The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17
WITH THE FARMERS
By Prof. w. F. MASSEY

, complete. Lining tho soil in connec
ton with tho application OF manure
and fertilizer Will do no harm whatever
1t IL not advisable TO mix limo and
manure but when both are In the soil
any ammonia that the lime may Set
Tree VIII be at once absorbed by the
soil. Lime. in my experience, does
seon temporarily to check the wilt dis
ease In tomatoes. but whether IL will
have any effect on tho lettuce wilt
am unable to say. Al any rate It Will
do no harm to try it,
Northern and Southern i've
is there any real difference between
Northern and Southern grown ryc AZ
seed? I have sown como rye, bouuh.
from scotsman, and It is making :,
very poor show. ] am told that 1t was
Northcrn-grown seed. and that the
Northern seed rye Will not do In tho
South. ls there anything in this no
tion?' There does not seem to be anv
diHcrence in the ryo grain grow,
North or South. SO far az tho grain /.
conccrned but the experience Of eyerv
one who has grown ryo in tho south
has shown that the Southern grown
seed starts off earlior and makes 3,
far better growth than seed from tho
North III fact, winter grain grown
IN the South VIII always bo earlier
than that grown in tho North, for il
IL quicker grown crop. being sown
later and harvested earlier than In the
North. While for many plants North
crn grown seed are desirable, the case
/ of winter grain is very dincrent Il,
my hoyhood-in the days OF tho oil
I Blue Stem white whcat-farmers al
! ways found II an advantage to get eeed
from North Carolina, AS IL came earlier
than aecd from Maryland. And tn.
same Is truo OF winter oats and rye.
I II taltcs much longer time to mako
ihe crop OF winter grain IN tho North,
and tho crop in the South acquires an
earlier habit
Anthrncnoso in Cotton.
This disease has been very common
the past summer In all the cotton
growing section OF Virginia, and farm
ers should take caro- the coming spring
carried on tho sced. Better send TO
tho Secretary OF Agriculture. WashinE-
ton. d. C., and ask for copy OF Farm
er*' Bulletin No. s55"-Anthracnose
free. and should be In tho hands o.
every cotton grower.
Preparing for Corn. Etc
Southampton County: II havo lot
! which was in peanuts this season.
hroadcaAted stable manure on the land
before dug The peanuts. and last
week sowed about three. peck. OF rvo
an acre on the lani Thi, lot has not
been very productive. but / Will get
fully thirty bushels Of peanut. an
acre this year. DO you thinl; that III.
lyo turned down green next spring VIII
max. good corn with about 900 pounds
: of commercial fertilizer (9-9-2D ana
100 pounds OF nitrate or soda an acre,
Have you any other suggcs,ion? what
/ would be the chances FOR another pea
+ nut crop on the land? could apply
lSanit instead OF nitrate have an
/ other icld which /. badly infested
/ with bricrs. They grow IN "a SANDY soil
about twelve inches high Please give
Inc some plan for their determinations
Does colts shedding time date from
! lis birth or from his nrst shedding
time. when three months old?" II you
/ gave the land good application OF
stable manure before the peanuts
/ were dug. do not think that II VIII
pay TO use the fertilizer you name ana
/ the nitrate OF soda. You can make a
fair crop OF corn and make IL cheaper
! by applying 400 pounds OF Is per cent
acid phosphate ana twcnty-n five pounds
/ OF the muriatc OF potash acre. APP
/ plying It broadcast and narrowing {,
= IN after turning the rye under.
Turn The rye when quite green and
do not let IL run into head, for It then
decays slowly and may cause damage
in dry weather ! DO not think Il will
pay to use tho nitrate OF soda on corn
! at the present price OF the nitrate.
In fact, as have often said. If "A man
+ farms right and grows plenty OF leg
uiue crops and uses them for feetin.,
stock and making manure. lac will
lncvcr need to buy nitrogen in any
: form. Now ne TO tho briers These
1 thigs grow because they arc allowed
/ to grow and tho land is not occupied
! by better plants. The best thing TO
destroy bricrs IS Tie moving machine.
used regularly 10 keep the tops cut off.
Briers OF any other plant will die If
thcy arc not allowed TO make green
leaves above ground The way to get
rid OF any perennial weed Is to keen
the tops on. and tho roots will die.
y colt sheds annually after his nrst
shedding;