The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-17

s{5SaSM. 3$&S$S& season. Sometimes
HsSSSsSSssAs so E@%% the earliest sowing
Els will get too large
w. +. Massey. and there will be
more risk that the plants may run to
seed in the spring, instead of heading
properly. Hence the best plan is to
SOW more than once. l make the first
sowing about the middle of September.
ana SOW again about the last of the
month This gives me choice of
plants from the extra expenditure of
seed. have found that the common
practice of the Southern truckers OF
planting on the south side of a ridge
is an error in our climate. They win
ter very we'll in that way about Balti-
more. but coming further south we
have warm spells in winter that are
apt to excite the plants into growth,
and return of cold will often kill
them. This is especially apt to be the
case in February. The early part of
the month may be warm. and then we
are apt to have the coolest spell of
the winter about the middle of Febru-
ary. and l have lost more cabbage
plants at that time than any other part
OF the winter. Some years ago began
to set them on the north side Of the
ridges. and 1t soon showed that this
was better than the south side, as the
plants are protected from the morning
sun when frozen, and this often rup
lures the stems when on the south side.
And on the north side the plants are
kept dormant. and will live through
great deal better Several years ago
the Georgia experiment station tried
three ways OF setting the plants. Some
were set on the south side of the
ridges and some on the north side. and
still others in an open furrow running
east and west The heaviest loss was
of plants set on the south side. "A
smaller percentage were lost on the
north side, and in the open furrow
there was very little loss. have since
tried this, and found that the Georgia
results conceded with mine, and since
then l have always set cabbage and
lettuce plants In the open furrow, set
ting the cabbages deep enough to cover
the stem, as that is the tender part
a cabbage plant with q split stem from
frost may come through the winter, but
ii will not head, and will run into bloom
and seed
While l always grow some fall plants,
find that for some varieties of cab
bage it is better TO SOW the seed i'm
frame under glass in January. This
is especially true of the new Copen-
hagen Market cabbage, which Is very
much inclined to run to seed from fall
sowing. Then, in a private garden, it
is always desirable to have a success
sion, and ! SOW seed in the frame in
January, not only OF the Copenhagen,
but OF the Succession and Charleston
Wakefield, to follow close behind the
early fall-sown plants.
Fall-sown plants are wintcred in
immense quantities in the South Caro-
lima coast region AND sold northward
in the spring. These plants get over
grown there before time for setting
further north in spring, and are very
apt to run to seed One of my neigh
hors sows large quantity of seed IN
frames in January. and has gotten "a
Il
North, as they succeed better than the
fallsown ones from the South. In
fact, find that have gradually grown
fewer for fall setting, as ] find that
while sown In January and some
what later. they all head uniformly.
often, TO make sure of early plants, l
have set many of the fall-sown plants
in cold frame, setting them about
two inches apart all over the bed
Then, by taking care to expose them
fully in all moderate weather, and even
when freezing lightly, I can winter
them In good shape and make sure OF
the earliest. even If those outside get
killed. The only difficulty with these
is to keep them dormant.
Permanent Pasture.
MecklenburS County: What grasses
should I SOW for n permanent pasture
on rather sandy foam soiI?" In
your section I would use mainly or.
'''''''4 B4sh'' W iNu S'iouBn Olner grasses
10 fill the tussocks, and would use
plenty of seed. Sow ter pounds OF or
chard grass, ten pounds OF Canada
blue grass Goa compressa). and five
rounds Of Meadow Fescue which some
call English Blue grass, Then, after
SowinE the grass seed, scatter i've
pounds Of white clover seed, ana brus,.
all In lightly with a smoothing har-
row. Then do not expect as / have
often said In these columns, that =
permanent pasture Will be permanent
u YOU 90 nothing for it, ana pasture il
all tie time. Top dress it with hone
meal every spring and keep all weed
growth mown of, and you Will gel
grass Some Bermuda Will probably
creep In in your section. bu, that VII,
DO no harm a friend OF mine IN
North Carolina deired a southern pas
ture as place on the farm where nc
grass grows. Do not have that sort
y pasture kept fertile and clean is u
valuable part of the farm. while q
neglected pasture. such as one sees al
over Virginia is an cycsorc ana =
proftless thing. You cannot keen n
Winter Oats in High Elevation,
My place is about 2,20O feet abov,
the seaHevel. Have a Thin piece ~
sandy loan that has been in orcharf
grass since 1910 ] am blowing il an,
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