The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-30

W. r. Massey. subsoil. Some of
my Vegetables have not done well.
Turnips wcro complete failure. Ma
nured part of thtm heavily with sta
ne manure. and part without any
,hiEg. They grew off and then turn
ed yellow and got smaller i suppose
sphosphorue is needed. My cabbages.
heavily manured did not do well L
sowed bed of prizetakers onions the
last OF September They came up
well. but now arc dying, rotting or
Us 1t too late TO SOW again under glass.
- phosphorus good for flowers too. l
have nice bed OF panseys and am
going &c plant some roses and fruit
trees Should uso some phosphorus
acid around the roots? Would II be
wei to limo tho garden this fall or
wait till spring? L had fair success
perhaps considering that did no,
start till July. and the soil was a mat
OF wfre grass which had not been
broken for years?'
am glad to know that these talks
arc Of Interest to you and others, and
Hm always ready to hclp every Guilt
yator of the soil far as I can. We
add acid phosphate and potash to the
Boil to supplement- tho stable manure
so that we have In tho soil well bal
anced ration of plant food. Starting
10 make garden In July on a Bcr-
'nuda grass sod. you could hardly have
expected the vegetablen to do much ut
hrst Do not stop maniring we'll with
stable manure, for In addition TO It's
plant food, the manure will have q
great influence In mellowing the soil.
AS 1 has said moro than once. In my
Saoren, use manure heavily and then
spread acid phosphate at rate of ! 900
pounds an acre and muriate or potash
at rate OF 100 pounds an acre The ma
nure gives us the nitrogen but the
n dsa.1t I.,v
plant food, Get some blue litmus paper
from drug store, and rut 1t In the
wet aoil, and IL IT turns pink in lit
tie while. the soil needs lime, and 1t
ehouE DC applied In a well Hlaked state,
and raked into the SOIL wall this fall
Never put manure or fertilizer In con-
tact with the roots OF roses or fruit
trees. but put II on top after planting.
and 1t will gradually work down in
good shape for the roots. Sow prize
takcr seed in cold frame In January
and transplant in March.
Preparing for Corn.
Mccklenbure County: ~ am reading
your contributions to The Times Dis
patch with much interest and have n
few questions that l wish your opin-
ion on in the paper i have about
nine acres or river bottom which was
plowed last spring. preparatory 10
seeding TO oats and grass. but before
],
and practically ali lire pivwed surface
OF the land was washed OF il was not
cultivated last summer. but 1t has an
immense growth OF crab grass and
clover on II, which was not mown off.
1 wish 10 work this land in corn next
spring. Would YOU advise blowing
now or waiting till spring. For get
ting the growth on il well rotted Il
would be well TO plaw 1t now. but for
milo ha
flood and wash off more OF the soil.
Then. as you say. there Is some clover
on II. this Will make a good winter
cover. and under your conditions and
tho danger Of q rise in the river I
rather think It will be safer to wait
Til after tho most serious danger OF
nigh water, and then pillow and plant
on freshly prepared land. But have
the blowing done properly. That is.
do not turn large growth under fat,
but edge up the burrows even If some
sticks out. for layer of grass all
under the blowing may cause damage
in dry weather by preventing the rise
of the soil moisture.
Bermuda Grass and bermuda Onlons.
You arc giving others so much good
advice that ] come to you for help
Please tell me the best way to start
Bermuda grass pasture, ami also how
10 put new life into Bermuda sod
and cover some bare spots after n num-
Der of years growth? Where do seed
dealers get Bermuda onion seed and
sets and where is the best place to
get them?" TO start a Bermuda grass
pasture would prepare the land we'll
and run out shallow burrows In April
and plant cuttings OF the running
stems. making the burrows about two
feet apart and cover and roll To I'm
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