The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-16


~ matoes ut the axis
H4EEAk0Sa4afk-o OF the leaves and
w. r. Massey. on tho stalks. What
is the remedy?" / hardly think that
II Is the same fungus that attacks tne
different plants. Tho fungus that
causes the drop or wilt. in lettuco
Ia common In nil parts of the country
and therc arc blights and rusts that
attack tomatoes and cucumbers. but
they are different from tho disease
TINT destroys lettuce. The best thing
can advise IL spraying with II 2-per
cent solution of forma1dehyde for the
lettuce and spraying with Bordeaux
mixture for tho cucumbers and torla-
toes. Tomatoes Should be sprayed
I'm the seed bed. ana then every ten
days after they are out. until the TO.
mntoes are about half grown. This
viii keep the foliage healthy and In
sure better crop. AZ n preventive
or the lettuce drop, II is well to soak
tho soil with the formal'iehydc week
before setting the plants But In
every difficulty OF this kind, you had
better send specimens Of the affected
plants TO the State experiment sta
ton. where they have microscopes and
laboratory. and mon devoted to the
study OF such things. The cultivators
OF tho soil do not get In az close con
tact with their experiment station as
they should. think that the fungus
y
orc or tho FusHrium species
Sowing Rape and Rye.
Charlotte County: what is the bes,
tiine 70 SOW rapo for hogs, and the
time limit? What do you think OF
mixing half bushel OF rye to the
acre, 1 have heard that any time Will
10 TO Sow rye. and II will always grow
as high as tho fence. Can you sug-
pest anything better to do this winter
Va IN
or course. rye is n very hardy plant,
nnd may grow In Charlotte sown now
Ihcre are two seasons for sowing rape
II wanted for fall and winter feed.
cow IL In late August or early Septem-
Der and give II fertilizer strong in
nitrogen and phosphoric ncd This
sowing Will DO In good shape for the
hogs in November and on till CON
hu'ned. Then you can SOW crop for
spring and early summer pasture the
last OF February or early March In
sowing the fall crop II is better To
mix rape and crimson clover, six
pounds OF rape and twelve pounds OF
clover seed an acre. Rye will mako
rome early green stuff but at best /,
is poor feed. Sown In September, will
make n far better feed crop. and sown
in February the oats will make a good
early hay crop ] would not SOW fall
rape later than tho middle of Sopten-
ber but the spring crop can be sown
In February whenever you can catch
the soil In good shape to work
InocuintinE Alfalfa Seed.
west virginia: In your article in
The Times Dispatch of Saturday the
lotn mat under heading preparing for
Alfalfa" you advise that 1T iy cheap
cr To Ret the cultures and inocuIate
'hc seed just before sowing IT," VIII
YOU please explain this process, as do
rot understand it,
The cultures referred TO are the
laboratory cultures OF the bacteria that
live on the roots OF the various legumes
These bacteria ate cultivated N
nutrient material. usually the Japanese
folly Agar-Agar. The cultures for an
acre or more are sent out In bottles,
and tho contents are mixed in water
and this used for moiseniDg the seed.
In this way the bacteria get attached
10 the seed and are carried TO the
soil. and arc at once covered and pro-
tected from the sun, the great de-
htroyer or bacterial growth This
inoculation is used IN order 10 intro
duce into the soil the particular form
OF bacterium which lives on alfalfa, OF
clover or peas. The same incubation
can he accomplished by getting soil
from field where alfalfa has grown
and been furnished with the nodules IN
which the bacteria live. II abou, q
barrel OF such soil Is spread over an
acre, and 1T once covered from the
sun, the incubation Will usually be as
complete as from the use OF artificial
cultures. In fact the Western eX-
periu,ent stations have found that the
jnOculation with soil seems to be more
complete than in any other way. I
have tried cultures prepared at the
laboratories OF II. l.. milford 6: Co,
who prepare all the vaccine and anti
toxin for the physicians. and have
found their culture effective on cow
peas and crimson clover, but have
not tried that for alfalfa. though doubt
less. II Is equally good. But where
there Is old alfalfa field convent
ent 1T will be cheaper 20 use the soil
from that. But if the soil has TO be
frleiEhted from IL distance, 1t will be
cheaper to use the laboratory cultures.
Years ago the artificial cultures got a
sot-back from the Department OF Agri-
culture. sending them ont on cotton
wool and tho bacteria did not survive
long enough ] think that the depart
lnent is now furnishing cultures in
The nutrient jelly.
Intestinal Worms.
Can you give me q simple remedy
for Graduating worms from horses and
colts? I see plenty of remedies adj
vcrtised, but they are all more ar less
expensive. Also what do you think of
scalecide for apple trees?' There are
various kinds OF intestinal worms.
from the long tape worm to very
small white ones These small worms
show their presence by causing the
animal to have an itching about the
anus. and making it rub tho hair rough
Mt the root of the tall. Preventive
treatment Is better and more eco
nomical than medicines Horses that
are kept contasntly on one sort OF food
are more liable to worms than where
n variety of foods is used. Salt should
ALWAYS be kent where they can lick it.
but not mixed in the feed. The stables
should be kept very clean and white
washed. and the water shonld be OF
the cIeanest Animals which are af-
fected with worms should have m
abundance OF nutritious and laxativc
food. haxseed meal for instance and
thew will very often recover completely
without any medicine. For tonic