Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-09-19
ltsON RALriGn REGISTER.
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VI.
every good system OF agriculture, particularly in
.ea oil inpro'eneEt clover il Absolutely necessary
forming the basis of the whole. without which,
n anie p'ah OF cultivation eau be pursued The many
thonsahcs vi avtes OF worn exhausted laud in ,ic
ohef.nt parts Of North Curolina, testify the total
ana shameful neglect IN the people cnltivaiing this
Vsiuanie grass Clover, aided by inclosing together
WIN gypsum anu deep plOushnc, able convert
NM! nto iruitinness. and crops chose the
most abundant In every part the United states where
Tue son Is IN high state NJ improvement clover
teisyey cultivated and acknowledged 10 be the pri-
cpai agent IN ehecIing these improvements am per-
sauti that th1se who have improve
ment, could hay out the money 10 So GOOD an ,nte
resi- ~ IN The purchase ri clover seed a. their msney
would soon b. reimbursed treble or duadruple fold in
the rapid Improvements which would he effected on
mel, idrns b, meaus of tie clover Glover wien well
p la on good sol. and having top dressing of pais.
ter OF NV" bushels 20 the acre. will the trst year
thtee tons ofsnod lay To the acre second year
,l &c - ohte siip afterwards paSlured 10 the mid
oe ~ october the third year viii afford excellent pas
IhictN y -, sheep aud nloh cows dnrin- the summer
ANA IN September be tuied under II is TIE best
pasture Tor raising healthy every kid Cattle
&c .nns on 1t viii he latter tbrorg the whole SEA
SUI 1ah on any olhtr pasture. The bntter aRd cheese
made from the mich cows will be OF supsrior flavor
and appearance, aud will keep pure longer ,han tlat
ihaue roh any ether grass heritage From its iuxn
rant aud quick growth il defends the earth from the
screening rays OF tue san. aud Il fed IN the fall
VIII keepIhe earfh warm in Tie winter ana in mo-,
sure defend u from the violence tue frOsts Glover
Cut green ard permitted to lie six hours i'm the sun and
seh gwen 70 horses r prevent the having the slab.
peis but II Is when properly cured the beat hay Tor
any AInd OF stock ana may be raised ON the highest
NILS on farm where there bottoms suitable To
III
preferred Ia amy timothy meadow When clover seeds
sown Tor The purpose Of improving land speedily, il
snoui De nclosed and the clover nether grazed
III oiuef mat II may extract rom the atmOs pherv the
greatest quantity of vegetable mailer ssibe TO be OIL
ven 10 the earth VIXEN elaborated into form suicnt
iy permanent TO benefit it,
Waen Clover is intended to he moved one gaon or
from eight TO twelve pounds OF seed the acre should
De sONed ia February OF March and By giving top
dressing oi plaster the clover as soon as the grain
crop on 1t viii he sufficiently large on almost
any KIND of soil tile year following THE following me-
tilou OI clover
performed. ''
Save parcel OF straw to mix with The clover in the
ioho"nS iaher Lei the clover the day II is cut
lay ia the swarh the dew is on the next day
turn H. ~ le evening, haul it to the NOV barrsck,
STACK, "hefe II Is intended to be deposited then the
Detton put down layer OF the straw Elk iuches thick
lhsn another layer OF clover twelve inches thick 80
GU WIKI stTa" ANA clover alternately, uh IL inised
away IN this manner
Horses ad cattle onlcr Of the straw when irnb
seu Hith slces OF the clover IN the winter than OF te
best t!innthy hay that be offered them e.peciay If
mite brine is sprinkei the at The time OF
s.Ns'og away by managing III this way, colour
aua smell OF the clover ia winter viii equal 10 any
hay aud horses have been known To leave the green
grass III midsummer aud eat hay thus prepared IN
preference. Clover should be for hay when the bios
CONS are turning OF brown hne and beginning to
Considering clover rs necessary TO the best plan of
conducting farm, ii is The duty OF every rea friend to
s necessary science, to promote the cultivation
great oo'ace 10 the propagation Of this valuable grass
arises nom the high price OF the seed owing to the rou.
Die Of zsihsrng and the difficulty cleansing it, Could
much less price than now demanded for it. Ihe fellow.
ing plans of gathering and c!eaDsin. the seed are prac.
ssd III The state OF NewYork, where they have long
Deeh IN the habit OF raising seed for sae when clover
Is Kept TOR SeeI u sand TIL heads are very
bro"n or until one half Of the field has changed its CO.
our by the dryness Of the you then begin 10
collect them, which is done by machine invented At
bfookayen in Suffolk county, New York u is drawn
ny horse aud guided by boy who will collect
from the hed by this meaus, the heads OF clover grow
lug on five acres In one day. This machine 10 of sim.
pie construction il Is nothing more than An or y. hoy OF
dnt,d
hish On three Sides one part which may call the fore
part L open on TINS are hSed fingers similar the
gers Oi cradle, about three feet long and SO near toee
ter as to break OF the heads from the clover stocks
which are taken between those fingers; the heads are
THROWN back into the box the horse walks The box
- Aso on ah axetree supported by two small wheels of
arout two feet diameter handles are Syed TO the
poN OeDl oy winch the man OF hoy, at the uie
ne sues e morse lowers or raises the fingers Of the
machine SOFAS to take off all the heads from The clover
Is often as the box gets f Ot heads hey thrown out
dn he morse goes Oh again All the heads of clover in
what manner soeVer collected ought be put into small
heaps or cocks, Of tie quantity OF bigness of
large corfu basket N the eid, there cypsscd that
tue hhsk may rot (Which effect will take place accord.
ing 10 the state OF the weather rs respects neat and
EOiGtiTe) oiherwisc WILDE very diacu to cot an, M
sren come attention ought 10 he PAID these heaps
0r cocks lest they should much next tl, ground
u WIN sometimes be necessary IN ofiDuch rain 10
urhtht heaps 10y rubbing The heads in hand may
easily De perceived when tie husk Is sufficiently rotten.
whenever 1t Is ioGnd that the heaps sufficiently rot
ted aud dry, hey are caTed into the barn and whenever
us iouhd convenient the seed IS ,hTeshed the
barn hooT, and cleaned with wire riddle The other
Pfh H. amer le nays tbeshed the heads Of the clover
are put into hogsbcad to which is added a sufficient
quantity OF water to mUsien the WHOLE IN order 10 in
duce fermentation. he farmer should carefully at
teiid 10 ibs critical operation, aud suffer the fermenil
ton 10 proceed only far effect the CAPSULES or
chai, without Iniurng the seed. Amer this operation
the clover heads spread eg barn floor TO div e,I
slsht threshins easily eXtricaies the seed.
Clover seed Is sOWn IN different quaptties according
10 te richness OF Tue SOIL anu tue use tl tis intended
II seed is 10 he collected from the first crop the clover
go .o,l 'pi 20 SIX pounds 70 ue acre II generally
70 WE'VE Dush"s D, the acre The clover on such lands
viii not be too thick produce seed from the
pai saudng ably Thin oil the ground, the headswi
DC wen hed VIVID seed " your land he rich aud sou
mean 10 NOV the irst crop, and collect seed from the
second from tw Give t. sixteen pounds much
I" pn To an acre. Sixteen pounds or on winter
gram has beea thought by many farmers to be TOO
much per acre, rnd less quantity on spring grain.
top dressing great benefit to CLOVER If so,n aver h
early IN tie spring stiff soil. ashes or SCOT ishe
best on light land the PLASTER OF Paris II aby Of these
are s7"n over II ever 50 tn IL viii nearly double the
crop. AGNCOLA
We have metwiil an interesting original work, Just
published, enured Observations the GEOLOGY Of
the vned Sates OF America with onthe
efec produced on the HatVro and JerfiLkg Of soil By
the decomposition of the different classes III RocKs &C
by 'sy WitLiAn hi1gLvEE" The work Is accompanied
ence
OF county part of which has been lately exposed sale
ny onr government aud will probably be accepiibie to
many 81 nuTresdets tNaf. Int.
That part Of this State (Geofga) which upon the
deelivity ofthe Allegheny psounians sheltered to the
south from The NoItberly Winds and omen t. the mild
temperature Of the South Sonthwest breezes ought
% be, aud indeed u, OF the most moderate climates
~ ha e. States IN gfeatmeasCfe free from the sudden
end Violent chaogss Of hest and cold produced by the
heetcldton " those TIVE opposite currents OfaiT from
the North aud south, bringing along with them the tenn
peratue u tie Opposite climates from whence they come
IL Nag likewise be considercs climate more conge.
NAL " tie growth 81 yqfs from the S0ph n Europe
such As The tias and The ofise than auy situation
North Of II in The unsed states" p. ll6
" That ran VI lsis sisirf Mississippi TcIrisory)