The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-02


EssSsssS sasA SSssSS ileaso advise me
I~sasassaxsSkSStsa2sEA whether il VIII be
W. l.. Massey. well to SOW wheat
Ga the sam. land. and what Kind or
4. fertilizer To use with wheat or With
n out it, YOU can SOW the grass seed
with wheat. but believe that YOU can
Ect Better stand ot grass from SOW
ING the grass alone. sun. il it is
matter OF economy. tho wheat VIII help
i'm ths expense Of getting the land III
: grass. What fertilizer 10 use VIII de-
pend on the needs Of the soil and the
charactc. OF the land. | always feel
that IL is a sort of quuckery 10 advise
in regard 10 tho uso of fertilizers on
land Of when | am ignorant Where
wheat comes i'm after heed cror that
has had manfred sod turned under
in the spring. / would simply use acid
phosphate literally. Al any rate. do
not think tina; amy land along the Biuc
Ridge foothills needs potash III fer
tiltzer II the hUmus content of the
SOIL IS maintained. On land that has
not been treated with legumes IL max
I he we'll TO use little potash till
proper treatment has brought the
abundant store or potash in all tina.
soil into use Without any intorna-
lior in regard 10 the kind OF land or
its past treatment. ! can only suS-
cest what is a fair fertilizer Tor wheat
and grass Mix LOO pounds of Is per
ton<eed meal and loo pounds OF muri-
ate Of potash to mako ton. and or
this use not less than 500 pounds an
acre, and 500 pounds will loo better.
suckers on Trees.
You say that pruning IL summer
CHECKS growth But when young
apples have developed = big lot OF
suckers below the head. are not these
drawing on the roots and injuring the
trees, and should they not be cut or"
have tried to explain this matter as
fully l can. but you DO not seem
70 understand what mean
Put II down rs q fact that the suck
ers- instead Of drawing on the roots
are helping make stronger roots 1t
would have been better to not have
allowed them 70 start, and thus -
have thrown al tho growth into the
proper limbs OF tho trees, but they
have been allowed TO grow. I would
lst Thorn grow till the leaves are on
and then qruue IheIni away They
have. s. ! have said, been helping 10
make stronger roots, and these
stronger roots will be able 10 gather
more plant food in the water than
tney SEND ~ in the spring. and thus
W3il make = stronger growth in the
remaining limbs Bu; Il, after these
suckers have grown 10Y some time.
you ent Jhem ~ in summer YOU
Check The roots they We're forming. and
tie =rowth az tho tree Is checked.
Had they met leen allowed 70 start
and make roots il woUld have been
all r.rhl Hur. remember. that roots
are The p-Cduct OF leaves and stem
ana not stems 81 roots Under proper
conditions, a piece OF . stem used rs
. cutting VIII make roots.
The Flower Garden in The Fall.
A country homo should always have
plenty or flowers. shrubhcry and trees
TO make j, really Eomolihc Mau-
people, seeing Ltautifui beds ~ tulips,
A\a'irils AL- uarC!ssus IN tuc spring.
iQrg.i te-' these must be planted I'm
the fan Sow IS the time 70 got these
bulbs Bought by ~, hundred they
are now SOLD rs the sccdsmeu NJ very
low prices. ana il takes hut q few dol
lars 10 make soTae very pretty beds
The carly tulips especially arc not
only cheap. hut make a. snowy q bed
in spring a any other nowcrs For
- or IS one can g-u tulips enough
10 make q very snowy bed Then the
large yellow trumpet narcissus are
cheap. and very snowy and there are
now white varieties like Mrs Lang
try. that are later and pretty. More
recently there ..iaVc been introduced
hybrids Of tha-PC.et.s harcissus and The
White Paper narclssus that are called
Poet"z narclssus They max. flowers.
like the i'octs uarclssus, hut in large
clusters like the Paper White. and are
Very hardy. Two varieties Irene and
Elvira. are hnc The Paper White
narcissus is claimed TO he tender buy
if YOU do not plant them t:ll the soil
Is cold they VIII winter all right but
planted carly they VIII start 10 grow
81 once, ard viii Get hurt. win
tered them outdoors IN Tic hard win
ter Of lell-l2, When the soil iroze =
foot deep
Seed Of the phlox prummondi sovyn
now viii winter All right and win
bloom q great deal earlier Than seed
aowA ~ spzins u.s. on my frames