The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-15

1871 3ss6EfESaY mistake i'll putting
EEaSA 49, SS2SSSsS wheat and grass IN
ktSSss&AA. ssAES!Fsssy a newly planted or
ss1SS-ss-sI-4s' "a '-'<i1 1870 cha-d Now to
W. r. Massey. getting the lano
now IN grass in tobacco. think that
nlowinc the SOD down June ! would
lie rather late If sod land is to go
into tobacco would pillow il carly in
the spring 10 give the sod chance
TO decay some before planting time.
Make this blowing deep. and then in
p.cparinc for planting disk the land
vel both WAYS and get ii III good
order for tobacco. If YOU turn heavy
SOD completely just before planting |
ioar that the crop Will suffer from
drought. rs the mass OF vegetable
matter undecRyed Will cut off the rise
Of the soil moisture by capillary at
traction. And in turning the sod at
any time do not flop IL over hat, but
edse up the burrows well. so as not
10 entirely cut of the capillary mois-
turo Any grass that sticks out can
be taken care OF with the disk harrow
Then in planting late tobacco YOU can
in YOUR section SOW the clover seed
1T last working Of the tobacco If YOU
work il level Many good farmers who
have found out that IL is best 10 work
corn lave' are still killing tobacco
Try some level ana note the difference
In the ground leaves.
Cutting and Shocking Corn.
"a, what stage of growth should
the corn be cut to cure in shocks"
The time TO Cut the corn is when the
grain is well glazed and denied and
the shucks brown and inclined TO hang
instead Of sticking up OF course. the
pulled corn blades. taken when green,
make nicer feed but SO long as the
leaves and the shucks are green the
leaves are feeding the corn. and if the
leaves are pulled green the corn crop
no NJ al Oh
fodder is worth, and YOU have the
labor for nothing. The practice of
pulling fodder in the South has grown
out OF the fact that the Southern
farmers have depended on this alone
FOR rough feed. The man who farms
right viii always have plenty of hay
and the corn slower will simply be a
by-prodIct out Of which he will get
all ii is worth by shreddinS il. There
is an immense loss all over the South
from pulling fodder for careful cX-
periments at several Of tho Southern
experiment stations have shown just
what ! have said that the practice
cuts the corn crop just about enough
TO pay what the fodder is worth. and
the farmer sacrifices corn 10 get fod-
der. poor exchange. On account of
our longer season. we can make more
hay an acre than the Iowa farmers
make, and IT is worth more here per
ton than there and YET the Iowa farm
ers make hundreds of tons TO our one
and, by using improved machinery
I>udzu Again.
Il have read in a Southern farm
paper statement from man at
ChipleN Fla. saying that the Kudzu
Vine Is the greatest of all forage crops.
MN 1t grow here ana is il valuable 49,
have grown the Kudzu vine 1t is
Pueraria Sieboldiana, and is 4 perfect
" hardy plant of the bean family and
perennial. 1t is hardy as far North
as New York. and perhaps New Eng
land have grown II only as a porch
climber II is the most rapid grower
] ever knew suppose that it would
spread and root all over the ground il
allowed TO run In that way. / have
seen no statement as to its value as IA
forage plant except from this Florida
man who is engaged in selling the
plants. had rather see some cXpcri-
ments from the experiment stations in
regard to its value one thing is Ger
tain. II YOU once get it into the land
and want TO get rid of it. you had as
vel! tackle pine th!cket or a patch
OF honeysucklc. for it Will make
stumps as large as Il small pine tree
II the green growth has feeding value
II certainly VIII furnish a large amount
OF II that can be cUt a number Of times
during the season But what the value
j. ! am unable TO say
Limestone on.Crimsqn Glover.
VIII Il bc ..9r:s1 tca-ile 10 spread
ground limestone OH crimson clover al
Ter II starts2 am sowing IL among
corn and il is not convenient to apply
the lime rock among the corn before
sowing, and want to use il after the
corn Is cut" can sec no diiiculty
about lining The clover with tn,
ground rock after ii IS up have
never used lime ON this kind Of clover
hut have lined rec clover the SECOND