The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-10

tzs$S 8lAzk&k2H which Is littlc
-, :, :. eallier. and a bet
'nhncS' ter potato than the
Cobblor. Plant as early IA you can
work the land IN good order In rows
TWO and Il half 10 three feet apart, ana
cut the potatoes To TWO eyes ana dtor
fifteen inches apart. For "a fertilizer
uso the following an acre: $50 pound,
ACID phosphate. hfty pounds nitrate OF
soda, 300 pounds taukagc. ana -Oc
pounds sulphntc OF potash. in the fur
rows and mix well In the soil bcfo.e
planting.
Cumberland County. DO you think
that the tobacco formula you have
given viii answer on land with red
6ubsoil and some spots red on top
where turned under red clover sod
In the fan and am now applying six
tons OF manure an acre? VIII plant
tho one Sucker and cure brown tobacco
IND that | can make more pounds Of
tobacco by deep fall blowing ana com
pietc preparation with disk In spring
than with winter cover OF crimson
clover that demands another blowing
do not mean TO antagoni2e what you
say. but simply that / lind this better
on my heavy soil AS tho frost mellow.
IL"
Tho formula, I think. is all right. bur
In such case would usc il in much
s.Iailer amount man Is used on the thin
uplands In North Carolina for bright
tobacco, There they used roo pounds.
but with the clover sod turned under
and the manure added would no, us.
on your land moro than 200 pounds an
acre.
Fertilizers. Oats md Glover.
~ am In trouble about fertilizers.
i.n,a.o =, "'"' -, 90
so.,ha.a -h, - ~ .".t -
this phosphate ana nothing else r. Il
. complete terulzcEf What should it
cost per ION is tankaee used az a
fertilizer the Same ~ that used for
hog feed?
Il hay" sown oats and crimson clover
10 turn Tor corn. sowed in middle Oc-
toner nave Eoou stand but they have
not rnadc much growth Notwithstanding
the uila WEATHER NJ 10 February Have
FOR hay. but land needs building up. as
IL makes but twenty to twenty five
bushels Of corn an acre Should use
any fertilizer on the oats and clover?
VIII II pay to use fertilizer ON the
tofh is he practice with some
70 can al manufactures fertilizers
ihospn"t". on can ascertain what
.he S"'Ns Cohtalh ny LOOKING AT them.
e"'s "''e W a""iSsls PRINTED on
, .,c,,,' ~ ~ ''c'c Il some manu-
ma yrh,, 6, .na,ld 800, r, $3.50
u.pa &,
to TOP dress the oats and clover vim
plain acid phosphate This IS sI,nniy
the phosphate rock dissolved i'm sui.
phuic acid, and should not cost over
SO II ton. Then YOU can afford TO
use 400 pounds OF acid phosphate on
the corn an acre. You sowcd the clover
TOO late for Your section. but II will
make its best growth as spring opens
and can he turned under In bloom
Fertilizer for Tobacco.
FiuTanna County: VIII you kindly
nnN'sc -hroush me ii'nes- D!spatch
,'anco -. 49,, s"o"', use toF 70
,n sef S',, w" -, ~e"S'''' nnu tne best place
nocco l.and ,v,,i 49,, g., 80,
snd ;hot Nae hcon rnr for ,"a, 49,
seasons nlow.d ,hi, l,nd =, t,r,.
and sowed to crimson clover and 49,
as enc a stand as oycr soy IciI,
not use any stabl. manur. on IT, Turn
ing this under, what should use as a
FERTILIZER and how much an acre?
me low hihck land VIII make good
corn put' instead OF acid phosphate
"ouio use Basic stag, THOMAS phos-
phate rs II Is called. as this carries
some hine. ~ VIII not pay you 10 use
nc ground limestone. for IL woull
ehke yen: ior II TO nave any effect.
toF potatoes and toinato use tho
% teItiillcr' at rate OF 500 pounds
~ INC n'li. on couid make dlNerent
ier.i'Ier 'cr potatoes by getting tho
n'h'eriais ana MIXING them yourself,
put "hethcr II VIII pay You to do th.s.
"lii acpeho on 'hc area you plant
1frtilizer mace OF 'oo pounds OF acid
ph'spiis'r' l'V pouhns OF nitrate ct
soua' oVV POUNDS OF tankage, 400
p'uhus on Hur'ate OF potash to make
tor' ana useo u, rate oil Loo pounds
~. ueFe' VIII make Sood crops or po-
sn ,, me '-o-o re'nF -'hade goods
VIZ answer very wen LOT the ton'a-
soNS' oi!i ~ very commonly uSCu nero
LOT potatoes
aoor Ian" troubles.
Ihes'erhei" county woman