The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-27


Would YOU advise adding some red top.
or can YOU suggest better mixture -
nave no very special objection TO
your mixture except that in your sec
ton would leave out the lespedesa
tjepan Clover). as think that in you,.
elevated section this will hardly resecd
itself. and will be OF less value than in
inc warmer parts a little red top will
for time be useful, but will not last
I long. If the grass is mainly for pas
{ ture | would certainly add some Ken
/ tuckN blue grass and some of the tall
/ meadow fescuc, known as Randall grass
! IN the southwest part of the State
Then the following mixture will be
/ found good: orchard grass. ten pounds
/ tall meadow fescue, five pounds: Ken
lucky blue grass five pounds: red top
two pounds. and then SOW the clovers
as YOU suggest. for you cannot keep
these mixed we'll with the lighter grass
seed This will he quite heavy sowing.
and ii Is desirable that the sowing
should be heavy, especially on land that
YOU cannot pillow. Then If YOU will
give the pasture dressing Of lime
about once in six years, YOU Will finally
have blue grass pasture
blight In Tomatoes.
can YOU give remedy for blight
in tomatoes" 1t depends on what
sort of blight you have The leaf
blight can be prevented aud controlled
by spraying with the Bordeaux mix
ture every ten days from the time the
plants are set till the fruit is more
than half grown. This will also pre-
vent most of the rot in the fruit But
If you have the Southern Bacterial
blight. there is no remedy known for
II. except to avoid infected soil This
blight is caused by bacteria that get
into the roots and gradually choke
the sap. and the plant suddenly willis
and dies. The effect of this is not
shown till the plants are large and
wcll-set with tomatoes. Then one after
another Will fall and die Lining the
soil has been found to check il one
season. but If the same land is planted
the next season the blight will appear
again On land that is infected with
this blight no tomatoes should be
planted. nor egg plants nor potatoes
nor melons for they are all liable to
be attacked by the wilt Some day
perhaps the Southern experiment sta
tons VIII breed a resistent strain OF
tomatoes,
How shall l rid my garden Of
moles? Trap catch some but they
increase, and seem fond of potatoes
and the roots of beans" 1t is not
tubcrs, rs they are after worms and
Erubs but the field mice that follow
in the mole runs. The best thing |
have tried, though ] keep four traps
in the garden. is 10 set some carbon
oisulphide and punch holes along the
runs and pour teaspoonful in each
and cover it, and the fumes will kill
anything in the runs
Sowing Rnpc md Glover.
From Frederick County: Il want to
SOW rape for hogs The point no,
clear is the time for the sowing in
and crimson clover together would
YOU SON both at the same time and
not craze till spring? What is the
best corn TO plant now to ret roasting
cars in about sixty days: Is there
any danger of securing cattle BY
grazing oats too small TO cut? In
Your section would SOW the rape in
August for the fall and early winter
paSturins | would SOW clover and
rape seed together, and the hogs can
pasture the rape and then he taken
off and let the clover come on 70,
spring Sowing rape in spring should
be done as early as the soil can lie
gotten in good order and hard freezing
is over The best corn TO come in
sixty days Will be the Norfolk Marke,
corn. This is not sweet corn. and
would prefer TO plant Country Gen.
/ tleman or Stowelrs Evcrgreen sugar
corn, as there Will still be time enough
Tor these 10 make roasting cars and
ne late sugar corn is generally more
free from the boil worms than the
from pasturing oats now
Rot I'm Grapes.
| My grapes have begun to rot very
badly Please give me remedy" You
are too late to use any remedy sue
cessiui!y. Prevention is always better
man cure with any plant disease. You
should have sprayed the vines with
bordeaux mixture before the buds
Swe!!ed, and then. after the bloom is
done. sprayed again every ten DAYS
III the grapes begin to show littl.
color You may perhaps check the rot
! a Httle by spraying now, but not much.
Spraying Melons.
You advise spraying cantaloupes
I with one pound Of lead arscnate In
thirty gallons OF water to prevent the
worms eating the fruit VIII IL dam
axe the plants TO spray when in
bloom IL Is rather hard to avoid
spraying cantaloupes when not in
bloom, Tor the bloom lasts so long hut
II YOU are careful in spraying not to
M the male OF the omen fowtrs more
than YOU can avoid. do not think
much damage VIII be done The i'm
portant thing is to spray the under
part Of The leaves and the young set
ing melons Spray every ten DAYS till
'he canta!oupHs are nearly grown
Will IL pay TO haul pine ashes two
, miles 70 use on sweet potatoes" Pine
ashes are Of much less value than hard.
wood ashes. bu, If they have been kent
Gry think that IL VIII pay TO use ihern
/ literally IN the furrows
Making EnslnKe
/ In our section large quantities OF
early corn is grown for shipping TO the
+ Northern markets as roasting ears
When the crop is on there is large
anoGut ~ fodder and unstable cars
NoGld II not 70" profitable to build
/ si!os and save TINS feed as ensiIacea
n
Of summer" Yes j, viii certainly "a
20 nave silos and cure ensilaee and
The weather will not make any differ
en'e ~ the curing. and the great need
OF nc truck district Is more stock and
more fe"d for them H. sections where
great quantities Of green corn are
packed by the Gamers, they have found
pro'iable to ensilagc even the green
Adsks and ccbs cut up
tiud Worms In Corn
mere Il mule worm getting into
NC heart % my corn and doing con
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