The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-22

bloomed white. but not ono bloom in q
hundred seems to have made pod
What do you suppose is tho cause?" ]
think that the excessive heterogeneous
for the beans, not the lettuce has ma de
growth rather than fruitfulness. I have
these bcans now growing. Some Of
mine are In soil that was mnnured with
| hog pen manure. These have grown
| finely and are moderately productive.
while others that were planted on land
manfred well Il year ago and nothing
given the beans this year, are simply
loaded with large pods. l think that
you have an excess of nitrogen from
| the treatment OF the lettuce. If you
! had taken other ground and had given
1t only q heavy application of acid
phosphate and potash, 1 believe that
YOU would have greater productiveness
in the beans. Like other legumos. they
can get the nitrogen needed from the
air if they are well supplied with phos
phorus and potassium. and in your light
! truck soil these are both needed.
Nitrogen encourages the vital ac
tivity of the plant. but is not inducive
: to production unless balanced by an
abundance of the mineral elements
have piece of land here that was
heavily manfred with hog pen manure
and fertilizer and planted to early Irish
! potatoes The May freeze destroyed
the potatoes. and l then planted black
eye peas in rows on the land. There is
an enormous growth OF the peas, but
fear there will he few blaclleyes. for
only here and there is blossom show
ing, while nearby Is plot of peas
planted at same time after crop of
crimson clover hay had been cut. and
no fertilizer used. and these peas are
now fairly covered with pods. The
clover had acid phosphate only. This
is very striking instance of the eff
feet OF an excess of nitrogen on le-
gumes-
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.
Il have been growing sweet potatoes
for fifteen years. from 5000 TO 10000
bushels annually have two potato
. houses with concrete floor and four
teen-inch double walls filled with saw
dust, and a nine foot hallway. so that
q loaded wagon can be driven through
when end doors are open. Have had
good success in Keeping potatoes till
the past two seasons, and have lost
1000 bushels from q dryrot. Please
tell me what YOU know about the dry
rot and how 1 can prevent the same.
! believe 1t is a germ. and that when
the houses are heated to n curing tenn
perature they grow and start the rot.
But how are we to ind the exact tenn
perature needed 10 keep them down?
Is there any way TO rid my barns OF
the germs. IL this is true? Without
knowing any more In regard TO your
10 advise.
\ good sweet potato curing house
should nave an abundance Of ventila-
,ion, especially overh cad and the ven
tilators should be kept open when FIR
ing after the potatoes are in. While
the potatoes are sweating the temper
ature should be maintained at about
So 10 90 degrees ill they have dried
off. so long as the skin can be
scratched easily they are stu uncured.
After that l believe there is more dan
ger from dry rot il the temperature
is kept toe high. After the curing
think that a temperature not higher
than 30 degrees is better than high
ct one, for the cured potatoes at a
hiSh temperature Will simply dry up
without any real fungus disease And
! am not at all sure that the dry rot
! IS fungus trouble. | am Inclined TO
| think your trouble comes from too
! high temperature after curing. IL
any event, II will be we'll TO spray the
! interior OF the houses thoroughly with
strong solution OF formaldchyde.
+ say a pint OF the commercial formal
/ dehEde in twenty gallons OF water,
/ wettins every crev!ce and the floor.
San Jose Scale Insect.
rs there remedy for the san
/ Jose scale? 1t Is among my fruit
j trees, just starting on the older ones
/ bought from an agent n few trees
/ that were infected and did no, know
the trouble TIL they all died ." You
can keep the san Jose scale IN sub
/ lection, but we VIII probably never
I get rio of II entirely. and must spray
/ thoroughly and regularly every fall
! and spring in the dormant season. 1t
! is best TO spray with the lime sulphur
WASH in the fall after the leaves drop
nd IT, L., H.
I swell
On larse scale it is best to prepare
the wash by boiling the lime and sui
phur. but where there are only 4 few
trees IL is best TO buy the prepared
concentrated article and dilute il for
use You can make the self boiled
lime sulphur more easily. and this can
be used TO keep the scale in check
during the summer and then use the
concentrated In fall and winter 70
make this put eight pounds of fresh
lime in barrel and pour on water
enough 10 cover it. Mix eight pounds
OF flowers OF sulphur into a paste and
ADD this as soon as the lime begins
to boil Keep the mixture stirred
while boiling. and when the shaking
is done add water enough TO make
hfty tallons. II is important TO add
the cold water as soon as the lime is
- N'N "'''Ni4iE AZ 10 remain
hot will develop eulphides that viii
inJIrc the leaves. Strain It into the
spraying machine and 1t is ready to
use.
To make the concentrated lime-sul-
phur siake In an iron pot in which it
is TO be boiled hfteen pounds of fresh
lime Merely cover il with water. and
add fifteen pounds OF sulphur while 1t
is SHAKING. Then add water To about
zen SaNonn and boil the mixture ill
becomes either deep green or or
/ anSe red, as it Will ne either Then add
, water TO make II nifty gallons This
- used only in the dormant season.
e oul If gallon and half Of this stock
E mixture Is added To nifty gallons of
water and TWO pounds Of lead arse
nate are mixed with il. this dilute So
!ution can be used when the trees arc
IN REAL as the lcad arscnatc Will not