The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-20
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY
HAYES
: Prof. w. F. MASSEY

sweet peas January 81. y trench Il foot
deep was made along Il wire ncttinE
fence and tilied half full OF old rotten
manure. This WAS covered lightly. ana
the seed sown and covered about five
inches deep. as IL is necessary to gct
them deep Ia the ground. Then sowcd
Of the garden peas Motifs Excelsior.
very dwarf carly pea and well suitcn
u gardens where space is scarce, as
they are planted In rows twenty inches
apart SOwed seed OF the Antirrlinum
in the greenhouse in !, shallow box.
These VIII nc set In small pots later
and VIII come into bloom earlier than
seed sown later in the open ground
The improved Antirrhnum is very use
ful for cut flowers during tho summer.
ana the lowers nave been much i'm
proved over the old Snapdragons.
few aster seed viii also be sown for
"arl' flowers, but the best astc:s are
those that ~ get late in summer. and
for the main bloom J SOW the seed tn
curly April On q warm border, and as
thcv are easily tramsplantcd got fine
beds from the seed Fown outside. In
one of my frames. with the double
ulr2ed sashcE. the lettuce i now near
IS cleared out. shall now sow this
fran" in radishes ana bects in rows six
inches apart. Additional fertilizer will
he applied ana the rndishcs will be out
in 81. weeks, ana the bccts Will nave
til" twclVe-inch rows. Then in March
tho trimmings OF tho bects will be trans-
planted TO the open ground. and those
lef, In lii. frame will he fully cx
posed and the saslios used to protect
thu tomato plants. that viii soon be
started In the greenhouse. In this way
| can got carly bccts about the time
most people are just getting them
above ground.
Spraying Apple Trees.
Powhatan County II an q sub
scriber to The Times Dispatch. and
think your two columns are worth tho
subscription price Of tho paper, for
yet a great deal OF valuable Information
from them. and have been greatly bene-
iited b. your sound advice. Now, ! have
q young apple orchard. which plant
ed In tho fall Of 1912 In varieties OF
summer, fall and winter apples. all o!
which are doinY wei! Now, I wish YOU
TO toll me when is the best time 10
strap them. ana what mixture best 70
use and how much IL VIII take 10
spray them. and what mixture best 10
five or SIX feet high yet. How much
ready prepared material should buy
Tor fft@ trees" What You should use
win depend on What you arc using !;
for. 20 prevent tile San jose scale III
scot, Ou should use the limo sulphur
vast For general fungus diseases tho
BordeauN mixture. The trees arc not
vet IN bearing, and hence you VIII not
need to spray Tor the cooling moth. ns
you VIII nave to do when tho trees ge'
into fruittnE. Tho spraying for ;he san
Jose scale should be done in sunny
weather any time before the buds swell.
You gan buy the concentrated lime
make the solution about twentr gal
Ions. as OF necessity there viii be
sopl" waste You can also get the dry
B0rG"auX mixture that only needs va
ter added, and make the same quantity
ana spray later. SO long as $40 scale
appears. use the BordcauX every spring.
ana after the trees get TO bearing. ada
a pound OF lead arscnate 70 fifty gal
Ions Of the Bordeaux. and spray with
this Just as the blossoms have tallen.
This il TO destroy The larvae OF the
cooling moth which makes worthy APP
pies
Albemarie County: VIII you please
rcply To the following in Tho Times
Dispatch. wish to use 1000 10 1900
pounds OF lump lime an acre on my
corn land, after it is plowed and har-
rOwcl over once. Now ! want 10 know
how TO put the lime out in piles. and
then get II in order TO spread with
sprcader Tell me how you would have
it done In the first place, would
not put 81 out III piles. but would put
il il ono big pile. convenient to wa
ter, and would use water enough on II
10 cause Il 30 fall IN a powder. But
there viii b. in nearly every sample or
lime some hard Jumps that Will not fall,
and these viii have 20 l." ralS"d out.
cutting In little piles IN the Held is
w0steiul. and il the piles stand long
VIII make spots with too much lime.
Ny practice has always been TO use q
little water TO start the stalking. ana
then let thc pile lie in the weather Till
ii IS all powdery Simply keep the
hari Jumps out OF the spreader Spread
il. ana harrow IL in we'll to get il
completely mixed with the surface soil.
y good article OF lump lime should e.,
Yeast double in bull: IN shaking