Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-10-11
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Rome Southerner.
CLOVER AT THE SpTTTH.

ToTHEE EDITORS OF THE HERNER:
1 read, in your last, an article upon the
subject of Clover, written by "A Far
mer." Believing his communication to
be highly interesting to the country, I
send you this on the same subject. He
showed that bottom land was well adap-
ted to the growth Of clover. The ex-
pertinent made by me proves that hill
land in this country will also produce
clover.
/ have four acres enclosed on the top
of the hill, half a mile from the Rolling
Mill it was cleared two years ago, and
put ia corn the first year, and without
manure, produced about six barrels to
the acre. In September of that year, |
scattered sixty wagon loads of manure
on it and plowed it in. In October Iput
in wheat, which produced very fine the
succeeding spring. In February fol-
lowing, ! sowed, on the top Of the wheat,
red clover. This was badly put down,
about one and a half gallons per acre.
After the clover, / put on Plaster Of Par
is, one bushel per acre. On the 18th and
10th of April following, a frost killed
the wheat TO the ground, when it was
headed in blossom. 1t was permitted to
stand, and in June was cut. / gathered
a great deal of straw and but little grain.
There appeared to be but little clover
not half a stand. 1t continued to come,
however, through the summer and the
fall and in March of this year, there
appeared to be a fair stand of clover
On t~wo.thirds of the ground, the whole
lot was pretty well set with it,-with
Volunteer Timothy, Red Tor. and a little
Volunteer Wheat. In May last | now
ed it. The product, when taken off and
weighed upon the scales, was over IL
900 pounds Of hay, valued, at this time,
at our place, at $15 per ton. AT THU
date, the cloverappears again, and shows
a good stand all over the lot. With or.
binary season the product 10 clover be-
tween this and September next, should
equal four tons. This will be supposet
to remain for seed. Perhaps your rea
I ders may say the manure did this. /
is true, in part. What the manure haI
done, however, up to date, we expect th'
clover TO repeat for US, by proper pillow
ing as long as the land shall be cultiva
ted. The clover will reset itself indef
nitely and admit of a rotation of crops
J corn, oats, wheat and clover. This
have proven by an experiment Of tel
= yeas. ! have this spring put down A
acres of hill land neal this place, in clio
!. yer and orchard grass, which shows
a better stand than the 4 acre lot above re
. ferred to did at the same stage. Con
. nected with this, allow me to state ths
while attending the last Baptist Conven
|, ton in May last, / la delivered at Nj
I rietta Depot several loads Of Norther
hay, the cost of which could not be muc
II short Of 20 dollars per tom. / give it ;
: my opinion, founded on observation an
,e experiment, that Cherokee, Georgia, ca
e supply the Atlantic States from FloriC
= to Virginia with hay, and the Island
e Cuba also. In doing which, it will dol
~ Bile the value Of the lands, and triple Il
q product in grain now produced, in tt
years from the present time. This c;
be done with the labor power now in Il
country and its natural increase.
81 Respectfully yours.
az M. A. COOPER.
X, MI n. f. ~ 1OEn