HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



SAVE THE ONIONS 



BY 



KILLING THE THRIP 



BUY DOSCH DUSTS 



CHEAP INSURANCE 



WILLIAM L. BELDEN COMPANY, Inc. 



SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASS. 

 Sale Distributing Agents for Nsw Englanil (except Maine). 



Continued from page 1. column 'i 

 one part of the field alfalfa and timothy 

 was sown. This was to obtain informa- 

 tion as to the advantages of sowing al- 

 falfa with some other grass. 



In Granby, E. Thornton Clark has a 

 demonstration which is of value to many 

 men who own plain land. The field op- 

 posite the house has been in rye a num- 

 ber of years. Last year after the rye 

 was harvested a strip of three acres was 

 manured and plowed. A heavy applica- 

 tion of lime was made to the piece and 

 harrowed in. The field was then divided 

 into three equal plots. Plot I was seeded 

 with 10 lbs. Red Clover, 10 lbs. Alfalfa 

 and 10 lbs. Orchard Grass. Plot II was 

 seeded with 10 lbs. Red Clover, 10 lbs. 

 Orchard Grass and 10 lbs. Biennial White 

 Sweet Clover. Plot III was the same 

 a.s II except that Winter Vetch was used 

 instead of sweet clover. 



This demonstration shows the four 

 leading legumes in action. The alfalfa 

 plot came through in fine shape while the 

 sweet clover and vetch showed considera- 

 ble winter killing. It is hoped that 

 farmers in this section will follow this 

 demonstj-ation not only this year but for 

 several years. Its success should mean 

 a change from the comnjon corn, rye, and 

 golden rod rotation which is altogether 

 too common in the section. 



In all the experiences mentioned above 

 these are factor.s in common which have 

 made for success. Briefly stated these 

 are: 



I. Lime, liberal application, at least 

 one ton of agricultural lime or 2 tons of 

 limestone per acre. 



II. The variety to use is Grimm and 

 that only. 



III. Thorough inoculation. The best 

 way is called the soil and glue method. 

 Take a small quantity of soil from a field 

 known to be inoculated, dry it in the 



shade and screen it through an ordinary 

 window screen. Dissolve a handful of 

 flake glue in a quart of water. Moisten 

 the seed with the glue solution (less than 

 a pint will be needed for a bushel of 

 seed) and immediately stir in enough 

 of the inoculating soil to dry it and to 

 coat every seed with soil. 



IV. Time and method of seeding. 

 Twenty pounds or more of seed per acre 

 when sown alone or 10 to 1.5 lbs. per acre 

 when combined with other seeds. When 

 seeded in corn sew early in .July. At any 

 rate, sow before August as late seedings 

 are more apt to winter kill. 



V. Harvesting. Prof. Abbott states, 

 "The right time for harvesting alfalfa 

 is when the new shoots are well started 

 on the majority of plants but are not 

 grown out enough to be cut off" by the 

 mowing machine." It is a wise pre- 

 caution to set the cutter bar well up from 

 the ground. 



Continuefl from ]>a^e 2, folumn '-i 



and dusts have other distinct benefits. 



' One which is often overlooked is increase 

 in foliage growth which alone will more 

 than pay for the time and materials used ' 

 in spraying. Thorough spraying also 

 will decrease the amount of flea beetle 

 injury. Many seasons this small black 

 beetle which makes small round holes in j 

 the potato foliage will reduce the yield 

 over 2.5';''. Spraying with Bordeaux re- 

 pels this insect and results in better crops. 

 Potato "bugs" may easily be controlled by 

 using li to 2 J lbs. of dry arsenate of lead 



jor 3 to .5 lbs. of paste to every 50 gallons 



■ of spray. 



1 Farmers who use potatoes as a cash 

 crop cannot afford to take the risks of po- 

 tato production. Those who will succeed 

 must eliminate all possible risks. Direc- 

 tions for making Bordeaux may be ob- 

 tained fi-om the County Agent. 



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