Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-09-20
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Southern Christian Advocate.
A NEW AND VALUABLE CLOVER
FOR THE SOUTH.

During the past spring ! was much in.
terested in examining q new species Of
Clover, which is raised by two gentle.
men 10 the vicinity Of Falkland, Ala
This clover when growing, before boss
oming, resembles the red clover in some
respects, but in others it is entirely diff
ferent. The blossom is yellow, and the
seed resembles a bean in shape, though
it is but little larger than the seed Of the
red clover, and is contained in a very
singular burr, which is about the size Of
a large pea. Again, this grass, roots
and all. dies annually yet the same
piece of land need never be sown but
once, as the seed is produced in very
great abundance, and comes up very
freely and surely every autumn. Again,
il is entirely a FAN and Winter grass
It commences growing in October, and
grows on finely through the whole win
ter, affording the finest pasturage. and
continues TO grow well, II pastured, IN.
til the LIST Of May about this time the
seed begins to ripen, and the grass grad
ually dies, and leaves the ground thickly
covered with the dead branches and seed.
When the cool Fall rains and dews re-
turn, it then re.appears, aud grows as
before stated.
have said it yields an abundant crop
Of seed indeed, the quantity of seed is
SO great, that this is a striking and very
important peculiarly. From my own
observations, and from what one Of the
the gentleman above alluded to has told
me, l am well satisfied that il will Weld,
on good land. at least so bushels, prob
ably 100 bushels of seed in the burr per
acre, and this will be amply sufficient 10
SOW Is or 20 acres thickly. This will
render the clover exceedingly valuable
to every Southern planter. From a 10,
Of 5 acres Of good clover, he will raise
seed enough to sow 100 acres Of cotton
land, and thus cur a rich swatd oil
grass to coveethe land during the win.
ter, and protect il from washing rains,
and afford him the best pasture in the
world. This is not mere fancy, for It's
growth on fair land is as luxuriant as
ever saw Of the red clover, on the finest
lands in Virginia or Kentucky. / care.
fully examined a lot ofthis clover, which
was closely grazed to the lst of March
last, and about the lst of May a great
many Of its branches were four feet long
| have often admired the luxuriant pas.
lures and meadows on the rich valley o.
! Ohio, but ! think ] never saw q better
crop Of grass in all my life than tina
was.
Any person who may be DESTROYS o.
getting further information about thi,
! grass, can obtain it by writing 10 DR.. H
. L. Kennon, or Mr.. j. C. Snedecor, Falk
land, Ala. The letters should be post
E paid, as this is without their knowledge
: My apology for troubling you will
this communication (if one is needed) il
this. was brought up in agriculture
$ pursuits, in the rich and beautiful VALLEY
: Of the Ohio, where the fertility of thei
! lands is easily increased an hundred fold
by a judicious system of grassing, ant
ever since ! became a citizen Of til,
South / have regretted to see her rich
est lands rapidly wasting away withou
the hope Of future Improvements: an,
] desire, as a sincere lover of my adop
ted home, TO call the attention Of plan
Y tiers to the above named grass, becaus
1 | firmly believe It can be made incalcu
lably valuable 10 the whole planting ia
terest Of the South. n.
Falkland, .ala6a., July ~, 1850.