The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20

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oats an acre. AFRO Canada peas CON
! sidered profitable crop for forage
In this part of tho South? Is there
any crop that can be sown in the
spring Tor forage or hay that viii
oeat inc Canada pea and oats?"
canada peas and oats arc n popular
forage crop North. but In this latitude
they are very uncertain crop. In
some seasons. when we have back
"ard ana wet spring. the crop may do
weii' put usually it does not amount
10 much south of Central Pennsvl-
vania You can SOW the peas and oats
NJ any time that you can catch tho
land In good condition for working. and
.he earlier the better the chances Will
DC. tst leave out the rye and sow two
bushels of oats and one of peas You
VIII probably make tho oats and very
little peas.
ncdding Sweet Potatoes.
intend to bed zoo to 400 bushels
VI sweet potatoes for producing sale
plants am not suro that I can get
.iiahure enough to mako hotbed for
tnem all. / have noticed last sprint-
mat you say YOU bed them In sand In
frames under glass sashes have
about 100 sashes that can MS. hu,
would have to haul sand from dis
lance The beds have had a good deal
OF manure, AZ / have been growing
lettuce In them. Would it do to nut
them In without more manure? How
deep should the seed potatoes be Gov
cred! Some varieties seem to sprout
better than others, but 1 must have
All the varieties called for. What tenn
peraturc should the beds be for tho
best results?" II you make a hotbed
under glass sashes for sweet potatoes
IL should not BIO a very deep or hot
on~ That Is not so deep n mass Of
manure as would be used in hotbed
Tor starting seed early. I have found
that after the potatoes nre bodied in
cold frame, l can get all the heat
needed by leaving the sashes closed
until signs cf sprouting appear. Then,
of course, air must be given. II sand
Is not convenient, then perhaps YOU
can get fine leaf mold from tho woods.
and this will do very we'll to cover
the potatoes about three inches The
important matter. as we'll as heat, is
TO maintain moisture In the bed by
regular watering with tepid water when
needed. You can make hotbed suf-
ficient for sweet potatoes with about
eighteen inches depth of manure, and
use cotton cloth as cover to the
frame. Cover the manure three Inches
with light soil or leaf mold, and let
the heat rise and decline to about so
before bedding. l get stronger and
better rooted plants In sand under
glass.
Growing Lettuce I'm Spring.
Il have a lot 100 feet square, which
l want to plant In lettuce for the
home market. Tho land was plowed
last fall. and has had manure spread
on 1t this winter Tho land Is bot
tom land. and l think some lime will
help. Would 1t be better to use the
ground limestone or tho air sla ed
limo. and. how much on such lot, and
what would be Il complete fertilizer
to use. and how much? Will Irrigats
the plot" Leave out the lime. The
lettuce does not need 1t, and will thrive
best II the soil lis somewhat acid, II
you fcrtilize heavily. You must fer
tilizo heavily to make good lettuce,
and manure and fertilizer both are
needed Buy n ready mixed fertilizer
with high percentage of nitrogen
and phosphoric acid and small per-
centage of potash: / use a fertilizer
made here that has Z per cent am
monia. per cent phOsphoric acid, and
per cent potash. For lettuce
would prefer Il 7-S-3 OF YOU can buy