The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-18

COL. 'Hi dlI tI!c rest. lncluulhS inc
leather meal. etc. | would regard as
.llcr. hen 200 pounds of nitrate OF
SOFA would furnish ali the nitrogen in
the $50 and the 1880 pounds would
contain all the plant food in a ton OF
inc S-2-<. all the rest being iillcr ana
these 1850 pounds could be bought ana
nIi%cd at home for about slj.
Teosinte az Pasture.
viii you advise mo in regard To the
value OF Tosinte rs a summer pasture
OF anything; that you consider better
tiat We could SOW soon and have IN
midsummer | have never gown Tc-
osintcr broadcast, nor ever saw 1t so
grown. Planted In rows or hills IL
makes. on strong land. Il large amount
OF green forage, bat do not know
what II would 40 sown broadcast. You
do nOt say what sor, OF STOCK Sou
wish to pasture on II. II for cOwD
only. you can get far better pasture
by sowing an early variety Of COW
peas. once paStulcd down some COW
peas three times before they cave up.
had hcId in peas adjoining a .:rasS
i"ld which wished 10 pasture. ! ran
TEMPORARY worm fence between tho
t"o, ana IN order to run IL straight
cut off about two acres OF tho peas on
the grass Side when the cows were
turned on the grass they At once went
10 tho peas, which had no, reached
the blooming stage, ana they ut them
Gown before going on the grass. The
COWS Yer" turned on another field. ana
The peas started up afrcsh and when
'hc cows came back on that field they
arain At the peas down before attack
iuE the grass This was repeated the
third time before the peas gave up
the nEht You might sow some peas
with some tcosiut.. seed mixed in ana
try tho mixture for cows. but would
"Vt use TINS Tor horses or mules.
Fertiiizing Cotton.
Il notice that you advise putting
half the fertilizer under the cotton
ana half broadcast down tho Iniddlcs
But where we are using J 900 pounds
an acre for cotton. would It no, b..
Letter 10 put Tho whole broadcas, and
plant cotton on the ievcl?' Doubtless
1t would. ana there is no doubt that
on your land IL will pay best to plant
cotton on The level. ana work it as
love! ms practicable 10 prevent wash
Ing
Tho need FOR the terrace banks in
The Piedmont section OF North Carolina
hts arisen from the shallow blowing
ana The making OF valleys to gather
head OF water. II the land is farmed
r!ght and You always have q winter
coat OF vegetable matter 10 turn under
ior the cotton. and then strictly avoid
making any Valleys between the rows
lhtr" VIII bc less washing tAan with
terraces. hay" proved this in my
own experience, and good farmers IL
tho South who have taken my advice
/ ""d rave gotten plenty Of vegetable
decay into their soil and Ilowed deep
( and cultivated shallow ana level. all
sag thIl th're Is no need Tor terraces.
kho" one farm IL Alabama whlch.
"hcn The present owner bought Il. was
!UiI ~ guslcys and gals, notwithstaud-
ing the terraces But tile man who
10" owns II has farmcd the Land in
steah OF merely planting cotton, ana
me guI!ics and gals are all cured ana
/ not terrace made or needed
/ Fertilizers for WntrrmeIons md Can
teIoupcs.
/ VIII you please give me formula
/ for niN!rr q fertilizer for waterln.lons
! ana cantcloGp.s? VIII IL do to use on
! poor land II stable manure IS used
! broadcast first II YOU have stable
manure, use that tor the melons. not
/ roadcaat. but Ia The hlll. about a peek
{ III the hill FOR wat-rmrloas and then
! hGd TO e"ch hlll fertilizer made up as
i follows ~ rate OF 500 pounds an acre.
/ 1000 pound acid phosphate, 200 pounds
I nitrate Of soda, 600 pounds cottousced
! meal 100 pounds Sulphatc OF potash 10
make = ton. After applying THIS on tho
+ manure bed on II and plan the seed
/ picntfuliy 10 allow for thinning
iIoncysuckles. Irish Potatoes md Glow
er Seed.
II am in the Piedmont section. and
haNc SON" gullics that l wish 10 yet
honeysucll. in to prevent further
washing, ana want a variety that
/ nates fragrant flowers. Which IS the
best? What variety OF potatoes have
/ on found best Tor the late cron2
Where one has a good field Of Grim?
/ son clover. VIII il be cheaper to hire
/ hands at 81 n day 10 gather the heads
! Tor sowing than TO buy sced and Will
these carry the inocuiaIion?'
The hes; variety OF honeysuci1le is
? ionicera falleana. the japanese va
/ rely. This has run wild in great pro
/ fusion about Raleigh. y. c., and Is one
/ oi the best TO stop sulleys. The flowers
( are Very sweet scented. ! have found
"a" Sir Walter Raleigh and the Green
/ Mountain both good potatoes for tn.
makes good crop, and it's tubcrs are
OF hnc eating quality. for have pecn
eating them all the past winter II
would never pay To put hands in to
( PICK the heads Of clover Let the Glow
{ or stand Till the heads are brown ana
I then nov IL and cure it. ard YOU can
/ IAN out the seed in tho rough You
cannot clean them without regular
! Grover hullcr but the seed sowu in
/ me rough VIII vary the incubation. |
! believe. But YOU will have 10 SOW
/ about forty pounds OF the rough mass
! nm acre, and they usually terminate
! tetter than clean seed as the husks
! h"id moisture and aid in the gcrrni-
nation