The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
O. Which do you consider the hest
variety of SOY beans for the produce
ton of hay II. s., Heflin, Ala.
A. All varieties are good and there
is not so much difference as is gem
orally claimed. The variety in favor
lust now is the O-Too-Tan, this vari-
ETY. makes a dense growth and less
fibre than some other sorts. and 1t
will be grown on soil entirely too
poor for COW peas. The main OBJ
lection to the variety is the fact that
1t Is very late in maturity and fire.
quently does not reproduce seed. 1t
is important to plant this variety as
early as possible, yet 1t cannot be
planted until the soil gets warm.
which generally does occur before
the middle of May.
@. We have a fine bed of straw
berries, but it seems that the grub
worms are taking them. Could you
tell us what to do to remedy this
situation? s. H.
A Grub Worms are very injurious
to straw berries and they not only
attack the young tender roots of the
| plant but they will consume the fruit
/ itself. A poison bait Is the remedy
and there are various formulas for
making this bait, but you can buy
| this cut worm bait already pre-
of killing the grub worms and any
other soil worm and parties who only
! require small quantity should buy
this material already prepared.
@. We have number of sweet
| potato beds that are not doing very
well. The plants seem to grow very
slowly. What should we put on these
beds to hasten these plants to ma
turity so we can sell them? w. E.,
| Ensley Ala.
A. A good plan would be to fill a
| 50-gallon barrel about half full OF
| good stable manure and then fill the
| barrell with water, let it stand for
about "a hours. stirring occasional
| ly and then water your beds with
| this liquid manure. The Darrell could
be replenished from time to time
and more manure added, If necessary.
The use of light sprinkling of nit
rate of soda on the beds would be
very desirable. and the applications
could be repeated at 10 to 20 day
intervals, or just after the bed was
stripped of plants. stimulant is
really needed to hurry the plants on.
Q. We have some success of grow
ing water melons, but there is a
| blight or disease that attacks them
and seriously interferes with the
yield. We do not know what this
trouble is, but we are sure it is a
disease. Could you help US out by
ending some remedy that
| would conserve the oron. NJ. w.
Mountain Creek.
A. Tho most common disease az
fecting melons in the south is what
is known as Anthracnose. Accord
ing to the United States government,
| the best remedy for this is Bordeaux
| mixture and 1t has been repeatedly
shown whore this remedy is used
consistently that the disease is easily
brought under control. The first APP
plication is generally made about the
time the vines first start to run.
repetition of this spraying at 1 8 to
20-day intervals is necessary until
| the melons are about half grown.
Three sprayings are generally re-
quired where the infestation is bad.
=. We have trouble every year in
betting crimson clover seed of good
vitality in time for planting. Could
We save our own? In reply advise
us how we can save our bur clover
seed. D. s., Roanoke, Ala.
A. Crimson clover may be threshed
out by hand, after allowing the plants
to develop seed. 1t is necessary to
cut very carefully after the seed are
secured would be in the rough as
you could not produce hulled and re-
| cleaned seed without a suitable ma
chine, but the rough seed would
answer your purpose. Bur clover is
really 4 difficult seed to. save, be-
cause as soon as the burs are ripe
they drop off readily to the ground
and 1t is really necessary to sweep
them up off the ground as the
method of saving. This is what most
native bur clover seed contains so
much trash and dirt and there is
really no practical way or method to
save bur clover seed and avoid the
sticks. trash and dirt usually present
in the seed.
@. Win Is the proper time to cut
oats for hay, that Is where they are
to be fed in the sheave? H. L.
A. \. hen oats are to be made into
hay it Is highly important to cut at
the proper time and this period is
when the grain is In the milk or
dough STAGE. When the grain be-
gins to ripen or get hard the quality
of the straw for hay purposes is
greatly reduced. Some experience
along this line is really needed to
| determine the best time to cut oats
for hay Generally speaking, this
time Is right after the bloom or
flowers have shed from the oathead.
@. What can we plant in small
! pecan orchard that will not injure,