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Wliai Farmers Want to Know
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PLOWS AND PLOWING
A Discussion of. Some Implement
That Do Good Work How "to
Break Land v;. ".
A VIRGINIA correspondent wants"
"TV. to know something about .the
best plows, and-Mf there is any ad
' vantage ' m the - riding plow, with
wheels.- There is wonderful variety -
in mbldb'oatd plows, . and - the shape.
. of " the ' rholdbbard ; has : ar'great deal
todo with-'the draft: of .tlie plow, and,
- tliQ-;Way'in.,ivhicK-;iUturhs "a Jurrow
For many years" I used only the Oli
ver chilled plows, ; from'a one-horse '.
it makes the best implement for cov-J
ering grass and clover seed. For' pre- "
paring land for fall grain following .
com or a pea. stubble, the disk of the
cutaway is the best possible imple
ment if followed by. the steel-frame
sectional drag to make .the surface
fine, ' for the finer the surface for
sowing fall grain the better. ,;.
fnur vrir? T.
find a o ant oi cut nave oucu uihucu. xnni
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grass in my garden. I cleaned it out them .in a dox mat can De closed up
by merely not allowing it to make . tight and pour, the chemical 'in a pan
green leaves above ground. .Chopped and set it on top the peas and cover
off today it was up tomorrow, and it tight till it evaporates. Keep fire
was chopped off again. , In; a: small away from it, as it will explode,
space' this is the test way, for no - The horse has probably been cat
plant can live Jong if not allowed 'to ing damaged forage. Rotten hay or
make green leaves. ' . straw fodder will cause, the trouble.
In the field vou can grow smother- Give the horse only sound feed.
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Orchard Inquiries
ing crops, ome. sayrinai sweet po
tatoes will run t . out, ' I have-neyer-
TJ.. It GiA that hn
been ' run in a regular rotation of- f -late to sow clover ? Is clover good
nc-tro wnnM have'been no nut or chickens to run. on? I have them
: ' ,T 'a. Tr grass, as it would not-have. had a the orchard, and is; it ;not best to '
- Patent Insect Killer : - chance to spread.' .If,-when the field "eat grass or something-among the
Ttunxf a tk; 1 ; nrn hA nwn neas thick- innt trees? lire ground has been
i-j.vvy.wx wrvirtuaiiia . , nvt jiac o, man. ; vvaa iu ,vv 14 jvv. w r - - , .
1 in our county trying to sell a rem- ly at last plowing, and then cut and
edy;..for killing insects on. fruit-trees 'shocked the corn and prepared the
whicH he calls Dr. Odom's. Peerless ' land and sown. oats,, and followed the
Insect Killer.' Please tell us what oafs with peas and the peas, after
.WArca ninW nrfnr Wou think of it.- It is said to be curing for hay, with - crimson clover,
9k4 IU, till livi o lv j- v ; - .-. - ' 1 ' .. . f '
the introduction ot the Uliver l.haa paiwucu. . - - ncic wuuiu uavv. w v. -
used a number of varieties oi cast ' I do not know ny thing about the the nut grass. . A constant Succetsson what do with tnea p en should
.1 tr : o TT-.-r .J romor -.rr.ii fflnt , inM ' thrrt ic ' nf ctrirttH Prifl r rrOHS - th at Will at the P"? AOUtUrU gl 4JJC Vines f JJO
iron plows, tne miner ot nonuu, uu-..v;uvV .j . , v v , V . r u von nrtine Tames crraoes?'
,,11 tV,P nlHr ;nrts of the" com- no-need to invest -in -any secret or same time be making feed for stock you p rune j am e g
mon cast-iron kind that had
polished by use. The smooth
enea surtace ot tne unver was a vase,-- ....u,, ,v v v -.. rrtiitiH a mnlrh to th tre
can run in the orchard.
ponsnea plows, ine ,one ueieci oi
the' Oliver is its liability to choke
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used as a garden, and the fruit falls
from the . trees before ripening. It
the soil too rich? : My peach trees
have scaly arid rough . bark'and about
on "the trunks and at the base is a
jelly-like substance.' Please tell me
to be patented insect killers; for you can and improving the land is about tne . " " .Vi, - uv
hard- get trom your experiment station at. best way to keep tne iana ciear.oi 0 -
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improvement, and forever abolished th,e various arsenates .for . destroying , after year in cotton spreads the nut p grtrv
the old cast iron, unhardened and un- insects on fruit trees, and any of 1 grass, and after the cottons laid by fc ""J
where there is much foul growth on
the land, and in such land it badly .
needs a revolving coulter.; I found
that the- Syracuse plow had all the
advantages of the Oliver, arid was so
. arranged as to be less liable to choke.
Many years ago I tried a steel plow
, the moldboard of which was . modeled
on a segment of a cylinder. I forget .
: the name of it"- now, and have often
wondered that it disappeared, for it-.
did excellent work, and edged tip . a
. furrow nicer 'than most plows. - More
recently I have 1 had in use a two
horse plow made" by the W. J. Oliver
Co., of Knoxville, Tenn. ' This is one
of the lightest running; plows of its
size that I have ever used. The great
advantage oi the riding wheel plow is
that the lower wheel keeps the plow v
, right to its cut and a careless plow
r man. cannot take more furrow than
the plow is designed to take. In fact,
out at the farm not long ago I saw
one of the tenant's daughters about
15 years old sitting on one of these.
-. plows and with a pair of mules doing
as good work as any one could do.
. The average plowman will do bet-
. ter work with one of these plows
than with any' other, for the average
negro wants to cut and cover-by flop
ping the furrow over and merely
tearing the sbd loose on the outside
while running a fair furrow on the
" landside, thus "merely running a ser
ies of grooves in the soil, because he
will always try to cut more furrow
WORK
, A SONG OF TRIUMPH .
By Angela Morgan, In The Outlook
Work! , . ' '
Thank God for the might of it, 1
The ardor," the Urge, the delight of lt - -
Work that springs from the heart's desire,'
Setting. thTe soul and the brain on fire.
Oh, what is so good as the heat of it, - -.
And what is so glad as the beat of it, , :
And what is. so. kind as the stern com-.
v mand ' ' , ' '
Challenging brain and heart and hand?
,Work!- ' . v . ' . . '
Thank God for the pride of it, :.. ,,r;
For the beautiful, conquering tide of it, - -Sweeping
the life in its furious flood,
- Thrilling - the arteries, . cleansing ; the"
blood, - ' . ' .
Mastering stupor and dull despair, - .
Moving the dreamer to do and dare.
Oh, what is so good as the urge of It,
: And what is so glad as the surge of it,
And what is so strong as the summons
deep - - ' '
Rousing the torpid soul from sleep?"
Work! 4
Thank Goi for the pace of it,
For the terrible, keen, swift race of it;
Fiery steeds in full control, ' .
Nostrils aqulver to greet the goal.
Work, the power tha.t drives behind.
Guiding the purposes, taming the mind.
Holding the runaway wishes back, '.: . ;;;'-. .:
Reining the . will to one steady track,
Speeding the energies faster, faster, ' N
Triumphing over disaster. - - -
Oh, what is so good as the pain of it,
- And what is so great as the gain of it, .
And what is so kind as the cruel goad, --
Forcing us on through the rugged road? '
Work! - , -
-Thank God for the swing-of It,-'
For the clamoring, hammering ring of it,
Passion of labor daily hurled
On the mighty anvils of the world. , . . .
Oh, what is so fierce as the flame of it, ' -And
what Is so huge as the aim of it,
Thundering on through dearth and doutt,
Calling the plan of the Maker out;
Work, the Titan; Work, "the friend, i
Shaping the earth to a glorious end;
Draining the swamps and blasting the,
hills, . ' , ' . . ; - - . - .
Doing whatever the spirit wills,
Rending, a continent apart
To answer the dream of the Master heart ? : :
Thank God for a world where none may
shirk, ,
Thank, God for the splendor of work! '
to mow. You could have sown it in
September and by this timejt would -be
large enough for- the chickens to
. Your neach trees have been nprr.
lected. It may be that there is San
Jose scale on them. . Better spray
them , with the lime-sulphur wash,
which you can-buy already made and
dilute for use. Then clean away the
gum and cut out the borers that are
killing the trees. Whenever you see
gum at the base' of a peach tree you
may be sure the borers are there.
Clean away the gum and all rotten
t stuff and follow up 'the track of the
borer and dig it out. Do this every
spring and fall. -Then after spraying
the; trees give the : trunks a thick coat
of whitewash. Prune Concord grapes-,
in early MarchJ November is the
best time to prune James and Scup
pernong. Cut out old stunted wood
and train out the one and two-year-old
wood.'
depend on the same things. Without Good farming is the best way to keep
knowing what the article " is com- down weeds.- j
posed of, I could not give an opinion.
Any one can patent any recipe they
please, and the patenting does not
make it : any better. Better avoid
any one selling secret remedies for
plants, animals or mankind.
Sundry Questions
FROM Florida : , "What is the best
. early Irish potato , to grow, for
market ? I am 12 miles east of Tack-
Aphides on Cabbage
I AM badly bothered with lice on
cabbages and turnips. ' At this sea--
roots and suck the life out of the
olants. If vou know ' of anything I
could put in the furrows when I plant
the seed or set the plants, I will be
glad to know it." , t . -
i). yuu use luuattu stems iiuciaujr
Preventing Peach Tree Borers
sonville. is cottonseed meal a good in the furrows, they, will prevent the
fertilizer? Land had peasand crab- lice and feed the nlanta too. To clear
grass on it, and these are turned un-" them off one of the best things is an
tiuxxx r:iUl w- .lc- ' LMtUAl-Mississippi: "riease tell me .er, ana 1 want to plant potatoes the article that is generally sold by
w sTh wW1 TK n IZ u no'to t Tia,0t Dorers peacn miaaie : ot uecemper. ih.en'1 will fol- seedsmen, called Black Leaf 40. This
piOW: with wheels, then ot course it trpp??' - . low with oat ? Tan cKpao I, chnrA j A "
L u j. -.u iri. - ' . ' luw W11" oaisv -an.sneeP De sheared , is a. concentrated nicotine extract
" lrtl . wsl w" ." lluIs wlLU The onlv ettective wav is to eo over nowr Ihe wool is lone aH trifv n K ; tw it
nothing to look after but
always be ' "the uniform depth' to
. - w n - - -- - n v. ..wy i i .ill in 1 1 v r i i i w m v i i i j r
iHS Xcdlll ho trppc cnrincr anil fill inn wnpr-- it nfT ' T n a v siveH crm a r..r.SA. . . ' ' .
and the furrow whppl and tliprp w?1t ' " r V r r 7 iT " j -'1 rw",v. yuu can get some xoDacco steins yuu.
ana ine. iurrow wneei, ana tnere Will - ever, cum .is' ae.e.ii -.at the hasp of the for :seed. How ran T Xcm tU'W. i t
-'--' . . I- : ," 7 i ! - -y ..w cau iiisKc your own'spray uy uunm
tree go to work and dig out the bor- out. of them? - .Have a Bne horse them down to a strona- decoction and
1- !H ...L .L.-ii. A. IC '. ... . . . - C3
Tobacco m
fic against
any sort and
- vvnir.n rnpnnw is spt tn run ann in : ..a 1 L -?
1,71 " ".7 r.i.r r' 7H.'r; A' "TO F9ai wnuewasn wit . ; v.iic gets .me-puna .staggers. What using that for spraying.
r; . some form is thebesfsoeci
"u "Va "r 8v(w.ui adru wood ashes around the base of the : lhe t Irish Cobbler is as good as" riant lice or anhides of
rid ires between them. x n i i.v-.i-i. -ar-.x ...... 1 - . ".d" 1 U1 ,uuiuws ui
t V. ' " : " , -:' . irec win nave a s l'iii cacti.in prc- any ctny poiaio ana more commonly on anv riant
1 saw this once where a heavv. flood ,,;o- -' i4. 'fti 0(moVKt (7rmn rnHnB.. ...i i. j- . ' - . ' p, l' - .
leavy. nOOCl vpntinor": tneir ' lavinorC t!i ( Knf
rim had washed off 'the plowed regular examination of the trees and
grown. Cottonseed mearis eood as a
source of nitrogen in the . fertilizer:
.ground in a space on a steep hill, and cutting out the ' borers is the only .but -after peas you will need; more
on the hard clay below the plow tracc thing to do.
mere was aimosi a series ot steps . '
made by the careless plowman. - . Xt r 1 . T
Then, n a heavy clay loam, .the Nut 0rass Aain
sooner the harrow follows the plow "PROM South ; Carolina: "I ' hav
the better, for if the upturned soil is 1 about one-fourth of an acre 'set i
r I .
Early Cabbage Plants
ave
in
allowed to dry and harden the after . nut grass in a field of nine acres;tht" phosphate. '
breaking of the clods, will be much has been, in cultivation for 60 years ; You wili ru
phosphoric acid, than nitrogen. But 1 WANT to set cabbage plants for
the meal will furnish a little potash A spring heading. What is. the best
wnicn win De nara to buy, and you variety and what fertilizer is best on
could make fertilizer of 1,000 to 1,500 sandy loam?" '.
pounds an acre with one-third; cot- The Early Jersey Wakefield is tH
tonseea meal , and two-thirds ac d earliest market . cahbacre. and the
.Charleston Wakefield. is a little later
tnti r v a 5 " 1 ' a ' -1 1 r i - f A M C
d m of th TinrZ'X, -1. n(S?nP; f nUt gIass start.ed m a .sma" wa5; P0a' the middle of December, for parts of cottonseed meal and acid
betfe -thaS twSlav HUV f four. year, ago and nowjias spread in your climate they will come up at phosphate and use 1,000 pounds'an
Detter than the cutaway d sk. On a over one-fourth to one-third of an once, and I saw some years aco iust acre in the furrows and bed on it
1 evid fHr-":ef vf i""' i:u:uoXLit
harrow aid wml ''ihtLv rtt". lilAm iVTf7 down by frost twice in January, and set the plants deep cnouKh to
sprinTtooA harrTdoefcood wni , -. ,et n.eo sd every I do not believe there will be any ad- cover the stems.' Now is the time
but "f there is are thousam of vantage in planting till the January for setting and you will ' protably
der wi n u 1 o tooCuch Z rom seed toone rosts are past. You can shear sheep find the plants advertised in The Pro-
y
with the teeth turned slantintr bnrt J . iVr?.Ugh the PeaS to kpCP OUt nseCtS. A .totf. couniv. nnl nrfphMrhooil
c iccin lurnea slanting back, bought riband-was a mat of nut grass If "Jive insects appear then use the royfm" nift.-r. n. nrown,