The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-24

of difference. You could use either Watson, Irish Gray. Excell or Kleck- ley Sweet, either of which will give you satisfaction.
 e. How much bone meal should we put around a fig bush to stimulate this years production?-E. R., R. r. b. No. 6.
 A. The amount necessary would depend on the size and the age of the tree. There is, however. little dan ger in bone meal injurlng, and you might use about one pound to each be distributed round about the tree at a distance of from one foot out ward, and then worked into the soil.
 e. Can you tell us how to use llt- mus paper in determining whether soil is acid or alkali?-T. NJ, Athens, Ala.
 A. Litums paper is obtainable in small strips, and your druggist should have it in both red and blue shades. When blue litmus paper turns red on exposure to soil or other sub stances you may be sure that the action Is acid In other words. If blue litmus paper Is covered with soil for a short period and then shows a red color. you may be sure that the soil is acid. Now if red itmus may he substituted. using the same treatment, and afterwards turns blue, you may be sure that the material in which the red Lit mus paper has been in contact with is alkali. In short, alkali reaction turns red litmus paper blue. while acid reaction turns blue litmus pa per red.
 Q. We have tried mixing up for mula, containing arsenic, sulphur and lime. recommended to kill the bean beetle, but we have not had any sue, cess. Our vines were badly burned and we seem to have made little irn- pression on the bean beetle. We read in the papers that caI-sulphur will kill the bean beetle and we write to know how this preparation Is made. M S., Fort Payne, Ala.
 A. Tie preparation known as cal sulphur is a ready made patented product. made after the government formula, and is made by machinery out of the proper materials and will certainly destroy the bean beetle h properly applied. and without any perceptible injury to the vines. Tho main factor in the success in the government formula is the quality of the materials used, thorough mixing of same, and finally an application with a dust gun that will blow the poison powder underneath the plants so that 1t " become attached to the under side of the le .ves and thus become attached to the insect itself. Very frequently the government for mula for bean beetle ia printed wrongly. causing people not only to use the wrong chemical, and again, frequently the proportions are mis- stated, often causing considerable loss. The prepared remedy is nos expensive and can usually be bought just as cheap as anyone can manu- fracture it.
 Q. We have had fine English peas up to the present time and they are just now giving out. Could we plant English peas in the same place Mrs. A. D.. Brookside, Ala.
 A. There is some t,oubt about sue. ceeding with English peas planted this late, because by the time they should come into bearing It will be very hot, likely to be dry. and pros poets for success would not be very bright. You can however. grow English peas in the fall, providing, however it is not too dry, but gener- ally speaking, fall crops should not be planted before about september.
 c. Ma. we plant rutabagas now for a fall crop? Mrs. J., Fa!rield. Ala.
 A. June is generally the most fa- vorable time to plant rutabagas for fall crop. Where the matter is put off later the seed are sometimes diff fieult to get up. and the plants grow off so slowly as to not come to full development before the active growing period is past.
 Q. There is variety of begonia that is speckled leaved. or has a spot on it's foliage? We had one of these but it died and we are now anxious to secure another Can you tell us the name of this variety? Mrs. c. T.. Childersburg.
 A. The sypotted or speckled va riety of begonia you evidently refer to is known as arganta grattata. This may not be the variety, but 1t is at least one of the very best sorts.
 c. We have seen several of your articles in The Age-Herald about hairy vetch and we are anxious to try it, but we are confused about the proper time to plant 1t. Please inform us through The Age-Herald the proper time to plant this seed and give us any other information