The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-16
WITH THE FARMERS
By Prof. w. F. MASSEY


better quality than the Western apples.
number Of years ago ut the state
Fair in Raleigh. y. c.. we made IL
special effort 10 get out 81 great ex-
hibit OF the apples OF Western North
Carolina. / told the managers OF the
fair that had been Judge on fruits
there for thirteen years. and this time
! I wanted some outsiders to sec tho
fruit. We got Professor l.. II. Bailey.
Of Cornell University: Colonel Bracket,
OF tho Department OF Agriculture. and
W. y. Taylor. also from Washington
They were astonished at tho display
and the quality Of the fruit shown, and
! Colonel Bracket remarked that such
apples grew only In Western North
Carolina and In the Ozarks Of Arkan-
sas. and that North Carolina had tho
advantage in n more fertile soil than
the DZarks.
But about as great and prosperous
development in apple culture is in the
Piedmont Section Of Virginia. ia Al
bemarlc especially. Here the old AL
bemarle pippiu has long been a profit
able sort, and is now being grown In
various parts Of the mountain coun-
try wherever the soil and physical con-
ditions favor il The little station OF
CroZct at the foot Of the Blue Ridge
in Albcmarle. has become :; great ap-
pl"-shipping point, and that section is
an excellent one for "A new enterprise.
But as have said. 90 far as tho pro-
duction Of apples Is concerned. YOU can
hardly 20 amiss IN all that Appalachian
region from Maryland TO Georgia In
fact. with tho varieties adapted To the
region. there is no better apple grow
Ing region anywhere IN tho United
states. Hood River IN Oregon, sends
beautiful apples East. but when quail
IS is considered these apples are not
in It with the apples OF tho Southern
Appalachians.
killing Wcc,ii With Carbon 81
suiphIdc.
II have tried tho carbon hisulphidc
foT killing wcevils In peas and failed
TO destroy all Of them VIII YOU
pleasH tell me how ! failed" OF course
] can not say why you failed. since vou
do not tell INC how you did the furni-
cation. YOU cannot expect the fumes
to destroy tho insects unless the re
crp'acle is tight as Ia an open box
cor bin the fumes Viii escape into tho
air, and some "f the insects may es-
cape being affected In experiments
made by the Kentucky Experiment
station, AN ounce and a half destroyed
30 per cent Of tho wecvils and In n
space OF 100 cubic feet have al
ways advised the use OF pound TO each
100 bushels OF grain. and letting II re-
main till all has cvaporatcd. Great
care must he used TO have no fire
around near the chemical, for the fumes
viii explode one pint in pan on
( top OF loo bushels OF grain till IL has
cvaporated viii usually destroy every
Insect IN the grain
DissOlving Homes mt Home
II have about ZOO pounds OF beef
feet, with the hoofs on. and can get as
many moro from the butchers want
to make these into a fertilizer in some
way and do not know how il is done.
whether with lime or acid Please
give me the method for doinl; IT." You
had better sell the bones and buy the
ready made article. The manufacture
"rs grind the bones after thoy are
freed from grease and dissolve them
Ia sulphuric acid To do This it il
necessary TO have lead-lined tanks and
Tor onr TO attempt the process on a
snail scale would cost more than he
can buy the superphosphate already
, made Bones are valuable mainly for
the phosphorus they contain. and this
is rendered available By dissoIv!ng
them IN sulphuric acid. thus making
what IS called acid phosphate or super
phosphatcs. The hoofs are of more
value to the glue factory than as u
fertilizer and YOU cannot cconomicallv
manage 10 make a fertilizer from the
feet you have. You might grind the
hincs If YOU had the proper machine
cost moro than the product viii be
worth TO YOU. Better sell the stuff
10 dealers in such things.
Growing Flowers.
The farmers ] am sure will excuse
me for undertaking here TO tell a lit
tic girl how 10 grow flowers as
sumo that the writer is a little girl
because She is fond OF flowers though
he forgets To sign her name or tell
where she lives; but her envelope is
stamped from an office in Campbell
county. She says My father takes
The Times Dispatch, and ! wish to
know before next spring how to raise
flowers In boxes. and where is the
best place to get the plants. and where
10 get the soil, and what kind of soil
20 use. have been trying to grow
flowers like other people. They grow
on at first and then the leaves turn
brown and just a stem with few
leaves at top remain. Then ] want to
knew how 10 grow chrysanthemums
next summer, and any other things ,"
Wei, in the first place you can get
small plants from florist in Lynch
burg or Richmond OF easily grown
plants like gernniums, etc. Then. do
not Imagine that they Will grow better
by putting them at once in big pots or
BOXES, but put them in small flower
pots and knock them out and nut i'm
larger noes as they increase in size
Tor soil, take any good garden soil
ana II ii il heavy. mix some sand and
ioaf-mold with IL and n little fine man
urc Then when you water your plants
put enough on them 10 go clear
through, and then do not water again
till inc SOIL seems dry. Sprinkling 4
littlc water every day will not do, for
the sprinkle does not go down to tho
roofs; and YOU must water all tho
SOIL in the pot or box and put no more
III TIL ii is needed. Then see that tho
plants get the sunshine. and when 1t
rams set them outside to get the show
er 10 grow chrysanthcmums, get
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