The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-31


rouSher and more one-sidcd than the
later varieties. and the foliage on these
early tomatoes is so thin that they are
apt TO suffer from exposure to the SUM-
The later ones with heavy foliage will
usually do better. Spraying with Bor-
deauX mixture will prevent blight and
the fungus rots. but the tip rot at the
blossom end is caused by dry. hot
weather. and no spraying Will prevent
IT OF course, YOU should keep or
spraying, especially your later plants.
Yes, the Bermuda is the same grass
called wireErass in Virginia and North
Carolina. But. all the same it is a
very valuable pasture grass in the
lower Tidewatcr section and south
ward.
Marketing Catalogues.
This is the first season l have grown
cantaloupes for market and have
never seen any crates for packing
them. Please tell me what kind of n
crate is used The crates used here
for cantaloupcs are what are called
forty -fves That is. they hold forty
five OF the average size of the Rocky
Ford melons. Larger melons are pack
ed in the same sized crates but should
not be mixed The eXtra-sized ones
sometimes bring more money. The
growers call these Jumbos, and IL takes
few OF them to fiji the crates. OF course
But do not mix them with the forty
lives You are in Accomac County. and
II is n short trip to Pocomoke City,
Md where YOU can get the crates or
from any of the mills at Salisbury. Md.
where l live. Simply order cantaloupe
crates and the mills know all about
them, for they are used here in thou
sands
Second Growth Sorghum
II Is stated that it is dangerous to
allow cattle TO eat the second growth
of cut down sorghum If this growth
is allowed TO stand and is cut and cured
VIII 1T stili be dangerous feed" | do
hot ,hlhk that as the growth natures.
ana the forage is cured, that there will
pe any danger IN feeding il. In fact,
the production of Prutssic acid in the
young second shoots, which kills cattla
very suddenly, is not at all uniform in
the growth. and often the second
growth Will be harmless StiU II is
pest not to risk cattle as an experi
intn'' ior II the poison is there ii Kills
very suddenly. but seems to disnpprar
III the more mature growth
Crimson Glover md ONT.
would 1t pay to fertilze crimson
cover on medium good land. where il
has been grown and shoulS II he ,i :,
on Wheh the seed are sown. and what
kind? VIII oats do we'll after corn
on gray or sandy soil? 1t was broad
casied with manure and opo cron
Oh crimson clover turned under for the
corn What kind OF fertilizer should
use on the oats this fall?" IT ALWAYS
pays TO give crimson clover some acid
phosphate or better SIN, Thomas
phosphate at sowing time, and on
gray or sandy soil some potash too.
nut on the general red CLAW or your
Piedmont section the potash will hard.
~ be needed Winter oats thrive he,.
Yer than wheat on land such as YOU
describe, and especially after corn th;et
mas mad manfred clover sod turned
under. You will cut the corn off
ana shock It of course. Then disk the
land tine, going over and over and
tramp II with teams to compact thc
SOL. Then drill the oats in Septem.
Der and give them 500 pounds of acid
phosphate and twenty pounds of muri
ate or potash an acre. Sow two ia
two and half bushels OF oats an Gre
How early can crimson clover be
soWn to make stand assured.
would like to get stronger fall
growth than have been getting"
In the upper Piedmont section
would say that any time after the lst
OF August will be pretty sure 10 give
YOU the stand. In fact. 1t has been
sown with success in July. but there
IS serious risk that il may he killed
In The lower part of the State Septem-
Der is carly enough, while up in the
lower Valley July Will be all right
Wcedy Strawberry Patch.
MY strawberry patch has gotten
fun of white clover and do not
Know now TO rot il cleaned out Can
YOU suggest any PLAN" Yes Plow
the whole under and plant some late
crop on the land. II doea not pay to
try 10 clean a weedy strawberry patch
no
every fall, The fall-pianted plant.
Will make partial crop tho next
spring, and II properly cared for. a
fun crop the second spring Then turn
them under and plant something else
ON INC land. II is far easier to plant
new beds than 10 try 10 keen old ones
clean II YOU grow the strawberries
In hills and keep the runners off. YOU
can keep down the weeds and keep the
patch in bearing longer But this
method Involves more labor Where
one has.plenty OF small flower pots. the
best plan for replanting the beds. is to
take the runners az soon as they have
started little roots an inch long. and
plant them in three-inch pots pack
these close together in frame and
shade wiki laths or cheese cloth and
they make very strong plants. that
can be turned out of the pots and
planted so That they viii make fun
crop the mex, spring This is really
the REST way TO keep up home plan
tation OF strawberries
Some of the Newer SmnII Fruits.
The new fan bearing strawberries
arc certainly a success. have tested
but the one variety, the Superb and
II Is really fine straw berry. and in
favorable season will fruit all
through the summer and fall The
Amcricus is claimed to he even better
have planted il this spring. but as
yet cannot say what II will do.
The ST Regis raspberry has made
good II bears fair crop in the usual
raspberry season and the young
growth Of the present season makes
& very good crop in the fall
I The Naticoke blackberry Is q ire
mcndous grower and the latest variety
/ | know II VIE porlong the black
berry season for weeks In fact there
were last fan few berries still left
the last OF September. Taking the
Lucrctia dewbcrry for the start, and
following with early harvest black
berry, Erie and then the Narticole we
can make a very long season of the