Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-04-10
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From the Southern Christian Advocate.
a New and Valuable Glover for the
South,

From the Southern Christian Advocate.
A New and Valuable Glover for the
South.
During the past spring was much in
terested in examining new species OF
clover, which is raised by two gentlemen
in the vicinity of Portland, Ala. This
clover, when growing, before blossoming,
resembles the red clover in some respects,
but in others it is entirely different. The
blossom is yellow, and the seed resembles
the bean in shape, though it is but little
larger than the seed of the red clover, and
is containedin a very singular burr, which
is about the size of 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, it is entirely fall and and winter
grass. 1t commences growing in Octo-
ber, and grows on finely through the
whole winter, affording the finest pastur-
age, and continues to grow we'll, if pastu.
red, until the first Of May; about this
time the seed begin to ripen, and the grass
gradually dies, and leaves the ground
thickly covered with the. dead branches
and seed. When the cool fall rains and
dews return, it then re-appears, and grows
as before stated. -
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Ihaye said that it yields an abundant
crop. of seed; indeed, the quantity of
seed,is,s so great, that it is astriking and
very important peculiarity. From my
own Observations, and from what one Of
the gentlemen above alluded to has told
me, I am well satisfied that it will yield,
nsgood land, atleast so bushels, proba-
bly, 100 bushels of seed in the burr per
acre, and this will be amply sufficient to
SOW Is or 20 acres thickly. This will
render the clover exceedingly valuable to
every Southern planter. From lot of S
acres of good clover, he will raise seed
enough to sow 100 acres of cotton, land,
and thus secure a rich reward of grass to
cover the land during the winter, and pro-
tect it from washing rains, and afford him
the best pasture in the world. This is not
mere fancy, for its growth on fair land is
as luxuriant asI ever saw Of the red Glow
er, on the finest lands in Virginia or Ken
tucky. / carefully examined a lot Of this
clover, which was closely grazed to the
first of March last, and about the first Of
May great many of its branches were
four feet long. | have often admired the
luxuriant pastures and meadows on the
rich valley of the Ohio, but think / new
er saw better crop of grass in all my
life than that was.
Any person who may be desirous of
getting further information about this
grass, can obtain It by writing to DR.. H.
L. L.@Kennon, or Mr.. C. Snedecor, Fork.
land, Ala. The letters should be post
paid, as this is without their knowledge.
My apology for troubling you with this
communication, (if one is needed is this:
I was brought up in agricultural pursuits,
in the rich and beautiful valley of the
Ohio, where the fertility Of their lands is
easily increased an hundred fold, by ju-
dicious system of grassing; and ever
since became citizen of the South, I
have regretted to see her richest land rap
idly wasting away without hope of future
improvements; and I desire, as sincere
lover Of my adopted home, to call the at
tention of planters to the above named
grass, because I firmly believe it can be
made intellectually valuable to the plant.
ing interests of the South. N.
Frankland, Ala.
FEVER AND CANCER CURED-GREA1
D1scovER1Es-The city Of New Orleans
has become not a little celebrated for two
important discoveries made in it within a
few years, by two eminent physicians
one is DR.. Gilbert, whose fame is now
widely extended, as the successful curer
of that hitherto impregnable and terrible
disease, cancer" The other is Dr.
Seat, who has cured some of our most
eminent men, in a few days, of fever
We have read in the New Orleans Delta
and have seen the most respectable testi
monials of the cures effected by DR.. Gil
bert, in his Hospital, Poydray street, Ne"
Orleans.
Dr.Seat visited our Office last week
on his way to Europe to dispose of hb
important discovery to foreign govern
ments. The discovery is a medicine
which never fails to cure the most invete
rate case of fever in: a few days. Such
discoveries confer untold blessings upon
the human family.-Scientifc American
AN exchange says that there are nine
editers in the Wisconsin Legislature
Sensible folks up there.