The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-16


Ess.EsA yHsw%Sf& now a mixture OF
EsANa ~ EsA%A six pounds of Dwarf
10 Isa4s 49, ESSEX rape and ten
" J., Massey hounds of crimson
clever seed an acre on both lots. Then
when the rape is strong turn on one
lot. and by the time that Is eaten down
turn on the other. and let the clover
get a start on the first lot. You are
in a mild section. and the rape will live
through tho winter very, we'll. and at
ter tie second lot Is eaten down the
clover on the first lot will be large
enough TO Craze. and the second LOT
VIII he coming on and will be in good
shape hy the time the first one Is short,
and by taking the hogs off the first lot
tho clover Will start up again. and
probably get in bloom by the time the
second lot Is short. / think that in
this way YOU can keep them going
most Of the winter.
~ nave also an acre in cotton six
feet tall Cannot get through 1t with
a horse. Can SOW crimson clover
seed there without preparations" Yes,
on a shaded piece the clover seed will
terminate very we'll without cover.
Sowing Oats.
ct have just plowed twenty acres OF
land that has had nothing on II for
eight years, been in pasture. Can l
SOW oats with success onp thu land?"
There IS no reason why oats should
not succeed on that land, >f YOU get II
in the proper order, by disking and
narrowing and trampling to get the
soil fine and well settled. Harrow in
400 pounds of acid phosphate and TWEEN
tv-dve pounds of muriate Of potash an
acre. and drill the oats in by tho mid
die of September. sowing two bushels
an acre of the Virginia Gray Turf
oats.
Tobacco After Glover.
The land has fine crop of corn on
IT. planted on crimson clover turned
under last spring, and peas have been
sown between the corn rows and have
grown we'll / want to get this land
in tobacco next spring. VIII tobacco
90 we'll after corn? How would ii do
TO SOW this land to clover again and
turn ii under for the tobacco in the
spring? I have been told by neigh
Dor that tobacco will grow too large
and coarse after clover. and will be
late ripening. He also advises against
deep blowing for tobacco. You are
in the bright tobacco section OF North
Carolina, where so many OF the to-
bacco growers insist that it will ruin
their tobacco to set the land rich. If
this were true. ! would cut cut to-
bacco entirely in your section. for /
DO not believe that there is any per-
lnanent prosperity for any section in
keeping the land poor. The prejudice
against legumcs in the bright tobacco
sections has been brought about by the
fact that where man has turned
under clover for tobacco. and failed to
realize that he has gotten 4 large
amount Of nitrogen. he goes to
work and applies his usual amount OF
commercial fertilizer. Then the crop
grew rank and late, and AT once the
word went out that good bright to-
hacco cannot be grown after peas or
clover, and all the rest Of the farm
crs. not one Of whom has tried it, will
then tell YOU that you cannot grow
tobacco after clover one mans fail
IRE is told ali over the county, while
the success OF a dozen is not noticed.
Those who grow the shipping leaf and
the black tobacco have no fear OF
clover II is the bright tobacco men
who fear clover. Now. having peas on
Your land YOU have gotten good
deal Of additional nitrogen in these
Tobacco will do all r.ght after corn
hut with peas on the land now J. would
not put another lcgumc crop on the
land for tobacco, but would turn tho
peas under and SOW rye as winter
cover You can turn this in early
spring when ii is green and sappy, and
il will decay rapidly and will certainly
help the tobacco With two lcgumC
crops in succession. there might be al
excess of nitrogen and ;t"iate growth
of tho tobacco. Then You can get
clover on tho land again by sowing
crimson clover seed among the to-
bacco stalks, the leaves having beer
primcd off for iuc curing. and the to-
bacco stalks and clover Will make {:
fine crop 10 turn for corn in the spring
and in this way YOU can get the adj
vantage Of The clover in the improve.
ment Of the land. without planting to-
baccc immediately after turning under
clover IT getting your LAND ricl
spells the tobacco, drop the tobacco
and grow something better
There are whole counties in YOU
State where farmers are keeping thei
land poor and themselves poor. too
because they are afraid to spoil thci
bright tobacco, till bright tobacco ha
become 4 regular vampire. sucking tn
;. lifeblood OF the soil 1t does no
'>pay 10 sacrifice the fertility Of tn
SOIL FOR the sake OF any particula
crop and &c II is necessary To keep tn
land poor in order 10 grow fine brigh
tobacco the sooner YOU quit the Gro
the better for YOU and your land, TO,
Men in your section will gladly clear II
q pine thicket FOR tobacco because q
the humus that has accumulated ther,
ana the same men are afraid of tn
better humus made by the decay {
peas and clover Then as to deep plov
ing. 1t will be all the better to brca
the land deep Tor any tobacco. prs
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