The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13

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W. Il. Massey. on it," For your
section would SOW the Virginia Gray
turf oats. as they arc more hardy than
many other kinds. If you wish the
oats for grain. the clover will be dead
before the oats ripen. But. of course
the clover will help the soil. Sowi
for hay the clover and oats will make
a fine hay crop. cut as soon as the
clover blooms. What fertilizer should
he used always depends on the con-
dition OF the soil You only tell me
your land is light. and take for grant
cd that II is not fertile. l always
sowcd two bushels of oats an acre
when l was growing oats on stock
farm Sowing with clover l would
SOW five pecks OF the oats and mr.
teen pounds of the clover, soon after
the oats are drilled in. You can get n
ready made fertilizer that viii run
about ASA and uso 500 pounds an acre
on the oats.
Mecklenburg County: IT have set
late cabbages on little plot where
an old house stood hit used no fer
tilizer nj planting. What will be good
for them" l will set somo Prizetakers
and TAFT Queen onion sets, what fer
1ilizer for these?" The plot that you
say is fifty feet square where the
-
teenth of an acre. An acre of cab
bages should have fully 1000 pounds
OF fertilizer strong in nitrogen and
potash This would be about fifty nine
pounds of fertilizer For either the
cabbage or the onions the following
will no good. Acid phosphate, 300
pounds; nitrate of soda, 100 pounds;
cottonseed meal or fish scrap. GOO
pounds. and muriate of potash, 4oV
mounds n make
Cherry Trees RustinE.
Prince Edward County: II have some
cherry trees that have grown rapidly
until the past few weeks. Then the
leaves became spotted with brown and
some wilted ana died. so that the trees
seem almost dead. Cannot find any
borers. What is 1t and the cure?
There are two forms of rust or blight
that affect stone fruits. One comes
in brown spots that soon drop out
leaving holes in the leaves, and is
called from this the shot-hole fun
gus. Another form is the general rust
ing of the leaves. Both should have
the same treatment. That is, spray
The trees as soon the leaves come
out. with Bordeaux mixture, and re-
peat every two weeks till the middle
of July This will usually keep the
lea"es healthy.
Prince Edward County: 81 am n
young farmer. and read your columns
in rhe Times Dispatch with great in
terest and profit. This year / have not
enough stable manure TO use on my
lettuce. What is the best fertilizer
to use? How much nitrate OF soda to
use AZ n dressing and how often
Have been using ten loads of manure
and 400 pounds of n potato fertilizer
In 1912 got sl9O net from this piece
ana this year 500 Can you tell me
I,l l1 10 etc
seeding, ! could have made $.5o. Soil
light gray with reddish clay subsoil.'
DO not repeat planting lettuce year
i ihc same land
Use 1000 pounds an acre of the fer
tiizer allowed advised for cabbages &c
Mecklenburg County correspondent
Large growers of lettuce fiji the sol
with old rotten manure and after
setting the plants add the above be
tween the rows and work it in. Run
ming to seed IS caused by stunning the
plants and the increasing heat OF the
weather. Grow them rapidly early IL
the season by literally fertilization
and add during the growth nitrate o.
soda at rate &c $50 pounds an acre
Get the plants early, SO as TO head be
fore hot weather.
Harvesting Peanuts.
Hanover County: when is the
proper time to harvest peanuts planted
in May Having n small quantity
would like TO know If small quantitN
can be pulled from the vines and drlct
in q shed instead of stalking" Lift
the peanuts. tops and roots, rs soon a:
the leaves are evidently ripe. Do no
pull from the vine till they have beer
properly cured and the best way Il
cure them is to stack around pole!
with nuts inside and tops out. Thi
will make the nuts cure bright, while
exposed TO the light they will cure
dark in color
oats After Corn and Peas.
"a field now IN corn and peas ] wiz
10 SOW 10 oats. and would like to know
the best way 10 do il. The peas ar
about knee high now VIII 1t sou
the land TO pillow them under after tn
corn Is cut and shocked" With
heavy growth Of peas on the land
would not pillow them under for oat
or any winter grain, rs II Will be har
10 get the land settled and compactet
and there viii be more winter KILN
from sowing on loose and puffy sol
Better NOV the peas after cutting II
corn and cure them for hay. The
disk the stubblc fine. going over an
over in both directions so as to PR
pare ali the soil except where II
shocks actually stand. Then app
with the oats 400 pounds of acid pno
phate or TnuMaS phosphate Az a.
and drill in from one and a half TO -
bushels Of oats, the thinner seed {
strong land ana more on thinner so
Sweet Potatoes Too Rank.
Isle OF wight County: My big ste
Jersey sweet potatoes are all gone
vines and no potatoes. Can YOU &c
me anything TO do? ] never saw sue
growth OF vines. ! broke the la!
eight inches deep, ran OFF rows for
feet apart and nlled them fun OF hi
compost Then ] put hity POUNDS
potash an acre and covered 4, all al
lex stand till about week before
SET the sprouts. Then l ran pic
down the row and stirred all UP IS,
and applied 400 pounds Of 5-s-a fer
,,zer an acre." II is very evident VIII
is the matter with the potatoes.
have oyerdone the matter OF prcpa
alton and fertilizing. That is. with ,
compost and the fertilizer with . !
cent ammonia YOU have gotten an :
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