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FOR YOUNG TftEM,
Coal Aslic* Make an Excellent Mulch.
Samlust Can Also lJe U«c<l.
Question 3.—' Will coal ashes heaped
up about six inches around young apple
tr 1 injure the trees iu any way? Is
.
fresh sawdust a good mulch for young
fruit trees ?
Answer 3.—Coal ashes make an ex
celleat mulch for young fruit trees, and
you can pile them around your young
apple Trees V.ith perfect Safety. Saw
du t can b 3 u*cd to advantage as a
mulch, provided it is not worked into
the soil. Hard wood saw dust is prefer¬
able to that from pine.—State Agricul¬
tural Department.
Planting Irish Potatoes.
Question 22.—Wishing to plant wish at
least two acres iu Irish potatoes, I to
know the best varieties, how to prepare
and plant the land, how to fertilize etc.
Answer 21.—The best answer I can
give to your questions is to copy from a
most valuable bulletin recently issued
by the Georgia Experiment Station Oil
the subject of Irish potatoes:
1 "The best varieties for the first or
.
spring crop, given in the order of their
maturity, / are Pride of the South, Early
„ Rose. Beauty of , „ Hebron, , Carman v- ho. t I
and Peerless.”
2. Preparation. “This should be deep
and thorough, and the rows trenched
six or seven inches deep by means of a
subsoil plow.”
3. Seed Pieces. “The most expedi
tious way to pr°pare sped, is to quarter
tubers weighing from S to G ounces,
with r! reference to eyes.”
4 Distance, ‘Rows three feet apart,
and pieces 13 inches iu the row, is the
safest distance.”
5. Depth to Plant. “Four inches deep
In a thoroughly mellow, subsoiled fur¬
row, may be regarded as the standard. ”
0. Time to plant. “The earlier tho
spring crop is put in, the better, pro¬
vided late killing freezes are avoided.
The second, or summer crop, will ma¬
ture if planted as late as the middle of
August in most parts of the state.”
7. “Cultivation should be rapid and
thorough, and on a level. It does not
pay to ‘ridge up’ with a hoc, nor on a
large scale t > mulch.”
8. “Harvesting should not bo done
(unless for extra early sales) until the
tops are dead, as the tubers continue to
grow as long as the tops are alive. In
gathering, the sun should not be allowed
to shine on the tubers any longer than
can be avoided.”
0. Fertilizer. “Sis hundred pounds
high grade acid phosphate, 250 pounds
nitrate of soda, and 150 pounds muriate
of potash per acre—in all 1,000 pounds
applied either all under and mixed with
tho subsoil in trenching, or half under
and half over, after covering the seed,
but before the furrow is entirely filled,
is suggested as the most reliable form¬
ula.”
10. Preservation. “The spring crop
ranuot bo independently kept in this
latitude with any certainty. The sec¬
ond or fall crop can be kept by storing
in a dry cellar, with a cool, uniform
temperature. It is also well to barrel
them; they should never be stored in
bulk.”—State Agricultural Department.
V .anting San ly Land In Cotton.
Question land, 16.— I which have apiece of sandy, in
very sandy has been cot¬
ton for several years. I would like to
put it in cotton again, but am at a loss
as to tho right kind of fertilizer to use.
I know that the land needs vegetable
matter. Would it pay to haul leaves
and plow them under and then apply
commercial fertilizer, or how shall I
manage it, so as to produce a paying
crop of cotton on it ?
Answer 16.— Hundreds of acres of
land in the state just as yon describe
have been cropped and recropped
in cotton until the humus is exhausted,
and the quality of the land is such that
it will retain neither fertilizer nor mois
tun f>n- any length of time. While
the honing and plowing under of the
Iran v. nr ! ii mbtless supply the hu
nuis in i-av measure, it would 1)6 au
expo "dve pr ess and the increase in
the vie d o' e 'ton would scarcely pay
for the u* iv. A cheaper and more
re is mable p. m would bo to plant the
land in a ro.i ivating crop —cowpeas, for
instance—w.iich would supply the hu¬
mus and at tho same time yield a return
for the investment. These should be
fertilized with phosphoric acid and pot¬
ash in equal proportions. When the
hay is cut turn under the roots aud
stubble, going (Dop enough to bring up
a little of tho clay to the surface. The
obj H-t is to i ‘ the mechanical con
diti u of vour soil and the clay
will tend to accomplish this by binding
together the too loose surface, The
will furnish the moisture
absorbing and moisture retaining ele¬
ment. both of which will prevent the
leaching out of any fertilizer which
may afterwards be applied, Unless
some such plan as this is pursued, there
can be no reasonable expectation of
making profitable crops from these hard
* run acres. ne mistake which have
we
,l 1 1 u ■' 1 “ a!tc,r Tear has been that
V nave appropriated every available
e.ement of plant food that we could
wring from the soil, while of the ferti¬
lizers, which we h&v? applied, nothing
remains after the crops are gathered be¬
yond a little ins, liable phosphoric acid
and pot as a, wluchtuihe case of sanuy
land, such , yours, is soon beyond the
reach of the crops.—State Agricultural
Department.
questions ANSWERS
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MUCH INFORMATION FURNISHED.
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Bow Kid the Henhouse of Hloe—The
Kest Early Pea For the Family Garden
and the Ifest For a General Crop—Ger¬
man Clover Not Adapted to Spring
Sowing, Etc.
Question 1.—Every spring I am
troubled with lice iu my lieu house;
please fell mo some cheap remedy for
preventing it ?
Answer 1.— Apply kerosene, or kero
gene emulsion liberally to every portion
q{ ^ ^ ^ roostg . You
can do ^ ^ an old whitewas h
brush or a mop made from any old sack.
Repeat the application once a week for
three or four weeks.—State Agricultural
Department.
Burning a Kiln of Eime.
that Question 2.-I write kiln to inform you
I wish to burn a of lime to use
on my farm ag a fertilizer . H ow shall
I arrange to burn it, and how long will
u take to bn ™ « kll “ with wood,
Answer 2.— Lime may be cheaply
and profitably burned on any farm
where limestone is abundant. Lime
may be burned in kilns or cheaper still
the stones may be piled in a heap and
burned, something after the manner of
burning charcoal. Iu the latter case,
as arch is made of the largest stones at
the bottom of the pile, and the cavity
under the arch is filled with well seas¬
oned wood. Lay the stones loosely,
and immediately above the arch, place
a layer of wood, then a layer of stone,
and so ou until the pile is as large as
you want it, then cover the entire heap
with earth, leaving an opening at the
top for the smoke to escape. A short
chimney increases the draft and is de¬
sirable on that account, as the wood
must burn freely. Start the fire be¬
neath the arch and regulate the draft
by opening or closing the mouth of the
arch. The Wood should be dry to burn
briskly. By the time the wood is con¬
sumed the stones will be calcined, but.
should be left until entirely cool.—State
Agricultural Department.
The Best Early Pea.
Question 6. —What do yon consider
the best early pea for family garden ?
What is the best for general crop ?
Answer G.—Of the wrinkled varie¬
ties American Wonder, McLean’s Little
Gem and In ott’s Excelsior are all excel¬
lent. Of the smooth kinds, Dan O’¬
Rourke, Alaska, Early Philadelphia are
all good. The wrinkled varieties require
a richer soil than the smooth, and are
not quite so hardy. For a general crop
there is no better poa than the Cham¬
pion of England. It is a vigorous
grower and requires stakes at least four
feet high. It bears abundantly, and
the peas are wrinkled and of fine flavor.
Be sure to try them. The Everbearing
is also a good variety and does not
grow as high as the Champion of Eng¬
land.—State Agricultural Department.
Inject Warm Antiseptic Remedies.
Question 8.—What can I do for a
cow that has retained a part of the after¬
birth after calving? She eats heartily
and does not seem sick.
Answer 8. —If the animal seems well
and has a good appetite, it is probable
that you are mistaken as to her having
retained a part of the afterbirth. Make
sure that such is the case by a local ex¬
amination. Ii you are correct, it is too
late now to remove the afterbirth by
hand, and all that can he done is to pre¬
vent, as far as possible, the evils likely
to result from the decomposing mem¬
branes, by making injections of warm
antiseptic remedies into the uterus. A
1 per cent solution of carbolic acid will
answer, used daily for a week or ten
days. If there is uo fetid discharge
from the vagina, and the cow appeal's
M be doing well. I would recommend no
t: it meat >r the p osent.—State Agri
cultural Department.
Uh© Kainit and Potash.
Question 9.—I have s .me fresh land
between tw ponds. I have planted it
three years in cotton: it does not exactly
rust, but sheds leaves and forms dry up
some, i am thinking of using kainit
be used'•mf'how applied"a™rtrith
acid? The land makes plenty of weed.
Is there any objections to using salt
with comport couip .sad of lot manure,
cottonseed and acid ph isphate?
Assw ir 9.—Your laud being between
two ponds would indicate, perhaps,
that there is too much water in the soil
for cotton. Could the ponds be drained,
or at least considerably lowered, the soil
would probably bo remedied. If the in¬
jury results from a saturated subsoil,
the application of kainit will not remedy
it. If caused by a deficiency of potash
iu tho soil, the remedy is plain. To
each acre use 50 pounds of kainit mixed
with 150 pounds of potash. Should this
application produce a marked improve
meat in the condition of the cotton this
year, you may feel sure that the trouble
has been caused by a deficiency of pot
ash in the soil, and next year increase
the kainit. There is no objection, bnt
decided advantage in using salt in the
compost heap. The compost, though,
that you propose to make, will be defi¬
cient in potash, aud I would recommend
the addition of kainit to make it a com¬
plete fertilizer,—State Agricultural De*
i dartment.
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Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
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Castoria.
Castoria is an excellent medicine for ehil
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fcood effect upon their children.”
Dr. G. C. Osgood,
_ Sewell. Mass.
*' Castoria is the best remedy for children of
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i 'lead of the various quack nostrums which
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