The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05


crop grown. man down in Alabama
wrote mo some years ago that what
had been writing about cowpeas i'm,
proving the soil was all nonsense. for no
had taken crop OF cowpeas from
piece OF land for twelve years In
succession. and II got SO poor that It
would not grow peas or anything else.
Is the case with your land. but 1t is
very evident that the peas need somo-
thing they have not been getting as
they formerly did. For the early crop
oi English peas why not try mix
ture or 4VO pounds Of IL per cent acid
phosphate, forty pounds of tho muriate
or potash and fifty pounds OF nitrate
OF SODA Gas an early start) per acre
1hch give the cowpeas simply the acid
phosphate and the potash only. Then
10 make seed OH the cowpeas, 1t Is
better to plant them In rows and Gull
tivate them, and plant rather later than
for hay crop, for 1t Is found that
peas planted the first of July Will mako
more seed but less vine than those
planted the first of Juno. Supply the
food that the peas especially need and
think you Will get them. 1t might
be well instead OF using acid phog-
pi"t'' ~ use inc BASIC stag phosphate,
also called Thomas phosphate. as this
carries 40 to 90 per cent OF lime, and
VIII TO that extent tend to swecten the
SOIL Tor tho legume bacteria.
Fertilizing Alfalfa.
North Carolina: II have an aero of
alfalfa. sown the lst OF October. I
have a good stand about two Inches
high. Before sowing the alfalfa seed
applied six barrels OF builders lime
and six four-horse loads, epreader
loads. OF stable manure II was also
lnoculated with a commercial culture
and soil, too. II is on high sandy
ridge with good clay subsoil. What
want to know Is what 1t will need
from now on to make a success"
Your lining was not at all excessive.
In fact more would have been better
The manure will. Of course. encour-
age the growth, but the plants will
40 less of getting nitrogen from the
air by reason OF the readily available
supply in the soil What the crop
needs Is phosphorus and potassium
You can apply these at any time with
the assurance that they Will not be
lost. for tho soil holds on to these
better than 1t doca nitrogen.
l would advise tho application of
400 pounds OF le per cent acid phos.
phatc and forty pounds of the muriate
of potash as topdressing. and you will
and that an annual spring application
or phosphate and potash Will be
of great importance TO the crop. b.,
liberal with these and you Will rot
need TO use manure on alfalfa If tho
crop turns yellow In the spring. as
II sometimes does. lore no time in now
Ing II Oft for II this Is not done you
will lose it
Glover and Grass.
Fauquier County: Il Will greatly ap-
preciatc your kindness for advising
me concerning the best variety OF
clover to sow In February or early
March. depending on weather condi-
ions am applying Il ton and a half
OF burnt lime an acre to the field I
intend TO seed down to grass Does n
mixture of orchard grass and .,nIir~
Clover twenty pounds OF the former
10 eight pounds OF tho clover, prove
adequate for grazing the first year.
ana ior cutting as hay the second sea.
SOM My stand of grass, sown In 1912
~ rather poor. and have wondered
you could suggest Some grass or a
mixture That could sow on this field
carry In the spring. Would the or
ehard grass and Mammoth clover com
nihation do VOL here? /: exnec, RI
cover this seed with n peg-tooth har
row. where can ! obtain Whippoor-
wiz OF Biack cowpeas and Hollybroo,,
soy nean seed? Would be glad to get
them direct from growei:'' 7 wo,,Id
not use the sapling or Mammoth
cover out would use the regular me-
u . RED clover. II will last longer
- me saoiihs. Then. pasturing the
,rst year Will not help the hav cron
me next year. In fact. the young grass
should be very lightly pastured tho
hrst season If at ALL There lie no no,
Vt pasture grass than orchard grass
sou SO" mixture to hll up where
me orchard grass misses rror ;,s
n@oit OF growing In tussocks like
Ihen 10 get permanent,
80, , MS important to Use plenty OF
80 mo twenty pounds OF orchard
siass VIII do very well, but ,ro,,,1
aoo nVe pounds of red ton ana I've
pouhas OF Kentucky blue grass Ther
Sou take care OF the pasture and
eop dres II with bone meal IN H.
spring. and now and then hru., ~,
solhe iime' you will finally get n blnn
eEass sod Use the same amount of
go Grover that you propose OF sapliny
n,i,., sou you wish to help. SOW the
h,mn oi orchard grass, red top and
~. ~ grass 1t would help to 20 ovcr
nshtly with an unloaded disk he rrn,,,
,n chop the sod lightly before sow.
s, ana then use the srant-toot,
s.loothinS harrow and n roller to 49,,
me sod back. You can get Inc 80
rom seedsnien in Richmond. Tboa ss
S so who havo them should adj
Pipe Cluy Soil.
CO., nave just taken hold of a, ola
aa,i ~ lhat mas some pipe clay on II ,Tha
sou sou on M the hilisides is almost all gone ne
ana left bare gall Can tb,s so oi,'
Siay Iand be redeemed" The so-c.Iiad
pipe clay Is really more quick nd tho :,
ciny' 1t runs easily when wet 'n anh
gets very hard when dry. As a friand
%" 81, NINE who had some OF IL. said onoa
,I NY iand freezes in August" The com
oination of extremely fine sand and
white clay, makes the most intractahin
sou one can undertake to imnrowe II,
IS usually underlaid by a very comn.ct
reai clay, that keeps the water mn an,
deep undertakings is the most I'M
portant thing. even on hlllsides, wbaro
t I'M, sort Of soil prevails. with ali
IKE you describe l would supposa that
lhat Is one of the places where tho
dynamite subsoiling would be usef,,I
II the charges wero put Into the hard
pan below. Getting the subsoiI deen.
~ ioosened and then getting some vep-