The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-04

need to buy? NJ s.. Gantts Quarry,
Ala.
A. Mellosoil, as l understand it, be-
ing a natural carbonate of lime prod
uct, free o. any caustici reaction,
would certainly benefit any soil to be
planted to alfalfa or any other crop
for that matter. The reason is that
carbonate of lime promotes the best
living conditions for all beneficial
soil bacteria, that after all is the big
I factor in land production.
G. DO you think seed potatoes
Qrisk) grown in Alabama would be
suitable for local planting? d. NJ,
Selma, Ala.
A. I certainly do The sample of
the stock should be the determining
factor, but to consider local grown as
unsuited would be gross error.
G. l have a contract to grow pea
nuts for large manufacturer of
candies. What variety would you
consider the most suitable for this
purpose? F. s, Montgomery. Ala.
! A. The variety in greatest demand
for this purpose is the Spanish and
| the red is usually preferred. A large
type of red peanuts. known as Valen-
cha, is particularly desirable.
| Q. l want to plant some of the
green podded beans for market and
would like to know what you con
slider the best for this purpose and
kindly mention peas also? A. M
| Castleberry, Ala
/ A. The question of variety in green
| podded beans depends on what mar
| ket you wish to grow for, because
there is a vast difference OF demands
| in different markets. In general
way, the round podded sorts are
more marketable than the flat pods
/ yet quality in flat pods is all that
is necessary for profitable sale
Standard and profitable sorts OF
beans are valentine, stringless, boun-
ltiful. Burpee's stringless and Long
fellow. In wav or yellow pods, the
Wardwells and Curries rust proof
wax are the best. In peas, the Alas
ka, Gradus and Thomas Laxton are
the best.
Q. Do you think it too late to set
out roses, shrubbery, fruit trees and
various small fruits? W. H. B.
Camp Hill. Ala.
A. No. it is not too late TO set out
any of this class of stuff 1t is gen
orally set out earlier but owing to
unusually warm weather it has been
wise to postpone the setting of much
of such stuff. Few things are ye'
dormant, so there is but little reason
for hurry
Q. | see the fescue grasses are rec
commended for golf courses and also
permanent pastures. Do you think
| these same grasses suitable for thi.
section of Alabama? Mrs. S. b., Ope-
lika, Ala
A. Nearly all the fescde grasses dc
well in Alabama, particularly chew
Ing fescue, red fescue, hard fescue
and sheep fescue. The latter espe
cially is particularly good for Ala
bama. Most of these grasses are i'm
ported and all expensive but it don't
| require very much to seed a giver
| area. s 81
I, O. | want to plant the Cooks i'm
proved and the Kings cotton. Dc
you think l could do better than tc
select these two sorts? A. W., Net
Teton. Miss.
A. These varieties are all right II
the stock is true. They represent
| the two best sorts in both the earl,
big holland the small boil type. They
| are not expensive because standard
lied and are to be depended upon.
@. What is the price In Birming
ham on high grade complete fer
tilizer for general garden purposes
and what is it supposed to contain
A. B. H., America, Ala.
A. The price depends altogethe
on the formula and nothing can b
known unles this is given. Complete
or high grade truck fertilizer cost
from $3.50 to SO per 100 pounds, de
pending on contents.
@. | want to plant yellow den
corn. but l don't know what typ
need. l see from catalogs vari
Gus types of yellow corn, all con
fusing, and must ask some one wht
i knows. Can you give me th-odgl
The Age-Herald the Information
needed as indicated in my letter
A. II. c.. Jackson, Ala.
/ A. The term yellow dent corr
means nothing because there ire 81
many different types and their char
acteristias depend much on whAr