The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-30
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof w. F. MASSEY

Then. in spring. when you propose to
turn the clover for the corn, do not
make the mistake OF trying TO turn
tho clover all under nat IL YOU do
you Will mako a LAYER Of the decayin.r
clover that Will cut off the rise Of the
capillary moisture. and the corn will
>uitcr in dry weather.. But in pillow
inG Ike the rlowmen take no moro
turrow than the pillow is intended to
cut, ana then edge up the burrows
some or the clover Will stick out. but,
;h;,t does not matter for tho disk anu
harrows will take care of that and
there viii bo an unbro,5en connection
between the upper and the subsoti
Farmers are OFTEN disappointed at the
results from turning under clover
solely from tho fact that they allow
the hands 10 cut and cover" instead
Of plowinE properly. Then word
about tho cultivation OF the corn.
horrow before II comes up and after
wards with a slant-tooth smoothins,
harrow, and then work level and shall
low with tho cultivator, and do not lay
by with turning plow to tear the
roots and fire the corn
Winter Work.
All OF our upland section is too
much dishgurcd by gullies and cluInps
OF bushes that make the fields look
like patchwork quilt Filling gull
lies clearing out the bushes and. above
all, draining the low places that nat
uraily have the best soil Branch
bottoms that are liable to flooding in
heavy rains. can often lie cured bI.
merely cutting tho channel OF the
stream straight and deepening II 10
some extent Then with good out
let and plenty OF fall make under
drains
one ot the most encouraging things
So" ~ 2 ride yesterday Of dozen
miles was 4 pile Of thousands OF four
inch carthen drain tiles stacked IN
ready for using on pieco of lowland
this winter There IL no moro profit
able work than the under drainage Of
lowlands- If YOU cannot afford tiles
try tho laying OF two skinned pine
poles In the ditch with II larger one
on TOP. and then pine straw to keep
the earth from getting in. and if YOU
nave regular fall the pole bitches
VIII answer very wcl 4 piece of land
that | drained with pine poles twenty
five years ago is drained still. and
growing clover where formerly ice was
cut in winter.
Another Job on MANY farms that will
mako good winter work Is the getting
rid OF stumps. IT is an expensive mat
ter 10 cultivate a field fun Of stuInps
where no improved machinery can he
used, and where there is a continual
loss OF time and labor ~ the cultivation
Of hood crops. Got tho stumps cut
either with a good stump-puller or
blow them out with dynamite.
I'm tho Flower Garden.
I have already planted my tulip and
narcissus bulbs. with the exception or
the paper white uarcissus. which do
not plant till the soil gets cold, for
they are apt TO start u grow at once
in warm soil, and viii get hurt, Ro-
man hyacinths ] also plant late or
about last OF November, for tho same
reason. There is stiil plenty OF time
for planting all the hardy bulbs, In
fact, nave planted tulips and nnrcis-
sus IN Christmas week with good sue
cess when tho bulbs failed to reach
me early.
As soon ar the frost cuts the dab
las lift them and make = shallow
pit aud put in il layer of pine-sJraw
and pack the routs on this and cover
With more straw and then mound the
soil over them In a hill TO shed tho
rain. They winter better in this way
than in cellar.
Cannas are also taken up when the
tops arc killed These / Keep in the
coolest place il :, cellar that mas J. hot
water apparatus ia ii aud they do fine
. H. pahlias that | wish TO increase in
Tho spring pat ia the cellar ana early
ia spring put them under tile bench
+ ia lll' greenhouse. not lar from the not
{ water pipes 10 Sprout Then ! can
make cuttings Of the shoots and root
them ia sand, always having a bud At
the base Of the cutting To furnish the
roots with start for with no bud
ther" they viii grow ana bloom one
season. but viii make no huds OH tho
neck ~ The roots ANA the roots VIII he
useless for another season.
! Sow now seed Of phlox drummoudi
/ for mex summers bloom. They will
! Winter MI ri4htand bloom earlier than
I spring -Sown seed I'ansics and holly
hooks that were soWu in July are now
being transriantcd to where they arc
io bloom. some pausics | set in cold
frames undei glass sashes for winter
flowers, s9I others set IA hcds and
they winter all right and bloom nicely
IN spring II you sowed no seed you
can now got young plants chcapiy
from tx" florists for setting, and they
w!ll d. far better than planted in tho
spring set the double hollyhock
plants aS a tall background for lower
growing plants. and they make Il tne
show and arc useful to hide n fence.
Those who want VERY rapid grow
Il tue HARDY Niuc should try tho Iudzu
plant Ills IS hardy plant OF tn.
bean family that grows moro rapidly
tunn aaytl ,ns know ~ a;d Nil
cover uuSighti% places with mass OF
1oliase AN summer and Will stand tho
winter all right
Tho hardy perennial ihlox is now
grown III a wonderful variety Of colors
and blooms SO long through the sum
iucr that II IS almost indispensable.
somc MAY say. y hat has AL this 10 40
with tn. farmers. II has as much TO
no ~ith them as amy other class OF
people. = Wcll-orramcnted country
home s q good asset not only for the
cajoylucHl Of the family. but really as
an investment. Take Two farms side
efHf. nun #tftt i Ian IlGcgtrp lawn and