The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-14

acre last year. VIII it do TO plant seed
that was grown i'm Southampton Coun-
" which Is very pretty? l propose 70
Growing Prize Acre of Corn.
Carroll County: 81 have an acre of
land which | am going to use to COM
pete for tho prizo of s25 offered for
the largest yield in this county. One
haii of the land was in cowpeas ana
the peas picked and the vines turned
under and sown TO rye. Tho other half
WAS in corn ana also sown to rye. |
snail apply 1000 pounds OF slaltcd lin.
70 the acre Part OF the land made
twenty-eight bushels of corn tn acre
last year. VIII 1t do to plant seed th,t
was grown in Southampton County
"hlch iS very pretty? [ prouoso To
cover the land with manure we'll ana
uiSk down the rye and turn II under.
n,n n,'. o,,eF iertiii"er should | use?''
''Utt corn grown At home. Seed from
the rover Underwater section would tnl,c
" year or more 10 get acliOatod
|" your mountain section. Plant
IN rows four feet apart ana leave
1t eighteen inches in the row Ar.
plowing apply 900 pounds broa dcost -
inc following mixture: LEO mounds Of
"C!u phosphate. 100 pounds of min. :
! .! Sona, 800 pounds Of tankac,e ana poo
ROUNDS OF muriate OF potash. to make
q ton. =" ''''Nc
Cultivate the corn level and shallow
ana never put q turning, NOV ~ ~
n'"i after planting, and law bv lo,oI
instead OF the common pract;ce of
earring tho roots and bnnkiur son ~
tlIe rows To dry out. What IL viii
MA, ~ gro" corn IN this way is I. very
different thing.
The Work of Plant Foods. Etc.
tease tell me what part is playai
M nv production of corn by potash
nitrogen and phosphorus? WIN iinn
heip land that Is inclined to bal,o bnrd
az Ter 2 rain, and is devoid of bu,n,ts -
is theFc anything in the form of dust
'""t can he used TO destroy the bugs
on irish potatoes? Will il do Tn SOW
crimson clover and peas together at last
WORKING, or corn? VIII crimson
Grover sod do 10 plant potatoes on. and
NH ii''ie help potatoes?' Nitrogen Is
tue essential part of the living matter
| IN the plant. the material that does oIl
/ inc work of building nitrogen in ,
lertiilzcr. then. encourages the vital
energy OF the plant, causing more
rapid growth. But for its building
work II needs material and In thC
/ presence of a good supply Of no,osf
/ The plant forms starch, ana this
/ starch Is transformed. some of If into
! woody matter. some in sugars oils and
/ aclds. Then the Phosphorus takes I'm
| inc work OF transporting the starch ia
points where needed. and storing it
~ S'"Ech IN seeds ana tuberS Hence
The grain making is the work of the
potash and phosphoru and the lint in
cotton is all made from starch. Limo
VIII tend To inocculate a clay soil. and
make it more mellow, but the proven
tton OF baking hard is best done by
getting humus into the soil You can
mix one part or Paris green well into
iiity parts OF airslaked lime. and
dust II over the potatoes TO XIII the
/ bugs. 1t Will not do to sow crimson
clover with peas at last working of tho
corn. 1t Is too early to sow the clover
and IT would be smothered by the peas
anyway Cut and shock the corn and
DISK down the peas. and Sow the clover
| theh IN September or late August
There is nothing better than clover
sod for Irish potatoes. but use no
/ lime. as tho sweetening OF the oil will
/ encourage the growth OF The scab fun
/ gus.
Buckingham County: y correspon-
! dent writes a long letter asking many
| questions about fiue-curinS and the
growing OF bright tobacco and ferti
| iiZer Tor the same. have several
/ times given here the hest formula ]
/ know Of for tobacco, and YOU can refer
| back 10 previous numbers if YOU keen