The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-19

operations TO more intensive plan
viii you tell me through the columns
OF The Times Dispatch about how many
acres. and into how many fields divided
1t will require to furnish grain and
forage for a small heard Of cattle, three
horses. chickens and hogs for home
consumption. The land is in fair
state Of cultivation. some of II very
good. VIII you also give me the proper
rotation FOR such Il plan. in this
locality"
You had about as we'll ask me how
big is a lump OF chalk. 4 small heard
of cattle" is very indefinite Some men
would consider a dozen head n very
small heard. and others more or less
It depends on the character and
fertility of In. soil Of course. as t.
ho,r many stock one can feed, and tho
best plan viii be 10 grow just AS many
as YOU can produce feed FOR, and thus
you can increase as tho production OF
the soil increases. Assuming that loo
acres is ;hc size Of the farm. exclusive
OF building area. This would give four
fields of twenty-five acres each You
do not say whether you grow tobacco
or not. but indicate that YOU want sim
ply good rotation for grain and
forage. Hence though you are in to-
bacco section. | Will leave that out.
OF course. In the start Of a fouryca
rotation IL will be necessary to plant
preceded them SO that the rotation
can be started. Beginning then with
the corn crop. will assume that the
land has not been lined and probably
needs 1t. Break the land we'll eight
inches deep and spread 1000 pounds
OF slakcd lime an acre and harro" II
In. and plant the corn. Cultivate this
as have often suggested, level and
shallow. and ahead OF the last cult
walton SOW peas between the rows and
cultivate them in. Cut the corn and
cure II in shocks, and disk the peas
down If not rank, or cut them for
hay II the growth is good. But make
the surface soil as fine as possible and
packed well by teams, and after the
FIRST white frost. drill wheat in at rate
Of five pecks an acre In the disking
% the soil OF In the drilling Of the
wheat with fertilizer alta chment put In
400 pounds OF acid phosphate and TWEEN
ty pounds Of muriatc OF potash an
acre. or on a strong clay loan leave
out the potash
After harvest break the stubblc we'll.
and use more acid phosphate and dr!!l
in cowpeas with the wheat drill set 10
SOW two bushels OF wheat an acre. Now
these for hay and then disk the pea
stubblc very fine. and drill In in sep
tembcr two bushels an acre OF winter
turf oats After these are harvested
break the stubble and SOW peas again
for hay. and disk the pea stubble fine
again and drill again 10 oats Folio"
these with peas for hay. ana on the
pea stubble SOW crimson clover fifteen
hounds an acre in early September.
Then during the winter get out on thl
clover all the manure made from the
feeding OF tho various fields OF peas and
corn stOver and straw. and spread II on
TN. clover, and turn all under for corn
in the spring. This Will give YOU one
e., in
In oats every year. and peas in every
ueld. and you can keep Just as many
cattle as tho feed made viii support, Tor
YOU can feed everything but the wheat
to stock probably. Then every time a
field comes around in corn apply the
lime dressing. Or YOU could change 10
a thrce-year rotation by leaving out
one oats crop, and making one OF the
fields a permanent pasture. keeping
the grass good by annual top dress
ings and moving OF the weeds The
longer YOU practice the rotation the
more stock YOU can feed a 6 the yield OF
the land develops
Killing Needs.
DO YOU know any way 20 Kill out
dog fcunci? have pasture that IS
being taken UP by this weed Any
Information Will be appreciated" Tina,
seems to be the usual fate OF pastures
here Farmers imagine that a pasture
can take care OF itself and the grass
gets starved out and the weeds come
IN and the farmer stands helpless
asking how 10 get the weeds out.
when il is his own fault that they are
there l; the moving machine II run
over the pasture soon a : there IS
any appearance OF weeds or brie~s. and
the grass IS kept vigorously growing
by annual depressing O: bone meal
he dc
But you let the pasture run and the
weeds seed every year and get strong
er while the grass gets weaker as the
stock take up It's products. and then,
when the whole field is covered with
the weed. YOU ask for a remedy. /;
the weeds are regularly mown OFF be.
fore seeding they VIII die. The only
way TO get rid OF weeds is not TO allow
them 10 grow aNd seed. ana II the dog
fcnnel has taken your pasture il *
because YOU let II do So Nov the
growth all OFF and dry and burn the
weeds The moving machine is all
tha: You need TO keep a pasture clean
OF weeds and briers
My friend Or. Butler once said In
regard to North Carolina that n North
Carolina pasture was n place where
no grass grows And this is true OF
many So called pastures in Vii sinia.
CtIItlnIN Gil inc f! uCkdnpt sue Oh the
Blue Ridge.
4 Poor Man and Poor Land.
Suppose that YOU had made the mis-
take OF buying fifty acres OF real deep
Worn Norfolk sand: were very, very
poor. and owed $3.50 on the place. How
would YOU 20 about it to pay for il
and make a living OH it?" I give 4
up \ man with dead poor piece
OF land and no means is in a bad fx,
and in my opinion the sooner he gets
out OF il the better The worst policy
Is for a poor man to buy run down poor
land. That is the sort for men OF
means 10 handle. The poor man viii
be better off with ten acres of fertile
land at the same price OF fifty acres
or 100 acres OF the poor sand do
not think it possible for man with.
out means to make a living on chat
land and pay for 1t out OF lis products.
II might be possible through A very
liberal expenditure OF money for fer J.
lizers, to grow early truck crops. and
follow these with improving corn
crops like peas. etc. but II takes money
10 do this. and the man who is very,
very poor has his nose hard against
fine Prindstone in irving To do II The