The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28

''' them az large as
the imported ones. and very sweet
bring anywhere near the returns per
acre that he gets from the Rocky Ford
melted gems. He Gun grow half "a
dozen Rocky Fords TO every one in
Montreal. and the fancy prices for the
Canada product are due TO the fact
that they come into the market after
all other melons have been cleaned
out. Otherwise. they could never make
anything by their expensive methods
OF cultivation.
Getting Seed Corn.
Whore one has to buy seed corn
what variety Will be best for Middle
Nirginia?" II you can get an improved
variety. which has been bred and de-
Nelopcd In your immediate neighbour
hood. that VIII be the best TO buv
since II Will be acclimated. But II s
not well to go far north south OF
any locality for seed corn, since II
will not do we'll until acclmated to It's
ncw conditions. Corn that has been
produced On strong clay loan will
seldom do well AT first on Il sandy soil.
I have seen that here. where our soil
is sandy. Corn that has been well
bred and productive in one Of tho Mary
land counties north OF here. planted In
our soil. mado tall ungainiy growth
and much Immature corn. though one
would suppose that In coming forty
miles south Il would have been earlier.
! had rather take the corn that HAS
for years been grown around me. and
then undertake to improve It by selec-
ton. than 10 get the best bred corn
from far north or south. TWO years
ago a farmer in this section was IN
Now England and attended corn
show. and saw tho long ears OF the
eight-rowed flint corn they grow up
there, and saw corn that was said
I,,uI .iS ~
corn an ncre He bought some or the
seed and brought Il down here and
plantci n field. and the result was just
what would have predicted The
corn did not grow rs high as his head,
and made q lot of nubbins, and he was
completely disguised with New Eng
land corn The corn was simply out
II It's native environment. Then buy
seed corn as near by you as you can.
and grown On similar soil. II ia far
better to breed up your own seed corn
than TO buy from abroad.
Dead Pen Vines.
II have = field ON which the peas
were left, and. Of course. long since
dead. VIII not these peas make "a
30. they Will not make what we call
winter cover ~ all for they are dead
and are only so much deCaying organic
matter. Valuable 20 the soil. Of
course. but what we need in q winter
cover crop Is y hardy. winter growing
plant, that VIII be usinis IN its winter
growth the nitrates that would other
wise Ice leuchink from the soil Dead
plants will not do this. we mus, nave
iiVinss ones 10 make 4 winter cover
Quick Hay Crop.
WHAT can | SOW that will give me
The quickest hsy crop as shall be
short Of feed?' treated OF this same
question some time back do not
Know OF any way that will give :,
quicker hay crop than TO SOW oats in
iatc February or early March, and
fcrtilizc them heavily with a fertilizer
strong I'm nitrogen. You can cut these
when passing from the milk stage, ANA
can make fairly good hay crop, ana
VIII have time 10 make n crop Of cow
pea may afterwards. But there is
nothing you can SOW now that Will
make hay before grass season Grim
son clover and oats could have been
sown last September, and would have
SiVen YOU a better and earlier hay
crop Than tho spring sown oats alone. I
BUT II !s useless to SOW crimson clover
IN tho spring. Fall-sown rye will be /
earlier, but OF very poor feeding
quality as hay. Where I live, very
good crops OF carly hay are made from
September sown wheat and crimson
clover good farmer should always
look ahead and not wait till he knows
there VIII he shortage and the time
too short TO make it up
Hay or Manure.