The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-05

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well TO fertilize apple trees. Whei
We reflect that in potash alone, tn,
fruit OF good average crop will re
move three times the amount OF pot
ash thai n crop of wheat OF twenty fiv,
bushels an acre would remove. 1t II
very evident then that the making %
the hard wood OF an apple tree to say
nothing OF the fruit, demands hcav,
supply Of the mineral fertilizers. The
Cornell Station evidently had a sol
peculiarly we'll supplied with plan,
food for the trees.
Sorghum. Glover and Lime.
Can amber sorghum be cut. cured
( md safely used rs dry feed, and is
{ there any danger in thus using the sec
I oud growth? In sowing crimson clover
/ III a hoed crop, is it necessary 10 cover
the seed? ! will apply some ground
, limestone Will il he necessary to
cover the lime" Sorghum, either first
or second growth. ii let get fairly ma
ture. Will make good cured feed for
; any stock. The young green second
I growth often develops prussic acid. and
, stock pasturing on ii Will he killed as
though by Il lightning stroke. But
! this disappears later and the cured feed
l. all right. simply keep stock off the
| green second growth. II YOU can get
/ through the corn or cotton with four
/ teen-tooth harrow and stir the soil
slightly before sowing the clover seed,
II viii be best. though it will usually
terminate we'll sown on the unprc-
Jared ground. Sow in early September
fifteen pounds of seed an acre. In APP
llyine lime or limestone. il is best 10
:pply IL after the nd has been plowed
I and then harrow 1t in with a common
spike harrow.
Growing Dill.
please tell me when to SOW dill
seed. ana the hes; way to grow it?'
I l'iil anthenum .;raveolens, is an aro-
/ matte plant the leaves of which are
used in pickles. You can SOW the ,seed
on a border IL amy good garden soil
NOW and the plants will winter over
and Bloom next july Thin them to
four inches apart and grow just as
YOU would parsley.
An .tpprcciativc Letter.
4 practiclne physician writes in a
very complimcntarY way. in regard to
Lis farm in Hanover County. Have not
room 10 quote the letter in full He
says that last year his tenant sowed n
mixture OF rye. vetch and German
(crimson) clover. got little rye and
vetch. but fair stand OF clover and
on forty acres made a crop of corn of
forty bushels an acre. This year the
corn wheat. tobacco and peas are look
ing We'll. and | attribute much of the
Improvement TO the valuable sugges-
tons obtained from Your columns in
The Times Dispatch trust that YOU
Will continue these admirable articles,
They are a distinct addition TO the pa
per, and in my case have caused it to
bo looked forward TO and enjoyed from
day to day as never before
All OF which is very pleasant to one
who has been spending his life in the
effort TO improve the farming OF the
south. and especially OF his native
state. though now absent from it. If
the readers Of The Times Dispatch in
I -. .}nfi ,,,
have no doubt that the manag emcnt
! will continue the articles.
E@Gplnnts Whiting.
/ My elephants have the wilt. The
! whole plant willis At once. Is there
a cure" No there is no known cure
Tomatoes and elephants both suffer
from this disease. 1t comes from soil
infection, and tho bacteria get in
through the roots and gradually choke
, of the rise of the sap water, and the
/ plant suddenly willis The only thing
that can usually lie done is 10 avoid
infected soil Something can hc done 10y
breeding resistant plants. That is. where
"a plant thriVcs while others around
II wilt, save seed from that plant and
/ il may carry the resistant quality In it's
offspring. This has been done with
the Wilt disease in cotton. and the dis
eases are very similar The wilt is
usually worse on tomatoes than eng
plants, but both will suffer. and water
melons. tor. are liable to the same
disease.
Sowing AIfnIfa.
II Hanover county: IL am thinking
of trying alfalfa on a small piece OF
land now in cowpeas intending 10 SOW
!, In the carly TALL viii il be better
- turn under the whole growth of
teas OF NOV the field and pillow the
StuhhlcH ] have read Of danger of
souring tho soil with 4 green crop
turned under shortly before sowing
alfalfa | would never turn under a
heavy green growth In hot weather of
late summer as there is real danger
Of sourine the soil But this danger
VIII be less with n preparation for
alfalfa. because It viii be essential to
lime we'll for the alfalfa. and this Will
prevent any souring Of the soil sun.
] think that YOU can put the land in
better condition for sowing the alfalfa
by moving the peas OF ana blowing
only the stumble. The blowing should
b" deep ana thorough, and after ulow-
lnE spread about ton an acre of
Slaked lime. or rather more Of ground
limestone. and harrow Ii in. Then an
Ply 900 pounds OF acid phosphate and
i"rty POUNDS OF muriate OF potash AN
acre, and SOW twenty to thirty
pounds OF seed. Make the sowing lie
last OF August or early in Scpte,nbcr
lie sure that the drainage Of The land
is good, for some Hanover land is badly
drained
Growing Lettuce for Market.
FROM Amelia COUNTY: II read your
letters in The Times Dispatch with a
? great deal OF interest Now want to
put half an acre i'm lettuce for shin
ping to Northern markets When
should the seed be sown? What is tho
ueSt variety for heading? Where can
se; complete Instructions ahout
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