The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-09
March a Busy Month

z s March should be busy month with \ every one who plants anything. | It. is ! always difficult to advise any one just $ what should be done or what should
 !. be planted in any of the doubtful s months as the seasons vary so widely. I The past winter has been a cold one < and has hung on longer than usual E and there seems now to be prospects E for late spring. The thing to do is to I perservere in the business of land pre- \ paration because this is the one big fac 4 tor in successfully growing anything \ This doctrine was preached by Virgil { and was recognized at that early date s as being of supreme importance. It < was also early recognized that thorough
 cultivation of any crop was the, best E fertilizer the plant could receive. Most \ people, particularly, the home gardner, N will make no land prepara lions until it N becomes warm and he is ready to plant H his seed. All land, intended to De | planted to any crop should be, broken 3 up thoroughly and as, early as possible. q Then when you get ready to plant, the ! additional preparations necessary will 4 be easy as will the work to follow. Don't be in too big hurry to get seed | into the ground before the soil is ready E to receive it because it don't pay. < March is the great month for land \ preparation and those interested should
 get busy. 0. How soon may I, with safety, ' plant German millet for a quick hay I crop? T. s., Springville, Ala.
 4 A. It is hardly safe. to SOW before E the last of March because the seed comes up promptly and any consider , able frost would kill the young plants. \ April is about as early as would ordi' narily be safe. Q. have. lot of Japanese seeded
 ribbon cane for sale. Can you tell me 4 where there is market for it and haw many pounds is accepted as bushel? F. N., Centerville, Ala. A. All southern seed houses would be interested in buying and the writer | is mailing you prospective list to write to. The standard for a bushel of \ corn or sorghum seed is 50 pounds to ! the bushel but the Japanese, even when well cleaned, is much lighter in weight and generally 40 pounds will fill a bushel measure. It's best though, after s all, to price your product by the hun
 dred pounds.
 Q. l, have no way to, hull my velvet |I beans, that is no machine, and want
 to plant big crop this coming season. How about just dropping the pods in the rows? B.. F., Columbiana, Ala. A. This method of planting could be { used, but believe that by the time \ they should be planted, you could beat or flail out enough for seed, par tieularly, if kept dry. M
 0. A few years ago we grew in the state of Pennsylvania tomato known as the bonny best. Do you know of this s variety and If it would succeed here D. A., Fairfield, Ala.
 A. The bonny best is an extra early variety, very smooth, solid, uniform, ripens uniformly, prolific, color bright ened and has tendency to grow in
 clusters in the center of the plant. It { does we'll in the Birmingham district and while not so large as some sorts, { it is large enough. Q. Which one of the spring radishes
 stay in edible condition the longest and ' that would be suitable for market pur- poses? T. T., Tuscumbia, Ala. ,.f A. In round variety the crimson giant remains without getting pity longer than any. It makes. large top, an extra large bulb and should be given 2 a little greater distance than others. H Tn the l>ug sorts two of the best are white iC1cle and Cincinnati market. 0. I want to SOW some pepper of a
 ! long hot variety. The seed I sometimes q receive produa> only small slender pods when I want the one that grows about five inches long. How may l secure? {? Mrs. E., Jasper. Ala.
 A. The Old-fashioned long red cayenne would please you both in size
 ana quality. There is another cayenne pepper that is much narrower, not so long and is the one you don't want. Q. I~have some splendid hardy hy- drangeas that need to be cut back. Can