The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-03
WITH THE FARMERS
By Prof. w. F. MASSEY

arscnate in fifty gallons to destroy
the larvae OF the cooling moth. Rcgu-
lar spring and early summer sprayings
with Bordeaux mixture will control
the scab.
Checking Cotton.
Il have notion to plant some cot
ton In checks and cultivate both ways.
! have field that liz so infested with
Bermuda grass that II Is hard to keen
the cotton clean in rows. Have you
ever heard of any ono planting cotton
in this way?" 1t is becoming common
to plant cotton with cotton planter
| that drops the seed In hills and saves
the chopping out, but / have never
known any one TO plant in checks
This might do on level land where the
soil is strong and makes a large plant,
for on such land cotton needs more
room than Is often given it, But II
had field infested with Bermuda
grass. and did not want to make a
pasture Of IL, ] would first get rid OF
the Bermuda DO not say you cannot
do 1t, for l have done IT. Plow the
land shallowly and turn out all the
grass you can. and rako II UP ana
maui off to some gully or waste place
lhen SOW the land thickly with peas,
using two bushels an acre. Bermuda
VIII not thrive In the shade ana the
peas WI! shade out what is left
Now the peas for hay and SOW tho
stubbio thickly with crimson clover
seed In September. When you can turn
this under for cotton or corn in the
spring, and VIII have very little Ber-
muda left
Hardy Carnations.
lady correspondent asks il she
cannot grow and bloom carnations In
The open ground. II you can yet
strong plants In tho spring and set
mem In good SOIL you may probably
be able TO get few flowers from them
In the fall. But If you want a pro
fusion OF the sweetest flowers and
nave no greenhouse for the fine flowers
OF the horists. you can get seed of tho
hardy Marguerite carnations, and SOW
thein early In a box In sunny win
dow. and can transplant them to tho
garden In April. and soIno may bloom
the came season. But being perfec,
~ hardy. tho best way is to use them
as border TO q flower bed have
such Il border that gives me thou
Suh"s OF flowers every spring ana into
June ana July This border has been
Incoming Tor three years, and promises
TO 90 as well the coming spring
The flowers from seed will sorne corn.
sIngtc' nut from a good strain there
Nil DC a large proportion of double
I,o"eFS. Ihey are not quite az large as
30 s'ccHHouSe carnations but are
sweeter, IL anything, than these ana
as flower for Memorial pnv ,bny CO.,
IN wonderfully well. There has recent
~ been introduced giant form az
these carnations. which is said To maxi
mowers as large as the greenhouse spe
! expect TO try these this spring.
bnd Cnsc OF Snn Jose Scu,c
Il am sending you Some shoots from,
my peach trees. They are, as YOU viii
see scnriy all over. and the trees seem
lke!y TO die. what is the matter with
them You have q very bad case of
tHe San Jose scale insect, and the trees
are now so badly infested that II il
doubtful that spraying VIII save then,
me oniy way | can suggest TO save
'he trees is TO head them back. Ont
uhE on all the limbs to within a foot
ol tht crotch. Then washothc remain
us phr's, trunk and limbs, with the
IIHie-sulpnur wash thiclily Then tho
trees may put out new heads. and ny
SPRAYING regularly with the lin,e-sul
phuT IN faIl and spring you NAV re-
store them But If the trees arc ouIta
oil, IL may be better 10 root them out
aaI i piaht some young trees elsewhere
ana burn the old trees for tircwood
! nave seen very good heads made on
peheadcd peach trees. where tho ,r,a.
nav We Nigor enough left to put out nov,
neaus' put where the san Jose scale has
"e1Ncheu the trees as yours seem to
- t'usAiiN hopeless to
NesIect'hE spraying in these DAYS viii
eSu!t In the loss OF tho trees a,or,.
tII'e ne large commercial orch,rd.
ISIS now spray regularly, ana 49,,
uT"h me scale. but 1t is the small
p'"Les' me owners OF few trees who
s,,,',I, me spraying and keep UP a
aurP'y OF the insects which the birdc
WIZ carry on their feet 10 Omar No.,
P'c trees. If everybody owninr .
- re would spray regularly there wouId
oe great decrease in the insect nests
or all sorts. PeS's
M!ddlcsex County. "r INV,
sou Tour years old which intend -
pioW Tor corn. Please advise me wl,icb
- jest 10 put on manure now avn
p,ow under or wait until spring and
piow and topdress with mnnure -"
gu MINK manure is best pIowed under?
using lime manure and vegetable maj.
Ter also have n field in ybe,, o.,
German clover for hay I want m ,,sa
sh's neid also for corn. How would n
uo 10 put manure on before the clovar
nnu wheat get too high. but stubbIa
=, ana plow under, or wait till pIow
co. ana then topdress with monureo
may use little 16 per cent acid
phosphate can get my corn In bct
'e. by putting on the manure early"
~ you nave read what l have been
:" stinE III these columns on the use
y H"u VIII ma that l ALWAYS
advocate getting the manure out ma
spreading 1t as fast as made Let II
ne on the surface till spring and then
piow under Spread on the clover or
on me wheat and clover: it will sim.
ply lose moisture, while kept at the
nprn II viii be wasting or hearting.
There is less loss in spreading the ma
nure during the winter and letting /,
lie on the surface than in anv other
way you can handle It. 1t will pay
wen TO use liberal dressing of acid
phosphate broadcast for the corn for
,hat IS where the manure mainly Is
hacking. The best way to get the ma
,r out is with manure spreader
rms VIII put IL on more evenly than
can possibly be done by hand and thn
manure can be made to go further by
ncing torn up fine and evenly spread.
fou are right in endeavoring to I'M
prove your land with manure lime and
vegetable decay. You can get all the
nitrogen needed through tbe Ioe,,,,,,o