Evening star., 1916-06-04
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tropical plants. Stir the soil deeply
and incorporate. by several spadings,
ted stable manure. When planting do
not forget to have a clump of one of
the yellow ginger lilies. 1t is the best
of several species and may be asked for
under the name of Hedychium Gard
nerianum. Plant in warm. sunny
spot and keep well supplied with water
and you may be rewarded with spikes
six or eight inches long of fragrant
yellow flowers of dainty form.
There are many ways of growing
celery in the home garden, says the
Country Gentleman. but one of the
easiest and best ways is TO SOW the
seed in May in rich, damp place and
then to cover it with wet sack or a
piece of burlap until it sprouts. The
plants should be set out between the
middle of July and the middle of Au
gust. They do not begin to grow well
until the cool. rainy weather of late
summer. They are set in trenches a
foot wide. about nine inches deep and
two feet apart. The plants are placed
four inches apart in the row. AS they
grow the earth is filled in about them.
Starting alfalfa on the jump requires
that the seed bed be well prepared and
that the plants be given plenty of plant
food. Alfalfa requires a rather com
pact seed bed. Its preparation depends
upon the preceding crop to a great sx-
tent. When seeded after early crops,
such as potatoes, the need of summer
following is eliminated and the farmer
gets market crop during the same
season. The general practice is to plow
the ground early, harrow each week
or ten days, until the weeds are killed
and the fine. firm bed that is required
is obtained. Many farmers have re-
ceived good stands by seeding in the
corn before the last cultivation. To
several different samples for purity
and vitality. Five to twenty-five pounds
per acre are recommended by various
experiment stations often the best
results cannot he obtained without in
oculation. Commercial cultures recon-
mended for alfalfa inoculation can be
secured Lime must he added if the
soil is sour. and from 200 to 500 pounds
of fertilizer high in phosphorlc acid
should be applied previous to or when
the seed is Sown. Profitable alfalfa cul-
ture is not difficult, if careful attention
is given to details. from the prepara-
ton of the seed bed to the curing of
the hay.
Conducting experiments to determine
the value of different applications of
fertilizer on corn. r. F. Holberton of
Rock lands Farm in Orange county. Va,
increased the yield over l9 per cent and
Increased the net profits per acre So So,
through the use of 900 pounds of high
grade fertilizer per acre. He had been
using aeo pounds per acre and hao been
getting seventy bushels per acre With
the heavier application, he made 90 =.
bushels per acre from two-acre plot.
In every other detail his methods were
the same as with the smaller applica- :
ton of fertilizer. Figuring % - bush
els of corn per acre increase, at 10
cents per bushel. the gross gain per
acre was $l5.75. The cost of the ferti
llZer amounted to $5.72 per acre and
the cost of application amounted to
| sl'o per acre. Mr.. HoIberton explains
that transplanting did not help the field
much. The season was unusually dry
and Mr.. Holberton claims that under
| normal conditions his yield would have
been over 100 bushels per acre.
If the rhubarb produced small stalk:
last year dig up and divide the roots
planting in deep trench, covering
| with Il rich soil.
! Don't forget to plan for some Canada
| field peas or other valuable leeumes
! II you have had no experience with
| these, few trials will soon show how
you can best handle these soil build
| ers.
| corrosive sublimate is used at the
/ rate of il,000 for one and one-half tt
! two hours. Dissolve two ounces of the
! Sait IN not water and dilute to fifteef
| gallons. This is Il deadly poison Use
| with great care. II must also be KEEP
/ in wood. porcelain or glass vessels, a.
! 1t attacks metal 1t Is more effectiv,
| than formaldehyde. particularly agains
I RhIzoctonia and poWdery scab Do no
use the same solution more than thre,
| times, s the strength diminishes will
| each lot of potatoes soa ked
! ITO treat large quantities, set severa
| barrels on a slightly elevated platform
| Fit Il plug In a hole in the bottom O
| each barrel fll with potatoes, cove
| with solution, let stand two hours
| draw off solution and pour into anothe
| barrel. Increase the number of bar
rels in proportion to the quantity to b.
treated. Another method is to use
/ large wooden vat or trough int,
which the potatoes in sacks are lower
I'd by a rope and pulley, and late
hauled out, drained and dried on slat
ted racks.
Seed potatoes may be treated sew
eral weeks before planting, provide,
they are not reinforced by storing il
old containers or storage bins.
'Sprouted potatoes are injured b.
treatment. but will throw out ney
sprouts. In general, however, potatoe
will not be injured by following tn
above directions Many growers be
iieve termination is improved by treat
mont"