The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-18

ought, in the present condition of your
soil. make moro than 200 bushels OF
potatoes an acre.
! The Urimmer Tomato.
| a Richmond friend sends me a pack
age of tho seed of the Brimmer tomato
which he says lie has not seen that
have mentioned. | had also paper OF
those sent mo from Danvillc. They
tell me that 1t is L remarkable tomato
Of unusual size, meatiness and fine
+, quality. 1 have never grown this va
riety, ma thank my correspondence for
thoir Kindness In calling my attention
to II. and l shall certainly grow some
OF them this summer.
Alfalfa in Corn-Pcnx and Teosinte
| Fauquier County: please tell me
through The Cimes-D ispatch IL you
| think II would be u good plan TO SOW
alfalfa among corn at last working, on
good, strong land, where wire grass
was turned under? Or would II be
! better to SOW cowpeas2 / am anxious
to got rid OF tho wire grass, and would
COW tho alfalfa where theto Is no wire
grass. have no trouble In getting
red clover. Would land where rcd
clover has been for two years be in
Aculatcd for alfalfa? make good
! if teosinte would be a good crop to
cut green for hogs. 1 want TO sow
crimson clover in ono field OF corn.
would you advise sowing anything
with it?''
| would not advise sowing alfalfa
among corn. Possibly you might get
n stand. but 1 think that the chances
would be against IT The best way to
get alfalfa is TO prepare the land cs-
pocially for 1t. ty lining we'll and Civ
ing plenty OF phosphate and potash.
and sowing In August. Better put an
~ variety OF cowpeaa that wall not
SlSnb on tho corn. The New Era is
The earliest, and the Whippoorwill is
also good, and makes strorger
growth. Red clover will not inocuIate
the land for alfalfa. II Will be better
an acre. and then you viii have some
inocuiated soil TO use elsewhere Cow
peas or soy beans. cut green. VIII be
FAR better for the hoKs than teosinte.
In your section you can SOW CRIMSON
clover among corn at last working,
but would not SOW anything with IL
Sowing peas in the corn is the best
way to Kill the wire grass.
T0pdre.sing Glover and Oats.
/ have eight acres in crimson clover,
TWO Of them clover alone, three in
clover and rye ana three in clover and
oats. viii IL be advisable to topdress
the whole with acid phosphate and pot
ash? l had the same held In crimson
clover and oats last year. and after cut
ting them applied 500 pounds OF acid
phosphate and 400 pounds OF kainit an
acre. and planted In corn. want to
, apply about the same this year IL the
application VIII not hurt the clover by
damaging the tops. viii / help the
clover and not lose much by applying
the fertilizer now?' Instead of using
KANT al rate OF 400 pounds l would
use the nuriate of potash at loo
F.! pounds and get as much potash as in
the 400 pounds of kainit. and get rid
4 OF the salt In the KNIT which might
J do some damage. The phosphate and
muriate OF potash. applied when the
| leaves are dry. wiz. do no harm but
VIII Increase the crop OF clover and
| oats. and leave a sufficient residue for
| the corn. But so short rotation
should not be kept up too long, for
crops do not flourish long on their own
decay.
Thomas Phosphnte and Organic Matter
"A friend of mine says that the lime
| in the Thomas phosphate will release
the ammonia in other fertilizers. and
! mat II is unwise TO mix Thomas phos
phnte with cottonseed meal and mu-
rate of potash for crops. / contend
otherwise. Which Is right? And with
me whatever you say goes?" You can
safely mix the Thomas phosphate with
nitrate OF soda. acid phosphate and
potash. But with organic matter car
ry!ng nitrogen. like cottonsecd meal
dried blood and tankagc, would not
consider II wise to mix them with
THOMAS phosphate, II the mixture Is 10
stand any length OF time for the lime
in the Thomas phosphate will certainly
tend TO liberate the ammonia Mixed
ana used al once. there will probably
be no harm done. for once in the soil
whatever is released will be absorbed
by the soil.
Growing Sugar Corn.
II want to know about growing
sweet corn UP here in the mountain
section. What distance to plant, and
how many stalks In a hill, and the best
variety to use? I want to plant so Us
10 nave sweet corn come In along
with tomatoes. which begin to ripen
here late in August How late can
piant and get the ears before our usual
frost. say. October l07 am planting
out some hardened cabbage plants
can get them off and follow with
any variety OF sweet corn? Have
never had any experience with sweet
corn In your section you can prob.
ABLY grow some of the extra early
varieties of sugar corn. which seldom
40 Well down hero The earliest sweet
corn. and one OF the best In quality
Is the Golden Bantam. This corn here
grows about waist high. and can be
planted in three-foot rows, and the
stalks left SIX Inches apart. 1t Is
early, an can te planted early or late
The ears arc very short, but the
quality Is tho best OF ALL But for an
early corn Of good sized ears, l plant
the Norfolk market. This Is not n
sugar corn, but very early Dent OF
| good sized ears and good quality. The
Golden Bantam Is rather small for a
market corn. Tho best of the sweet
corns Is the Country Gentleman. This
is not an extra early variety, but OF
inidseason. II you get the cabbages on
early in July. you can plant the Coun-
try Gentleman and have plenty of time
20 get the ears Lefore October Plant
| ed IN the spring, 1t Will come in alung
| with your tomatoes. But by using
some glass on'hotbeds and frames, you
can easily get tomatoes. even In your
mountain section, a good while before