The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-08-25
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F,om The Valley IA mer.
cLoyER sEGp-tiIAxr GLOVER.

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GLOVER SEED-tiI,Nr GLOVER.
EDunas vaLLlY FARsER: II ass ,ou an
apnngy for mt en,wrrng, nj an sarl,er dry.
ynul favor nf the End instant. 10 regard to
the method practicr,l in this section. OF cut
ting ci0,rr, ihra.h on the heads. an,i hull.
| iu. and RI, aning the seeds. have ml, to
say that ~, time ha, been 80 thoroughly 0r-
euped that | have fuund il ,mpossible, until
Duw, 10 ,a,npiy with your request.
/ Introductory to- an, remark- uppn special
inquiries, siiaw me To call yuur attention to
the cultivation ~ species ol clnver. ia this
sec tiou, WHICH, fram the most thorough rDqui-
ries | hive been ahle to make, has been very
sparngly introduced into other parts nf the
State, and IN fact seems 10 be confined TO
some three or iour connties in the intrrior.
viz wv #shingtnn. Marion. Lincoln and
Boyle counties--a red clnver, very superior
To the kind in general cultivation. by no pos
sibiiiy humbug, and it generally known.
would doubtless be universally cultivated.
II i, called IN this seci,nn, /" Saplin. nr Giant
ICloyer,r AID VAS introduced intu cult, atiou
here, abnui the wear lS48, b, the Rev, John
San,lu.k, ana Eli Ad ims. practical far"."-
ol Marion county. twas brought fr"n Ma
irsla.d.
The Ssplin or Clint Ciover is distinguish
Ell irnm the ori,n,iy rel clover b, the -'ze
aid height of us stalks. ~ ihey are as large
again and grew i.om ioot 10 eighteen IN hes
on an average. higher; u y oi m re 'apM
groath IN tue sprung; will bear pa>'"ring
earlier, but ,lnes Mt Dluom n early b. three
J Or fur weeks. consequently bitter adapted
4 /. be cultivated with timaihv. The seeds nf
the giant cu,er are SMALLER Than the com-
n,nn. and u m>uatiy ,na,lu,es ir,nn twn and
: hall To thee bushels ni seed Per acre. IN
clo.e ,ou q smaIl parcel ni seed tia you may
make an experiment with II. The seed ut
this clover sells readily al from % To $40
per busIel, aud il still selling this season At
as. romum cioser se.d al - IN this neigh.
bor, oWl.
| will now address myself 10 the matter,
le nf inquiry in y",r noir. Our farmers ">ual
nv pasture their 81 yer unttl abnut the lOtI
III Junr. when .t"ck j. turned oH. aud The
: second "r seed crop = ab"ut Ia grow. A.
soon a, the seed l. suificientl, maiare u &
cut down with the ordinary moving sctihe
a very Light labnr, twn or thee ali,ls "rins
able 10 cut, ~ guo,l time. between lift, aud
hnnirrd acre. ~ tact Distinguished lar ne
I'm Marian county, now dead-the late Jame
e.. McElra, has been known 10 cut hun
dred arres. IN nnr seas0n, with twn hands
and these hanis consisted of negru woinal
and Ia grown bns. and in thai year he soil
the seed thus saved Tor SIUO0--seed helm
low.
i. The nude practiced 10 getting nf the head
/. NJ follows: A incation % selected nra
tie middle IL the clover field. ahtl trea,lin
Amr prepared ~ ID. usual va, (ii ont q
to Mak with Il ~ barn., IN account oi ~
ust y tenn Is then sei al work, 'anlins :
the straw To- q tre.dng yard. where one l,an'
bo, anil tsn ho.r., seI Ut the had. !
last a, IL can be- haurd m; A. h. lrad, ~
thu. separated, they are ihr Mn up III"
kind II sack IN tur middle ni the nunr, uni
tlr p1cr,, j, snn, ,'lried.
The n.xt step aiirr separating The hei'
firm illr str,w. i. IL tread "nt the seed !;
here, up 10 thi> iltnr, "a, Irrn with u, u
tug ul war all ihe hnr.es iiit the irradiI
yaaI viii hnih are be- .hi into req ,l.it,''il'
sss II in sI.hi t. len, anI y. the hnt -
lhe shine. ai.uu,I smnlhr,ed ~ ia., the lab,
~, iafarr liads al the winding ~. that
i M. sue re.lrd ~ SEPARATING ablit i've Dn
- els ~ seed day a eonm u whra' lan a
me i sitter hn shes the Up ration.
Fac An t1prrimeni madr ih.s winter. hnMe,'
he With IL, I" n ls,0n Tht slirr," bids lair {"
Al Au.uiaie new mn,le n sep rai,ns the *
Irnn lnr hull. A neighbor "l m'ne. Cnl.
!. Y Busrl,. uf this county. hal rni and !
i3-- duced TO this last prnces, large crop
clu,er. ani de.palring ii success. IN sepa'
ting the seed lrDm the hull by The tread,
,iins llupr, hal ma Ie sc,eal unsuccessful atte n
= 90 IL bay i regular clover hulirr and clra"
"' The winter sfason was on him, and he y
i about 10 Iose his whoIe crup Of seed, when
sI.- NV ggrsiinn my thtesher sas tried;
- We did B, stopping the elevator and Or
Ian, and allowing the seed TO escape at
chess s,nut. We Get the hOrses TO woi
y tie clnrr hulls s.re 10 . very ba sti
oaefs having been exposed to snnw aud raj,
tow" ring the grcsirr part " the winter, an'i
s'o'' b, r.nning them through the maci,inr =
f,mi. twn " three ti,nr., W. cleaned abnut ~
..res. lbu.lsls 1 day +; II was prounnncrt peri
,urcrss by ~ WIN Witnessed u, aud thr {
wert clusInn vas arrived al. that We could "a
ne' clean, al the prupsi time u The yra', ~ bt
a, els a tay. Whether th,s machi"e Ill
-. swsr IL s.psratr the hull. from the sitas
don't as ,rt snow. Onr thlng !. cert
q. hove,sr. i,s success IL the most ,liiicnit.
AZ in truth. auly iormidabie part u the "a
- hal re,luceIt pracrs.u u .a,i.g elos'r :
hto dUwn toa natter IL but little ,iilh,ali,, c
o'ne' pared To what IL has been heretofore.
In Recommending thi. subject I" the at