Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-12
"BOKHARA CLOVER SOU

We have letter from JAS GowES, Esq of Mount Airy
near hadepha IN relation to an article in last head
ed "Another Hunbug Exploded, from which we coDv
the following:
with ITS public introduction know only this that early
IN the summer OF ls4l, Mr.. BUST practical Horticuln
rst of Philadelphia a meefng of .rrhe Pbadel
PIMA Society Tor promoting Agriculture" few plants
which he called Bokhara ClovcT;' on sight of which
pronounced it To be identical what had small match
OF IN my garden by the of sweet rscented flower
ing clover" the seed of which | received from, f;d
VINO had procured IN New York. On INV return from
the meeting TO Mount Airy, compared one of the plants
exhibited with those growing the garden and found
mem precisely tne same This neither increased d.
hshed my zeal for the increase of the called "Bokha
ra or sweet Scented Clover Already had wha,
might he called clever patch considering the few seeds
began WITH and was determined persevere ill could
seed an acre. to be able feed in such quantity As
would put Its merits fairly the test The seeds were
gwen 10 me As those OF towering plant OF exquisite per-
iune and IN view OF this character they were on; hut
when grown ITS leaves so resembed the Luceme and Its
taste highly clover favored thought its prpr nlace
was the field rather than the gaeden which it shall be
transferred next spring, 10 be made up fresh boquets for
Dairy Maid and her companions, who though they NAV
indulge IN toss OF their heads, will never, I'll warrant
I turn up their noses AT them.
Soiling, through the summer is fayorite nac,ics With
me- might add, necessary one NV farm, abou, l0O
acres Is OF light soil, Of the highest ridges in the
high lands OF the county Philadelphia To turn ont
some 30 to 40 head OF cattle pasture in the summer ON
these upands, under burning suns would be To con
sumo all the grass m these months leaving for hay
o Keep the fields bare summers heat and winters cold
thereby nIung tine soil and diminishing the supply of
grass Tor the next say nothing the comfort of
he caue under such exposure gathering up a withered
heritage from scorched surface. These evils olyiae nv
soins-keeping cattle comfortable and in good ond
non upon some Of land under Lucerne RYE and
hed clover; allowing me To than one hundred
Tons oi good hay, and aioug the best heap of manure
from stable alone since May last. the same number f
cattle, that can bc met with any where. But did not
SET out To wre chapter song; the noticing il at all
was merely incidental To showing how il for me TO
take in every thing likely to increase INV means
IN carrying out the pracuce-and there grass or plant
have yet scen that affords such promise as the
sweet scened' or "Bokhara clover" which, should IL
come up Ia expectations shall be made public for the
beneht OF agrcitursts. 1t be disappointed shall have
no cause 10 complain, as console myself with having
deserved success and that the failure involved only small
share OF attention few grains Of seed presented In me
by Trend, and that never encouraged any one to lose
time or money its culture. But if prove to be- AS va
luahe as expect, it will matter but little whether the plant
Is indigenous cNoucwhether il luxurias ON the fertile
plains OF Bokharah in the cultivated gardens Of New
Nork."-CUifirafor