The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-13
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY
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Prof. w. F. MASSEY

! your brother had a liberal suDplv.
nave advised tho following, and II has
proven good: 500 pounds OF Thomas
phosphate. nifty pounds of murlatc OF
potash and nifty pounds OF nitrate OF
soda mn acre.
Tho nitrate merely TO give an early
start. for peanuts like peas. can get
nitrogen from Tho air. Tho Thomas
phosphate carries nearly 30 per cent
of free lime, md that. too, will help.
You can use still more prontably ner
haps an acre IN the same proportions
.ot tho phos phatc and potash Then
keep on with YOUR clover and meas
and use them either as feed or manure
direct. Better feed them and save tho
manure 90 return 10 the land and got
humus into IT. with n good rotation
OF crops and the maintenance ana in
crease of tho humus or vegetable decay
In tho soil. it~should be practicable 20
bring the soil up % TOO bushels OF
nuts an acre
Preserving; Eggs.
Partners Bulletin az the Department
. or Agriculture. No. l02 saws uso one
qunrt OF water glass IN ten quarts or
( water TO preserve eggs. Then ] have
a station bulletin which says a pine
OK water glass to ten quarts OF water
Which ia right? They also saw Tint
K the eggs should be- from hens where
| th"re are no males. Sow is this simply
best or IS It essential? / have read
everything for ten years that I can
get hold OF which you write. and on,
rather disposed to swear by you But
DO not do IA Dr. did whom T
wrote TO him asking advice about a
lame back. and he told mo 10 SOW
crimson clover seed"
Doubtless the doctor thought that tn.
/ exercise OF sowing tho aecd would help
your back Water glass is the sill.
cate OF soda. and / suppose tina, ho,b
the Department OF Agrlculture and tho
station meant the sninc thing. and tha
station meant 10 have said ten nfn.a
TO the pint, "a the department said
! toh quarts TO quart. That Is. the 10
per cent Is right Or rather II would
De less than 10 per cont with the quart
thrown into ten. But tho one nnrt 10
ten IS all right
FerttilzinE Whent and Ont..
nave just bought some land with
wheat and oats on Il included in tho
sale. / think the wheat had. some ocid
phosphate and potash when sown. viii
u pay 10 give more, rs the land is very
,h'n In that case II will pay YOU TO
| top-dress the wheat with loo pounds an
"rre OF nitrate OF soda, applied when
inc leaves arc dry. and after growti,
has started well
A'f"if" In Young Orchard.
H"ck!hghatn County: II have an
acre so"n In alfalfa last Scptember.
rave an excellent stand on good land
VIII 1t be good idea to top-dress IL
WIN manure, as have plenty of that.
but the manure has lots OF grass seed
IN H. Would the grass seed prohnblv
grow? The alfalfa is so per cent pure
ana do not want 10 have 1t damaged
by grass. Being In a young orchard
would 1t npt be better TO dig n space
around the tree six or eight feet?
The manure viii doubtless helm tbo
growth OF the alfalfa, and II viii do
less nitrogen gathering from the mir
by reason OF the heterogeneous food nj
hand. Then with young alfalfa il il
very Important 10 keep out weed and
grass growth, and the manure would
doubtless bring In both. believe that
II would be far better TO give tho al
ialfa heavy dressing Of Thomas phos-
phate, or II YOU cannot get the rhomae
phosphate use acid phosphate az rate
OF 80" or more pounds an acre Tb,,
manure Will be better on ocrn or garden
truck Yes. II will be we'll to clear
ana cultivate space around the Young
trees TO prevent their being robbed OF
moisture