The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20

- ""SSeJ' sowing the seed AS
early in spring as tho soil can be
worked In good order. Tho late gum
iner and fall crop is usually the best.
Crop Rotation.
Edgecombe County. ~ CAS- you
Know. our principal crops In Edge
combe are corn. peanuts and cotton,
and as have started feeding cattle,
VIII use much hay for the work teams
as well as for tho cattle in connection
with cnsilage, and i will appreciate
very much three-year rotation by
which L can bring the land up to
nigh state OF production. Which IS the
best TO use. rock phosphate. at sS.25
a ton In sacks, or acid phosphate. at
$1,000 q ton? Will use part of the
rock or the acid phosphat TO mix in
manure az distributed on clover sod.
j shall also use some cotton seed meal
and hulls In feeding cattle. What
would be a reasonable ration including
hiiage and hay? l appreciate very
much the advice heretofore reccivd."
Corn. cotton and peanuts will make
rather too many hoed crops for n
three-year rotation, and az / gather
that you Intend to make stock feeding
something moro of n specially, l would
leave out the peanut crop and make the
rotation with corn. oats and cotton.
That is, starting with corn. work 1t
shallow and level and SOW peas among
II at last working. Cut the corn at
maturity and shock 1t for curing.
Then II the peas have grown very
heavy. NOW them for hay. Then disk
the soil fine as possible by going over
and over with disk and spike harrow,
and drill in winter oats IN September
or early October two bushels an acre
After harvesting the oats. break the
stubblo we'll and SOW peas again for
hay ana SOW crimson clover on the pea
stubble. and in the spring turn IL I'M
der for cotton. using on the cotton a
good application OF acid phosphate and
potash. Plant the cotton on the
level and work level. and at the first
picking Cow crimson clover again
among tho cotton. On this clover get
out during the winter all the manure
made and spread II as fast as made.
and in spring turn all under for corn.
and repeat the rotation. Cotton seed
meal carefully fed. and not fed TO
excess, IL good feed, but do not depend
on meal and hulls to make beef. In
fact, consider the hulls OF more value
as bedding and absorbent of the mn
nure than as feed. Two TO two and
half pounds of cotton seed meal Will
tie enough I'm Il daily ration for cattle
weighing 1000 pounds. Some corn
meal added viii balance the ration fair
~ we'll and then the amount OF pea
vine hay fed viii depend on the feed
ing capacity of the animal. To get
familiar with these feeding rauons,
which vary Il great deal, II viii be well
get n copy OF Iro[cpsOr w. a.
IIcnry's Feeds and Feeding" which
YOU can get from the author at Madi-
SON. WIS, for about $500. This Will
give you more Information in regard to
feeding than ] could give In dozen
columns here. AS TO the respective
value of the pulveriZed rock phosphate
and acid phosphate to mix In manure.
the acid phosphate Will give the best
Immediate results, but the gain in
crops from the use OF the rock phos-
phate will DO cheaper That is, you
will get results for less expenditure
than with the acid phosphate, though
not at once al decidedly larger ones.
Where you get the soil we'll supplied
with organic decay or humus the rock
phosphate will be the best. as II does
not tend to ncidity In the SOIL, nut
rather tends to keep 1t sweet
Lining Glover.
Hanover County: 81 have a very good
stand OF crimson clover. but | think
that the land is acid. and would like
TO be advised how TO treat 1t with lime
and the quantity Of lime TO be applied.
Glover followed corn and COW peas
Tho time you should have used lime
would have been when blowing the
meas for clover. ] have had very good
results from spreading lime on red
clover In early spring that was sown
tho previous spring, but nave never APP
piled IL TO crimson clover while grow
ing can see no reason why 1t should
not be useful on the crimson clover.
though It would have been far better TO
have narrowed II in before sowing the
clover. The lime can be applied with
lime spreader at any time ut rate of
900 pounds an acre or a ton OF ground
limestone an acre. Under the condi-
lions / had rather apply the ground
rock.
Lettuce In Frames.
81 live in Amelia County, and would
like to know II it is too late to plant
lettuce in frames for the winter
market? What kind and how TO fer
tilize? What lettuce sells best and
wehre can ] buy tho seed?
If YOU had the plants ready now is
the time to set them In the frames. but
il ia too late TO SOW seed for the early
winter crops. But you can SOW seed
in n frame and have plants ready to
set in November, and these Will make
good lettuce for the early spring Oe-
fore any can be had In 'he open
ground Lettuce growing In frames de-
,nands heavy manuring and fertiliZing.
Tho best growers stuff the soil with
rotten manure set the plants. and as
they start off they apply high grade
fertilizer at rate OF 1,OOO pounds an
acre between the rows and rake 1t In.
Tho Big Boston is the variety sold on
tho markets and any of the leading
seed houses can supply 1t. L nave so
many Inquiries where to buy seed and
other things that / wonder that the
seedsmen and dealers In farm ma
terials do not advertise on this page.
They are certainly loosing good op-
portunity for business.
Grubs In Garden.
TIenrico County: ~ have n garden
for home use, and sell some. I read
your letter in The Times-Dispatch
with much interest and profit and
hope the paper Will continue your let
tiers with the farmers. I nm bothered
this year with what suppose are
grubs, white wrinlsled worm about
us large as n led pencil and about an
inch long. 1t curls up rs soon as dug.
They cut tho soil around the various
plants and injure the plants. VIII you
tell me what causes these worms and
what to do to get rid of them? have
plenty OF henhouse and stable manure.
and nerhnns hnYe used 1t too freely. as