The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-15

E3sSsy sse.,..sf,ss 8a sitting over them
sSslSe>, - ~ w s SySSSA lime mixed with
l sfs2sssSs -, StSSAS3 Paris green. II
iete,9i2eNs0sSSssdSfs3 a b Q poonful to
w. +. Masscy. quart OF air
slaked lime. while the potatoes
are in bloom. and have some small
potatoes? Does the Nancy Hall swee,
potato make much vine? Is Il red.
white or yellow? Years ago, as l was
cutting wheat. noticed stalk OF
wheat with n wheat head. and about
six inches from the ground was a
head OF cheat growing from the
wheat How do you explain this?"
There is not the slightest danger OF
poisoning the potatoes by applying
Paris green 20 the tops. Paris green
is insoluble and cannot be taken up
Ivy the potatoes. The Nancy Hall sweet
rotate belongs to the SO -called yam
class 1t is bright colored on the out
eide, but not white, and cooks of a
deep orange or pumpkin color. 1t
makes about the usual growth OF vine
Now as 30 the cheat. there WAS doubt
less a cheat plant with It's roots grow
ing entangled with the wheat roots
That is Mi, for you cannot grow s.
head OF cheat on whear plants.
Rye, Onts and Crimson Glover.
From Bedford County: IL AIN think
clover. rye and winter oats for spring
hay. Will the rye and oats mature
enough TO make good hay by the time
the clover VIII have to be cut? What
time should the sowing be made here?'
! have not much liking for crimson
clover as hay crop. though whom
mixed with grain II does cure better.
But I do not think ] would use the
rye. II makes poor hay at best, and
h. hnt n hn
alone or wheat Where I live It ia
tho common practice to SOW wheat
with crimson clover, when the crop
Is intended for hay. The only risk Is
that such early sowing may cause
damage from the fly In the wheat But
II makes n very good hay crop, and
tends to improve the curing Of the
clover. had rather SOW oats alone
with the clover Drill them in and
then SOW the clover seed. and brush
these in with smoothing harrow.
Then cut the crop for hay >as soon rs
the clover is IN bloom, without regard
to the condition OF the oats. Some rye
will do no harm. but 1t is poor feed
at best. In your section l would SOW
in late August.
Wakefield CnbbnRcs.
Can YOU tell me whore TO get
pure strain OF the early Jersey Wake
$500 on what we havo this year, as it
is all oats. from little dinky heads
II the Charles ton type. We arc get
ting fine prices for good heads, ana ii
is bad TO have so many worthless.
The strains OF Early Wakefield cab
bagc have certainly gotten badly
mixed. and l have had the same
trouble mere. The State College EN-
pertinent Station m Pennsylvania has
IN al hn
various strains OF the Wakefield cab
barc, and they have published n hull
let!n showing the results. You can
learn by writing TO Prof r. l.. Watts
director OF The Pennsylvania Expert
ment Station, State College y. O., Pa.
all about the various strains on The
market. and the pdrest. Years ago
the late Peter Henderson described
= method o. growing good Wakefield
seed that was practiced By gardener
In New Jersey This man was always
ahead of his ncighbors with this cab
bAgc but lie would not sell a seed TO
any one AS IL was known that he
raised his own seed. they watched
him 70 hnd out his method. They found
that he cut all his cabbages for
market, but on certain stumps nc mad
red flannel strips tied. These were
the stumps from which he cut the ear
these and they made quantity OF
sprouts These were pulled OFF and
rooted Ike cuttings IN the greenhouse.
and later plarted'" thickly In cold
frames 10 winter over. IKE plants
from fall-sown seed They were trans
planted IN the spring, and al once ran
.nto bloom and made Heed. This was,
OF course. n costly method OF grow
ing the seed. but It gave the purest
nj
used, while the general practice is 10
6row seed from lot OF plants grown
from seed, and these. OF course are
lable 10 vary. But 1t VIII pay any
truck grower 10 use this method and
grow his own seed Better use seed
that cost YOU sI5 pound than use
seed OF q mixed type for one- Attn the
cost
How Lime Acts.
From Louisa County: Our county
demonstration agent states that dur
ing his course a. Blacksburg in the
winter, ne was told that the burnt. or
caustic lime would lose It's caustio
character II allowed TO remain on the
land several weeks exposed 10 sun and
rain after spreading. The Idea was
that II would prevent the burning Out
OF the hunus and loss OF nitrogen
II such IS the case, Il would he n re
use BY farmers living long distance
from a railway station, a the haul!ne
Of ground limestone prevents the us'
of that except near the stations. NOW
Il this IS true. st should have some
experience behind IT, and rs you arr
lime man would appreciate n re
DIy?' have never taken much inter
est in the talk so many make abou
the danger Of the use OF burnt linn
burning up the humus Any lime
slakcd and spread on the land, rapid,
returns 10 the condition OF = Carlo
nate, jus; as II exists in the rock
Thcn We want the lime 20 aid in tn
,iitriHcat!on OF the organic decay j
the soil That IS = large part of il
work and II is The duty OF the farme
20 keep UP 4 supply OF the organi
decay IN his SOL This talk abou
the loss OF nitrogen from using fresh
" water slaked lime is simply non
sense. NJ practice has been 10 Away
buy the frefh lump lime in bulk i
carloads. and thus save the fre!ghtin
Of the water II takes 10 slake II, 70
good stone lime Will more than doubl
In bulk in shaking. Then ] hauled In
lime and piled ii convenient TO waite