The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-19
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY


manure TO tho soil. Aided by liberal
use Of acid phosphate and potash, the
peas VIII enable the farmer to rapidly
Increase the productivcness of such
soil. and when YOU <an get crimson
clover 10 catch and hold the nitrates
that would leach out in winter you
can soon get sandy land into n produc-
tive state. But land of this sort Is
naturally lcachy. and soon parts with
It's plant food. and the maintenance
Of the vegetable matter must be tho
main interest OF the farmer on such
land. y rotation OF corn. with peas
among il. oats followed by peas. cotton
with crimson clover and rye sown at
first picking, all the manure OF the
farm spread on this. and turned under
for corn again. will greatly incrca SO
the humus in the soil and tho produc-
Uvcncss OF the land
\ Case oT Itcnv~s.
/ You VIII pardon mo for long delay
in thanking YOU for advice in regard
to my pet horse She was a fine bay
and beauty. but was too far gone
for any relief. and we had to chloro-
form her Now l have Il horse that
brcathes hard and coughs. ] am told
ho has the hcaVes. He ~ about fifteen
.yenrs old. aud the only ono l have left
/ will. be grateful for any remedy YOU
can suggest leading to a cure ~
improper feeding. especially feeding
dusty hoy and ls most common IN
hnrscs that are greedy feeders. When
hcavcs has gotten chronic there Is
really no cure for it. Much can be
dore TO alleviate tho suffering Of The
animal The stable and the food must
I- made FREQ from dust. In feeding.
the hay should bC spriu<lcd with water
DO prevent aust. Give nutritious and
easily diGcStcd food and not much OF
bulky nature. Run on a pasture as
much as Is practicable. As medicine.
use Fowler's solution OF arsenic, be-
ginu"ng with two teaspoonfuis In Tho
food three times day, and increas-
ing 60 a tablespoonful three times u
day. ana continue for two OF three
months. unless symptoms Of arscni-
rl poison appear Medicines that
promote digestion Will he good but
Won can hardlt hope for q permanent
cure OF heaves
Alfalfa In "a Tnrm Rotution.
Cannot ;rlfalfa be taken In rs Il
regular pnIt OF farm rotation Of
crops?' 1t could, hy lcngthcninC the
rotation. for II would hardly pay 10
tleat alfalfa as an annual or biennial
crop You could make Il rotation of
corn With peas sown among II, fol-
lowed by wheat or winter oats. and
these 10y peas. 10 he turned under and
run the alfalfa for three years. ana
back 10 corn and repeat.
This would make "A hve-year rotation
ana would be excellent Tor q farm
mainly devoted TO stocl5. II would
quite rapidly increase the humus con
tent I'm the SOIL and the nitrogen as
We'll az there would be nitrogen ~
ing crops every year on zach Yield,
and the whole soil would soon get com
plotely inoculatcd for tho alfalfa THIS
means taking into consideration that
an tho land Of the farm is suited to
alfalfa. which viii rarely be the case.
sat as really practicable matter ana
e rupid means FOR the Improvement OF
tho SOIL | would prefer q shorter ro-
tation using noWpcas and Crimson
clovcr as the lcgumcs. while Would
Grow alfalfa on special lots rather
han IN the general rotation of the
farm. While alfalfa viii give large
crops Of forage, 1t usually takes a
great deal moro tlmo and expense 60
got The feed from cOWpclS and thcr,.
is very little difference between the
feeding value OF the hay made from
coWpcos and That made from alfalfa.
and I'm the same length OF time / am
sure that / can get as much from peas
as from alfalfa. Cowpca hay proper
~ cured, rs Very near as good us al
'alt9 hay, and can he made IN a few
crop from alfalfa. DO not mean to
Discourage the oUorts to grow alfalfa.
n.,t on most OF our farms We can grow
the peas with great deal more Ger.
t3iuty, and can Improve the land moro
apidly with "a short rotation with peas
ANA crimson clover as The llgune
crops
Any rotation OF crops should be de-
NSed i'm reference 10 The main money
arop of thc farm or section This crop
Should have the place in The rotation
where TN" conditions arc best suited
~ !ts dcNclop'tcut and yield Willie III
The Same limo looking after tlc main
tennnce and Increase 81 the produc-
tivty of the soN for all the crops
grown. Single cropping IS always bad,
Nhiic specialized farming L. good.
iiuyiny for Looks.
TO snow how city people buy by the
io"ta on tEuit rather than quality a
statement in Il New York papcr show
very well y grower who has stand
In a Boston lnorket-housc sold big
Wof River APPLES for - cents cach
the APPLES Weighing over pound each
RMS Wolf River apple Is Il very large
and snowy apple. bright striped rcd
aut Is of poor eating quality ben
Davis apples sGn IN the cities mainly
hechuse of thcir beauty FOR the aver
Eye city buyer Knows nothing about
Varieties ana their quality. ana viii
take ien Davis in preference to Grimes
Golden right ALONGSIDE OF IL, b.causc
me Zen Davis rs larger and rcd though
ln' Grimes is far better quality Per
'aps thc increased abuudamcc ot tn,
lfuIl shows may gradually educate cts
poppie TO the differences In the quality
ei aprlo> typ, show THIS month AT tn,
fliih kcHlW9rt Armory iu Baltimore
'h"hSh NOT quite SO large as last Year
Was oi remarkably fine qualify. ana the
eIFthe 10 Visitors specimens of the dif.
ieI'h' 'a'i"tt"> OF apples may "radu.
t.ly na"c the city people acquainted
Wtn the guahl of the various kinds
on the maIkcl
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