The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18

sMIN9ssl EsfE bacco canvas. so rs
III a,s@ssfs, x1to make j.; last
EHSSSSSSsSSS& Tysfssss$s1 longer? N a a q
;sEEsf \, yS9H three large ones and
lMss sssfGAedSsS&ssSSt painted them with
fnfrssas *.l3sssp2ts$&FSSsl u &C Il oil but
lENEEEas "tE fssSftncY seem to fall to
tbbSysIalfEA IyrS fsg pieces very soon: ia
t'e'tf1kssess AssSs2 fact. sooner thar
- Massey. when not oiled.
""uc'st'"d mat the pouluymcu claim
mat l'nsecd oil Viii not make cotton
"ioth last longer. Tho first one / made
burned no after had folded it Ip TO
protect IT. from tho rain It Was on
= clothes line, and fortunately ala
not iako ~ into tho house 1t burned
during the night" Folding IN a macs
OF cioth Win fresh OIL on q Is "a pretty
sure way 10 start spontaneous com
bustlun. HI.9 used tho FOLLOWING.
recipe with good results Raw liise.d
81! 'threo pints). acetate Of l"ai COMO.
ouncc), rosin Gour ounccs) G-ind Tho.
acetate Of lead I'm little OF tho ol
thch ada the remainder OF the oil ana
'uo iosin Melt completely iu nn iron
not over = gentle ire. stretch tho
'loih and amply the mixture hot win
II broad brush. II VIII he arg i'm
twenty-four hours. but must not be
folded TIN dry. TO mike a more nor
icct Job, turn tho cloth ana give "a
coat on the either side aftcr the first
coat Is dry This viii make tho cloth
waterproof. but az to the lasting am
10y anro that IL will 30 greatly in
creased.
Southern Corn belt.
Nitr ths great Increase of Mitorcpt
~" corn crop I'm the South AND tho
"odcrfui crops produced rs the boys
IA tbs corn clubs, II looks as t,ou,n
tho south SO to become Tie real coru
belt &c tho country. We are not sub
lcct 10 Tho very disastrous drourhts
ana hot winds that arlct the Wer, .it
iiincs The pcpartmen, Ok AErIcultur,.
mas published the average corn crops
GROWN ~ various States the past sea-
son. anu the greatest failure hns becn
N the Western corn bolt. where Ilau-
.as SHOWS an average crop of but three
bushels an Hcrc. while North Carolina
averaged twenty bushels and virginia,
tweniy-si& hushcls and Maryland
thirty three bushels an acre Ncbra--
ka averaged but rftecu bushels am
acre We had drought too but moth
ms Ike tho disastrous drought of th.
West With improved ,ncthods or
farming, there is no reason WHY INC
south Should not benoinc The great corn
bolt Of Tho country. for w. not oul,
crop Is never caught by frost. as 81
often Us IN the Northwest Kansas
evidently VIII have 80 buy corn II ia
no longer 80 West youug man" but
como south and help in tho tide or
Improvement that is sweeping over Tho
rye In tho SIIo.
VIII rye. cut when la bloom m>ko
good sllngeE 30 l tried s; once and
never expect to do 80 again had
considerable area I'm rye which
Lao pcon eating green for tho cows
liaNins moro than ] could use ia THIS
way J put II into = silo. Hlling II about
hali fun. Later the aiming was com
plctcd with corn. When had led the
corn and reached the rye, every COW
turned UP her nose at tho rye aid re-
fused TO cat IT, and the whole WAS
uscd IN tha manure heap as bedding
Fortunately ] had two other slices
hllcd with corn, ana had no loss uf
any amount except the rye and tho
experience. rye a. best Is poor feed.
and In the silo is OF no value al ell
Volunteer Par,nins.
j had some parsnips last year which
ran TO 9eed. and tho seed falling on
tho ground made a volunteer crop this
season. VIII these volunteer roots b.
poisonous. liz fact arc parsuips polls
ouous under any condiUons2' Wild
Iarsnips are reputcG 90 be poisonous.
hus 30 not believe that even the
Wild ones VIII be poisonous when
cooked Tho cultivated parsnIps has
been bred up from the Wild form and
~ eaten raw u might be injurious
There are number OF roofs tkat arc
not edible raw, but which are all right
cooked The tubcrs OF tho Caladium
csculcntum are very acrid raw. but
make n very Wholesome dish when
cooked. ! 90 not think there viii be
amy danger from the volunteer roots
l'ut l ilnd that here ana southwark II
is Tar better 10 defer sowing parsnlp
seed till June lcrc and July further
south Sown carly IN spring. as they
ARC commonly sown in the North, they
may eithcr run TO seed or get woody
and poor. always sow them in June
here In the Southeast corner Of Mary
land and l SOW salty at the same time
These hardy plants make their best
growth in the fall, and in fact, usually
grow till Christmas; ana the lato-soyvn
ones. while they may not get so large.
arc always OF better quality than
those sown early in spring
Get II bermuda sod.
u have seen Bermuda grass seed ad-
vortised, grown in Arizona VIII it be
better TO use tho seed to set a sod
hero IN Eastern North Carolina than
10 plant the roots? Do you think that
these Arizona seed viii gorminate.
ana how many viii it take for an acre
ana when will be the best time TO SOW
them? am exceedingly anxious to
get a good Bermuda pasture Have
tried alfalfa and Crimson clover with
but little success. and think that, per-
haps, Bermuda grass viii ri the hill.
We have an election In this county
next month 10 decide on stock law
II 1t is voted down. we viii be com
PEELED to build u 10000 fence 10 keep
our stock In and the stock in this
county Is only valued at $4,000"