The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-10-23
. Nay yeur rich soil,
uzct sheula De done Nth a Hheaf Fiefd
aqer Ire Grain Is Harvested?

u7at Should De done mifh a Hheaf Ffeid
ef7er ne Grain Is Harvested?
The above is question Of much inn
nor,ance 10 all wheat-gro~ers. AT the
North, the fields are generally seeded
with clover, and where the stand is
good, an excellent pasture is furnished
tsr all stock till winter. At the South,
comparatiyelly few sow either clover
Or grass seed Of any kind, TO cover the
earth and render it profitable. immedi-
ately after wheat harvest. The ground,
however, is often pretty well supplied
with the seeds Of Indigenous grasses,
which germinate and grow OH quite
luxuriantly. To promote this result,
!, Is the practice Of good farmers to-
nlow the land; and the use Of sharp
harrow, or two-horse cultiyator, will
answer on most soils as we'll. Judging
from the few cases that have fallen un-
der our observation, we should harrow
or plow our wheat fields as soon as the
grain was cut, il the earth were not
quite green with valuable grass or
clover.
a Southern clover is greatly needed,
and the Agricultural Department Of the
Patent Oiiice has sent an order to VAL
araiso to procure quantity OF chiiian
clover seed for gratultous distribution.
Should any reader Of the cultiyator
know Of any plant peculiarly adapte d
10 Southern climate and soils, which
may be pro6tably grown with wheat, he
will confer favor by writing short
communication on the subject for this
journal.
What is the value Of the yellow clio.
yer, for the purpose indicatedf II will
never do to leave a stubble field naked
for several months after harvest, to be
burnt up by a.consuming southern sum
and the question is: What plant will
Weld the most shade to the land, and
forage to domestic animals! Is the
heat of summer and autumn, and the
usual amount Of dry weather, such as
to forbid the luzuriant growth OF the
COW pea, Of turnips, barley, or ryes
We cherish the hope that the Chilian
clover may prove Of great value to the
South, and shall spare no pains to have
the matter tested in the most thorough
manner. Our faith is strong that pro-
ftable crop Of some kind may be made
ON land from which wheat has just been
harvested; but what that crop should
be is the information which we seek
The clia,afe best adapted to cotton cul'
turc possesses peculiar and great adj
vantagcs. Ii can be made to grow
cereals, legumes and grasses; but VIII.
will name the best system OF rotations
Where is the clover Of the South which
will yield two tons Of good hay Pc
acre a year, in addition to lair crol
of wheat!
There is prodigieus waste OF trave
and loss of sunshine on many planta
tons, which ought to be avoided. WI.
make a hand and mule take 100 step
to accomplish a purpose that may ,
attained by so? There is as much sola
light and heat lost for all economies
purposes, after wheat harvest, IN tn
Southern Atlantic and Gulf States, q
would suffice to produce crop Of corr
which, from the lack Of sunshine an
solar heat, cannot be grown at all
England and Scotland. The capacit
Of the South to grow cotton betts
than any other known portion Of til
globe, implies capability Of dom
many other things in an agriculture
way, ofequal, land we believe, ofyreat'
Importance to its citizens and the h,
man family at large. The natural pos
cr exists; and its development must n
be much longer delayed.
One OF the best cultivated counti'
in England is Oxfordshire. A write
whose remarks we find in the LoHdt
Farmers Magazine, says: /" As sot
as one crop is removed, another TAX
its place, and even before the peas a
rcapcd, that which is to succeed h
been sown. The rye, vctches and la
tarnips are grown during the wint
months, and derive much OF their nou
ishment from the dampatmosphere, an
being all consumed on the ground, 7
turn to it more than they derive fro
it, especially if the sheep are at Y
same time fed on corn. The droppin
Of the sheep and their treading OF T
land, give It that richness and solldl
which, on these warm soils, are en-
nentIs favorable to successful sra
crop. ras crops, both white and gree
are sown in rows" &c.
We have long been convinced Of
wislem y! The system which places