The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-13
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof w. r. MASSEY
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until they prove its adaptability to
their soil 7 will add that II must
be remembered that 1t is n woody
climber and that the green growth
and tho plant being perfectly hardy
viii eventually fill the ground with
stuinDs.
I'ieas and Strawberries.
Richmond: Noticing your rcmarl<s
about ficas In Tho Times Dispatch
venture to ask further information.
When we have a dog we have neas We
cannot tell that they are In any partic
ular place. We gave the dog a bath
Win &. y. every two weeks Is there
anything not poisonous 10 cats and
doSs that We can sprinkle about the
EardI Wo have a small strawberry
bed for home supply. 1t comes up thick
with chickwecd. Some people toll us
TO pun 1t up, as IT shades tho roots
too much. and others tell US to leave
1t. ae II protects the plants from the
sun. and serves as a mulch. Which ~
the better way?
HOW snail we cultivate the berries
In the fall. mulch and leave them un-
touched till after the berries are gone
others say take off the fall mulch In
spring, as there will DO insects In Ct.
burn II and cultivate tho plants and
put on fresh mulch. Which is thu,
best" You can dust the lodging place
OF the dog with pyrethrum powder, sold
as PERSIAN insect powder and dust II
all around. IT is not poisonous To any-
thing but insects. The chicIsweed
should he cleaned out from the straw
berries In early spring. nevor use
any fal or winter mulch. and never.
Keep a strawberry bed longer than two
IruitinE seasons. as It Is better to nlan,
new bed every spring and turn under
mo Old one nfter two seasons fruttinp
me row should be mulched In sprinS,
IL
moved after tho fruit is off. and tho
SOIL between the rows we'll cultivated
and fertilized to make strong crowns
Tor the next season. It is far better
10 plant now bed than to try to keap
an old ono clean OF weeds
What In Kninit.
Oreenesville County: IT w;sh 70 ms
out what kninit rs. and what II ia used
Tor In connection with other fert,l,.
ers" Kainit Is salt mined I'm Ger
many. which contains como potash
ana when used in fertilizer Is used
20 get tho potash. Tho potash IN
KANT liz in the form OF sulphate
but being associated with so large an
amount OF the chloride OF sodium. OF.
common salt, that when used In a fer
tilizer II acts as n chloride II cont,ina
usually about IL per cent of potash
ana Iarg" amount OF common salt ana
Inagnesia. AS n source for potash I, in
sold as muriate and sulphato or M,
ASH since II would require 400 hounds
OF the kainit 10 furnish Tho Same
amount or potash that Is contained I'm
700 pounds OF the muriate or sulph,to
Nei'h"r khinit nor the nuriatc tchlo-
iiue) or potash should II. used In :,
iertiiizer for tobacco, for uhose not
only damage tho quality OF the tobacco
hut kainit In tobacco fertilizer viii
nc'ay the ripen!ng OF tho crop too
late. The high grade suiphate OF pot
ash Is tho only form that should bo
uhed In fertilizer intended ior to-
bacco.
sweet Potatoes DO Not Keen
nave some red land with very tit
'ie sand In 1t. but II makes nno ayyc,..
potatoes but they will not keen in
winter; they all rot. What kind OF
ier'iiizer shall uHe TO prevent thisp
Ny tomatoes blight, too. How SHAH
iertiiize these TO prevent Ia. blight"
il seems that some farmers have pot:
zen notion that commercial for,i-
hZcrs are cure-alis for every trouble
with plants. No sort OF fertilizer ,yiIl
nave any influence on tho kccpinf, or
!pu' potatoes nor on the blighting OF
the tomatoes. The way to keen s,vcc,
potatoes is TO handle them very care
1ully In digging, and then store them
Wncre you can give them n tennoro
ture OF SIS 10 90 degrees TIL they drv
IN from the sweat they ALWAYS go
through after storing. After that. 81
hcPt a, temperature OF 46 TO so
they Will keep all right; e Won haye
INC regular Southern BLIGHT or wilt
In your tomatoes the only thing ia to
put them on uninfected soil II onlv
tho leaf blight, spray them with Bor
dehuN mixture. But tho fertilizer ap-
pl'ed has nothing TO do with tho keen
ing or potatoes or the blighting Of to-
matoes