Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-14
The Time for Sowing Glover Seed--pre DE-
aration of Glover and Grass Seeds.

Many welljudging farmers prefer to sow clover
seed in February, that with the freezing and thaw
ing, it may get sufficient covering without the use
of harrow or brush. A full gallon of seed to each
acre should be sown A few suggestions in regard
to the preparation of clover and grass seeds for
sowing will, therefore, be opportune.
There is cultiyator of grass who is not aware
of great loss from the failure of very large por
ton, of good seed, to vegetate. Whether from
being covered too much or too little, or from what
ever cause, there is little doubt that ene-haf the
seed we sow is lost The chief difficulty, we think
when the ground is in good order, is in giving ii
just little covering win cause it to yegetate
and this is very ttle while we shun the extreme of
covering too much. The subject of preparing the
seed before sowing has received little attention we
believe, and is well worthy of il. If slight coat
ing of some fertilizer, which will guard it against
loss of moisture on the surface until it strikes root
and gives stimulus to the plant in its earliest
growth can be effected, we do not doubt its good
effect. In the following from comm unication we
find in the Gsy7naatos0a Telegraph it is recommend
ed to moisten with brine and white blaster. We
attach much Importance. whatever fertilizers is
used, whether from grass seeds, in having por-
ton of it in direct contact with the seed. The
young plants get thus an impetus which is very ad
vantageous to them. The following is the process
of the writer alluded to above
"he seed is in the first place Thoroughly wet with
good strong pickle from the meat barrel enough
being applied to wet the floor upon which it is
spread. II is then gathered into heap and allow
ed to remain one day to swell. If the temperature
of the atmosphere should be low it will be udici-
Gus to warm the pickle before applying it. and to
give the seed another sailing the next day. After
this is spread evenly about one inch thick over the
floor, and in thirtysix hours each seed will be
found covered with thin crust of salt which will
enlarge the size of the seed, and adhere to it firmly
MOTTO be easily rubbed off by the hand When it is
wanted for sowing, moisten again with pickle
spread it dry floor and sprinkle on three quarts
of finely ground plaster of Paris to every half
bushel of seed This win adhere to the kernels
and again increase the size of the seed so that with
the swelling the coating of salt and the adhering
gypsum, one bushe will be increased in bulk to the
volume of two. Should lanything occur to render
the immediate sowing OF il unadvisable after it is
thus prepared remove it to your cellar and keep it
moist until favorable time arrives. The sewing
may be performed in the ordinary way, with the
hand.
eff urine be poured over the seed for few days
and little fife gypsum sprinkled on to coat the
seeds, the termination will be more rapid. OF all
The stimuants ordinarily recommended for clover,
this material is am pursuaded the most efficient,
and the most certainly Of success and | would no
more think of sowing down piece of soil to clover
no matter how rich it might be in vegetation mat
er, or how carefully it might have been prepared
without any application of this prime EXETER of
yerminative energy, than 1 would think of making
pork without grain.