Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-09-28
For the Grant County Herald.
Red Clover.
Sep. 18th, 1853.

Lima, Sept. 2lst, 1853.
MIR. EDITOR: In your paper of Aug.
3lst, you published an article from the
pen OF Mr.. Hiram Barber of Juneau, on
the raising of red clover Mr.. B. says
that the question is often asked 'scan red
clover be profitably raised ON our open
ings 7" have frequently heard the same
question asked, and doubts expressed re-
speeting its profitable culture in this part
of the State, not only on our openings,
but on our prairies.
| settled in this county in the spring
of 1915, coming from section Of the
Union where WHIT er wheat and red clo-
yer We're the principal crops, and seeing
nu1 little clover raised in this region |
inquired the reason and was informed
that it would not grow, that it had been
tried frequently, and as often failed.-
Now was well convinced from obser-
walton and experience that red clover
and wheat We're both adapted to the same
soil; reasoning from the feet that wheat
grew well on our soil, ] Inferred that the
seed which had been sown was damaged,
| therefore sent to Ohio and procured a
bushel OF good seed, part of which SOW
ed in the spring OF 1916, (sowed in
March on winer wheat, first crop. when
Notwithstanding alldhe doubts expressed
IT grew as well as could be wished. In
l847 | cut good crop of hay, (frst
crop second crop cut in Sept, saved
for seed, of which Isold over thirty dol
lars worth, besides what sowed, guam
tity OF ground sowed:at first about four
acres. Il have sowed more or less eve
ry spring since, have also raised seed for
sale every year but one since 1S47.
Last year | raised over forty dollars
worth ofsseed onla field of six acres -
DO brother farmers do not be afraid that
red clover will not produce profitable
crop on our openings, or on any soil that
we have in this part of the State Tex
cept IN slonghs provided always that it
be sown at a proper time and due care
taken OF il, by which mean that it sho d
be sown early enough to get we'll rooted
before winter, and that it should not be
pastured close late in the fall, for in Ell
Their case if exposed to a severe open
winter it will be very apt to get winter
killed. | would therefore say to all far
mers, Danish all false notions which YOU
may have regarding the unproductiveness
OF clover from your minds, stock down
your farms with clover and timo hy, for
believe me, it will pay in the pasture.
that it will afford, if you never put a
seythe into it, saying nothing about the
benefit that it will be to the soil when
turned under with the pillow. DO not be
afraid that you will injure your land by
turning under crop Of clover, do not
fear that you will thereby make it too
rich know that it is the opinion of a
great many that our soil is rich ENOUGH
already, and think it folly to waste their
times in hauling out manure, or going to
The expense of seeding down,with clover.
such farmers burn their straw. and lei
their manure go to waste. / know of
some farmers IN my neighborhood who
nave not put a load Of manure on their
neids IN eight years, and | doubt not that
lhere are many such farmers in eyerv
section OF the country, who think that
lhey know It all, are opposed 10 book
farming, ashley term the knowledge that
Is impaired through the medium Of the
press on agricultural subjects.
M AGRIcoLA.