The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-13


plant per acre 212 pounds of nitrogen
In Alabama Professor Duggar found
IA pounds OF nitrogen In an acre Of
crimson clover. This was probably
smaller growth than that In New Jcr
scy. and probably grown on poorer
soil. more OF IT came from the air.
But he also states that In this Ala
bana case ii the clover was cut. there
would remain in tho roots and stubble
only twcnty-four pounds of nitrogen.
or just about as much nitrogen as q
crop of cotton would remove from the
land. 1t is safe to say. then, that an
ordinary growth OF crimson clover
turned under will return to the soil
from $50 TO 600 pounds OF nitrogen
an acre. The some amount OF nitro
gen bought IN complete fertilizer
would cost from $3.50 to sac an acre,
to say nothing of tho other ingredi-
entn.
And yet there are farmers ali over
the South who are selling on largo
amounts OF nitrogen In cotton seed
and trying to replace II with a fcrti-
lizer that has but 165 pounds OF nj
trogen In each 100 pounds and the
soil grows poorer, OF course, while they
could have nitrogen in abundance with
out buying 1t in a fertilizer II they al
ways had crimson clover TO turn un-
der for corn or cotton.
Sparrow. md Peas.
Please tell me If there is anything
that can be applied to English peas
To prevent the sparrows from eating
thcm?" The best thing I. know is Z,
shotgun loaded we'll with fine shot.
Anything that would poison the spar
In small garden patch YOU could
stretch millinet over tho rows and
keep them of
Other Weed. in Alfalfa.
Some weeds have appeared in my
alfalfa. They have been blooming most
and would like TO know what they
are. They have spread on other land.
and / am thinking OF sowing millet to
sec IL II VIII not smother them OUT"
They VIII De- dead before time to SOW
in!llet, as both are winter wceds The
one with the little purple flowers is "a
very common winter weed. II is La
MUM ampleXicaule. commonly known
as dead ncttlc and hen-bit. Tho one
with small white flowers Is Draba
Brachycarpa. They arc winter weeds
entirely, and do Very little harm.
Getting Hay Crop.
y. C: II am short OF dry feed on my
farm and want TO SOW something for
hay, and do not know what TO sow.
I notice that YOU said that millet is
dangerous food for horses and hence
hesitate TO SOW IL. want something
which l can cut az early as possible.
and had thought OF millct" You can
make a fair crop OF hay on strong land
with millet. and there Will not be any
danger to horses IL YOU cut IL at the
right stage-that is. cut Il rs soon "a
the heads are we'll developed and IN
bloom. II you let II stand and ripen
seed. 1t Will be dangerous for horses.
but cut In bloom there will he no dan
ser at all.
The I<ud1u Vine.
/ have had a number OF inquiries
In regard to the value OF the kudzu
vine. Pueraria Thunbergianum. which
parties in Florida arc boosting az a
forage plant AS | have heretofore
said, | have grown the Kudzu. which
is hardy perennial plant of the bean
family. but that knew nothing about
its value as a forage plant. have
now n communication, mailed from
Gainesville. Fla. and apparently from
the Florida experiment station though
IL Is unsigned, and seems TO be merely
4 circular. This circular states that
tho vines Will rs I supposed root from
the joints when running on the ground
They advise setting the plants In rows
four TO eight feet apart. and four feet
in the row. and say that the hay is OF
the FIRST quality and compares very
favorably with cowpeas and alfalfa in
feeding value, but the yield on tho OK.
pertinent station farm has been sone-
what disappointing. There appears to
be no exact or extended data as TO its
value az n pasture plant Those who
try 1t should do so on a small scale
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