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. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and ripens in Tunc. It makes no. seed do more with cowpeas; soy bean, ', . i-j .t 1: r . ' J ucas and 692 (4) What Farmers Want to Know Dy W. F. MASSEY Th. ,vcr than ine Clover w;u l. . fft- -ror on cam land nrnvld- some the - first ' vr nj a P kn , rrrktif i nffsets. and these are lime and . crimson rn-- t. yufc , . -t, man wia I . .4 rtniAni r-irt hi orrnwn Ifl flf1T5 I Vi 1 " ed you sow peas after the early ones ."year you can use the peas, and tur and turn these under-for the crop them under and lime th ua . . again in September, and lime the fAr-tilir . en w rrimenn -1m. ' ud . . . . - ""'IVl Potato Beetles "PLEASE give a. recipe for killing the potato beetles.' with the fungus that causes the dis ease. -I know of no remedy. You can get. a good deal of information by writing to the Division of Puhlica,: Mix 1 part of Paris green - in 50 ticms: in the Department of 'Agncul parts of airrslaked lime or dust of ture, Washington; p. C,xand ask for. any1 sort. . Dust 1 this, .over": the plants', copies of Farmers' Bulletins Nos.78, when the dew is on the leaves.Jt will . 388 .and 383." , r T. i -1 -1 .... .... tn 4 11 i-n tin.)., f " . . U ' CI neavny. n wkcs scvci jwia w um uuuw lur corn in the sprint a piece of land in high condition Jpr and then-by following a gdod rota' onions. ' V- ' ' v ' ' -tion of crops you can bring the land .r .:';":'-n : ' ' up rapidly : : - ' . . Doa't BelieYe All You See in the ;VX vV.:-V Daily, Papers--,-: -.;; CP have evidently -been' reading 'the7 r 4?r0 I Wants to Know More About Kud 'PAN the kudzu vvine be success- za ha re . - cL L r "I HAVE some steep land ; near iyv:in grWmg fall?" j : ' :Dr make a pas- W to cure and pack Jimsbn ?weeds,v " matters little when you plant the .Tf. Kuuzu, as u is very ftardv. I A : Yv most iuice and is the-bestto erass. What do youthink of this? there is' any sale for Jimsbn-weed I Kn plant?" I would not advise Bermuda grass have' never heard of it. It contains a j mre vtoragc.I.bcheye,: that a plant . : The amount of iuice.is not inherent in vour section. .The best pasture powerful narcotic poison and may be avt vi ic imuuic oi a xen-acre lot -will tiihfe varictv'But debends 'on" the "size irfasses":br rvour-:stcep . land will be used as a medicine, but whether there v "1 Plants in three of growth made. The best cane for -syrup is the so-called ' Japanese' Rib ' - Jbori cane, -r1 . . ' the mixture of 10 pounds ; Orchard ; is demand enough . to tajce any'quari- e-ars- j;s"m? that tthe roots run I I I I W 4 1111 I lllll'll Tl TI-IA v U . . - 1 grass, . 10 pounds of Kentucky blue- tity of the weed I doubt veryjmuch. . "own ,anQ ' cuncr grass, and 5 pounds ofredtbp, which .-Whenever1 1 get thesd requests for in- nl have n been able to. 'dig-all Suckers on Corn I have found to make hill lands of the Piedmont and which others hi "CHOULD'I pull suckers from corn Bermuda is the grass for the warmer yor not?" , ' sandy soils of the Cotton Belt. I found many years ago that it was s - . " a waste of time and labor to pull p ' i 'd.' j suckers off the corn. You will make ' v . reas ana Deans ' Ufa ,c a man hn U"nnf farmintr runners ngnt on ine ground where well, and thinks that farming does tJie mower-will not touch them, and not1 pay. Thte class : of men are -al ways-ready .to take up with some- f-Viinor tfipv tnnw nnthincr ahnnt . and more corn by letting them alone. In. T SEND you a sample of peas that will pay fancy prices for some seed iaci on strong iauu in your sccuwi we can buy at the grocery, ana the suckers will corn. often make good "they are "said to come from , Cali- that a slick agent talks to them about. Here in the South this class of farm- Bordeaux Mixture 'fliriLL Bordeaux mixture lose " "strength , by standing sometime, after' making ?". ' " ' ' ",,;" Twould not say that it loses strength but it will separate and make.it neces sary tb use ah agkator'in the sprayet: to keep it stirred "up..-V Better make in ' quantities', that "are - needed at once .and not attempt to keep it over. . You can "buy it ih'dry shape or canned. JWHAT is the best' spray ;to, pre ; -X" vent blight 'in potatoes" and fo - kill the bugs?" -J, One and a half jpounds of lead ar--V senate in 50 gallons of a 5-5-50 Bor deaux mixture.' Spra every 'ten days, ' or if the -beetles get a- startj'spray ' THE BUSINESS FARMER'S CALENDAR: SEVEN-THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK AND NEXT. V STUBBLE land left idle means 'waste.' Put it to work making food and feed. f . - 2, . .; Save oat and wheat seed for fall planting. These may be scarce and high-priced when we need them. . ; . '. ;-w . 3. If boll weevils ' are in your cotton, it will pay to pick and destroy the early ones, likewise the punctured squares. . 4. Don't neglect the cotton you have - planted, for prices will probably be good this fall. t - . . 5. If velvet or soy beans are not in the corn, don't fail to plant plenty of cowpeas between the rows. Otherwise, you will not he get ting from your land what you. should. -. ....,-... . ; - v (B. ; Have the . ground ready,: and after each rain make a liberal planting of sweet potato slips. 7. .Don't forget that dust mulch it will save moisture and thus save the crops during the critical period just ahead. - ' '!' i 1 . .. . - , .. - . . , i " forma. Will thpv Act wpllrhprp ? WVi pn pr Kavo Koon invaetinn ft, : -t- i fTTM t Ml i " . V .. " ' "'v uvvu IU1VJIIUC 111 VylllLMlSdVV more irequenuy.- -mis win wara on is the'best time to ol'ant? Are Pinto', Tack.hean jm a m,ar ; much on the ..the early blight and wHi destroy the beans bunch beans? Will they "do in' Nortlf they have been paying another for piariting .v". ' - -tnis countrvr -WJiat other'sorts ot aeent twn rpntc 'amVr fnr Vi beans and peas will; do well in ;'Ten the mail. ' But the are evidently the Early Large' Bjackeye pea,'i which is now often .called-the California, be- ' Sowing Cabbage Seed should I sow cabbage seed V. " for heading by fall?" ' - J -For heading in the early fall sow ;the'seed by the middle oLMay. For ' cause it has been largely grown-there cabbage to head; late, sow the seed 0f late years, though I grew it thirty early in July,and put the plants in yearsago. Sow them now. I kriow . rapidly and set in. late. August in nothing- about any:' "Pinto:' beans. strpng.-v heavily, - fertilized soil, and .You cam. grow the Mammoth .Yellow . 'vj ivu in v.a.tjr ivvnuuvi. x vi sov oean.-. l ne DiacKeye pea is vaiua- nesseer - . r - seedsmen would spil tn tVnm frr ;n - . ' ' ' ----- - . . v w v w v v ss A w A W lhe-sample, sent ..was smashed in - cents a quart. ' There is today more these, will run thirty feet and root at every joint; -.and there is no fence that will stop them but a stone wall. f-s i '":' -s ' : . ; .... . Fall Irish Potatoes in. the South WHILE the -early crop" of Irish po- iuiuvj u . loign giuvvii ' Ill L11C South for. Northern snipping, and in some favorable seasons v is a very profitable crop, there i? too little at tention paid o the production of the crop for winter use in the South, anT the supply in winter. comes very gen-' eraUyf ro;ni " - paidparLsucrLbhatiirgood home crop -should be a wery profitable ;i3ne7 In" . fact, for-the general farmer,- the pro-, duction of the late crops will gener ally be; more profitable than the early " shipping crop, which should generally be left' to the regular trucking sec tions and the organized stations, for isolated: growers seldom succeed. in making it profitable. : But there is always' a home demand , all over the South, for winter pota-" toes. The there is another, reason for the growing of the late crop. Our growers have jbeeit- depending too; North for seed potatoes: the early crop and the. prevalence ot mseases in potatoes m. lish Broad Windsor bean, which the 'the North; has made the planting of money in proper farming with corn. wheat, cotton, cowpeas and soy beans and cattle than in Jimson weeds, cat: nip, horehound or . sunflowers. We ' need food f orr humans and animals, less tobacco and no. gram to- be made the Northern stock an uncertain mat ter. It-? has ; been - abundantly proved that the 'late' crop of. the early varie ties grown in the South make far bet ter; seed for the spring planting than the; potatoes from the North. The Northern seed potatoes, dug earlier in the fall and fully mature, very gen- tvixxw ,1; ,would.use .-a good-.ble for table use; and should be large-; help them to maintain the r fight side udsandtheycome u - stramof .theLate Flat Dutch. The ly. grown, . . ', :,,:. : . vv :. Against military , despotism and" kai- ' number of. shpots;The late X'$- ' Danish Ball Head is also good .. . : - y- : serism. ; : ' v : ' tatoes ffom the South do .n. V; Alfalfa After Wheat About Onions . H Y.-L,AN'n i nhw in iwhat '.an'd'lT ' ; is the'best plan?''; r.'t'--'"-' r ' V Break' the stubbie; deeply after bar-' vest . and sow. an' early pea like New T WOULD. like to kno w' what kin d of. into whiskey or beer: This country erally sprout in tbe cellars and have can easily feed itself, but we'have got v' the:-spro'ts-';rub:be.d-;off;- -.Then when, to help feed our allies in Europe.vand they grow it is' with. the clusters ot. crop po-: not -sprout in winter,", and in spring grow wuu . thet strongs tef minal bud; and a po 'tato' plant from one ' stout stalk will ' a'lwaud -Wat-i'o KHir' croo than. the . bunch of shoots 'from i the weakened tuber. -' '. v.v v; .-V ' ... ' - Early potatoes that have been kept storage can be planted m jv winici ujxi can be n Clover . fertilizer to useTbri dhlons I r ."ICNOTIGE that T haye so nbyup-about threV inches- - 1 commended for the improvement high; Land is not rich.- but in- fair, .. of run down land. I have an old snaPe'. :VJ.&ri - : field recently come : into my posses- i IVi ? ' rv!-1. it. ' J .A' ' -a J. Wilh nn nn nn .. n.W..:k!t ' Cinn rViiU 1! . . 111 V.UIU iiia ivisK. mcsc-uowu in ugusi ana turn them under. Spread two tons of ground limestone an acre and harrow itJn. Then apply 400 pounds of acid ohosohate an acre, and' sow 25 bounds - - ........ . . . - . .Li . , . . . l "" .'maihnrfa' tni rrrrwxTI n rr Tills laiv of alfalfa seed an acre in late August . as-to have as.much cool weather for seed in the pring. Please tell me if -ti ?un lm on this or early September and. brush in with groWth. as possible, as : they are' going fit would be-worth' while, to" , make the : - ? - ' a smoothing harrow. - v f ; v to. ripen up when the weather gets. k mvestment." ; 1 V ; : 1 vyv??" " , ' ; 'i hot. Planted r without y.fertihzation ; Japan clover, Lespedeza striata, has V ' Fuiarium Wilt in Cabbaire an? yoCcannpt; make . spread all over the South, andMs . " onions oi any size. -we piant eany proDatiy plentiful alone roadside 5n : A8 .mti.irreaaie ,ricard pet- "W -.W find in . tW'S :H'l!e:toUr; how rich your section. I, Sr2 VrU'fe v." uciguuoriiooa . arc anected by it may - oe, - i,duu pounds an acre ot a improve the soil, but does nof err Aw ... KnickerDociww. ;nis Th9 a wilt disease. The plants turn I best crop, page EAGER FOR HIS RIGHTS As little ; Freddie bad 'reached the matur lrnlr.l.rV.nr1i.ra h1a mother roalce the occasion memorable one. Bristol Times tells whdt nappeocu. Tu: '74U ,ul3'umiK DC aone tor ot .soda applied; now .alongside the ( to amount to "much -Still von an The breakrast-taDie was . Vas KAtn?'1, 1 f . 1.:.:. 'V:- J I'-iuji.-' l-i M1 you can . fare 'aa-the' newly-breeched-mrani w h tnemf ' ,;" ! T . rows miv Viurrv them luo. -" The ear "uuul' luc.vuiy tiling xo qo is to liest noe onions we tret t com olantincr v aiuuum io muciv tll.you.can't4rtMThV'n . SOW lt as you suggest and it Will tend ' lnto.the room., "AW cried the proud motn to run out the hrnnmteiW n,T Y,,:n r. 'ow you are a Httle-man. . nuntaylnf tOD planting: catba in old Mrd,.. I .CvS'M: : wi. :"ru" "f J.na : . Th .5 -'. "'eJi 13 , -,;S;wnereHhc.;soU:ha, bom infected, .ty.wa .- , : ' , i 1 . - , v , .... .-.' ''. - ' - . i . . .- . .. x ', ., , . .. ' . .-..- , . ' ' '
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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