The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-16

WIS In wheat tho
season before.
kH $Eskk&&a = have never had
EISzS&E8 these specks be-
fore" Specks arc
W. r. Massey. sometimes caused
by fungus OF tho Cladisporum
class. and sometimes do not seem to he
of fungus origin. In fact very little
iS known In regard to tho cause of these
spots If they are caused by the fun
gus. then spraying with Bordeaux mix
ture would probably prevent them In
any case the Bordeaux will make a good
carrier for the lead arsenate to destroy
the worms, and it would be well to uso
1t. But 1t should be used carly or be-
fore any tendency to spot can DO dis
ccrncd.
Disti1lery SwfII.
Hcnrico County: Has the svill from
n distillery any feeding value for the
of milk? What is the analy-
sis?' l know Of no analysis OF tho
wet grains from distilleries The dried
distillery grain Is regular article on
the market. and Is rich In protein and
milk making. II tho wet swiN IL used,
either from distillcry or brewery, Il
should be used at once while fresh. and
nection with good carbohydrate feed
Years ago II was common practice for
city dairymcn to feed these slops OK
clusively, and the result was conditions
that caused the city health authoritie,
to condemn such stables. But they can
b. probably used under good sanitary
conditions IN tho stables and with
plenty OF starchy food and good hay
or ensilage. You aligned no name to
your letter, and It is against my rule
that I make reply.
Natal Grasn.
Can you tell me anything In regard
to the value of natal grass 80 highly
praised by the Florida land boomers?
They claim that for Florida 1t Will beat
alfalfa IT Is grass brought from
Africa of the Tricoloena class. l be-
lieve. What It's value may be IN Flor
ida 1 have only the Same information
that you have, and very much doubt
that II Will have any value IN Virginia
and northward. The Department OF
Agriculture in Washington can prob
ably furnish you full information In
regard to Its probable value
Cabbage MaEgotn.
Can you tell me any remedy for the
cabbage maggot7 Our early cabbage
are often almost ruined by II. Have
tried corrosive sublmato. carbon BIZ
sulphide and other things in vain"
The cabbage magBot IS the larvae OF 4
littlo ny which looks very much like
tho common houso ny, but smaller. II
lays eggs at the base of the plant and
tho larvae hatch and destroy tho roots.
Wrapping tarred paper around the stem
in setting the plants where set In spring
Will prevent tho laying of eggs. But
tho injection of n spoonful OF carbon
bisulphide near the base Of the plant,
but not In contact with tho root, Is
considered the best thing to destroy
tho worms. Some growers claim the
heavy applications of kRinit VIII pre-
vent the maggots. This certainly has
Il good effect on tho corn root work.
and may have az good effect on the
maggot, which attacks not only cab
bages, but radishes. kalo and other
plants Of the crucifern class.
Protecting Plants.
II am thinking OF planting some Gu
of glass over each hill What do you
think OF th!s?" There are now on the
market plant protectors made OF heavy
manila cardboard. with wires to stick
them in the ground and bent over TO
hold a pane OF glass These answer
very good purpose and have som"
of them. You can make the hill" be-
low the surface and lay the glass over,
and II will mako good protection,
but It would be better to have boxes
to hold the glass in place.
The Yokohama Velvet Bean.
The Department Of Agriculture hae
Issued a circular in regard to the new
variety of the velvet bean. known as
the yokohama. The circular says that
the Yokohama velvet bean grows well
on soils too light and sandy for most
other leguines. 1t will mature = heavy
crop of seed in about 100 days from
MA nting" II will mature probably in
central and Southern Virginia. One
bushel will plant two to four acres.
and to make seed It is best to give
the vines support or plant them TO run
on corn The vine growth Is not as
heavy ms that of the Florida velvet
bean, which will not mature in Vir-
einia, but 1t Will make from thirty
five to fifty bushels of seed an acre.
have some Of the seed. and Will plant
them for trial this season.
FertIIIzinK Cotton.
North Carolina: will 1t do to mix
acid phosphate, murtate or potash,
nitrate Of soda, dried blood and cotton
seed meal, and let 1t stand for any
length Of time before using? l always
mix my own fertilizer. but have never
used blood Would 1t benefit the grow
:ng crop applied in June? l want to
use acid phosphate, cottonseed meal and
nitrate of soda and potash under my
cotton, and then use the blood Instead
of the nitrate Of soda as tho June
application" The practice of making
n side application to cotton in the sum
mer has grown out of the fact that
farmers have found that where tho
fertilizer is applied only in the furrow
under the cotton that when the roots
got out into poorer soil they began to
fail, and ut once the practice Of ndd-
ing more nitrogen during the summer
to encourage growth, usually applying
nitrate of soda for this purpose Now.
] am sure that If the fertilization was
properly done mt planting time there
would be no need for any June appli-
cation. Use more OF the complete fer
ttlizer mixture at planting time. but
put only half of II in the fnrrous and