The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-30

iHH#H SsSs;f$ lost the finest to-
jx$SSSs A 3} mato plants L had.
iEfsJS&tD8& and some peppers
{IH&h .rysA && went the same way.
'@azdzs4Aaps3azSn@ Do you suppose
w. =. MnhHeJ. there Is something
lacking In the soil that causes this.
and can you suggest Il remedy?' 1t
is not something lacking. but some
thing in the soil that has caused the
trouble.
You doubtless have the Tusarium
wilt In your soil. and there is no
remedy known for II. The. only thing
that can be done Is to breed tomatoes
that Will resist tho disease. This can
no done by selecting seed from plants
that remain healthy while others
around them succumbed to the disease
Plants from such seed will, in all prob
ability, inherit the resistant quality
Then avoid soil whore the tomatoes
nave been attacked. and grow plants
that are not affected by It, PEPPERS
end tomatoes and egR- plants arc all
the same disease
More About Lime.
There seeing to be a perfect craze
among tho farmers now for lining.
anu II ts rare day that | get lcss
than two letters asking about lime
ana iis use. Here arc two to-day:
ono asks: which would be the cheaner
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ton or the unslakcd rock lime at $40
10 III ton? What would be the diff
ference III the amount of lime per
tom The other correspondent writes.
nave used the Rocklaid hydrated
line, which cost me about $3.50 a ton
delivered at nay station, ana with the
use or 900 pounds an acre | have had
good results.
Would ground limestone be chcaper
Tor mo! To my first correspondent
would say that L hardly understand
what you mean by ground oyster shell
lime. II it Is the ground burnt lime.
gil right. IL II IS simply the ground
oyster shells. you are asked a heavy
price FOR the article. In fact. the prices
named are both high. Now, wha, the
difference Ia lime carbonate will be |
cannot say, because l do not know The
ANALYSIS OF the different articles, ana
IN" limo from limestone varies a great
deal III the amount or carbonate OF
lime IL contains. stone lime with a
percentage OF rnagncsla VIII have 3;
lower percentage OF limo than a higher
grade stone The oyster shells have :,
higher percentage OF carbonate OF lime
than most OF the lrnestones But / am
sure that by buying either the burnt
ZINE or The ground rock I'm carloads in
bulk, YOU can get II much cheaper
me stone lime should not cost at the
hlliis more than about $3.50 II ton and
the ground rock can be had for 81
ton ut the place OF manufacture, and
the cost VIII depend on the freight 70
your place To nay second correspon-
Dent would say, you have frcighted
the water ii took 10 hydrate that lime.
for hydratcd lime is simply water
slaked lime If YOU had gotten fresh
lump lime delivered at came price YOU
conld nave hEdrated IL for Yourself
and Il would have doubled in bulk of
the hydrated article. Then fear. that
!oh Imagine lime TO be 4 fertilizer. and
nave USED 1t at rate OF 800 pounds an
acre. We use lime 10 swceten the acid
toli ana TO promote the nitrihcation OF
organic matter in the soil, and IL the
sou needs lime. II should have at least
I'Vuo pounds an acre. or n ton OF the
ground rock. The ground rock will
be cheaper per ton, but YOU VIII need
tWicc as much of H. and that would
run up the cost very greatly. The first
thinS to consider Is the need of vour
soil for lime. II limo Is needed use II
nut DO not imagine that YOU can make
Door land rich by lining. IT cannot
DC done. Lining land without ma
nure makes both farm and farmer POOR
Is an old and true proverb. Lime is an
excellent aid 10 a farmer who practices
good rotation OF crops and keeps his
sou stocked with organic matter either
from manure or peas ana clover ,ue
is valuable 10 get the soil Into condi-
'oii TO grow clover. but regarding lime
as II fertilizer VIII lead to injury 10 the
soil. Now ] think that have repIied
10 all the possible questions about
"'he' Lot us drop this for time.
Fertilizer for Bcans, Etc.
have acid phosphate. muriate Of
potash, nitrate Of soda. dried blood and
hsii scrap Please let me know how
much OF these different ingredients 70
use IN mixing Il fertilizer for beans
should the nitrate OF soda bo used nm
Ger The beans or applied as side
dressing? Also. with the addition OF
cottonseed meal. give me a formula for
corn and cotton.
Il expect To use on the corn and cot
ton nitrate of soda at rate OF 90 pounds
an acre as Il side dressing" BY beans
suppose YOU mean the early crop of
si'ap Deans FOR shipping This is an
early ana short crop. and beans are
ieSumes, and can get nitrogen from
the air, and will only need IittIo
readily available nitrogen as a start
l would use 800 pounds of acid phos-
phate and fifty pounds of the muriato
or potash an acre in the burrows and
would stir the burrows we'll with -
oull-tongue 10 mix it with the soil he
1ore sowing the beans. Then after the
peans are up apply 100 pounds of
nitrate of soda alongside the rows when
the leaves are dry. The following VIII
be good fertilizer for cotton, and will
answer for corn, too: 1000 pounds of
acid phosphate, 600 pounds of dried
blood, fish scrap cottonseed meal
either. 200 pounds OF muriate OF potash
to make a ton.
OF this use on cotton 500 pounds an
acre, half in the furrow and half
broadcast, for cotton and corn roots
run far and wide across tho rows Now
you arc proposing to take Il very ex-
penslve way to make corn. Tho above
fertilizer Will increase the crop, but
have never found that it pays to use
complete fertilizer mixture, or one
containing nitrogen, on the corn CROP
1t does not pay 10 put your reliance on
fertilizers to make corn. Heavy fer
tilization will pay on cotton, but Mt the
present prices for the heterogeneous part
or the fertilizer 1t will not pay to de-
pend on these to make corn. The way