The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-14
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY


spray the canteloupcs with Il. getting
II close around the base OF the stems
where the larvae Of the striped beetle
hatch out. The same can be used FOR
spraying the potatoes, but for them 1t
would be better to mix Il with Bor-
uchuA uixtuIc instead OF WAGER. and
spray for the early blight and the
tcetlcs 1T same time, and being mixed
with the Bordeaux il will stick bet
ter. Get 1t on as soon as you see the
old beetles crawling around and lay
ing eggs. Some of these will get
killed. for while the mature beetles do
not each much. they do eat some.
Canada blue Grass.
Il would like to have your opinion
OF Canada blue grass. Farmers Bull
letin 402. OF the Department OF Agri-
culture, speaks highly Of II. | am In
closing q sample Of what | suppose TO
b" Canada blue grass. This grass
grows in abundance near my place.
k"n,ucky blue grass will grow here.
but do not think that 1t will do well
on "A great deal of our land SOW
saplih2 clover. white clover and or
chard grass for pasture. ana desire to
NIX Canada blue grass if you think IL
VIII pay. Few acedsincn seem 10 ad-
vertisc Canada blue grass seed Is
thcre any danger that IL will become a
am growing alfalfa and do not want to
get anything started on my farm which
might interfere with this and ! do
not remember seeing any article on
IN" Canada blue grass, and would like
you to say whether l should COW IL
or not" The so-called Canada blue
grass Is Poa coInprcsss. II Is the ma
i've blue grass OF Southwest Virginia
ana Northwest North Carolina. and Is
common all over Piedmont Virginia
ana !h as much Virginia blue grass rs
IL ~ CANADA. 1t is n persistent grass
ana comes in almost anywhere. In
.>Ioemarle I found that II field In
wheat was followed again and gown
TO wheat the blue grass would al,nos,
choke tho wheat, and that II vas al
Was better to follow wheat with a
clean cultivated crop. The specimen
you send may be Poa coynprcssa but {,
Is so SINAI! and 50 badly crushed in Tho
mail that / cannot be positive Eu, /,
looks like It. This Is the only mem
Der OF the blue grass family that reall,
mas blush cast 10 the leaves |,
mas the advantage over kentucky blue
g!hs1 tina. II will thrive on thirne,
SOL. and soil not limestone, and viii
gro" ana make pasture on mountain
SIDES But IL prefers n good clav sol
'nc'ning 10 moisture
1t il n valuable pasturc r-ass or
lands such as | have Indicated whore
- htuch: blue grass docs not well
Mixed "lth orchard grass IT VIII i,nDrov.
IA" winter ana early spring grazing
rs ~ starts early, and will make a.
tough a SOD as Bermuda filling I'D the
gaps IN me tussocks OF orchard grass.
AifaIfn sown TOO Late.
stokes County. North Carolina 81
piowcd Two acres after oats last Sen
TENDER pu; on ten loads OF stabi.
manure an acre, and narrowed in .0OC
pounds OF lime an acre, and so,y.t
alfalfa seed october 10 Cot q goo,
stand. but II has all persisted, and
want 10 SOW IT again. as probabl,
sowcd too late. How would YOU :,d
Wis" nc TO manage itY' Break tho Ian,
wen this month and harrow in 40
! rounds OF acid phosuna,e an acre. an.
In lat" May SOW Whippoorw.ll COW
peas Disk these down in late Angus
ana piow them under. and harrow ii
another LOCO pounds OF sIaked limo NJ
acre. ana sow :he alfalfa seed the las
! q! August or early September. twenty
/ five pounds of seed an acre