The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17

tion of the soil and frequent working after the seed are up. Native grown seed of Mexican June corn, whict. Is generally an intermediate variety i that is to say, not too dwarf or too 1 tall, would be best suited for your section.
 1 e. We are fond of stuffed peppers and what we want is large round or tsqEutty sweet pepper. Last year our l peppers were sweet but were too long to suit our purpose. Can you suggest ] varieties that would meet the re- quirements. and advise if we could 1 grow them from seed planted this late2 Mrs. F., Tuscaloosa, Ala. A. The best variety of sweet pep | pers to grow for preserving and stuff | fing is the large, sweet blunt growing types, such as Chinese Giant. and the | shape of this variety is probably bet 1 ter than any other, and 1t never con- tains any heat. It is quite possible to grow a crop of these from seed 1 planted now, and while plants are 1 available, we had rather risk the seed i for q sure crop.
 c. We aimed to set out tuberoses be- i fore now. but were disappointed when we ordered them from dealer, and we would like to know if it would be ] all right to set out this late? Mrs. R., Gadsden, Ala.
 A. There is yet time to set out tuberoses and expect blooms in late summer and during the fall months. l The variety we would recommend Is what is generally known as Mexican tuberose this is a continuous and late blooming sort and far more desirable than the average double variety gen. erally sold as Excelsior Pearl. | Q. We want to plant number of acres of large grain. red cob. yellow stock corn, We want c variety that is more or less flinty and not 50 badly subject to weevils as is ordi- narily the case. Can you suggest a variety that you think will meet our requirements? J. K, Montevallo, Ala.
 A There are a number of varieties of yellow corn that would meet your requirem ents, but it would be best to secure samples of seed before making any purchase. AS matter or fact there are several varieties grown in your own county, some of which we buy, and you are being sent Isample and a special letter is being written which will give you some
 information that we could not put In these columns.
 | c. We are anxious to get start of burr clover and would like to know what variety is best. and when IS
 the proper time to plant it? D. H., | Jomison, Ala.
 A. There are two types of burr clover that can be recommended, the , common southern burr clover, known ibotanically as Medicago Maculata IS probably the best, but there Is type | commonly called California Bur Clover, known botanically as Medica-
 go Denticulata, which Is also very desirable sort. Most all live stock 1 seem to prefer the latter variety, but it is somewhat later than the former, and does not, under ordinary con ditions, make such a rank op erect clover. Both sorts however will meet your requirements. The proper time to plant is in late summer or very early fall.
 O. We wish to plant rye for fall | and winter pasture, but heretofore it would seem that we have gotten these seed in too late to furnish when you consider the best time to | plant rye for winter pasture. B. U.. | Oakman, Ala.
 A. We could not advice the plant | ing of rye for winter pasture, before July or August, but it is important that the matter be not delayed until late fall, as is generally the case, | because then the pasture is not avail able until the spring months. c. Which variety of prolific corn, the Hastings or the Mosby's, do you l consider the best? c. L.. Fayette, 1 Alabama.
 A. A correct answer to this Ques- 1 tion would depend on the stock itself. 1 All prolific corns are desirable, pro 1 viding the seed are saved from stalks | limited or bred for two ears. The trouble with most prolific seed corn, 1 and particularly with Hastings, IS | the fact that unless the seed are care l fully selected every year, the variety degenerates into an excessive prollnc
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 number of small nubbins and yet
 produce a very small total yield
 The desirable feature in any prolific l corn is two good ears to tho stalk, and seed from such types, and re-
 peated from year to year, will con
 serve a desirable prolific sort.
 O. We want cowpea that we can | plant between the hills of the corn, l chiefly for making peas and not nay.
 Would a bunch or running sort Dc
 better. and what variety would you
 recommend? S. H., Cullman. Ala.
 A. The common variety known ss
 speckled or whippoorwill would pc
 one of the most reliable sorts. IL u | bunch in character, will stand con
 siderable shade, and is one of the | surest croppers. However, the Clay
 and Unknown, while making conslo-
 erable more growth than Whippoor
 will, succeed fairly well in corn and | could be recommended With . Eoe-
 sonable assurance of success.
 O. We remember that some time ago you published in one of your articles how many plants at given distance is required to set an acre. Would you be kind enough to repeat this Information for interested read CTS? J. w., Bessemer, Ala.
 A. The general rule for determin- ing the number of plants required to set an acre is to multiply the dis tance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are set apart in the drill, and the product will be the number of square feet for each
 plant or hill. Now when this result is arrived at, divide it into 43,5So, | which is the number of square feet to an acre, and the result will be the number of plants at the given distance necessary for an acre.
 0. How much cabbage seed do you think it necessary to sow on beds to produce plants to set out an acre, and suppose that the cabbage
 rows be 2k feet apart, and the plants
 1h feet in drill, how many plants
 will be required to set out an acre: E. L., Anniston. Ala.
 A. If you will figure this out ac-
 cording to the above question, you will find that it will require 5000