Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-06-29
FAYETTEVILLE, TENNESSEE
Thursday Msrning, June 20, 1871
The Farmers Club.

LUG Cluu NIT HI ItSuiaI meet
ing ut the courthouse on Satur-
day, oath inst, L. L. Stone, Pres
ilent, in the Chair.
The roll was called, after which
the proceedings of the last regular
meeting were read and approved /;
also, the minutes of the called
meeting at Mulberry.
The next order of business was
announced-the regular subject
of discussion, "The best Grasses
for our country and the best mode
Of raising them" Mr.. Jacob
lance, who had been previously
appointed to present Il is views on
the subject, announced that fec
bic health had prevented q proper
consideration of the matter. Said
that acork was the first great Sc
cret of success in raising bay.
Said timothy meadows, he
thought, required too much work,
to keep down weeds. In answer
to various queries, he said that
the fist time he sowed timothy
was in the fall--it froze out
sowed again next spring and got a
good stand. Clover is excellent
for hay and TO improve land, but
does not like it much for pastu-
rage. In cutting clover, he
turns it over in the morning with
the rake-but should not be put
up so green as to mould. In cut
ting he is governed by other bu-
siness and weather-thinks it
should be nearly ripe--browned-
but not Sd as to shed dust. In
sowing timothy, the fall should
be selected, as a tolerable crop
may be cut next year, whereas if
sown in the spring there is no
profit the first year. He uses a
bushel of seed to the acre. Thinks
if sowed in October the yield will
be as large as if sowed earlier.
His land is very strong bottom
land. Thinks if too dry when
cut, the root dies out, and will not
flourish so we'll. Clover will stand
and wait the time Of cutting long
er than timothy. In cutting tim.
othy, he cuts three or four hours,
and puts up. Thinks clover better
for land than timothy. Pastured
his meadow this spring with ad-
vantage to crop. Sows Blue Grass
in woods lots in the Fall, and the
two succeeding falls burns the
leaves off with advantage. Puts a
bushcl of blue grass seed to the
acre. Never pastures all of his blue
grass every year-changes from
one field to another-in the winter
pastures in a woods lot. If blue
grass dies in the summer, the first
rain will revive it. His blue
grass does not weaken by going
TO seed. His experience is that
OF blue grass or clover, if he
could have but one, he would
take the first. Thinks blue grass
best for horses and cattle-clover
best for hogs and land. Glover
will die out to a great extent in
two years if not cut. Has never
found anything SO good for re-
claiming lands as rotation Of
crops and clover. Good blue
grass land is of as much value, he
thinks, to a man owning stock, as
corn. Crab grass never troubles
him because, he thought, clover
killed it ont. Thinks clover
Yields more to the acre than timo-
thy. and will feed more stock and
keep them in better condition.
lie salts all of his clover hay,
but does not think that Ray with
mould ON it is wholesome. Once
in a while be carries hay to the
stock in the woods lot. Thinks
that clover should be well Drowned
before being cuff too much
san. it is too heavy and will not
do well. Cuts timothy first and
clover next. Tops off his hay
stackswithrye,a and itprotectS them
we'll from the weather. Thinks
that for stock, clover can he made