The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04

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r. insSc!. you advise this
Grover after corn? Am anxious to have a,
winter cover on tho land. but cannot get
IN now 70 SOW the seed" You Will have
plenty of time, assume. TO SOW the
Grover seed after cutting the corn.
GU can SOW at any time from middle
OF august TO middle of Scptcu Der
whether you should SOW the clover will
depend on the rotation you arc follow
ing II any. With clover on the land
this winter there will be the ternptn-
ZION to put the land in corn again. |
rad rather put Ia wheat or oats after
the corn. follow these with cowpeas for
nay. and then SOW the clover on the
pea stubblc, and during the winter give
II all inc manure available and turn
Tor corn In the spring. But YOU can
easily SOW the clover in early Septcm-
Der. and can follow it with a crop of
peas FOR hay well fcrtilizcd with acid
phosphate
Il have land now in peas on which
! wish to SOW crimson clover Should
l turn IL or put the clover in with a
cutaway harrow and not pillow il? I
nave piece OF land in tobacco that
nocs not seem TO grow as ii should
what can ! do TO make il grow?" ]
would cut the peas for hay and then
DISK the stubblc lightly. and SOW the
clover seed about the first Of Scotern-
Der. Give the tobacco "a side dressing
or $50 pounds Of nitrate of soda an
acre. You did not say what fertilizer
you used at planting, but IL is evident
that II needs pushing
Sulphur md Rnt..
From Louisa County: II have been
told that rats may bc kept from de-
stroying shcaf oats. in stacks or barn.
by the use Of sulphur. Please tell US
an Inc Times Dispatch whether this is
true and how the sulphur should he
used lnasnuch have never be-
fore heard Of sulphur being used for
this purpose. ] am unable TO give an
opinion and simply put the question
here hoping that some one may be able
TO reply without any actual expert
ence. am inclined to doubt the efficacy
OF the sulphur. The best thing have
ever tried TO keep rats down is to have
plenty % barn cats
Sowing Weed Seed.
II have bought a lot OF clover secd
from farmer near me have been
Informed that there was nut grass
growing among this clover 10 YOU
suppose that I viii pct nu, grass on
my land by sowing it DO not know
Of any better way 10 GO, weeds than
by sowing the seed Bu, tho ni, grass
seeds are very light and II should be
easy 10 blow them out Of the clover
seed with q tanning mill and proper
screen certainly would not SOW
them without rcclcaning i great part
CT the weeds now infcsting our fields
have come in with foul clove, seed
one farmer in Amelia told me tina, lie
has gotten his land so full of the nh
wort or narrow leaf plantuln that h.
can hardly grow clover because OF IL
And II all came from sowing foul
oiarer seed. When / was farming on
large scale. red clover was an inn
portant matter with me Ny practice
was TO get eanples and examine them
with marnihying glass and count the
different weed seeds II any, and al
WAYS rejected seed contain!n1, plantaEn
seed and other foul seeds and bought
the clcancst seed, with the condition
that II the seed sent did not agree with
the sample they were TO be returned at
cnce AT the expense OF the seller. In
this way ! usually got clean seed. and
II always pays to give an extra price
for recloaned seed rather than 10 have
foul seed given 10 you.
Seed Wheat.
What variety OF wheat do you con
slider best suited to general use in
midland Virginia ." am hardly pre-
pared 10 say which will invariably be
best since 1t has been so many years
since ! grew wheat In Virginia Ny
favorite was the Fulcaster but there
may now be better varieties and your
neighbors may be able to advise YOU
better than can. ~ any rate. 1
would prefer TO SOW bearded wheat
wheat may make a good crop in a IA
vorable season, but is far more apt to
be damaged by heavy rains when in
bloom than the bearded sorts. Then
there is another thing In connection
with any variety OF wheat. II pays
we'll to use flaming mill that will
blow out the light grains and leave
only the plump heavy ones. / was
on the farm OF one of the best wheat
growers In Maryland man who hab-
itually makes forty bushels OF wheat
nn aero In a favorable season, and was
much interested in machine he had
FOR cleaning his wheat. II was in the
upper story of his Eranary. and he
had three chutes coming from il to
the lower floor. Through one chute
came the lightcst wheat and weeds
seed and trash, that was used for
chicken feed. The next chute brought
down medium good milling wheat and
the third chute only the heaviest grains
that were used for seed. He sowed
no other and his crops gave evidence
OF the value OF the heavy seed. He
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