The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-09
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY
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again.
Wind-Drenks.
In our Nat country near the sca
am convinced that wo should nnv-a.
much attention to wind breaks no ,ho~
40 on the plains OF tho Northwest Tho
wind Is often one of the most seriou.
ora~bncks to our early truck cron.
ana the making OF little ridges rs ia
oinmonly done on the north side of tba
rows Is slight protection. What
Kind Of tree would you suggest >. ~
pest TO plant for windbreaksr You
VIII need an evergreen tree for tbis
purpose, and one that is suited to vot,I
climate. The Northern Arbor yitne
VIII not do, though 1t is n rapid grow
or. put neither II nor the Norway
Spruce or white Pine nro Ions. livad u
your section. But there Is n class Of
coniferous evcrgreens that VIII thrive
and live there well. This Ia tho Ont
nese Biota or Arbor Vitae. 1t is far
more handsome tree than the AmerI
can Arbor Vitae. grows rapidly, and is
more dense In Its habit. Then th.ra
are varieties OF 1t that havo been nro-
duccd In Europe that are good. Al ut
twenty years ago received n lot
OF seed from tho Department. OF Arri-
culture labeled "Arbor Vitae from
ltaly sowed these and grew lot
OF trees. which planted as windhrc,t-
to tho horticultural grounds then &C.
cupied at tho North Carolina ApricnI-
tural College. l saw these treas Tho
past summer and found that they were
still hourishlng and large Tho row
Is now about twenty feet high ana
makes very effective windbre,ls
You can buy young plants OF the chi.
nese Biotas cheaply. and they win
grow rapidly. and you can easily In
crease them by making cuttinra ne
the shoots about fvo inches long ana
inserting them In boxes Of sand in tho
Tall, and keep them moist during tho
winter In any place FREQ from froat
put In cold frame, under glass, will
be the best place. They will be root
cd By spring. and can be set out nnd
sheltered with cotton cloth from tho
sun and will DO established for trans-
planting tho next spring Then eftor
tho trees get largo enough TO make
seed you can grow tho seedlings un-
DER Tho shade Of q brush arbor, for In
their young state evergreen seedlings
VIII not endure tho sunshine.
Keeping Sweet Potatoes,
Dinwiddie County: I'm tho early
part OF November last built n cellar
which ] intended to keep sweet potn-
toes In In winter and as a milk -housc
IN summer. I could not get 81 ready
before l dug my potatoes. and / stored
'them elsewhere until tho cellar was
ready The cellar Is bull, OF concrete
thrce Feet under ground and two feet
above, with soil banked to tho caves
The roof is sheathed close and covered
with paper roofing OF good grade.
and on the inside OF the rafters / cell
ed ano papered and also tho gable ends
Door In one end and window In the
other. After completing II / selected
warm. aunny day and transferred the
potatoes. i have no trouble In main
taintng the right temperature and the
potatoes arc Keeping very we'll thus
far. But every time there Ia n decided
change In the weather tho house
sweats very badly. and. OF course.
makes moisture on tho potatoes can
correct this when the weather Ia mild
by opening the ventilator. but when 4,
Is too cold to keep the ventilator open
II continues to sweat, and / am afraid
the potatoes may not keep / will be
glad to know how to manage IL
look forward every day with n great
deal of pleasure and interest I'm yo,r
columns In The Times Dispatch. ana
trust that they may be long continued.
for you are doing the farmers a great
deal of good" The only remedy | can
suggest IS n little artificial heat when
the weather IL cold. 80 that you can
keep the ventilator open. A good sized
kerosene stove will answer all pur-
poses small one IL tho cellar Is
small. You do not tell mo Its size.