The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-01
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the best tine t. APP
lilly a SIDE dressing
= II sulphate of pot
sh 10 my tobacco
ION which use the
<lfSl t3-S-3 fertilizer
f a. u have used u
"a S2s..s - low grade fertilizer
~ that\ has TO have
tn y and ~ chances are
Per cept-p{ potash came
and hat Is not a good
have put at planting
potash needed, for the
pnosphoric acid never leach
the soil as nitrogen does,
nain right thcrc till some
S TOT them. Side dressing
mas grown into practice in
1.F because the farmers as a
lae whole OF their fertilizer
Tvs I at Planting time. and the
N spread beyond it and are
At poorer soil Then an ap-
alongside is found useful. II
ayaselilable materials are used.
y would have been better re-
7 the farmer at planting time
half the fertilizer in the
& half broadcast down the
fre the plant roots would
haas they progressed. for
of all plant roots is
s. ncing tip of the roots
The plant. 1t may help
a good dressing of high
'of potash now all over
between the rows.
'd. ripe onions you should
seed Of the New England
J. early in spring as the soil
rked. Here. In light, sandy
IN February, and thin out
:. fThese will grow right
in s thine In July and never
81 | never plant sets either
+. fail to make ripe onions,
the Yellow Potato onion.
nting sets for early green
Us use homegrown or
IN sets, for the Western
~ do we'll in the East. as
Ike generally thick necked
nico, we'll formed bulbs.
enough in the West. and
'w the r6ason of their fail
= 80 but know that 1t is
lime Agnin.
teen acres of land to go
IN clover this fall. and want
PIE on 1t. Please tell me the
| lime manufacturers near me
County,. Also please advise
RI OF lime to get. whether
ne or ground limestone. AS
Bothing about lime I will value
nation" ! have given in a
letter to this farmer tho ad-
IN lime burners and grinders.
*Pt running a free advertising
and there is so much in
lime that the lime men
$vertise their goods. My let
y that the Virginia farmers
#,g these columns, and those
to get their patronage in
Aress should be Advertising.
|,g have advised this cores
and others. This Is. never
so called agricultural lime.
\sinply the air-slaked refuse
kilns, and you have to pay
the water 1t has taken up
If you buy burnt lime, al
~ 1t in bulk in car loads. as
it more cheaply in that
= Is buy the fresh. unslaked
Tod article of fresh stone
IKE more than two bushels
lught car loads from the
ushels in car load. l
8aul ms. five miles from the
L was thrown in n pile and
a powder with water, and
d nearly 1000 bushels, and
= ted and hauled but the 40
As I paid then - cents
the fresh lime I had the
~ cheaper than I could have
agricultural lime. The
Agher now. But whether a
Fuse burnt lime or ground
round shells. Is largely
imperative cost. 1t may be
fax You can freight shell
4Norfolk cheaply, and there
~ kme than that made from
~ and II some one at the
grind the shells at a
fice 1t would be wise to
6sing line foE clover. or. for
tier. any crop. always apply
plowinr ;he land. so that It
k through the whole soil and
,ct the whole. Simply harrow
fore sowing the clover seed.
use slaEei lime, about 1000
will Ebe moderately fair APP
j. IL you use ground limestone
N on moi an acre.
!: ie tthe best onion TO grow for
Bsp on ons for shipping North
rine The earliest good
L have tried for this pur-
norfolk Queen. This is
cen onion OF the Northern
but far better one. l
its In September, and they
AAdy here for punching in
&uaTS'. TO buy sets for n
vill be rather costly, and
BerB grow your own sets. l
iced in April on land OF only
RAity and without any ferti-
81 u do not want them larger
marble. SOW the seed very
in rows fifteen inches apart, as
them crowded in the rows.
zen In July. and are taken
Erred and repianted in sep
neayily fertilized soil, and
& 'owA rows TO be worked by
:pe4ts setting the sets
ID half inches apart. AS
soil is hilled up TO them
rotection, and pulled away
late so that the bulbs
hc surface. These sets
~. sClnd onions with thin
. 81 bunch nicely. while the
yFwhite sets usually sold. come
q West. and will make thick
scasIions here