The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18

never had such peas before. Are 1 these peas obtainable in Birmingham and how much do they cost, nd is
 it now time to plant them? s. C., Russellville, Ala.
 A. Any seed store should be able to supply Thomas Laxton peas, and there is no other variety superior. i It is a large sugar podded variety. dwarf in character. growing only 1 about two feet high and no necessity l for sticking them. The pod is un-
 usually large. each of which under proper cultured direction should con
 tain six or eight peas of unusual quality.
 c. What do you consider the best radish that we could grow for the Birmingham market that would meet ready sale at all months in the year? w. J., Roanoke, Ala.
 A. In the matter of variety there l is little preference, all sorts being l salable at all months in the year. l The main fact is to have a repre- sentative or dealer who will handle your product regularly. There Is a big demand in city for this size of radish every month in the year, and 1t is purely question of getting some responsible dealer to work with you in order to make your venture | a success.
 c. I want to fertilize my garden and I must use commercial fertilizer as cannot get anything else. Please advise me what I should use? M. B.. R. F. D., Athens. Ala. A. Any complete fertilizer will do. Your local merchant can supply. Any formula that contains as much as 10 per cent of phosphoric acid, per cent of ammonia and 2 per cent of potash will answer the purpose. Q. I read an article where it said that carbonate of lime was good fertilizer for the garden. No one here seems to know what carbonate lime is. Can you give us any light on the subject? c. F.
 A. Carbonate of lime is not a fer tilizer but it eXerts an influence on soil that Is out of all proportions to it's cost. It neutralizes all acid con dition of the soil and makes for greater production.
 c. Can you tell us what Paymaster corn is? We see it recommended in our agricultural paper? P. T., AL toona, Ala.
 A. Paymaster corn is a prolific type of large grain red cob and one of the very best.
 c. l see a corn advertised as poor land corn. Is this some special and specific sort? N. C.. Roanoke, Ala.
 A. I have no idea what variety is meant. Hickory King, a large broad flat grained sort, small cob and small ear, is frequently sold as poor land corn and 1t is really good for thin upland. It should be known, however, that poor land is no place to plant corn, unless. of course. considerable fertilizer be used.
 c. There is cucumber that makes vigorous vine and can be trained to run on a trellis. The fruit is long. smooth. white inside and very few seed. Can you tell from this l description what it Is? Mrs. P. Y.
 A. It is rather difficult to be pos itive, but the description fits the Japanese climbing, very desirable sort.
 Q. When would you set out egg plant In this section and where can I get plants? Mrs. O., Tuscaloosa.
 A. Egg plant is very sensitive to cold and should not be set out until about May. It would be better to buy few seed. SOW in boxes or beds where possible to protect, and grow your own plants. Most ali seed deal CTS handle plants in season. Sec spe- cial letter about treating for disease and insects.
 c. Last spring I saw, on the Bir- mingham market snap beans, said to be bunch. that averaged six to seven | AiANhSo hVhe, 6ieSil pOQucu, SOIue lldt, l some round, both tender and practi- cally stringless. Could you tell us what they were? F. w, Sutaw, Ala. < A. The flat one must have been what Is known as Tennessee Green Pod and the round, or almost round, one the Bountiful. Both are large and comparatively new types of green -podded bunch beans and que far superior to most sorts. They look like pole beans and generally outsell the smaller podded sorts. They make vigorous plant and should be given greater distance than most other bunch sorts.
 c. Is 1t too late to plant asparagus roots? Mrs. T. $.
 A. No. Asparagus roots can be put out any time in the next 30 days. They will not produce edible aspara- gus this year, but the following year they will come into full production.
 c. There is white sugar beet that l want to grow for stock. Can you tell me the best sort and when they should be planted? T. w.. Albertville. Ala.
 A. Lanes Imperial Sugar and Klein Wanzleben are reliable sorts. but alt the mangels arc good. The best time