The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-10
WITH THE FARMERS
BY Prof. w. F. MASSEY

anu now soon can we put cattle on itY,t
nave often referred to the fact thar
Eernudn is nm excellent pasture grass
~ lne coast section. and that 1t Is q
warm weather grass, and should not
DC painted Till late April. You can get
pienty or tho running stems commonlyl
caled roots. and you can got standI
oI inc grass moro quickly with these
man by sowing tho seed. Plant the /
cuttings In shallow burrows about twoi
teet apart and throw small furrow
over the rows. Then SOW twentyi
pounds. OF orchard grass an acre, and
prush all over with smoothing har-i
rowi Inc orchard grass will help very
Inuch' as 1t will keep green In tho Il
winter after the Bermuda has brown !
cd. Then maintain tho growth byI
loparessins with bono meal every |
spring.
Chrysanthemums
gloucester County: "a lady corre-
spondent says: Last spring / began
the culture OF chrysanthemums. / had
beautifu1 blooms. but had very little
sale Tor them. think shall do better
announcer year. 1 am writing to ask you
no" 10 save the plants in tho ground.
Also how to treat them in the spring.
IL VIII depend on what kind Of crysan-
themums you hnve. The small flow or
Ell or Pompone chrysanthcmums arc
periectiy hardy and need no protection,
out the large lowered or show sorta
are rather tender. The best thing you
can DO Tor them In Gloucester will be
10 give them a good cover of rough.
stra"y manure after cutting the tons
off.
Then in spring you can lift them and
divide the plants with green shot to
each piece OF root, or you can put
some plants now in boxes in IL warm
place and as tho shoots start can mako
cuttings and root them in pans OF
wet SAND and pot them in small pots
on hA haft
a frame or hotbed under glass Plants
That want to increase left and put
them with n mass OF soil under tho
bench in my greenhouse and take cut
tings from them to grow on In pots for
spring planting. Where there La little
glass or room. 1t is better to buy tho
young plants every spring.
Manurfng Garden.
When is the bcst time to put stable
manure on the garden? II applied now
should II not be turned under at once
TO prevent loss?" Tho best time to
put stable manure on the garden la
right now. Put In on literally and let
X lie on the suface till spring 1t Will
lose nothing but moisture to any
amount and the cover will be valuable
on the soil Then In spring balance
the manure with liberal application
Of acid phosphate, and on sandy soil
some potash put mixture of
per cent phosphoric acid and 10 per
cent potash on my garden at ratio
Of 1000 pounds acre. after cover
Ing 1t with manure or street swccpinEa.
Wants to Nuke Change.
II was raised on farm, and farmed
for Ave years after / was married. Did
not make a great success owing 10 =
poor rough farm and small capital.
Now In town l can barely make
living for wife and children. Iowa
farm life, and especially dairy cows.
and have had some experience with
them. own house and lot worth
$4,000. and that ls all ! have, would IL
be best for me 10 take this and start
farming" This IS but specimen of
many letters / get from men dis
satisfied with city life.
II Is question which I cannot an
swer. for man whom do not know.
You have the advantage OF most OF
tho city men who write to me on this
matter. In that you have had some
training and experience In farming.
But. rs you have succeeded In getting
$4,000 worth OF property in the city.
would II not be better 10 stick there
Till you get more means? You might
get small place not far from town
and get together a heri of COWS. but
the requirements OF the city health
department. are so cxacting that there
Is really a poor show for the dairy
man of small means in the milk dairy.
| hardly think that II would be wise
10 abandon an occupation that is
enabling you to make support for
your family. and undertake to buy and
run farm with n capital OF $4,000.
You might pull through II you are d
very energetic man. bur the chances
would be against you Better wait n
while and save more money before Mt
tempting the move
Sorghum Bngnsse
II have bought some sorghum bn-
gasse. which cost me about cents
per 100 pounds. intend to use IL ms
fertilizer What is its value as n
nanure?' According to tho best avail
able analysis. the material will contain
about two ounces of nitrogen, ono
ounce OF phosphoric acid and two
ounces OF potash in 100 pounds, or less
than so much pine bark. 1t will OF
course. add some vegetable decay or
humus-making material to the soil, bur
for its fertllizing value cents is q
good price. Applied as it is. 1t would
make some acidity in the SOIL and
what little plant food It contains would
be n good while coming into availa-
bilty. In fact. II you have to haul
II any distance. II Is hardly worth tho
loading. Put In q heap and mixed with
some lime during the winter 1t may get
in better shape for the spring. but you
had better haul pine straw or oak
leaves as fertilizer