The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-26
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Bed clover.

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: an articlezon the cultivation ofTed clover.
y. Thesfrst inquiry is properly, as 70 III, rhe
soil suited sto this galuable pant. ne
success Of its culturesde not SO ON. much
snpoii climate as soI-notSso much upon
heat or cold as upon Sproper food. dlve
Sfhe clover plant its proper nourlshment,
aud enough:o of it, and it will grow upon
; almost: any soil, provided it be not vet, or
z swan1py, OIL. a bed Of sand. It is, one OF
those plants which succeed, but do not
precedel, the domestic animals. N henevelr
! one of these animals thrive, believe clover
Will thriYe;f enough of the manure OF.
s these animals be given. Thisis one OF the
wonderful provision OF divine PROVIDENCE, e,
forever ,ser population, whetherof fquadrnPed1s
:. .or.men.s There is scarcely plant Wnlcn
accommodates itself to SO great variety
&c climates as. clover. 1t fourishes among
-S~tbas shiohlands Of Scotland and Norway.
!, ThSaIso: ffourishes in the fervent heats OF;
!. Snain and Italy. It grows well In Massa-
:. .cfnsatts. but not sos,Well as have seen 1t
=, GROWING, on Hutehinson's Island, opposite
4Sayannab, and in Baldwin county, near on
: The skirts Milledgeyille. But the land
on Hut chinson's@ Island was rich bottom,
!: and the upland IN Baldwin county was
\: : heavily manureds by.Mr. DeLaunay.--
These, and. 8. number of other instances,
which :rnightsbe cited, Show that clover is
scomparatively iiffeTent as to climate.
tits. the proper soil, naturally or artlti,
& .cially; which is most essential to success.
Z Persons who say thattscfoYer will not
sgrowsat the South, merely display their
ignorance ..s..-s.
Some soils are mechanically more favor
. able to clover, than others-clay suiting it
better than sand. But a sandy soil, with
!, good clay foundation, if dry, will grow
clover, If well nianured.
Some soils will grow clover without
: manure-as rich bottom land. dry enough
for wheat, or good fresh upland, with a
clay foundation, from which the salts have
mot not been extracted by cultivation. But
no ,uplandneed be sowed with clover, that
will not bring, of aefair year, ten bushels
OF, wheat, or twenty-five to thirty bushels
:, of corn. Almost any oak or hickory up
!, land, in woods, if the timber is cut down
Z and burned, except railstimber, and ashes
!. spread carefully, will bring good clover.
Ashes are an admirable manurefor clover.
1t IS the general practice, at the North,
when clearing such lands, to harrow IN
wheat with clover. The wheat, of a good
wear. wear. pays for the clearing. 1t is, not
; broken up for corn until the third or fourth
wear. " hen the roots are all dead, and the
blowing is easy for man and beast: This
: is, certainly the proper method OF clearing
: and treating land, where the timber Is not
yaluable.
But, some persons sill say, eve have
I 4alWavs understood that clover IS an lm-
: proyers of land. - SO it is. But the land
must first be made rich enough, if not so
snaturally, to give the clover good start.
:: Then, with proper rotation, and proper
treatment of the clover, the land will con-
t1nues to improve without other manure,
and without Resolving the clover. For In
:. stance, aspfece Of ground is IN clover,
Wv hieh has gone to seed Let 1t be turned
!. overdeeply with two horse plow, plant
led IN corn, cultivated shallow, sowed IN
:5oats in. the fall, and the next fall, the
stnbble. be turned: over, deeply, with a
:. two horse plow, and sowed in wheat. The
! buried clover seed brought to the surface,
blythe last @plowing, will yegetate Let
: the land remain in clover two or three
wears, and repeat the above or similar
rotation. The improvement Of land, 80
: treated, will be steady and valuable,
while, each year, it is paying a handsome
: interest.
= It would occupy too much space to enter
upon description Of the special manures
. for clover. The general remark may be
! made that, any manure, that will make
.Ecsood wheat, will make good clover. The
Wheat ought to pay for the manure.
A gallon of seed is sufficient for an acre,
. or o bushel to eight acres-the bushel now
). costs eight TO len dollars. The best time
to SOW the seed is about the time of SOW
5ing turnips. Sown So early, if without
grain, it may be cut or pastured the next
: spring Ifwith wheat, 1T should not be sown
later than the middle of October. If not
Z bown by that time, it will be better to defer
{ it until February and put 1t in with oats.
The seed, if covered at all, should be mere
a5ly brushed in and then rolled. tNhe rolling
will be of great service, both to the grain
and the clover.
Ground heavily manured, will be apt to
produce a heavy coat of crab grass, or
weeds, after the grain is cut. The weeds
will not hurt the clover, but the crab grass
: should be moved before it blossoms, other
wise, it might smother the clover. The
crop of hay will abundantly pay for the
moving. Persons unacquainted with elo-
yer, should not be discouraged, if, the first
: year, the young plants look very thin and
scattering. They may wear this appear
ance and yet cover the ground the second
year:
After the clover has once gone to seed,
It may be 6astured or mown, and not be-
FORE If the main object be the improve
nent of the land, live stock, pas ,uring the