The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

dliIlcd1ty 1s getting the seed 10 ger minate. When this is accomplished. the rest Is easy.
 Q. How much should seed rye weigh to the measured bushel? In other words, how much should we
 get by weight as a bushel? E. g., Blountsville, Ala.
 A. The legal weight for ry6 in
 practically every state in the Union Is 5G pounds to the bushel. Most of such grain will not measure up to the standard, but there are excep- tions, as, for example, Rosen rye will
 often weigh GO pounds to the busheL
 The seed should be bought and sold
 on basis of 56 pounds to the bushel, regardless of variety
 Q. We want to make a nice lawn around our new home and write to ask what grasses are best suited for this climate, and when should they
 be planted? L. A., Vivian, Ala
 A. The main factor is thorough
 preparation of the land, which ought to be done right away. It is rather early to plant the desirable seed, but
 this can be done in three or four weeks with splendid results If the soil, in the meantime, has been prop
 erly prepared. Get your fertilizer in now and make all preparations to plant by October
 Q. We want turnips mostly for greens, as we do not care for roots. Please tell us the most desirable va rieties for this purpose and when to plant. Mrs. T. S., Fairfield, Ala. A. Some of the best producers of
 greens are also desirable strts for roots. In fact. the best salad sorts. such, for example as purple top white globe, makes the best of tur- nips. There are varieties rnat make little or no roots and are generally
 used as salad only, such, for exam lYala king, but the quality is inferior to
 some varieties that make edible
 roots, although they may be more resistant to cold.
 O.. There Is big green-h horned worm, an ugly creature, that Is eat ing up my tomato vines, although l have picked them repeatedly. I cam
 not control them. Tell me what to
 poison with. Ire, B1octon, Ala.
 A. This large green worm is cas-
 fly destroyed by dusting the plant with most any commercial insecticide that one uses for potato bugs or other leaf-eating insects. Prompt measures are essential c. We are sending The AEe-Her-
 ald sample of bur clover and ask
 that you advise us how much of
 these seed should be planted to the acre? D. S., Dadeville, Ala, A. An examination of the seed l shows that about seven eighths of
 the weight of the seed is dirt or
 trash. No less than 50 to 100 pounds l or such seed would make any show
 ing to the acre. There is always enough dirt for inoculation even in
 what is generally called double sifted seed. As pointed out before, this dirt in bur clover left in as an ex-
 cuse for inoculation Is just a com
 mon fraud.
 o. want an early spring crop of l h Fx-@N beard1ess b4fley would answer the
 purpose. Could you recommend this grain for the purpose? c. l.. A. Beard1ess barley is excellent for
 the production of hay as it is very early to mature and owing to the
 absence of objectionable beard makes it especially desirable. It is earlier
 than oats and in some respects more desirable.
 c. Is it time to set out onions?
 Mrs. D., Attalla. Ala.
 A. All kinds of onions such as va rious multiplying eschall6ts, and
 regular onion sets may be put out now.
 Q. My eggplants just now begin- ming to bear appear to be diseased.
 The fruit is spotted with pink col ored blotches that appear to be
 pitted or sunken in. What could be the trouble and is there a remedy? w. B., Adamsville, Ala.
 A. The trouble, according to your description, appears to be what Is
 known as anthracnose and but little can be done for well developed fruit. The old fruit thus infected should be removed and utterly destroyed Then spray the plants with Bordeaux mix ture or lime sulphur at the summer spray strength and continue at week | intervals for 3 or 4 weeks. o. I notice in my farm paper
 tobacco dust preparation is recom-
 mended to kill lice on turnips. Can | you tell, me what I should have? 1 J. A. C., Marion, Ala.
 | A. A remedy known as 40 Dust" which contains tobacco. sulphur, call cium arsenate and hydrated lime, is | effective when dusted on the plants. A liquir spray of one teaspoonful of nicotine sulphate to a gallon of soapy water is also effective. See special letter.