The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-04

next fall. You can get good ones in
southwest Virginia and In Ashe and
Alie%hancy Counties. y c., and at pres
cnt prices for beef should be able TO
make profit on the feeding besides
tho manure. Feed for three months
Cottonse.d meal with silage ut not over
Iour or hVe pounds a day to 1000
pound animal Will make good feed.
Gnrdcn Fertilizer.
Nottoway County: II am not n
farmer being engaged I'm other
business. but am trying to
faim ;hree-acre lot here, and cannot
buy manure. rs there are no livery
stables. all automobiles. What will be
the best fertilizer for most Of the gar
den crops What Is the best corn can
get for tho largest yicldc What fer.
till"cr shall j use on sweet potatoes?
Corp land is In crimson clover" The
fertilizer commonly used by our truck
farmers is & brand that runs per cent
ammonia per cent phosphoric acid
ana per cent potash.
This viii max. good fertilizer for
Heheiai use on garden crops. hut II
is TOO nigh grade In ammonia for
sweet potatoes. For these. mix 500
pounds acid phosphate. nifty pounds
OF nitrate or soda ana nfty pounds OF
suipha,e or potash an acre. Tho best
corn is the corn that has been long
est grown In your neighborhood and
rs acciinatcd. IF you bring corn from
a distance II viii not do Its best the
hrst season But by selecting the best
corn OF your county and then every
year sclect the best In tho field. you
can bring II Up TO as hign production
az any. After turning under the clover
for the corn, I, VIII pay you well to
give that 400 pounds OF acid phosphate
an acre broadcast
Snnp ReauH
VIII land that was not IN cuitiva-
ZION last year be suitable to plant in
black and red Valentine beans? Tho
las; cultivation on this land was corn.
and the land IL on tho lower pcninsula.
near York River What grade Of fer
t!iizer would you advise? What grade
OF fertilizer would you advise for ear
Is tomatoes on medium stin soilY'
If the land is light and well drained.
there IL no reason why beans should
not do we'll on IL ! would use on the
beann 500 pounds acid phosphate. fifty
pounds nitrate of soda and ff,y pounds
Of muriatc Of potash an acre In the
burrows Bed on this and Hatten the
beds and drill tho seed. For tomatoes.
Il tertilize! that runs about 2-S-lQ IS
best here on our sandy soil but IL Is
always we'll to give some nitrate Of
soda around the plants after they
start to grow, say tablespoonful
:, "'''''" "''uHu Il icoI from the
plants.
Nitrogen in Legumes
Richmond: (Which contains the
most nitrogen. the tops or tho roots
OF peas The mature peas with pods
VIII contain far larger amount Of
nitrogen than the roots
Dobncco Stems for tphidcs.
Gloucester County: Please give me
some Information about how 10 pu, to-
~
vent the lice heard that there was
an article In The Times Dispatch on
the subject. but failed to see il
Also let me know where I can get the
stems Their IS no special rule about
H. hut 10 scatter the stems rather
'nlck'y n the burrows. where they will
also make a good fertilizer sun.
pose that any OF the manufacturers or
smoking tobacco In Richmond can sup
ply the stems. fact, any tobacco
factory. Tobacco dust applied TO the
r!ants ass soon ~ mp, ana when the dew
is on. VIII have "A good effect II used
before the lice appear, and renewed n
washed on
Spraying Grnpeytncs.
VIII bordeaux mixture answer for
spraying ErapevInes"" Bordeaux mix
iure Is the best thing TO use 10 prc
vent tho black rot In grapes. The
vines and trcilis should be we'll SPRAYED
before the buds open and then after the
bloom Is over spray again and repeat /,
every ten days Till the grapes are half
grown.
Delicious Apple
planted last fall 100 OF the new
delicious apple. as an experiment Arc
there any fruiting in this climate? II
J could know where they are doing we'll
would plant great many more O..
them The delicious apple is Ger
tainiy very iinc fruit, as grown In the
West. Eut IN the East ii Is still in tho
experimental stage know OF one
grower in Delaware. who has fruited II.
and Is fast increasing his paintings. Il
IS We'll worth testing, but II Is vet to
be seen how Il viii do in all parts or the
East.
SlnuSh:er-HouSc Manure.
Il have an opportunity TO buy MA
nure from a slaughter house made up
OF manure. blood and oftal Is this
better than the ordinary stable ma
nurc"' II 1t Is pretty we'll decomposcd
] would say THAI II Is worth at least
third more than ordinary stable
manure. what its value Will he by
tho load j cannot say. but II YOU can
get II ut same price that stable ma
nure Is sold in ybur town, YOU will do /
we'll to get il.
Pcnnuts vs.. Cotton.
Il have thirty-threc acres which |
intended 10 plant all In cotton. hut it !
Is nice light land and think would /
grow peanuts finely. Which crop will
ret the most money? How do Won
think / would come out next fail bv !
planting fifteen acres In peanuts and /
eighteen in cotton? Will the peanuts
come off in time TO SOW winter grain |
or some cover on the land|' You have ]
asked questions which no one can an !
swcr. The profit ia either crop will !
depend on the crop made and the .
market price next fall. As you are
evidently not a peanut grower ] would I
suggest that you try a very small aren |
and find out what you can do At
present In your section. and Without /
any experience in, peanuts you had !
better stick to the cotton on much I,
the largest area.