieties Summer
squashes and winrer squashes will
CROSS readily. and different varieties
OF the same species OF any kind of
crop let mature seed IN the garden
Will cross. But. contrary 10 the com
mon opinion. watermelons. cucumbers,
canteloupes and sQuashes VIII not
cross with each other
Sowing Among Corn.
From Prince Edward: what is best
10 SOW In corn at last working? What
IL best TO SON after corn has been cut?
Land not to be cultivated the follow
ing year. This is land am getting Up
Do not think II strong enough for red
clover. have an old yard that Was
overrun with honeysuckle Have
piewed II several times a year for two
years and am now working II in TO-
bacco 10 clean it. Want TO get IL in
grass this fall. What grass will be
hest TO sow The best th.ng 10 SOW
among corn at las, working viii be
cowpcas of the earlier sorts Ike the
Whippoorwill. Then after the corn is
cut disk down the peas and n
teen pounds an acre OF crimson clover
seed This can be turned under in
spring and peas sown with GONE acid
phosphate for hay. You say this land
is land you are trying 10 get up. and
you propose 70 let II stand unculti-
waited all summer Tina, is slow way
TO improve u. Far better have IL In
peas than In weeds Land never needs
resting Il needs feeding and the re-
stoTauon OF the humus To make a
lawn you must be liberal with the
grass seed and YOU cannot put the
seed on too thickly would SOW fifty
pounds OF grass seed per acre. made
up OF Perennial Rye grass Red Top
and Kentucky blue grass In equal parts
The land must be we'll prepared and
made ine and smooth well as we'll
-
win slant tooth smoothing harrow.
PInnting Potntocx I'm the Full.
Il am thinking OF planting some
Irish potatoes late In tho fall for Il
spring crop Can they be made a sue
cess? Ny idea is To plant them IN
straw and cover deeply. Have you
ever known this 10 be tried?" Yes.
and have tried it. but the difficulty
has beer that the potatoes Will invari-
ably get UP with the Arst warn. spell,
and viii generally get frosted back.
have never fourd any advantage in
fall planting over planting in Febru
arg March
EnrIy Potatoes VIII Not Keep.
From Surry County Il have Some
Very nice Early Rose potatoes. and /
notice that some OF the potatoes are
srrouting. especially those near the
surface. hate 10 dig them, as have
never had any luck in keeping early
by which l can keep tnem7' 1t is "a
mistake 10 leave potatoes in the
ground after they are mature. They
should have been taken up sooner and
put in the darkest and coolest place
you have. But while you can Keep
them for a TIM. they Will not keep
through the fall and winter Better
get seed out OF cold storage and plant
these at once and you can get a late
fall crop Or any OF your early crop
that are sproutins can be planted in
deep burrows and covered very lightly
till they grow strong, and then the
soil is worked to the mtill level. AL
never try to keep TIE early ones all
summer.
weeds In Pasture.
From augusta County: Il am anXi-
Gus TO avail myself of your Judgment
and experience. which I find interest
ing. useful, and scientific y few
Years ago seed OF chicory was intro
duced on my farm, probably in grass
seed But it is hero and my most
strenuous efforts failed 10 sundue II.
The Department, OF Agriculture and
the experiment station both say it is
not hard to keep down in cultivated
land. but is troublesome in pastures.
Will appreciate your reply" The chi
cory is in your pasture. and probably
you let IL grow till you see the blue
flowers all over the pasture. / have
seen it just that way. The best thing
and the only thing of use in the pas
ture 20 keep down weeds and briers
is the moving machine. Keep the
tops clipped and the roots will die.
Digging chicory simply increases it,
as the pieces of roots left will grow
at once. But as l note further that
you intend to turn the sod for corn
in spring. the best plan will be to turn
it in The fall and sow rye on the land
AS n winter cover. to turn under for
the corn, and thus bring the decayed
sod back where it Will be most useful.
Cultivate the corn clean and SOW peas
among it at last working, Then
when you yet that land back 70 grass
again. watch the first appearance OF
weeds and clip them off. The mower
is the best weed killer On the farm.