The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-04
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY


drained black swamp soil. for this soil
while strong in organic nitrogen. Is
deficient in the phosphates and espe-
cially in potash.
h Crimson Glover.
'Will crimson clover thrive on deep
sandy soil. and where none has been
grown will it be necessary to inocu.
late it?" Where l live crimson clover
thrves on the deepest of sandy ridges
and everywhere, and no incubation has
| been done. But have found that
where the little gray-headed Rabbit
Foot clover. or winter clover. as it is
called here, is found growing wild. the
soil Will be found inoculated for other
clover. Where no clover has been
! grown it would be best to get the ar
I titicial culture known as Farmogerm
and use this to inoculate the seed be-
| fore sowing. l have tested this and
| found II effective. Here the little win
ter clover grows everywhere. and no
| incubation seems to be needed. In
! fact. in any section where clover of
any kind has been commonly grown !
hardly think 1t will he necessary 10
inoculate for crimson clover
a few years ago at the Virginia State
Institute at the University OF Virginia
this matter of incubation for Grim
son clover came up for discussion. and
stated that did not think incubation
was needed in any section where
clover had been n common crop
farmer from the Valley said that the
idea of incubation for crimson clover
had never occurred to him. as they had
no difficulty there in getting a stand.
The Valley has been used for clover
for generations, and he was evidently
right But in sections where no clover
has been grown, as in many parts OF
the South, it would be wise to inocu-
late the seed.
Late Irish Potatoes.
From Chesterfield County: II have
an acre of light sandy soil now in oats
that were sown in spring. / think of
blowing these oats under and planting
crop of late Irish potatoes What
fertilizer should l use and how to
make Them" Late June will be early
enough to plan the potatoes. and you
can probably save the oats But
doubtless the turning under of the oats
now and letting them decay will help
the potato crop. You can get in Rich
mond seed potatoes that have been
kept in cold storage. and these will
make the best seed for planting. To
make crop of late Irish potatoes. we
practice a different method from that
used with the early crop. For the
early crop we plant rather shallow
and hill up the potatoes to take adj
vantage of the early warmth But
the late crops are grown under diff
ferent conditions and the great object
is TO conserve the moisture in the
soil. Therefore 1T is best TO prepare
the land we'll and use a mixture OF
500 pounds Of acid phosphate. 200
pounds of cotton seed meal and fifty
pounds OF muriate of potash an acre
Put this IN very deep burrows made by
running tho plow twice in furrow
and stir it with the soil by running a
cultivator tooth through the furrow.
We need to get the potatoes deep in
the soil for moisture Hence we make
The burrows deep But after dropping
the potatoes. cover them very lightly
TIL they start 10 grow, and then work
the soil to them till level. Then make
all the cultivation shallow and level,
fo@ we need 1T that season to keep
shallow dust blanket on the soil to
prevent the escape of moisture. and
wc do not hill late potatoes at ALI, for
the Milling would dry out too fast. and
If the potatoes are deep in the ground
they will do better without the hill
ing.
Then keep the tops green and prevent
the blight by regular spraying with
Bordeaux mixture. and Try to keep
them green till cut by frost. Potatoes
grown in this way Will keep we'll in
winter have been using such all
winter and now in May they are just
getting 10 sprout!ng in the cellar.
Blnck Eye Peas.
II see in the city a great many
black eye peas sold and have thought
| could do well TO grow some foy mar.
ket. VIII YOU tell me how they are
grown There is no more difficulty in
growing the black eye peas than IN
growing any other Of the cowp.a :am-
lily 10 which these belong 'rnnv are
far better crop for tho south than
10 attempt the growing OF the white
navy beans that many write TO me
about. and which cannot be grown as
well here as In the North These peas
arc often planted in hills two ana :.
half feet apart, and cultivated both
ways. But I prefer to drill them IN
rows Two and :, half feet apart iust
as would snap beans and cultivate
them in tn" same way. Where they
&c grown on large scale II rs bet
ter 10 use a pea harvester TO gather
lhein. We now have "a machine that
Is drawn by pair Of mules ana
gathers, threshcs and fans the peas p.
II goes and carries them out tor sack
inH The plants are, Of course. let
ztand TIL dead ripe and the vines and
NUTS 90 pack - the coil ana hclp IL
rms machine VIII harvest co,vpcas o..
anS KING. and soy beans and do IL
faster than twenty hands could Dicy
mem ~ hand The black eye PEGS al
"ays sell At higher price thnn M,
ifkH!"! hold peas. az they are usc0
manly for human food. and The pro.
auction ~ ,hern should pay wen
Training Hinckhrrrirs and nuspbcrric..
Ho~ should blackDe.riez ana -ssY-
"ef;!"s b" trained Oh stakes or yy!-ee'
Ne.ifeF We nave ionE sluc. found
tHa' "ven nc trailing den berry rcedc
no s1pppTt = the summer p!ncn!ng !.
eiitnHed 70 P.nca VIC young cane.
81 p!a9kpefF.ss aad faspbefries ~hea
@""D' i~o feet ni2n. ana p.ncn sgsIa
.eiE % as ~ Erow them 10 nssr
fofm aad fney wiil need M ,upp,,,
Or npmnercial growers mere ne.er
sishe tyen me dewDerfy. NJ, 1cep i,
9'nenfa ~ : nun SHAPE sid x Ioes