The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-08-10

Winter Pastures
 1.-The agricultural press will have luch to say from now on about zinter pastures. Every paper and ex- yimment station breaches the
 ue of winter pastures and nearly
 Try farmer promises himself to Ne pasture. but like everything i, the actual doing Is put off ln time to time until it is> either
 Il late or too late to accomplish
 desired results. Rye is splen-
 " adapted for the south In the
 iuction of pasture, as 1t succeeds ciaiy well in thin land, but one unpId remember that it is a very thF growing plant and unless sown ", the pasture amounts to but pate until after Christmas, in fact, hit until spring. Inasmuch as stock Bas not particularly fond of rye, if inpften desirable to SOW something toN with it. For this purpose, noth- evss else answers so well as hairy
 '1h. The vetch is winter legume ineertilizing plant, adds much to inRvalue of the pasture, and Tn combination with rye, becomes ready tp cut for hay at 8 period just be- for the beard on the rye natures to where 1t would be objectionable as hay plant. These two plants are a proven success and should be more largely grown.
 Abrusxi vs. Rosen Rye
 h order to determine the com parative value of the highly pro- noted abruzzi rye to other varities, the writer conducted for the past three seasons various trials on which to base conclusion for himself For the purpose of discussion all vari- ties are eliminated but two.
 The abruzzi rye. introduced from Italy, is the quickest growing, in- elined to erectness in growth, be- comes tall enough for grazing quick CT than does rosen, grows taller and heads out much quicker. It seems to need richer soil than other sorts in order to induce the plant to spread, stool and to develop full size lump grain and the variety Is a heavy yielder, producing long heads, but frequently the grain fails to de- Velop uniformly and will contain many shriveled up grains. The rosen rye or Russian origin is large plump white grain, the plant a yieor- ous spreading growth, slow. hui Is not checked by cold, slow to shoot 10 seed and thus furnishes grazing longer than abruzzi. The total weight III dry nay or green growth, while not as tall as abruzzi is 20 to 25 ner cent grater. It seems to succeed on poor land better than abruzzi, and is therefore as good or better.
 Carpet Grass
 Hepiying to several inquiries about a"rpet grass. brief summary ia nere gwen that will help those in- terested. The grass is subtron,ssl gut Will stand temperatures as low as 10 degrees. It is not as resistant to cold as Bermuda, yet the foliage user IS not so easily killed by frost as Bermuda: so 1t is practically ever green the year around. It Is creep- Ing and spreading in habit. aIthourh II makes no underground runners and IS easily dest1 oyed by blowing m. ! prefers moist soil and will grow n soil too sandy for Bermuda It ia ~ extra good pasture grass, spreads ana does better when heavily grazed. IS equal to blue grass in. feed vaiue ana seems to be indifferent to lime. growing just as well on acid soils as on lime lands. In getting start of 1t. you simply burn off or clean the land of weeds and other undesirable grasses and SOW on the pare ground. If sown on plowed ground. the surface should then be packed down with heavy drag or rollers. No covering should be given seed. You can plant the seed any time as they will take care of themselves: weeds should be kent moved down.
 Questions and Answers
 V My tomatoes. usually A dark req. show good deal of yellowish eoior this season. What is the cause os this? Mrs. B., R. r. D. g.
 A. The froI1h1a v,,,,-t
 purn and premature ripening. often the case this time of the year. when showers and hot sun follow. This IS particularly noticed where plants are staked and pruned
 V. Can a maN buy the seed of what IS known as hop or Carolina clover? c. F.. Oneonta.
 A. This is a small, yellow blos- som plant, widely scattered. and is 70 De found growing wild nearly everywhere. but don't know of anyone having. any seed for sale.
 1s IS thls air nitrogen we read SO i, oona. ''
 Xes. it Is on the market, most ii h 's made in Norway ysnd sold
 The name Of nitrate Of lima. tl Hins IS per cent nitrogen in
 hlon With a lime base.
 .s Stshat IS this peach In market
 aysrolor yellowish red and mottled.
 .usyellow. juicy and highly fla,
 rsd ?x J. H. ".
 tl lis sither Hale or the Brack- tn s'inilsr a--d extra fine ls have several fine Madonna
 that bloomed in the spring. YOU, you take these up now and " sake. A'
 If the plants don't seem | 3e sn fking any new growth and 'piiase is giving away, you might axe up If ground is dry, cut off Jid stem about two inches above F'ilb, pack fin dry sand and store In pol place protected from weather ou may reset in the fall or leave ntil early spring and then plant. e. There is little yellow flower < alled birds-eye or pheasants-eye hat comes up every year from the v 'ot and produces yellow flowers in ebruary, March and April What is the name of this flower and when should the seed be planted? Mrs. C., Selma.
 tfdonis vernals). a hardy perennial about eight inches high. The seed should be planted in September to flower the following spring.
 C. Would this black dirt or cind- CTS from the furnaces be good for towering plants? Mrs. &, Ensley
 A. Use about one-third of this material and mix with good virgin soil. This combination ought to be fine for potted plants.
 V- Red top or herds grass is al- ~aye spoken of as perennial grass but does 1t last indefinitely without reseeding? B. H., Attaffa.