St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-09
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va-tet----White Garlic
Seed required per acre, 3 basi1el-.
Plant in October.
Plant in rows 1-2 feet ap&rt, 9
inches apart in the row. OF 5 rows
Is inches apart on a foot BED.
Ues 1000 pounds Of fertilizer maze
of one-half cotton seed meal and one
half acid phosphate. Stable manure
or peas may also be used.
Radishes.
varieties-scarlet Turnip, White
Tip.
Seed required per acre, pounds.
Radishes may be sown at all sea-
sons of the year. II a constant sup
ply is desired SOW seed every
weeks.
sow in rows 10 to IL inches. thin
out to 1 1-2 to inches in drill.
Use 800 to 500 pounds of CONNER
cial fertilizer made of one-half cot
ton seed meal and one-half acid pnos-
plate.
Spinach.
Variety-Broad Flanders.
Seed required per acre, pounds.
Sow in September.
Sow in place Of 2 foot rows,
inches apart in the row.
If the weather is dry and hot II IS
useless to SOW it, as the seeds require
moisture and cool nights to make
them grow. .,
Use 800 to 500 pounds OF fert1l-
izer made of one-half cotton seed
meal and one-half acid phosphate.
Turnips.
Varieties-Purpletop Globe.
Seed required per acre, 2 pounds.
Plant in rows by all. means, De-
fore or after rain while the ground is
moist
Use 800 to 500 pounds Of fertil-
izer made of one-half cotton SEED
meal and one-haH acid phosphate.
Rutabaga.
Varieties-Purpletop, Yellow.
Seed required per acre, 2 pounds.
Sow about September 10Th. a.
Sow in rows feet apart, thinning
to inches In drill.
Use 800 to 500 pounds Of fertilizer
made of one-half cotton seed meal
and one-half acid phosphate.
All lands to be planted In the
above crops should have either a crop
of pea vines well decayed. or lib
eral supply of we'll rotted stable ma
nure we'll incorporated in the soil
before planting, and on ladns so
treated the commercial fertilizers
above recommended should not be ap-
piled before consulting the Demon
stration agent, as possibly they may
not be required at all. II truck Is
to be planted on land where corn
and cowpeas are at present II Will
be best to clear the land OF all vege-
tive growth before blowing, for 1t is
getting rather late for some crops
and the cowpea vines and stalks
would not have time to decay. 1t Is
advisable not to plant truck crops on
land where cowpea vines have been
turned under until the following
spring, unless you are sure the vines
are well rotted.
Formulas for Insecticides and Fungi
cides.
In fighting insects it Is important
to know the nature of the insect pest.
There are two general classes OF IN
sects which are troubling the farm
ers in this section; the biting insect
or leaf eating insect, such as the CAP
bage worm and caterpillar, and the
sucking insects, such as the plant lice
an dred spider. The control OF these
two classes o insects are altogether
different. Biting or leaf eating in
sects are killed by the use Of stom-
ach poison, such as arsenate OF lead.
and Paris green. Sucking insects on
the other hand are killed by using
contact poisons, such as kerosene
emulsion, whale oil soap, carbolic
acid emulsion, or tobacco decoction.
Fungus disease or blight may be
controlled by spraying bordeaux mix
ture.
In applying poison to plants 1t is
highly important to use q good pump.
one that has considerable pressure so
that in spraying the pants the poison
mixture will stick to the leaves. A
good pump may be bought for about
$1,000. 1t is not necessary for
every farmer to have an individual
pump, but he must be in such po-
sition that he will have access to one
when he is in need Of same. would
advise five or six farmers living in
the same neighborhood to purchase
a pump together. A very good pump
may be purchased in this way at a
very little cost per individual.
Directions for Making.
Bordeaux Mixture-Copper sui
phate (blue vitrol) 4 pounds.
Lime (unslacked) 4 pounds.
Water to make so gallons.
Dissolve the sulplate in hot water,
using wooden or earthen vessel.
Stake lime in tub, using only
enough water to insure thorough
shaking. When slaked, cover freely
with water and stir. Pour milk of
lime thus made into sulphate solu-
ton. Then add water to make so
gallons. Strain, stir thoroughly and
apply. Mixture should always be
made fresh before using.
Arsenate of Lead-Arsenate of
lead, pint.
Water, 80 gallons. A>.e4....
Arsenate Of lead adheres to the
foliage longer than any other poison
and can be used with the bordeaux
mixture, thus checking blight as well
as biting insects. TT
Paris Green-Paris Green, l pint.
Water, IS to- $50 gallons.
Parish green may be used dry. II
so used mix one pound of Paris green
with so to IS pounds Of -four, stir