The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-11
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof w. F. MASSEY

, crop as manure direct. When I hav
| grown crop OF cowpeas that vii
make m" two tons Of hay an acre.
/ know that ii is worth to me at lcas
$40 ton for feed. And | also know
that by carefully saving the manur,
ana applying it to the LAND ms fas
/ rs made, | can recover over 50 ne
cent OF its manurial value In bette
shape for plant feeding than if
/ turned the whole under. Certainly III,
/ 20 per cent taken by the stock shout,
+ show q good profit in The feeding
! Then, too. as | have more than one.
said, there is one lcgume crop thai
| would as q rule use directly as /;
crimson clover crop This is the an
nual crimson clover crop.
II comes a, a season when 1T Is
the early spring. when the weather
Is catching. 1t is at best hard cro,
To cure in good shape. and it is 50
valuable a material for making corn
I that l long ago came to the conclu-
sion that tho best use for crimson
clover is to make corn. Then. | would
answer Your question direct by saw
-
ways best to use the lcgumes for hay.
provided the hay Is fed on the farm
and never sold off IT,
Lining Lnnd Once More
Please give mo your personal ex-
poiience in lining heavy or light land.
Is there any danger of ovcrlimini, by
using 1000 10 1900 pounds after the
land has been plowcd, and well diskod
in? VIII 1t injure corn more than
cotton? Some think ii causes corn to
FIRE What is the cheapest way to APP
ply lime to 200 acres? l have n ten J..
1901 Buckeye lime spreadcr. VIII limo.
allowed TO Stake In the rain. burn. and
does the burning injurc the lime? In
slakine with water, is il necessary to
carefully avoid burning? Would lime
NIL ny" now growing II applied TO it,
Th"ro can be no possible harm done ~
INC application of 1000 10 o,CO0 pounds
OF Ime, we'll slaked. on any land need
ING limo. havo always applied lime
In the rotation on the land turned for
corn since have always tried to have
e clover sod to turn from the corn
ana Inc lime is useful in promoting the
decay OF the clover and the nltrif,ca
Ton Of the organic nitrogen Il ear
res Nhere there is n great lack OF
humuS in the soil, lining may have
some effect in making the corn moro.
liable TO fire. The cheapest way TO ap-
pi! limo is with good lime Spreadcr.
Ny practice has always been to buy
fresh lump lime, and put II convenient
TO water. and then Stake II to n powder
with water. Tho heat will only take
OUT the coustic property and reduce the
lime - Il carbonate. the form in Which
II should be used. There can be no
burning that would damage the limo
FOR farm purpose, while It might for
building purposes. Well slaked or car
pohatou lime Will do no harm on ryo
In lt,,t IL
'hat some seem to have. that lime is n
curc-hll for all the defects in the soil
mere ia tendency with many enthn-
si"sttc advocates Of lining 10 20 n
extremes with H. This same fever for
inning took possession Of the Penn
SyiVania farmers many years ago, and
III" results II excessive lining we're
such that many farmers there to this
uay VIII not use any lime and the ma =
Jorlty use not more than one Tourtb
OF what they once did.
Lime viii never mako poor land
rIch. ana Inning heavily without a
good rotation of crops and III. rot,
tenancc OF the organic decay T., ~
soil VIII certainly enable You moro
rapidly 10 run down the produc,ivc-
ness OF the soil About ] 600 nou,d
an acre. applied once in six wears
Nhc'c Inc humus H. kept IN Lv L.
= ''nes anu manure. will keep The soil
IN 5000 and sweet condition ma
.e ht"NE applications which some are
T,,i,s are hot necessary 1T all Over
,,'"i'H IL as bad or worse than no
! ming especially on land dcficion, in
""ihuS Where &, Is not copvcrt.,,
l." SHAKE limo with wntcr. thc ies,
way !. 10 put Il In small niIas T.,
me heid ana let II slakc In the w.oth.r
'iI' nero there is :; growth or
rr'mSoh clover on the land TO nm,
for corn lining is OF erett ndrn,, Urn
~ VIII never cause the corn 10 trc
'"nacro Dust for Cotton I,oof ia.
w nat amount Of tobacco dust v,c,Id
=" consider liberal for ;he destruc,ion
oil the root lice on cotton W.,
I" ro'e nae some time ago To uso :,
"tiy' pui did not say what would
pe a liberal amount | bourh, 800,
,,ao,. uuSt IRON a Richmond firm last
; vt" paving Sl5O per 90 POUNDS ana
now nave u sample from a LouIsviIIo
ny" ntn' who quote the price M 80 RI
per loo pounds. That, which hor,cht
IN richmond looks better than M.
anu Is lower in price, but the more
$50! may be better. as they guaran.
zee II per cent nicotine usnd III,
year twenty-five pounds an ,crn W. ,".s
lVn, wv couid see 40 benent. Prob
Amy II should be mixed with or"
~ iHzcrs. How would this dor,
~ mo first place l would snv ina,
! d" not advise tobacco dus, or stems
ior me destruction of the roo; onhis
pul 'oT preventing them thnk that
~ prices YOU have paid and arc
"iet"n arc excessive. You can got th,
waste dust from The nanufart,,.,,..
81 SMOKING tobacco cheaper, be-
u We. 90 not know the price nov
nut have bought ii for So a ION
80 TIER writ" for price To the Arnoric,n
"hhcoo company. Durham ~ g
mixture OF zoo pounds OF The dust. 200
I'"ho9 OF cotton-sced meal and 200
pounds OF acid phosphate viii ,ral.
good application fl the burrows ,,'
acre and you VIII need no potash salts
is inc DUST carries y per cent Of
potash.