The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-22

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NE ME- ityysSyBA gin this manure.
| tS5{HSssSgS HfslTSssE{Ya eighteen two
| HfN&8SfRlAa ls horse wagon-loads
| i5l&SxGESESto on an acre of dark.
t&g$s <s$SSHaIS II dy soil and
kSG&A ~SSE MSH {plowcd il under.
| IESNHA xxtA NtSfsDo you think that
fesssaEftssSs'>NsaAxzEaIt this will make good
! W. f' massey. rabbages In the
/ spring? Could .se this manure fresh
next spring to grow bects. carrots,
etc. ," For early cabbage the eighteen
! londs of manure is not Il heavy dress
ing, though with that sort of manure
it Will be better than ordinary stable
manure full Of bedding. have used
100 horsc-cart loads Of rotten manure
on AN acre OF carly cabbage. and on
land that would make sevcnty-Gvo
bushels OF corn an acre. and made fire
cabbaS-s. OF course. IL YOU had put
that much in the burrows and bcddcd
on IL and set the plants this fall on
tho sides OF the beds you would have
had better chance to mako cab
bagcs than by spreading it and plow
/. ing 1t under With the land In the
condition left after blowing. | think
, that II would bc advisable TO add 400
, pounds OF acid phosphate an acre when
preparing the land for planting
would not advise the use of the slaut-h- :
!
ctablcs, especially on such things ms
bects and carrots. for It will be apt 10
cause them to grow forked, and not
make clean. smooth roots. II would
I be iar better to spread tho manure
now and let IL remain on the surface
I till spring. 50 that II will get better
assimilated with the soil But have
always found that can get smoother
root crops by tho usa OF commercial
fertilizer than manure
Getting Grass in Fair Grounds.
/ North Carolina: Our new fair grounds
are composed Of stiff red clay soil,
and somewhat rolling. Wo want to get
a good stand Of grass To prevent wash
! ing, and TO add to the beauty Of the
grounds. What would YOU advise in
I tho way Of grass seed? We have
! piowcd the land about eight inches
ncep and rolled and pulverized II well.
and would also like advice az 10 the
| fertilization before sowing, as the land
| has not been cultivated for mum Der
! OF years. OF course. wo realize that
| one OF the best things would DO TO
! wait till spring ana SOW II in cowpcas
and turn these under. but as we want
&c have tho ground In tho best condi-
ton FOR neXt fall, when our fair is
held. this would hardly he advisable"
! would SOW liberal amount OF seed
now, and If II fails YOU will have the
chance to SOW again In the spring and
only lose the seed. SOW ten pounds or
orchard grass. ton pounds OF red top
and ten pounds OF Kentucky blue grass
AN acre II would have been better
To- have narrowed In 1000 pounds of
4 .laked lime an acre In the preparation
Of the land. and If you can get the
lime quickly II would be well 10 do Il
yet. Then apply fertilizer strong in
ammonia and phosphorus acid and a
small percentage OF potash AZ rate of
100 pounds. an acre The orchard grass
| and red top VIII come quickly and will
protect tho slower blue grass. and ihe
blue grass viii finally make the sod
II the grass is topdrcssed annually
and lined about once in six OF eight
years.
Carriers Of Phosphorus.
(which Is tho best 10 use. acid phos-
phatc. Thomas phosphate or the pull
verified raw rock; Can Thomas phos-
plate be safely mixed with cottonsccd
mcal?' II depends mainly on the con
dition or your land ana the method OF
your farming. II YOU are maintaining
and increasing the vegetable decay In
your soil YOU can protitabiy use either
the Thomas phosphate or the pull
verified rock. Neither OF these is so
quickly availa bic under ordinary con
ditions as the dissolved rock or acid
phosphate. lIut with plenty of humus
in the soil they viii bc profitable to
use. Acid phosphate tends to render
the soil acid not directly, but by rob
bing the soil OF lime carbonate and
changing II Ia lime sulphate by the sui
phrc acid set free. The Thomas phos
phatc carries 40 to so per cent on free
lime. ana 10 that extent does tend TO
keep the soil sweet. IT Is moro readily
available than the pulvcrizcd rock.
do not think II 81 safe TO mix the
Thomas phosphate with cottonsced
.zf
II the mixture is to stand any length
OF time. rs the lime in il would he apt
TO volatiliZc tho ammonia. You can
mix II with nitrate of soda without
damage, and mixture OF any ma
tcrials used at once would hardly lose
anything. PulvcriZcd rock phosphate.
as ] have said before, is n good thing
for a good farmer. and as you say in
your letter that you have some Grim
son clover YOU wish TO use 1t on. you
can spread it this winter and plow UNI
der with the clover i'll the spring and /
thinl; with good effect
Bedding sweet Potatoes.
Il wish to ask the following qucs-
tons: How many thousand plants will
each bushel OF sweet potatoes pro-
duco? How many square feet Will
each bushcl occupy in frame or hot
bed? What is the average time one
should allow for the production. OF
plants large enough to set OUT How
big Is n lump of chalk? There are
sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes,
and the number of plants they will
produce In Il givcnssp will depend
on the size of the potatoes. Large
potatoes will take more room than
small ones, and each of the small ones
viii make about as many plants as the
large ones The best potatoes for bed
ding are the small ones grown from
cuttings planted in late summer. With
these ] have drawn 5000 plants from
Il bushcl during planting time, and then
the bed was left overrun with vines.
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