The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-21

ESyyN> S$gvSaM what il is ana II
es1s|3.icat S3zoSssssSS II Is Injurious to
W. #. Massey. horses" This is
the same plant that has been coming
10 me from ALI over the state and else
where. and 1t seems 10 nave appeared
In many new places II Is tr!folium
arvcrsc. commonly called rabbitfoot
clover Its gray heads easily dis
tinSu!sh &; from other clovcrs and
while II Is n true clover, II does not
make heavy enough crop to be OF
much value. What you have In the
hay w!!l only add value TO 1t. for the
rabhtfoot clover is good far n Il
goes It is fond OF sandy land. and
where ! live IL covers almost every
waste space. But IL Is never null
sance.
How to stnrt Seed In Hot Weather
II have great dinculty in getting
lettuce and other small seeds 10 grow
In hot wealth r for the TALL planting
What Is the best way 70 do IT."
There are several ways Where one
has a greenhouse I ind no sort OF din
Guilty III getting lettuce and other small
seeds started In shallow boxes under
shaded glass But where there Is no
greenhouse. but you nave a hotbed
frame. mako a cash about the sam.
Size OF the usual glass sashes BY nall
inZ building lathe about inch apart
70 two side strips Sow the seed thin
- IN the frame. after watering tho
soil we'll and letting It settle for half
a day. Then place the lath screen over
the frame and the seed VIII usually
germ!nnte well
But II you have no frame you can
prepare border In the garden. pre-.
ferably on the northeast side OF
building or board fence. where the sun
VIII no: strike II too much. and SOW
the aced th!nly. Then cover the bed
on these The sacks viii hold the
moisture and prevent crus;ing, and
the seed w.ll terminate really But
as Il Ecrfnlna,es do not all a, once
remove the cover or the sun w!n KIN
tho plants
But as YOU notice The seed GERM
mating, prop up ,he sacks as shade
TIL the leaves get good and green
and then expose them. Even ut mat
stage & Is we'll 10 use slight shade
such as thin cheeseclo,h hung over
the he'd % sticks Retaining moisture
and shading from the sun are the
means for getting seed started IN hot
weather. use She sacks IN starting
pausy seed Ia late July FOR setting on
the beds n The fan FOR carly sprlns
flowers and .n TACT for starting any
small seed iu the heHt q summer,
though have "a small greenhouse and
VOW some Things there.
uuckwhcnt once More.
~, ~, bVrL.v5.., -.co,n,,.r,,.d
as hcirg p profitable grain crop. green
manure. hoe ara ho. pasture am
partcularly Interested - II ne a green
manure crop am planting % SOW
r., $50 80 NAME, a., d, ynuld 10
wor.h v1r, =, SO ,u ,hra. NJ, mo
Zane land at tho sn-,c ,i,n. o. would
a. ~ bot,o- ~ soy q -atrh Of r,rk-
vbea. alo,o as hc. na.,u-e have
az, ,ro,.,,y.o ,c-.e a. cs,s ,-d yo,rs
s1d eynec, IA have 4. ,h-eshel soon
r,ro7, ~, e.,oricncA Win mis- pa,cb
am syrs ,h,t !, nays 10 lrocula,, the
o5 .,d tr,erd N inocu1a,o All
og, ,bte ,4u Vrnc srould IA. ,yro
ac-As h.y4 -noyr r.. nr.pa-ed Tor
resov,1r7" As rerotds huckwheat Z,
is a good crop Tor Doc pasture. and
.oui,ys ,o,,,d no ,nada q, intervals
fron ea-lv tiIl la,o ~ keen un a bloom
a. -. h.es pY. as pro., manure
80, ,,ckubca, s Gar ,ute-tor 20
roUneas Won would Simply GO, A lot
az vove,ahl. na,to- ina, mas taken
an - n3t-o.nn from mo soil wnilo
II Won sowei meas thcy would add
nitrogen 10 the SOL from tina, gath
r,od ron ,b. air and Won would gain
MANY ,ir,es as ,ourh not only in nitro
or, ~. t.. 49, oroun- n vegetable
mater ,o- Tho meas viii make a far
heavier CROWN ,han the buckpheat.
vhon. roo. as pasture for hogs, there
ls No sor. or co-noarison between tho
value o> meas and buckwheat for the
neas would mako 1robahlr four times
the amour; Of gain on the hogs that
huctmhea. would Buckwhcat is used
largely In Delaware ana Maryland rs
nurse cron for Crimson clover, and
Il answers this purpose very we'll You
ca1 SOW hUshcl an acre in IA g July
or even carly August. and then SOW
tho clover seed on II and brush +; in
with a Smoothing harrow. and the
quick growth of the buckwheat VIII
furnish a good protection - the clover
from the sun But would leave out
tho rye In this way yol can get a
crop o! buckwheat grain while getting
the clover Whether II viii be a prott-
able crop or not. as compared with