The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-15

| and the corn has not all been con-
 sumed for the table. Would it be a
 good idea to thin the corn. as there seems to be too much shade for the
 asters7 Mrs. D.. Calera. | A. The corn ought now to be l thinned out. I would leave some corn
 for a while longer. as right now is a hard time on asters.
 .. have my own multiplying
 shallots that I have dried out. Would you plant these now or wait awhile l longer? I expect to grow for the
 market. Mrs. L.. Wylam.
 A. The sooner you get them in the
 better if you are planting principally
 for market.
 | c. There Is preparation for the
 woolly aphis that contains soap and
 alcohol. Could you give me this for
 mula? M. A.. Athens.
 A. Here Is one that ia very effec- tive, but many different ones exist; Wood alcohol. two ounces; whale oil ] soap, one and one-half ounce; water,
 one quart. Dissolve soap in hot water
 and add alcohol after cooled. This Is used as a spray.
 1 c. How do you make a rosin wash for the trunk of trees? U. C., Hance- 1 vile.
 A. Powdered rosin. three to four I pounds; salsoda. three pounds; water,
 about fifteen gallons. Dissolve sal.
 soda, add rosin and heat until all dis
 solve. Such washes are made of vari.
 ous strength, depending on use to which put
 | o. I see copperas water advocated
 as remedy to keep down disease on
 plants. How is It made? Miss A.. l SylacauEa.
 A. Dissolve one pound copperas in
 four gallons of water and add one
 pound air slaked lime. It possesses
 some value, but not near at much as
 other remedies. It's liable to injure
 foliage this strong.
 Q. What would be the best sub
 soilfng plants to grow In this sec- ticn? R. S.. Jemison.
 l A. The best subsoiling plants are 1 alfalfa, sweet clover, eowpeas, soya
 beans and velvet beans. The last l four will grow on most any Ala l bama soil. Where alfalfa succeeds
 1t is probably not equaled, but sweet 1 clover (melilotus) is just about as l goods and succeeds on a much wider l range of soils.
 Q. I saw late last fall as fine | English peas as any one could want
 and they bore clear up to December. What time do you suppose they were | planted? J. K, Ensley. ! A. They were probably planted | in August or by September l to To- | Most dwarf English peas will com mence to bear in 50 to 55 days after | planting, and when the weather is
 turning cooler, the bearing period will be greatly extended. More | people ought to plant English peas | for fall crop as they are very hardy a pd fa 4o destroy.
 Q. It seems that the rust comes every year to take it's toll of my l plants I can knl it easy enough
 with fungicide sprays but it comes
 right back. Is there such a thing as a permanent cure? D. S. | A. It is evident that you have
 some shrubbery or hedge plant that is the natural host plant for this | disease and of course such a source will cause repeated spread of the | disease. It could be a tree, and the | plant carrying the disease may not l be on your own premises. The com l mon barberry Is favorite host plant l of several rust fungi and all varie- 1 ties of it are favorable locations. The i thing to do is to search out the source of the infection and destroy
 It. Most all berry bearing shrubs are suspicious sources. Q. Which is the most valuable for milk cows, soya bean meal or
 cotton seed meal? N. H.. Salem. A. Both are valuable due to their | high content of protein but as feed ing experts differ so widely, fur ther experiment will be necessary to draw definite conclusions Cot | ton seed meal has the edge so far