The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-07


| as soon us possible, and the practice
! * to dcpress tho market by all sorts
OF un!avCrable ruinors of Il great over
production, in oroer to get hold OF the
, product Mt as Low Il price as practi-
cable and after tho bulk of the crop
is in the hands of the spectators to
advance the price. 30 that finally the
consumer pays dollar for what the
farmer gets 35 cents, as one of our
farm papers puts 1t.
How are we to meet this practice?
IL seems - me that about the only
way is through complete organization
OF the farmers and the enabling them
10 get money, as merchants can get
it, and hold their crops for the real
and proper influence of the law q"
supply and demand. The prospect OF
free wheat may have had an effect on
the price, as there may bc rush OF
Canadian spring wheat on tho market,
ana the tariff seems TO be constructed
mainly for the benefit OF the consumer
and the lowering OF the cost of living,
rather than for the protection of the
farmer. Blu, this may he made up to
him by the long free list of things
he has to buy. In fact. the question
is one very difficult to give a salts
factory reply TO. The spectators are
mainly responsible. | think. for tho
depression OF the grain market just
now. as they want 10 get hold Of the
grain. 1t is the unorganized cond-
ton OF the farmers that gives the
spectators an advantage.
Harvesting Pens. Crimson Glover.
Il notice IN one OF the farm papers
where YOU say that In order to use
the pea thrcsher the peas must he
planted in rows. How wide apart
should tho rows be? Then about
crimson clover; will it grow we'll on
land that has not had clover on It?
VIII 1t have to be inoculated and can
this incubation he made by scatter
ing soil from another crimson clover
ticld?" rho rows should be about
three feet apart in order for tho pea
harvester to work we'll The machine
will do the work we'll. for | have fol.
lowed il in the field and have seen II
gather. thresh and clean the peas about
as fast as twenty hands could pick
them by hand. You can inocul;,te the
crimson clover seed with one OF the
artificial cultures lSut If YOU have
access to a field where crimson clover
has done well. the soil from that field
scattered at rate OF about barrel an
acre will inoculatc the soil very we'll
But in doing this YOU should harrow
ii in at once. for If left exposed to the
sun the bacteria may he destroyed
Rabbit-Foot Glover.
Another correspondent sends spoci-
mems of the little graN-hcaded clover.
trifolium arvensc. or rabbit-foot clover.
rms clover seems to he spreading into
new localities. for have had dozens
OF samples sent me for identiiication
II is found that where this clover has
spread the soil will be found inoculated
for crimson clover. Whore | live it is
Very plentiful on sandy soils, and is
known here as winter clover. since il
starts in the fall Just crimson clover
does. ana is Of the same annual ma
turc. Being lcgume. il is, OF course.
10 some intent a soil improVer. but its
growth is generally light except on
very strong land. But il will grow on
any land that is not low and wet. and
here no incubation is needed for Grim
son clover. since the winter clover car
rics the same bactcrium
Destroying Weeds.
Please tell mo how to rid fence rows
and odd corners OF weeds that make
seed and give trouble Is there any
chemical that will kill all vegetation in
such places The best way To keen
fence rows clear of weeds is simply To
rot allow them to grow and seed If
You have straight fences this can be
cone best with the moving machine
cutting them off before they bloom and
seed and keeping them thus cut The
mower is the best weed DESTROYER !
know of. II YOU have tho old worm
fences. the work will have TO be done
II the more expensive way by hand
scythes. y saturated solution Of cop
peras ,sulphate Of iron) SPRAYED on tho
vegetation will destroy manv weeds
especially such as have hairy foliage
and viii not destroy grasses or small
"rain I, would he rather expensive
ON a large scale
street swerpInss W. stable Manure.
From Bristol, Va. can buy the
sWeepings from paved streets for about
nall the price OF stable manure These
sWcepings arc mainly the horse drop
pings and can set them daily The
stable manure. OF course, has much OF
the urine that is lacking in the sweep
lnGs but II is always fun OF shavings
or Sawdust Which would YOU prefer
for truck crrps2'
use the street sweepinEs mainly
because 1t is hard 10 vet stable ma
nuro' and" ] lind that the swccpings
when used heavily and supplemented
with good mixture OF acid phosphate
ana potash do very we'll on nv light
sandy soil ] would prefer the sweep
'hsS to stable manure. in which shay
.nss or *awdust are used as bedding
one advantage OF the street swcepinps
a. mat the material is hnc and devoid
o! The coarse refuse in the manure
OF course. the mineral matters are
largely in tho urine but using acid
Phosphate and potash literally. | can
more than make up for this do not
care "a get tho sweeplnss daily. bu, to
get them from the dump and ret the
material that has been there for some
/ Time and rotted down. This is worth
more THAN the fresh swcepines. and is
SIMPLY black mass. and one load of
/ THIS old dump material VIII be worth
more than two loads OF the fresh swccp-
ings The only difficulty here is ,ha,
,hey put the black muck from cleaning
/ ne catch basins Of the sewers on the
dump. and do not care much for mat
ana try 10 avoid 1t when having the
material hauled You will INA tbc
sweepings valuable when supplemented
WIN acid phosphate. as your soil is not
DID 5" much need OF potash rs ours is
Sweet Potatoes from Cuttings.
In setting cuttings OF sweet pota.
toes is IT best TO put one end in tho
ground or double the cutting IN and
put tho middle ia the groundp Nv
father always made cuttings of three
eyes and put Two Of them in rhs
ground. while some saw rhat roor.