The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-09

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my cows" AS u rule. the breeders arc
not going to sell their best cows. and
il does not pay to buy weed cows of
any breed, and there are in all the inn
proved breeds some poor COWS I once
had an own sister of the noted Jersey
COW Princess. Second, which made the
famous test OF forty-seven pounds Of
butter in week, and my COW would
not make three pounds week.
Hence / think that the better plan
will be the same plan that / adopted
years ago Get n bull from n high
yielding Jersey COW Of Il good produc-
ing strain. and use him your good
common cows. ana you can soon raise
hcifers that for dairy purposes Will
be equal to the full bloods, and some
even more heavy mixers than most
pure Jerseys. Use This bull but once
on his own offspring, and then
change. Or, II you want full blood,
YOU might buy hcifer. and If she
proved good milker you could raise
another bull from her. But always
keep q full bloCded, registered bull,
and you can rapidly breed up a good
producing herd.
Tomato Rot.
My tomatoes are ro:ting. l have
SPRAYED them with Bordeaux mixture.
but il does not Seem tn stop il. W hat
shall l do?" The spraying with the
from fungus disease. but there Is a
rot that does not seem to be caused
by disease, hut by dry weather. This
liz the rot that starts at the blossom
end. the tip rot No amount of spray
ing seems to prevent this in dry
weather. Tho only thing is complete
irrigation or plenty OF rain. Having
the CITY water pressure. I pay for
water for my garden, and use the hose
freely. This invariably prevents tip
rot.
Willow Charcoal.
II have lot OF willow wood, ana
have been told that willow charcoal
sells higher than any other. Can you
tell MO anything about it, This ls
rather out of my line. Willow char
coal has been used largely for the
making of black gunpowder, but
whether there Is now much demand
for It l am not able to say. Better
write TO the Dupont Powder Company.
Wilmington Del.
Sundry Garden Queries.
From Prince Edward County: Your
columns in The Times Dispatch have
helped ne in my gardening. ! began
on brickyard lot four years ago.
and now by careful handling II pro-
duces vegetables. VIII be glad to
have replies in tho paper to the fol-
lowing: Ia have been troubled with
what seems 10 he anthracuose on GU
climber vines The leaves are eaten
away in brown perforations. am
spraying with Bordeaux mixture. Can
anything he done to ria the land or
the fungus? Is there danger in too
frequent sprayings OF cucumbers and
melons? 2-English spar-ows are n
pest here What Is the best means OF
getting relief without damage TO other
birds? 3-Four years ago began
fStD III
planning u cover 1t with crimson
clover this fall What Is the best fer
tilizer TO use? II has had lime, stable
manure AMI some OF the Peruvian
Guano substitute for this years crop.
which is mainly cymlnGs and toma-
toes
What is best to use for next years
crop of snaps. potatoes. etc, and when
should tho application be made for the
clover mt time of planting? Fourth
am thinking of taking another lot
very deficient In humus. and following
your suggestion MS to crimson clover
and buckwheat. What amount of each
fertilizer? Fifth. What is the best
fertilizer for Irish potatoes on land
well MANFRED and lined"
y pretty good lot of questions for n
Nirginian.
l. The trouble is from form of
Ni>OSPpi iuHi IuiSuS Oh the cOcumDcfS,
and regular spraying with Bordeaux
mixture is the best thing that can
be done. I use the $500 formula, and
there is no danger from repeated
sprayings rs the spraying is what
tends to keep the leaves healthy You
cannot rid the land OF IT, rs II does
not come from the soil, but from
spores in the air. as it will thrive on
wild plants of similar nature
:. English sparrows are pest truly.
Wheat poisoned with strychninc,
placed in box on top of an clubhouse
in winter, when our migratory birds
are gone. will kill many Of them My
place Is out near the city limits, and
find that II shotgun we'll used makes
them scarce. They seem to have found
my place dangerous, and while they are
thick in town. | seldom see one here
now.
3. For the crimson clover use acid
phosphate literally. | hardly think
that YOU need potash in your soil. but
that after lining and the getting of
organic decay in the soil. the potash
In your clay will be made available
500 pounds an acre of tho IL per cent
grade or acid phosphate. and will help
the clover The next spring YOU can
turn the clover for potatoes. and will
need for them little but the acid phos-
phate applied again. y small addition
say hfty pounds, of nitrate OF soda AN
start, and the clover will do the rest
The snap beans will also thrive with
the acid phosphate application But do
not use stable manure on the Irish po-
tai"cs, rs II is apt TO make them scab.
hy Previous manuring vii! do no
hh'fi, oui The poJatCcs need Il good APP
plcaticn Of acid phosphate, and In some
soils potash
! Prepare the land we'll for the
huckwhcat and in the preparation
work into the soil 400 pounds Of the
acid phosphate an acre. and SOW a
bushel AN acre of buckwhcat II will
be better to put this III with "A drill if
+ pFactcablc, hut IL can be sown broad
I cast aud narrowed in Sow about the
last or July IN your section, and while
the soil is fresh SOW ffteon pounds an
acre OF the crimson clover seed and
brush 1t In lightly with smoothing
harrow.
.. have already suggested the
( FERTILIZER for potatoes where a sod is
turned. For an early crop where tbcr,.