Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-16
9 ,ulces Of The clover an

Il dr, straw THIS sbsobs the juices o lie clover az
iinp,5v,s The navpr 1.-THE s,r-w.
h is finn he second tia, tie seed should lee obtained
The iirsl crs,, Is alwa.s mingled with weedss Jhesf
ar, taken 81 with The covcf, and The sc,d growth Il
snrarid tas I'm aia sno'hered by II. When the So
cand rfnp i m1wn Il should be rskcd In small shorks
and when these dry =, top they shond DO 'ufnsa
ro,nrleiel, over without breaking When p'rfec,iy
dried the, may be taken the fl,teshng machine -
The seed ma, BE- len by bceiHe with h'iIs on 4
platform OF ,s,les BY machine. IA IA extremely am
cult separate tie clover seed FINN the esyAi aad Nis
the reason 81 tie great disparity between me es OF
growth NJ the plant itself and The cost Of the ssed IN mar
ket L. Recommended that they s thrown tsethef ~
Ia heap after lhresiua. aud geay pressed her By
these slight fermentation Is produced and The
seed is Afterwards readily cleaned.
This gYass beanal The stocks dying oil afier the
SECOND year II moi sustained BY fresh seeding Ills, II
advisable TO do the greatest benefit that can be
derived from the manufe Of the stubbc and os Is by
that time obtained The soil By ihst time is ~ full Of
Stop accumulation II should then be plouged
up snd the old routine ri crops resnmrd
There immense variety uf elOvers. We shall
corelude this arrle with mrnfun VI Two 81 them
The FIST Is the common red clover which IS IN use
tr ughout the United Siacs and which is undoubtedly
the impDftat nd the hest suited 10 wants. o
all the varieties # clover II is the most hardy variety,
grows bes' eaIcsreuus SOILS but viii flourish uxurlant
" any ground ~ sufficient strength tn ard II nour
lshment, and which IS properly Grained. On some cal
earepus s8ls II rs Occasionally a trienni1I
The other is lucerne which was early introduced into
this country and is still cultivated great extent Il
exceed ugly productive plant. perhar. the ns' 81
Of any other Mr.. Alien says, Chancellor Livingston.
who published his experiment upn this grass IN I9I.
estimates hal he IN season, At the rate o
tons per yielding profit Of over t35 per acre j.
yields from hre To five cuitingsper anuun Bni although
is value y The s goat. lis relative value Is not
nearly graf the red clover, as requires
exceedingly rich sill and careful cultivation render
thus productive II is only fitted for districts In which
there advanced state Of agriculture and dense pop
aatlon. l. can be advantageous, grown 10 the neigh
borood afeiiies and the flowng Is accoun, Of the
manner of lis cultivation
It have deep dry, loamy soil free from weeds.
and well filled with manure. suitable crop Ia pfecede
cnrn or potatoes, heavily msnured and kept clean.
Plaw In the fall and add As bushels crushed bones pr
acre; and early in April harrow thoroughly, and SOW
IN dulls fan 10 Two and half feet apart a, the
rat. Of OF 10 lbs seed per STIR the ground and
rN,rrate the weeds with The cutvator horse and hand
hoe # may be lightly cropped The first year and more
freely the clnd. but 1t does mol attain fall maturity I'LL
the third The Is strike deep into The ground, and
beng perennial. II requires renewal. except from
he ss Of the plants by casualties 1t should've cut be
fore getting too heavy, and cured like clover Liquid
manure Is good for IL, as nre also gypsum aud ashes
Darn yard manure ia occasionally necessary but to avoid
weeds. II must be thoroughly feruenied 10 destroy all
the seeds Il is sometimes sown broad cast, bu, the
rapid progress of weeds grass, &c, in the soil will
exiirae II II they suffered to grow and there is no
other o eleclnay cradlcatlng them but by cult
yaing the ucerr in drills and the hoe and cuvaiur
hen Keep the weeds in suhJecilon. IL 10 one Of the
most valuable plants tor selling.