The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-20


spring Now what kiud Of fertilizer
should USE Tn. land has never been
l,ncd. but hardly think Shall be
adj" TO lime IL unless you think best.
Also what KIND of fertilizer shall /
Us. Oh broomsedpe land, and land
wh@rc ! grew cotton last year. 10
grow Spanish peanuts this year, This
land too. Is lackinr in lime. and -
hight gray soil. WIKI ciay bottom.
Please toll me where to buy the fer
Uli2crs" On the land where YOU have
ryc top-dressed with manure YOU
should turn The rye when not over Knee
nigh or earlier. 80 that II Will rot rap
idly, and then give the cotton 500
pounds Of acid phosphate and twenty
ave pounds Of rnuriutc OF potash put
tins one half OF u Ia the burrows. and
onc-half down the in!ddlcs broaden 81.
on the oToomHedge LAND, and the land
that was IN cotton 20 40 IN peanuts
this year, apply 500 hounds OF Basic
Stag phosphate, Atty pounds OF nitrate
OF soda and nifty pounds of nuriatc Of
potash an acre. Tho Basic STAG will
carry 30 per cent Of lime, and 20 that
extent Viii swccten tho soil, and tho
potash VIII prevent nops Put this IN
the furrowE. There are many large
dealers and manufacturers OF fertilizers
iu Richmond and Baltimore. who VIII
scll you the goods
IrnnSpiuntinS Asparagus.
II have about 2,rVp asparagus plants
witch were SGT us two-Nctr- old roots
two years ago Can they bc moved 10
another piece Of land with any sue
cess as 10 their future II 20. how can
~ be done VIII acid phosphate do as
= tOpdress!up on timothy for hay. or
lud | better get something moro? WIN
he too carly 70 apply "A topdrcsslnr
This month Please answer Ia Tho
Tlines Dispatch" You can move the
lsputagus ana got II TO live. but you
Gam get good asparagus from seed sown
this sUriug sooner than YOU can from
p e old roots. ] never transplau, as
IarasUs, but always SOW the secd where
- t. to stand. Make trenches fifteen
inches dcep 10y clearing out burrows
i4adc b. 4 heavy pillow. FIJI thesc half
iu!l OF rotten manure ana cover Lightly
Nsth soil ana SON the seed thiuly.
Then, as the ASPARAGUS grows ana gets
"a few Inches high, thin out 70 two feet
ia the rows, which should he four feet
aparr WORK tho soil TO the plants
during tho summer and twice apply 100
pounds OF nitrate OF soda an acre along
The rows, and thus get 2 strong growth.
Int iu the fail apply about 800 pounds
Of llain!t an acre. II the rauurius is
Wtll done, Il itttlc o! tho asparagus can
be cut tho nest spring Then repeat
the applications ot nitrate OF soda and
!t3tntt mixing some acid phosphate
witn the nitrate ia order to better dis
tribute it, nud tue next spring cutting
can begin Then after that manure or
tcrtilize heavily just after tho cutting
is over. so as 10 get stronger crowns
:DT the next season. Moving four
cor-uld roots VIII mako such {, serious
check that YOU would not gc; asparagus
a. soon a. from the seed kept heavily
nauured ana fertilzcd. The feeding
after cutting is the important point
As topdressins on timothy. nitrate al
soda applied at rate Of scvcnty-nvc to
90 pounds an acre lust a. growth be
.ins in the spring Will encourage the
growth moro than anything else, and
there ~ nothing better than a top
dressing Of stabl. manure after the hay
mas been cut.
sowing sweet Peas. Etc.
For the Information OF our lady gar
den"rs VIII note that | sowed my