, 1864-04-09
Clover.

sense our readers well appreciate is pup
lished in the Country Gentleman. We
make some extracts from it.
SAVE YOUR OWN CLOVER SEED.
When the farmer saves clover and other
grass seeds Of bis own raising, he knows
whether II is pure and free from nOxious
weed seeds or otherwise; but when he pur
chases bis grass seeds, he Is not sure bu:
he Is also getting mixture Of bad seeds
as those Of the white seed or daisy, or
Canada thistle, or seeds Of the long leaved
plantain or, perhaps, he may get sp ink.
ling Of wild carrot seed, or those Of the
yellow dock, or barn grass, and other vile
stuff. All Of the above named | have had
Introduced on my farm within the past
twenty years, cost many wearJ and hard
days work in digging them up. and al
tempting to externiinate and prevent their
further extension. Robbing hen.roosts is
an honorable business when compared with
that of raising and vending grass seeds,
IN xed with those Of the daisy, plantain,
and other similar pests Of our grass, grain,
and other 6elds.
10 this section Of the country, presume
there is scarcely one farmer In twenty that
Is In the practise Of saving clover Of bis
own growing. but thew denend unon ann,,.
ally purchasing the necessary supply. and
in those years, when Il is "scarce::and dear,
as is sometimes the case, they are not likely
to over-seed their grounds. Sometimes Ia
buying clover seed they get badly cheated,
ns Occasionally il Is so Old that IL has mostly
lost its yecetatiye quality. Az other Times.
thew aet The dwarf southern seeds tucked
on to them. instead Of The medium or wes-
tern or the still larger northern or peayine
variety. and in addition. occasionaIIv thew
get some Of the above named troubiesome
werds introduced on their farms. which be.
come q permanent fixture In their GROUNDS
for ali coming time.
Many Of tie evils attending The purchase
Of clover seed might Be avoided bt farmers
II they would only grow thelr own: bu,
so,nsiow, our farmers seen, to think clover
. seed must be hulled and c:eanej rum The
ehaf before sowing: but as there are no
clover hulIers heresbouts. If we ave clover
seed 1t must be sown in The chaiI, and this
IL not quite % convenient as sowing the
cleansed seed, but Il will coma up inst A.
we'll; and / am inclined TO think fiji better
when Il i narrowed IN. than The clean seed
will. IN April affer the fallino az a lioht
snow. I sowed 4 number AZ bush,ls ~ cIo.
yer seed IN the chaff nnon winterl whea.
and have thick catrh 81 voung Clover
thicker than evet Obtained frum swing
che clean seed, but Il, was moi % evenly
soWn, q the plants now show. 0at 'sT'
d Nhrcb. 1857. 4 brother Of mine re.
uidlHr IN illinois forwarded 10 ma buslel
of he real Northern or peavine cIove, .seed,
Il was sown with wheat and ora side bv
side, lhe clover belna Iast year's. and now
equally A mod ,rhera snwn viii IN cas-.
as On he portion sowed vi.h vheat. Lasi
year, ths clover, soms three tons per ACRE,
scy.hs' q !. Il w.s !, b.siy E ioSs.d j. y cosIS s
not Be- moved II svat6s. Manv staIks
were Eve lset Ionr. i Iaik 4 nos,;on ~
seed. and n due time h was harve..ed
Thissprinr. a alreadv raid som. va .cwn
on winter whe.t aiso. havs rown /. m
eaveral 6elda uitk oats. naa.ino Ruel,n,s
harrow, onoe ov.r ,he er.,!'rd sIss, Sc,~Ins
fhe clover SEED. The yuunR clover an,onS
The oats nov, (Jnne IL 3 as sth.ck a
spatter.r think / must have sown A the
rats Of l2 70 IS lba Of clear seed per acre
The hrrdrrahs seeds were not sown I'M alie,
aIl harrovina va compieted. Il 40 lhen
sown ana ne aFound rolIed and / th,nE i
never had such 4 thick cnicR al crsss.
am s,runrIy Of the objniun that when /
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