The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-21
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY

III
grass for pasture that would give !:
longer grazing season | viii greatly
uppreciat. your advice on the matter
80 that ] can begin to have things
fixed one way or the other next fall
ain not n farmer. but own several
farms. which am having farmcd by
your methods"
The rpiing ovcrilows ON the land OF
that character Will do no great harm
except perhaps To muddy the hay. The
land would bc an ideal place for John
son grass, if YOU could keep il from
invading the uplands. for there is no
grass that VIII give more cuttings and
make - greater bulk OF hay ia your
section. the only difficulty being that
IT II Is not already started in the
hciGhhorhood. you might have DIM
Guilty IN Keeping IL IN bounds. and your
neighhors might not want it, But IL
could be cut three or four times in tho
season stu ii seems 10 me that the
hes, use YOU can make Of the land viii
be- 10 Get II all into lirst-class pastur-
arc. After the usual spring frcshct is
past. would break tho sod well and
gov 70 peas Tor hay. Then. after tho
peas are off pat the stubblc in good
order. and SOW q mixture Of ten pounds
Of Orchard grass. ten pounds OF Tai
Meadow Fcscue and lVc pounds OF Red
these.
eight pounds of Alsikc clover seed ana
brush all i with q smoothing harrow
THIS VIII make splendid pasture mix
tlrc. But " YOU want a portion FOL.
has. J would SOW q different mixture
making II ten pounds Of Tall Meadow
Fescue. ten pounds Of Tall Meadow
oats grass anG I'VE mounds Of Red Ton
and then SOW the Alslke clover. as YOU
cannot keep clover seed mixed with the
lighter grasses. This clover Will thrive
on low wet land better than amy other
and some white clover viii come in
naturally on a pasture, ana there viii
also be some mixture OF grasses nat
uially Ola pasture. and there viii also
lie some miXture Of grasses natural
10 the soil.
Alfalfa Failing.
y sowod GONE alfalfa September 2
some spots grew off fine. while other
spots turned yellow Later tho spots
mat started well turned yellow and
began to die. After the frost 1t all
looked badly and yellow. ana can
iind no noduics on the roots, though
used nitrogen incubation. / used
= liberal amount Of manure on the
land. Is it worth while to keep stock
OF II this winter. as j, looks as though
u VIII not amount to much? Please
give IN" your advice"
Tho first thing TO do when alfalfa
turns yellow. is 10 NOV II Off at once
and that Win stop its dying You
do not say II YOU used amy lime. ana
YOU had better have depended on lime
and acid phosphate than stable ma
hur" for tn" alfalfa can get its own
nitrogen from the air. do no, know
,t,i,I iHoo"i" ION ""-
,i,o.n ~, n.y. ar tW2 OF
,ood Ill. ''u lound
nov Offering iuoCulating cultures and
some may not hc good. II is far more
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success cAcept in IN. month ~ Nf,,.rh
Is that true? If move i, nt ali !,
VIII have 10 b.. done before Jaru;iry ~
at that time new owner comes IN
You mentioned some firm that would
send a pamphlet on Scuppernon. vines
hut ] have lost the address" You can
ret young vine chcaplv. ANA would
not undertake TO move a Scuppernong
five years old, for the young Vine from
the nursery viii beat 1t The Scupper-
hohS grape nursery At Southern Pines
~ 9. VIII send you pamphlet on
'onl Ashes In Garden.
NAY: low Vet place IN my gar
Uti' ana would Ike 10 know what cf-
i'St - Wpuiu nave on tn" land 10 put