The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01

w. r. Nnsscy. you may have the
same difficulty | had many years ago
| put a lot OF hcrrings and mcnhadcn
under my corn. and the buzzards and
dogs tore up tho whole field. Perhaps
they may not be so bad with sailed
herringe and YOU may put them in tho
burrows and bed on them before plant
ing the corn and after a while they
may help the corn IL not disturbed.
Poisoning Chickcns TO KIN Hawks.
New Kent County: 81 have seen an
Advertisement or n preparation that Is
claimed. If fed to chickens. viii do them
no harm nor make them objectionable
for table use, and yet win XIII n hawk
/: he cats the chicken. Knowing
hawks and chickens as we'll as do.
l cannot believe this. Now az y,u
know 30 much about farming. ! am sure
you must have had some experience
with fowls. DO you think this is truer'
No. do not believe that you can
make Il chicken 30 poisonous that IL
viii kill II hawk without killing the
chicken, too. Doubtless II will not
be In tho way of using it on the table,
for Il would never get there Tho
poisoned chicken might Kill a hawk.
but II would be after IT has killed the
chicken. have seen the ad and do
not believe word OF II.
Ecrtilizins Peanuts.
North Carolina: viii YOU please
give your opinion OF the following
analysis OF an article used largely here
Tor peanuts? II sells for :l3 n ton
cash and no discount: Lime hydratc.
10 per cent; carbonate OF lime 10 per
cent; sulphate Of lime. per cent; pot
ASH k20. per cent: sodium chloride.
II per cent; hydrated ferrous sulphnte.
. per cent; sulphatc OF magncsia,
per cent; moisture and insoluble mat
ter. Q per cent Total 100.
My opinion is that IT Is simply slaked
lime with some kainit added. and the
price is out OF all reason. Lime hy-
dratc Is simply slaked lime. Sulphn,e
of lime is plaster. Sodium chloride is
simply common salt. which is plenti-
full In kainit along with a little mag
rcsia. Now do not use lime az q
manure though some lime is used by
plants Lime viii release potash In
the soil which may otherwise be In
soluble. But your soil Is naturally de-
ncicnt In potash, and whatever good
the above article viii do Is due more
10 the small amount OF potash IL con-
tains. Now the fertilizer ! have ad-
v!scd for peanuts-of 500 pounds Of
Thomas phosphate. nifty pounds of nj
tratc OF soda and fifty pounds OF tuu
riate Of potash AN acEr-will give you
much lime as the crop needs and
larger percentage ~ potash with some
readily available nitrogen as starter
While peanuts, Hike other leSumc crops
can get nitrogen from ne air later.
II you want TO make something like
''At W pNt'l tHi YOU Stu'i, YOU
can buy fresh lime and hydrate IL for
yourself by adding water enough to
make II fan In a powder, and then add
some kaint. and II Will not cost you
near sl3 u ton. That is. you can mix
1900 pounds OF your slaked lime and
SOC pounds of kninit for about Sc and
that Is all there Is in the article you
send the analysis Of
Preparing for Tobacco.
Hanover County: Il read with great
interest your columns In The Times
Dispatch. cured my pea hay by
your directions. and have nrst-class
hay Please advise me in regard to
nay tobacco land have six acres OF
gray soil. with clay subsoii. which /
wish TO plant in tobacco this year.
several times. have now part of
this land in crimson clover. and no
tice that it Is dying. and that there is
much sheep sorrel on the land. l used
500 pounds or acii phosphate when
sowcd the clover. ! would like 10
know II should use lime on this land,
or II the different mixtures OF fer
tilizers you have given heretofore will
be all that need. l have fifteen acres
In new ground that has been worked
In corn before. and am going to
plant In corn this year. Which will
be best TO SOW after corn. crimson
clover or rye, TO plow under for corn
another year, The fact that the
crimson clover. which I note YOU call
German clover. is dying, and this fact,