The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-09

available for fall use? W. D., Fair field, Ala.
 A. Both of these excellent vegetables may be planted now, although a little too early, especially for Chinese cab bage, essentially cool weather plant A good idea to plant chord in June and the cabbage in July or August.
 Q. What causes young oceans to drop off when very small and would spray ing put a stop to it? Mrs. R., Selma, Ala.
 A. The shedding of young pecan nuts may be due to great variety of causes, but in general is largely due to the lack of a proper spraying program extend ing over the past year. Spray now with ime-sulphur at summer strength, together with arsenate of lead at the rate of 112 to 2 pounds to 50 gallons of water would likely save many nuts for you.
 Q. When you plant peas in corn at the last blowing, would you plant in drill, rows of broadcast? w. B., Gun tersville, Ala.
 A. Under conditions named by you, I would expect better results from broad casting. It is important not to sow too thick for the best results, a mistake most people make. A half bushel to the acre is the greatest plenty and a peck of the smaller seeded sorts is enough.
 Q. Am setting in a new home and won5t to make lawn for quick effect Would it be all right to sod with Der muda this late? Mrs. O., Ensley, Ala.
 A. The use of Bermuda grass is recommended and the best thing you could use. It is not too late to sod or set out this grass; in fact, it is per mlsslble to do so any month in the year.
 Q. My garden is infested with a large bug that some tell me is the stinking bug. What plant do they attack and can they be killed out? Mrs. H. Y., Tallassee, Ala.
 A. The bug your letter describes is no doubt the one that is so destructive to the garden squash, and where the squash is present it does little injury to other plants. Where numerous, they are not easily controlled because they are sucking insects and contact poisons have little affect on them. Hand-pick- ing is desirable. Strong soap studs and tobacco extract does drive them better than most remedies.
 Q. My grape vines are loaded with fruit and doing fine up to a few days ago, when the foliage begins to look rusty. Will this hurt the fruit and what should be done? R. B.
 A. The trouble could be rust or some fungi attacking the foliage. It may be red spider that comes with dry, hot weather. Either trouble is easily gotten rid of by spraying with lime sulphur. Dusting the vines with com mon sulphur is often effective.
 0. In making cuttings for sweet potato vines to set out, how long should they be? F. T., Calera, Ala.
 A. This depends somewhat on the firmness or maturity of the vine from which cutting is to be made. They may be from 6 to 12 inches long, de- pending on texture.
 Q. Can you tell me the difference be- tween a dram and a gram if any? I have formula that calls for both and l want no guess work.-L. S., Albert vile. Ala.
 Broadly speaking, a dram is four times the quantity of a dram. To be exact, a drain as used by druggist is 6O grains, while gram is only 15,4S2 grains. A dram is .. of a troy ounce or 1-16 of an avoirdupois ounce.
 Q. have come into possession of some plants of orchids but don't know how to plant them. Can you please tell me? Miss R., Mobile, Ala.
 A. Orchids are divided into two or more distinct classes known as terre- stial and the epiphytal. The former live and draw their food from the soil. while the latter belongs to the type known as air plants, live upon branches of trees, upon rocks and under various conditions of environment I could not give accurate instructions without further information.
 Q. I have the double Russian violets that have done we'll until now when they seem to wilt all of a sudden and