Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-06-03
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Experiments. with BED Clover.

We publish Fellow an extract from
the reports Of the commissioned Of
patents, showing the experiments OF
Thorn hs Alilccls, Esq. Of Washing
ton, Mississippi, With Red Glover
The IeseiIelIy high Population Of
this gentleman as an 5illt 4lligent and
practical planter, g5Fts Importance
and v.Ilue to the communication. and
those experiments hsa fhg be en- made
in gn extreme southern gclilllate, de-
indastrates very clearly the practical
bili r3f rearing clover ln Georgia,
AIabailla, and JIississipti We con
less quiz own surprise and qualification
at the disclosures here made
81 h A1leck would confer favor on
many agricultural friends by com
nunlcHting other thoughts and ex-
perihents; and our ceIunl ms will stand
open Wide for the reception Of all
matt rIfrom bis pen, on This and kin
bred Subjects.
During l S -. '43
and j tried repeated eXp eriments
with F9d clover, sowing at various
times but mostly in the vi nter and
splins The result was ii ,ariably
the S |lhe; 50 50 on as war IN, dry,
weather set in the plants Tho ugh pre-
yiously making a. fine growth on a
goed 35K, began to wilt as the day adj
vancdi. and by evening WERE entirely
wiltcl Town. l}y the first Of August,
SCARCELY a plant was to be seen, ex-
cePt il thc fence corners an 4 around
9ttands- In September, is IS, Ebrolle
up abb4t an acre, consisting Of three
or foul Rharpz 9pints OF Jery PAIR
laad FItb hollows between, of go9d
,1A 4ok The hollows had been
th;cltdt4 Of fuieIs; upon the points
scarcely even a stalk Of bf0om-sedgc
or of ! oycrty-9rass could exist. /
soNel the whole Immediately with
red dloger, &iyil lg the poor portion a
pow,lerihg ol>plaster, 50 soon as the
seed baI / spr6ute d, at the rate Of one
and I, h3 If bushels per acre, During
the fall and winter, the clover grew
vigorous ly, showing little difference
between the points and hollogs.
As I'll c spring advanced, the ps,s-
tered ! prtions assumed a deeper
green. u ever tagging a leaf during a
very drJ time. This induced me to
have a bushdl Of plaster cast Over
:he Whole, the peer laad q as recoiy-
ing indre than double portion. AT
ter tile very first shower the effect
was manifest and great. The clover
pn the Vt hole Of the lqt grew Yigor-
puslyI Though the s JIM mer, the poor
keeping Ne hcad. c lt the whole
over lDr #oiling and for HAY, when in
full bloom about the first of June, |
think, getting q heavy cut It grew
cut again vigorously, bloom ed and RI
penea full crop Of seed; and, with
the exception Of a few Struggling
! ,lants, diqd down, robts and ali.
,.1Abdut the middld Of September,
the seeds Isproutcd, d nd by the midi
dl& Of. October the \ t was as green
MS eyer It now got another bushel !
and a half of plaster over the whole.
The weeds and brierS had been kept
down. By the middlb of May it was
Il rich sight, the clover standing fully |
as high asfthe knee Of a tall man,
and covering the groa md thickly and /
evenly, bu most on the rich land
Il was again cut, the CLOVER being
only FemoHed from the richer spots. I
On the rest it was evenly spread and
left as tbp-drcssing, The second |
crop was much better than the firstI
rpon the ridges, showing distinctly |
The elects pf the top-dressipg. The
whole was out when in blossom, and
made into hay, rhich satcdied crayl
ting hat 1 he i, horses, mules, &c.
and was ultimately used for bedding. |
The second crop salivatcd even hogs, |
turned upBa it to Craze The third |
sear clover was not so good, still
welding fIif crops, however, Of which !
the first W rs made into hay, and the
second ploWGd in when at its best
Last yearftIwas in corn without ma
nure Of any kind, and was 30 perl
cent bette4 than on similar land, DIFF |
fercntly tfeated Even the poor
ridges Aay4.h full crop of largo, well
filed cars. This year | am appro-
priating it 10 a permanent layering
Of er@Fgre4hR, being within the linz
its of my hursery.. 1t tapes the
north. The results Of these expe-
riment5 !. upon land of different de-
grees of rich ess, and with every eX-
posure, have been the same; proving