The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-03

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assfastaes and makes a. good
growth on strong land. The seed is
largely grown in Tennessee, and can be
hadfrorn any OF the seedmen. The millet
grown in Tennessee is the German.
The Hungarian is also grown. and the
Japanese millet makes the largest
heads OF any. Some years ago a mis-
sionary at Seoul. Korea, sent me a
head Of nitllet as large n big ear
OF corn. put the seed in the hands of
n scotsman for trial, but his grower
did not take care OF II and il was lost
According TO the fertility Of the soil
miilet will mako from one to three
tons Of hay an acre II the hay is to
he fed to horses il is important 70 cut
IL as soon rs the heads are fairly out
for If allowed 10 mature seed it will
be dangerous for horses, as the seed
are apt 10 cause i,npactlon In the In
testnes. II is not easily cured as
the common grasses as the big stems
are sapry, and the tedder Is an i'm
portant implement in its curing
Second Growth Sorghum.
II have seen il stated that when
sorghum is cut for hay the second
growth will Kill stock if let run on
81. Is this true?"
growth OF green shoots of sorghum
will suddenly Kill stock allowed to
pasture on ii. investigation has shown
that is develops hydrocyanic acid or
Prussic acid. one Of the most deadly
po!sons. Never allow any stock "a pas
tu-e second growth green sorghum.
Some Things to Remember.
Lay by corn as level and shallow as
practicable. and leave the moldboard
plow out OF the field. for tho pillow
Will cut the roots. and on hillsides
will make valleys TO gather head OF
water and start gullies.
Sow cOwpeas in the corn broadcast
ahead OF the last cultivation. They will
not only improve the land. but will
increase the corn crop, as has been
shown at the experiment. stations,
where corn with peas always made
more corn than where there were no
peas.
Now is the time to build the silo
that YOU need. and have plenty OF corn
TO fill il. There is nothing that keeps
UP the winter milk flow as we'll as
ensilaCc.
Keep planting succession crops in
the garden and do not let the garden
be a weed patch in the fall but. as
have suggested, keep II we'll filled with
vegetables for fail and winter
Screen all doors and windows and
swat the typhoid fly.
Make note of the date of all farm
ers' Institutes in your county. and in
change OF ideas will help any one
Keep all the manure hauled out and
spread where plants Will need 1t. Left
about the barn II breeds files and
wastes in value. Get il out and spread
it a fast as possible after il is made
Spread ii between the corn rows. on
the grass that is to he cut next spring.
on the sod that is TO go In the next
corn crop. III fact, anywhere rather
than In the BARNARD
Growing Second Crop of irish PO-
tntocs.
How shall l proceed to make a
second crop OF potatoes for seed. from
the early crop of this season." When
the potatoes grown by the Southern
truckers were the Early Rose and
Bliss II was n common practice to grow
a second crop 10 be used for seed the
following spring. But since nearly
every trucker has gotten TO growing
the Irish Cobblcr. ii has been found
that this potato seldom makes a good
second crop You Will see plenty OF
so-called second crop seed potatoes adj
verused in spring. especially in the
section around Louisville. KY. But
these potatoes arc not really n second
crop from the same seasons seed. but
late crop grown from cold storage
seed. There is no fraud In this except
giving these potatoes the wrong name
for they are really better than the
true second crop, ana instead OF Try
ing 10 make q second crop from the
Irish Cobblers grown this summer. II
Will be far better TO get the Irish Cob
hlers that have been kept in colo
storage and plant these. The colo
storage potatoes can always be oh
tanned from dealers in Richmond.
But If you have. either the Earl,
Rose or the Bliss Triumph YOU car
grow a second crop from this season.
potatoes. have done il In this way
cut the potatoes In halves. and spreac
them out on the ground and cove
them with pine straw thickly. Thi
retains a Slight moisture and watch
the potatoes. and as soon as signs o
sprouting show / plant them In decI
burrows and cover very lightly. Then
as they grow. the soil is worked I,
them and finally level and the Guilt
walton. IL perfectly level. These pota
toes will grow til fros, cuts the tops
in a dark cellar. They do not star
go readily as the seed potatoes from
: the North, that are more mature. an.
have had sprouts rubbed of In tn
winter. but they start with the stron,
terminal bud and Will make bette
crop than the Northern seed in my ex
perience.
Years ago. when l was connectc
with the North Carolina expcrimen
station / began a series of experiment
in connection with the Cornell an
Maine stations. They were to sen
me seed grown there, and from thes
was to raise second crop 10 plan
alongside Of more of their potatoe.
and send them some OF mine TIL
second year, the growth OF my secon
crops seed was so superior TO that @
the Northern potatoes that l took
photograph OF two adjoining rows {
show ii.
Then at digging time / took Aztec
hills of mine and fifteen hills of tn
Northern seed and put them side b
side and photographed them. shown
that there We're no potatoes in the Gro
grown from he Northern seed as larg
or fine as those from my second Gro
seed The experiment. stopped there
for my Northern friends sent no NOR
seed potatoe.
Cheat Again.
Where does cheat come from whic
y.e are so apt TO fnd in winter oats?
Il comes from cheat seed and ] SUP
pose that have made this reply
hundred or more times. Cheat is