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1176 (4) What Farmers Want to Know Dy W. F. MASSEY els of wheat an acre. He would of course have, gotten more . humus making material in the soil by turn in cr the nea sounder hnt'Sf wtnM Viovn been difficult that -late to have got- THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER f Locnst Trees "SOME time agoTsW a statement ! from you. that the locust? does not injure-the land I Z , trcc ci.j il., .- 11 u 1 think- . I Nntpc anil fnmmpnft . furrows for wintering mitcM TUr mun . . w t . plants, or rather plants of the same THE tomato crop on the Maryland varieties, stood last winter, when the Peninsula this season was grown cabbage, plants vyere killed. These will on a larger area than usual but the be set in the same rows with the crop was short. And yet there has Early Wakefield-cabbage and will been more money put into the farm- head and come 'out beforethe cab ers hads from tomatoes this season bage claims all the room. .LiiAii r r i ir in r. i n h i"j nn pre nin o - .b . a .i . ir. 4 i -w -r- . i w x 1 1 n . ioo maae,ou Dusneis. an acre, ne sow- Kobiriia viscosa i a ctr,ii . uuna- pljrClJl. bsk, sales of canned : I would like tho.e of our friends d peas ..again Rafter the wheat 'and put, .RobrniaJDseudoArf?!!1". an never grew the Savoy cabbage the. land in wheat again with the. Its flowers are not Vn tree oo Jf : -. . ti - . coma im. r i i . ..I -i - so- sweet-scpnto " - - vm.ufc tuat .iv iu it t;vj i- uutj hoi injure-the lanH t vc ten the soil properly settled for stated that it was the 11 k you wheat, and by feeding the . pea hay but some catalogs ment.vf l?Qmt lllrl r4tirn!nnr Vi mnna.ro V. n 1 I . cHOn this In.. . . iv.utumg uit. uianun iu uic a.i a SlirUO, 1 Wish to ' "v-'- us land as -a top-dressing on the wheat, posts. What is the h tW- Sme for the soil would have lost nothing. He ;of the yellow locust?" cal namc did not, so far as I know, use the ma- The' yellow-locust-is 1 nure in this way. But he'made the some sections the Mail, 0 Called in wheat a fairly good crop. :: anically it is Rob L CUSV Bot' "uui"" m an rtujuuiaig tuua. j.ucxc are some small tJir, kk r a- ty practiced the same method and he of IRobinia "native in S r.y forms too made. 30 bushels, an acre. He sow- Robiriia viscosa is a smaTl ,Carolina- ed peas again after the wheat and out- Robinia.nse,,,w.,..:- t er ree than r-rjr-. : i would like those of our friends ea peas again alter tfte wh( goods and they took the. tomatoes at V,r n... o , . -ua : ,u'.. , , t'"." "vv gitw me oavov caDuae o"v m wutat kiiii wini mens nowers ar rr.f vrfhLwlf etTratS.a feW to see t w.in my garden- The'els ' same, treatment a5-before,tan4 tnade as tho o( en0w wetSCented merth 40 bushels an acre. Getting the a SI? $3Q,and over a ei and richer green than, other cab perfect order and seeding liberally hispida-is shH 3 Rblnia trrctit?rmn"y had T ta-nd then the quality is so much with the drill with plenty, of ph6s- - North Xaroli the t acted their crops to the canners for superior to the common cabba th.t phatic fertilizer will make wheat, if oine ht?ms and the ays to have some in the the soil is adapted to wheat, as most cemes of rose-colored flo p eUvrrra" ien thoue-h it Hnc rt of the Piedmont soil is. r t commnn ... .. ers- The -j . w . w 4Vb v iulual. 3 rthA n "'"."1"'v7""v'i"ul superior io tne JfcJO a ton. ann when tho nnpa rA ij. - .v. ouaisu, it always oavs to have nmp in ,fMa rr i-S!rntfact' famiiy ;garden -though:,h does - of the Piedmont soil is. suits over tCtr - the great heads " that inferior suits over the matter , sorts do. The Wonderful lettuce is - the same lettuce that'iQ crrr,Wn There is a very large crop of late Jeigh, N. C, under the name of . . o - wf v iait CI. 11 nv. iiouig u Irish potatoes, both in area anrl nrnel bhellem lettUCe. as an Fntrll Sv ucner namea nellem introduced it COmmOn loClKf' ae .lMiL. t ". . bcWag to the .elami nT.'S . ii , r r " "-"cir. roots, and one Will l1lir4.r..CJ . ' U "1C . ,c auu plus . rective vield. Nrin "H tier r ' -n -ti oen . " . - , iw mis ... muuuuwu it i nere arp mttrnt Ho-e ohAt ha date (October 25thV as the'- tnere. It is also claims KertW a "r r . v -v"a V"- TJ. -- . -r. near it. stiH fereen and unhun by frostT wl h e identical with the Vari7tv known VJ.t .ru!- l. , . ' J muiifvu auu auuic use mc ... " vj taigc enOUffh inr . v . '""VV' RU" urv sailing metnnrt anrl cnmA ca th S SKI bUTtLa bli- -thod, and firssT meVu sts in eight years lar in o-.n.r ""rr: A.3 ai m- raaa .in ,Pottl ways- i was raised to caiftc Ul maKes consider the dry salting method the w iuyo ate Stiliereen anrl unhurt h fmc vxr.'tu w - - - - "J VO.. Willi the coming of a killing frost, I am vci mutn mierestea n seeing the outcome of a half-acre plot I pass daily. This plot is planted in rows not over two feet apart, and has been cultivated entirely by hand by two women. It has been beautifully culti vated, too, and there are no weeds nor grass in the rows. It is a little odd that in spite of the prospect of an immense potato crop all over the country, the price is actually higher than a little while back. . Sweet potatoes, like tomatoes, were planted in a very' unusually large area, and yet the -crop is short and - the average size ,. of the potatoes smaller than usual. ; But prices keep up to such a figure that there will be a disposition to. sell as fast as possi ble rather than take the risk of stor ing in the curing houses. These .houses are in a very uncertain state because of the, difficulty in getting hard cjal, and without this they can not make the heat needed at the out set after storing. On going around he country I have seen a number of fields of sweet potatoes being dug, and have seen but one with a really fine crop. This field I estimated could not have less than 4m huehio .w UUOIILIJ All acre. Ihere must ho cnmofi-.;. ... and 1f ctin ' : : ioiLv-f r . . in the general treatment of this crop Then I sowed the wheat and dragged ?uying. mv meat already Curing Hams and Bacon . 8 uactena on the r roots anHn "DLEASE give me the best method "ill always -find the snii a t "d. ,n' for curing hams and bacon." cust tree maintaining its fertilitv a i nfA ia - -i - l a . i in i i i i i ilium nr o y- . . aiM vimcicui iucas auoui inc r. Krowinp- no ;i. -irr flcVi , Qnm v.A i lie tree is a THE BUSINESS FARMER'S CALENDAR: SIX THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK AND NEXT fr without del.y, in c.. th. wrk h.. no, slh ff t?," ."" U. ?.Unied !n kwer half of tie Cotton 3. Rye i. about the only cover crop w. can plant thi. lt. wi,hou, danger of wmter-killing Abruzzi i. the best variety w,t.noul hZZ D-nVfoei ..,. p.can have .Dfr b" ".'-kp after then, till you 6. Harvesting should h have the run of Ih. fi.ldV Pn, ,o,the stock may much larger heads than the New i urK. Several Reasons Why Wheat Failed T SOWED two bushels of wheat last year on two arff UnA Sowing Spinach "UOW late can I sow spinach seed . to winter oyer for cutting in early spring?"! 1 find that here in southeastern Maryland the best time to sow the latest crop of spinach is the last week in September, South of Virginia, the seed can be sowed in October and get large enough to winter well, and in most sections will be ready to cut in late February. , My first sowing ' is now in use for the-table. This plot was sowed in August. Another plot sowed early in September is almost largeenough. to cut, and the third plot(has just been sowed. You can sow spinach seed 'in February for spring use, but it runs to seed soon only one. Mv mntU,, r. . : a"a G.es not last much longer than iiand at meat-curing . and taught ml u i ,auLwcu m yctooer. but .you how to cut the hoanc tS! f shoulf ve now some of the early- In later years tried 1 the Tri. 'i1, 'WC? Spinach for cuttin Bv od because I found a f ri.n j eth" inS e several .sowings that J do I ful in makLg he best of ham!""" fan have. spinach ready for use at way, and i "fa ?erta?nK 'fa l" I tiU Christm, and if the winter than .dry sa ting He'n t t. able to get rinp m.ti,nj t-Ti r "v'"1lulHU8 most oiine winter, tor r ne method till I usual v tti-r- : k.. - .1.. 1: w" .V anu t , o- .-.w.vv iui, many tresh . rnHincr u- where I had cowpeas 15 inches higb. -(-5 "sea e brine method till! usnallv th s. I"1.:-1 W1 Turned them under the last of Aiifrn ,naa no nos to kill an d no srnnWr- urt.. U 1... . . . . . and let stand" till ; 18th sof October nou.se and have had to depend oil cd anJ Tf S-"ge(1 Then I sowed th.wS S W my meat alreaHv "1.? edges and are not meatmg a when one man, with the same general character of soil and the same weath er, makes a . fine crop, while nearly every one else has a small crop. The element of luck has very little to do in farm matters, fnr 5 of any crop there is more fn the man man in me iana. - SOWed the wheat nnH Ar0rA my meat alreadv rnr . . " - ub.elvu t j v. vv. it in. Land was hroWh fPA fnn, "'"imes i get good anrf timo. i . vt- on the condition. deep and was not harrowed till wh.at t,mes Por hams, for as a ml T Plnnh'nrr Ca'UAM4A. was, sowed.-; I made but six bushels .?ot. et here home-cured meat. Kf . 6 ' i ' stifb red claV snil. naXe.t0 take the packing house v W-. the .best time to set why I did not make wni,cn are not the rel thine of mv " strawberries? I notic cf wheat on a Please tell me why I did not make , are not the real thing of mv ' strawhemes? I notice in The more wheat." early manhood at home by any sort roressive Farmer that September ' , Sp far as I can gather from vour tZ ".p,1Vson- " wmiea. 1 set some last November, letter, there were several reasons for f - pIace' let the meat get l"anunn them heavily with hen : the failure VnU fir.f ..... JlV Perfectly cold before vmi rt house manure. 'and thev nearlv met in We are now cutting fine heads of not prepare -the soil well. You'should ia L !' ou cannot cut and trim e 0WS' by te spring,; but had a the Hanson and Wonderful lettuce' have kept it harrowed and tramped frm r PPerly till it is cold and smalIcrDP of berries. ,1 have select from the - open . -ground, and the om the time it was plowed till seed- ththams with a short hock a pIace in m garden and have frames Jiave also been; planted with! in8 time and sowould have gotten it "?1 1 in good rounded cotrtd t with stable manure. Please younger plants.' .The' lettuce are very ' fined and set'tled. " Secondly, you sow- I S' ake a brine strong enoueh' t" me what to do now and when to hardy and we are, not likely to have set the plants." v weather severe enough to, damage' sowed three-bushels, on the two acres. aJ iret' Then take it out' 1 have -found.' that November is the them much -before Christmasand byt Then you sowed the wheat by hand lir -2H a new brine or boil hest;. time for 'setting strawberry thar time the" lettuce in the frames and harrowed it in, .a very poor way rneat first and return the Plants anywhere from Maryland will be ready for use. One who has Jo put ln , wheat. After getting the f fl'J 1 t,n&hams and shoulders in 'Southward. - I have set them in No no -frames or sashes . in his; garden land'tn the best. condition, the wheat ? ft"" and the thin' vember in North Carolina and made a loses a great deal of the pleasure of otild have been put in with a wheat S ia7 t861"? this t in brine fu crop the next spring. Our large gardenings I haye : one three-sash drilL Then you do not v Te.n days. I add to this hrin , erower. fee L MmKer. frame sown brbadcast with letture about fertilfrer Tf t V":?ru": 'Ot saltpetre for ea.u iv. "u.u"t': n" The frame " is on-soil not especially wheat after peas I wouldadd 400 5iCaV TIle hams and shoulders are apply rjen. ine lettuce plants are now with pounds of acid phosphate an acre to tL wi ,n the-hrine three weeks W ie oreanic njtrrrrr . t- v. "i ana nana- anr itum th ... -V "iukc Irttir 4Via vi V . . a imilar anrl acid phosohate at the rate of . pounds an acre. a th for Grapes in Florida "IXH-L ' Niagara grapes do ?T (Pensacola)?- Old-timers that the mildew gets them." here say leaves auuui mc, sic ui. a iwcmy-nye- aituce in rent r?ere -vTfii frame, we will -fi i e r'"" . - nvtjj fvoa. ... , sui wood excert nine at. rlrirmo nf a o nrtccihle nnltr e:. t OT With enpn - . P'"" he rri.fmo. rrnn U r,,t i,,,f f!l .:m..w,tn wheat. The peas were in . blarW ru-.:' m?fe a mthre of ZaZ: r " ul ri''X. t n ,.uon. 10 rt for.hay, and I advis- riai; '1'!! ana DIa Pepper and Anranlifacrecrt; then to disk'the' laXh and thi k papaUIn coo and 'thw wiil groV all right plants enough in that frame to set Tt l a. fine !0 d tbo1r0ug.hlr and ad dP tLsrirwhCwLr,9ttbagS on the Gulf Coast. Of course mildew out-doors in spring. Some of the aha Uke rarrL58!?1! disk a dak hous e The ,elf h?ng wi t them anywhere if you do not plants : . of the late ,.sowtd-erop. -undfof ac 3 ; t0 add 400 s Poking cabe oaVk J meat after spray to prevent it. To grow grapes . fronV. whfen tne'ffFimes have nVw to drm or .oat chaff Thehamf 7V" and othei" fruit anywhere"we must , ' been transferred will be set in open lie d as dire? 3 j wheat an acre- will be at their W u,a as directed and mai irt .... a. lucir ocst at the next vear' . . ... . . j 1 .? . -v w umn., fining time. '"" mc getting ot neaitny plants ana plenty of fruit. 7
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