The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-06
.9G ELTUR.IL.


What .hould be- done with n wheat
Field after the Grain Is Harvcsted3
The above Is question Of much importance
to oil ~hest gro~eis. A,,he Norh, the fields
are generally seeded With clover, and ~hers
he stand ,s good, an excellen, pasture lie lufn.
,shed Tor all s,ock ull winter. At the South,
comparatively .sw so~ either clover or 2tsss
seed Of any k,ud, 10 cover The earth and REQ.
der i, prof sb's, immediately after whss' hsr.
vest. The ground. bo~ever 10 Often pretty
well -uppled 9TH tho seeds Of indigenous
grasses, which germios,s and grow of quite
uxor,sniy. To promote this result. 1t 70 the
practice Of good farmers to plow the land and
the use Of q sharp harrow, or i~o.horse cult.
vator, viii answer % moot soils ~ VEIL
Judging from the few csses thu, have fallen
under our observation, We should harrow or
plow our wheel fields a. coon 40 the grain as
cut, il the earth we . not quite green with =
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A Southern clover - greatly needed. and
the agticuliurs, Department Of the Psten, o..
cure q quantity Of Chillsn clover seed fer
sra,ul,ous distribution. Should any reader Of
The Culiivator know Of any plan, peculiarly
adapted 10 s ,uthefn climate sad coils, which
may be probably grown with wheai. no ~rll
confer favor by writing . short comnunIcs
ton on The subject for this journa.
What 10 the value oil tho yellow clover, for
The purpose indicated! Il siIl never d. to
! leave 4 s,ubbe field nsked for several months
sfier harvest. TO be tyfni up by CO nsuning
southern suu; aud the question 10: WIS,
plant wltl >ie'd the mosi shade to The land
and forsge 10 domestic animals IL the heat
OF summer aud autuuin, and The usual amount
Of DIV weather, such a. forbid the luxvnsui
gro.ih Of .Ae Gov pea, Of turnIp-, barley, OF
rye1
Vb CUeIIsn iHu tUat tHc Sbttan CIV
YER msy prove Of great value TO the South
and shall spare 20 paine TO have the matte
tested in the most thorough manner. Ou
faith Is s,reus that Profitable crop OF son'
KIND may lie made on land from which whea
has just been harvested but what Ih4, croI
should be IS Tho information which We seek
, The climate best dapted TO cotton cultur
i possesses peculiar and great advantages. |
; can be made 10 grow cereals. legunes an
grasses; but ~ho viii name tho bes, system
uf tolsncnl Where is the clover Of the Sou,
. which viii yield two tons Of good hay per &C,
= q year, IN addition to a lair crop Of ~hsst1
/. There Is a prod,gous ~ss,e OF travel 90
u loss Of suosh,ne on many plantations, ~hic
ought to be avoided. Why make hand an
!, mule take 100 sep. 10 accomplish purpo.
that ma' be attained b, 50l There 10 q
is much solar ligh, and hea, lost for all eceoom
ca purposes a.'ef y heat harvest, iu tie South
- cru h|idHliC ana 0Uii Slateg, az " OF. "a suttlC
j. to produce 4 crop Of corn, which from the lac
n OF sunshine and solar heat, cannot be grow
,e al oil ~ 4 gland and Scotland The apac
* ~ OF the ) uh 10 grow cotton better than or
other known portion OF the globe, implies
7 capa5,ry Of dong many other things 10
be agricultural way, Of equal. and We believe,
greater importance 10 its clttzens and the h
e. man family at large. The natural power e
TO Isls; and It's development mus, not 10 mus
longer DELAYED.
or One OF the best cultivated Counties in En-
y, land 10 Osfnrdshie. A writer, whose .
. ma ks We find IN the London Farmers Ma
as szlnr, ssys: As soon as one crop j. reno
{" ed. another takes ts place. and even befo
the peas ore reaped. ,hs, which 10 to succe
y. hiss been Gown. The rye, vsicfes and Ia