The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-16

deaux mixture? In using Bordeaux
mixture to prevent blight could 1 not
use some lead arsenate with II TO kill
the beetles at the same time? If so.
in what proportion" For Il table
potato and q good cropper l like the
Sir Walter Raleigh and 1t Is also n
me keeper. But thorc Is one advant-
age in using the seed OF tho carly
varieties like the Irish Cobbler, that
have been kept in cold storage. This
IS that the late crop Will make the
very best of seed for next spring
planting I have seen these at Nor
folk, showing up very much better
than potatoes from the Maine seed.
and free OF the black shank disease
that is found IN MI the potatoes from
Maine. l have never used pyrox. AS
general funxicide there is nothing bet
ter than Bordeaux mixture. OF course
* la well to use lead arsenatc At tho
game timo with tho Bordeaux. about a
pound and a half 10 nifty gallons of the
Bordeaux mixture
Crimson Glover md DucIswhcat-
From Augusta County: Il want To
take your advice about sowing buck
wheat and crimson clover. Please adj
vice me Mt what stage OF maturity.
with what implement they should be
harvested and how cured. have
never been able to get this work done
do not know. and 1 cannot got good
advice from those l ask My cor
respondent appears to think that the
sowing OF crimson clover and buck
wheat Is for a hay crop or both. Tho
Suckwheat ie eown only as nurse crop
for the clover and It can be allowed TO
rpen. and be harvested and cured in
shock for the grain, while the clover
Will complete Its growth during the
winter and will be ready In spring
either to cut for hay or TO turn under
FOR corn. Il made into hay. tho clover
should be cut az soon ns In bloom and
before the heads elonFate and ,urn
brown, se in the lattor stare the hay
Will be dangerous to feed to horses
The buckwheat can be harvested with
the eaper rs other grain crops
From Hanover County: at have been
reading your columns in The Times
Dispatch have some light sandy
land from which ] cut n good crop OF
crimson clover and turned the stubblo
md planted corn. VIII It be best 10
seed to wheat this fall. or put 1t back
tn clover7 What kind of fertilizer
should I use? Used mono on tho corn.
There IS n good deal OF sorrel on the
land" l would plant cowpcas OF tho
Whtppoorwill variety among the corn
Mt laying by. Then let the corn ma
ture and cut II Off nj the ground and
cure in shocks. setting the shock rows
wide apart TO give you as much clear
ground a. possible Then, If the peas
have made n heavy growth. l would
cut them for hay Otherwise chop
them down with n disk harrow, going
over repeatedly till tho surface Is fine
On land OF that nature / would rather
gov winter turf oats than wheat Sow
these early IN September, and the next
summer You can follow them with peas
after harvest. Give the oats 400
pounds OF acid phosphate ana twenty
FIVE pounds OF muriate of potash nm
acre narrowed IN N the preparation
sown after the oats. you can SOW
crimson clover again TO follow with
corn.
Renovating Lawns
From Hampdcn-Sidney: Our college
campus is forty acres, with large oaks
over three fifths OF It The soil is n
few inches OF gray earth. and subsoil
red clay. Several years ago the open
spaces were lined and sown TO grass,
which did fairly well, but now is
about replaced by hroomsedge /
wish 10 make . test. of a eix-acre
space IN hope..of--getrng a good sod
on u. How shall l. do itr' / have
written personal reply briefly by
mail ard have given more mature
thought 10 th!s as there are doubt
less others who would like 10 Improve
their lawns. Nearly twenty-f five years
ago. when the North Carolina college
wae inaugurated. undertook the task
OF preparing the campus AS II was
September before the college opened
its doors. rather hastily plowcd the
land and put 1t in order. and sowcd
grass seed.
got no stand OF grass except or
some rad clay that had been thrown
out IN digging a well to get water 10,
The building This we'll filed NJ
but the clay was ell around II, and
there ! got grass. ] concluded that
what was needed was turning down
the sandy surface well and brlng.n 9
Up Some OF that red clay. did this
in very complete way In early
spring, and In May sowed oowp-a.
thickly over tho land These were al
loved to mature, and were turned
under when dead, and the land vel
prepared and sown with a m:xture o.
Blue grass Perennial Rye grass anc
little white clover. / got then
lawn that has been the admiration
OF every one since. Broomsedre ha,
como IN on your campus because In.
condition Were not favorable to bet
ter grasses. Had the lawn been an
nually topdressed with raw bone meal
ard some lime applied and brushed /,
about once in FIVE or six years tn
growth OF good grass would have pre-
vented the coming in of the broom
sedge. Now I would break the lane
As deeply as practicable and get som
of tina. red clay mixed With the gra,
soil. You can SOW an early maturing
cowpea e>ke the Whippoorwill. ant
get these mature enough TO turn un
der. Then SOW q mixture Of tel
pounds OF Perennial Rye grass, hv
pounds of Rcd Top and fifteen pound
of Kentucky Blue grass an acre. Blu
soon as the Land has been plowst
spread ! 300 pounds OF slaked lime a
more and harrow IL IN. in the prepare
tion for the seed. and give the Ian
a dressing OF 800 pounds OF acid phos
phate and twenty FIVE pounds OF murl
nte of potash an acre. After sow1n
me seed scatter p few pounds of whit
clover. which you cannot keep nike
with the lighter grass seed TIL
amount Of seed suggested is only
moderate sowing, and more will d
no harm. If the soil is dry when sowr
roll 1t smooth to pack the seed TO tn
Hx.,,