The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-21

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/ Ef998aSXs2sSEE&X9 BordcauN miNturc
/ '..>A-A'A1 In the seed bed, ana
w. T.. Massey. every ten days af-
! sec setting out the plants till tho fruit
| - hcafIE grown. Then there s the
] usafium Wit. and the Southern baC-
! t"rial wilt disease. Neither OF these
/ can he prevented by spraying hut YOU
/ should move tho tomatoes Into unjn-
| iected soil or breed resistant tomatoes
| br selecting secd from plants that
| IiNcu Wiitrc others around them died
Improving Small Farm.
u have n small farm Of thirty acres
| which ! wish TO bring up TO a high
/ state Of cultivation. Wish to use
something like 1000 pounds of home
| MIXED fertilizer per acre for cotton
moderately stiT loan with strong clay
subsoii. l will be glad 10 have YOU
give me- formuln for tho fertilizer I
! EXPECT TO put onc-h half the land In cotton
ana one-half In peanuts, and SOW rye
+, after the peanuts and crimson clover
F, IN The cotton, so as to have a good win
! ter cover. Any information Viii be
/ alaGly received" Cotton after rye
turned under and heavily fertili2ed,
! AMI peanuts, after clover sown among
! cotton. ana hte attenuation KEEP, up
/ should make Some Improvement In the
| land. Eut I think Il would be bot
| ter 10 make n little longer rotation and
| max" three nclds of the thirty acres
give the corn q liberal amount of acid
! phosphate, and SOW peas among il at
| the last working Cut the corn when
, mature and cure il in shocks and disk
down the peas and SOW crimson clover.
| Turn this under for peanuts I'm the
sprin" and use tho fertilizer shall
advise. Sow rye after the peanuts, as
II VIII then be late for the clover Turn
this rye under for cotton, ana fer
| tilizc literally Sow clover among the
% frNF
II all the manure made on the place
! during the winter, ana turn all for
corn. and repeat tho rotation. In this
way. YOU Will need only phosphate and
potash FOR the peanuts. and after the
first round would need no fertilizer for
the corn, but liberal fertilization tor
f, the cotton. But before getting the
clover you will have to give the pea
nuts little readily available nitrogen
as n start and later, like other lerumes
| hcy can get II from the air. Always
spread 1000 pounds of lime an acre
after turning clover for peanuts and
harrow IL in. For peanuts I would in
the nrst place, use n mixture OF 500
pounds OF acid phosphate, nifty pounds
Of nitrate OF soda and hfty pounds OF
muriatc OF potash an acre For cotton
mix 200 pounds OF acid phosphate COO
pounds OF cottonsecd meal and 200
pounds OF rnuriate OF potash. TO make
ton. Put one-half OF what you pro-
pose TO use in the burrows. and the
other half broadcast down the middies.
for cotton roots run all over the ground.
/ You can practice your o-ycar rota-
ton, hut t would be better to havo
corn, ana feed some stock ana make
manure.
Fertilizer Questions.
Richmond, for Eastern North Caro-
lima: Would you broadcast acid phos-
phate and muriate OF potash. or Thorn
as phosphate aud potash now or
| tn ha
If use the acid and potash l
would broadcast lime after blowing for
corn or should wait till the sod is
| turned in tho spring TO apply the fer
tiliZerr Which OF the above VIII be
best for corn. and what amount? Please
give mo a good formula for peanuts
and. also one for cotton. Mv land IN
| North Carolina is In fairly good state
! of cultivation, Il medium loan with
clay subsoil. Next year, by following
. your advice previously given, I shall
! have at least COO TO 700 Acres OF clover,
and SHAH follow the rotation mapped
! out and using all cowpca hay for feed
1 ing beef cattle. ! greatly appreciate
! the advice formerly given" would
certainly iii your soil apply the acid
/ phosphate and potash on the clover and
/ would apply manure IL at hand Their
after turning the clover for corn you
! can harrow in LOCO pounds an acre of
sloked lime. and the application of the
| fsrtiizor will GiVe YOU more clover.
You VIII get quicker results from the
acid phosphate than from tho Thomas
| phosphate. For peanuts use 800 pounds
| Of Thomas phosphate, nifty pounds OF
! nitrate of soda and ffty pounds OF
| muriatc of potash an acre. and YOU Will
/ need no more lime than tho phosphate
! carries, as It Is the potash that pre-
vents pops. and lime VIII release any
| inSoiuble potash in the soil For cotton
isc 200 pounds Of acid phosphate. 500
! mounds Of cottonseed meal and 200
I pounds Of muriatc OF potash ia make
/ Il ton. Use hn0 bounds an acre, one
! half In tho furrow ana onc-half down
1 tho middlcs broadcast. rs cotton roots
! run FAR and wide across the rows.
/ haVn advised little nitrate az soda
/ for the peanuts as an early start, but
/ later they can, like other lcgumcs, get
/ their nitroeent from the air
| Cannot Make the Buttcr Come.
/ Mathews County: Can you s;'"Gest
Ianything 10 make 'buttsr come" when
/ the cream viii not respond to churn-
| ing? I lave one COW now giving milk
! for family use. and all our cream ia
, from this ono COW. She is fed on sofa
bean hay. corn fodder aud little
, corn, and turned out to browse around
/ every day. For the past month the
| cream wjii not respond To the most per
| sistent churninE. and we get no butter
| We have tried II In an ordinary dash
churn. shaking in It hair gallon fruit
| iar and whipping In bowl with spoon,
/ the usual methods here with \ small
! amount Of cream. Unti recently this
cows milk made butter MS well as the
! average. We were advised that the
milk ana cream were kept too cold. ana
! changed IT to warmer place. Yes
i torday we tried some juat SKINNED
! FROM clabbef, and after a persistent ef
| fort ii made butter. for the FIRST time
! In several weeks. Heretofore Wc have
/ nfT
| ing II from tho milk or ciabbcr hufore
churning. VIII try the immediate
churning from clabbcr again Have
heard others complain of tho same
! trouble. please give your home AL
dress We have often wanted TO know
| where YOU arc. and what may be the
difference in your home tests ANA here,
Netwcen tho Yorl. ana Rappahannock