The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-10-11
AGRICULTURAL.
CLOVER FOR HOGS.

An Ohio hog. raiser advocates the sys-
tenn of pasturing on clover during the
summer He presents, as the advantage
of this plan, the statement that an acre
of ground in clover will pasturef five hogs
four months, and that it will take the
corn from half an acre to feed them the
same time. The cultivation of the corn
he counts equal to the rest of the other
half acre. He further claims that hogs
pastured on clover are in better condi>
ton than If fed on corn, as they are bet
ter framed, healthier and eat better
and also states that the land is enriched
by the clover pasturing.
OBVIOUS FACTS ABOUT PRUNING.
Certain principles of pruning are
based upon principles self-evident to
every one who thinks. The fork or
sharp crotch is always to lose one
branch, and the younger the better, and
whenever limbs interlock or chafe, the
least important must be removed. The
tops which haYe been thrown over to-
wards the northeast, and out of balance
by the severe southwest winds, should
be so shortened in, while the greatest
reserve force is in the tree, that the
southwest limbs are encouraged to grow
and restore the balance. Sap shoots,
"rubber shoots, as the Germans cal
them, (Which by the way, are Cften evil
dence of excessive or misdirected prun-
ing,) should always be removed, better
while still herbaceous, but if not then,
they should stay till the leaves are off
in the autumn.-H II. McAfee, before
Wisconsin Horticultural Society.
SEE TO THE CLOVER.
Mr.. Curtis, before the Farmers Club
says: Hogs can be wintered on clover
lay cut green, if it is steamed to a pulp,
without any meal or bran being added"
Cattle reducing this to pulp by mas
ticatlon, get a similar effect. We
know leading farmers who keep their
diaries during the winter on clover bay
alone, or clover and cornstalks. This
till the COWS are turned to grass, and
they go into pasture strong and in good
flesh, giving large yield of milk at the
time. This being fact, as it is demon
srrated yearly, why are we feeding
grain? Simply because we neglect or
disregard early cutting, fearing we can
not cure our hay in this early or grass
stage. 1t is more an excuse than any
thing else. Others do it, cut early, and
cure fair to well. Have the hay capped,
and there is no danger of spelling. Use
the tedder freeley, which will expedite
the drying. By cutting the first crop
(clover) early, when just in blossom, the
second crop may be cut, and in good
time, leaving time enough for an after
growth for protection.
Here are two crops and as clover
can be made to yield well with compar-
atively little expense, we need not call
attention to the Benefit derived In this
way. Plaster now, bushel to the acre,
and determine beforehand that you will
make the test and make it. If not on q
large scale, at least test it on small.
Have the hay caps ready; there is time
for that now. What we need is testing,
and testing fairly. If the best farmers
are reaping advantages here, why may
we not all have it? Clover is the farm
er's plant of profit. Those engaging
earliest in it, fully, will get the most OF
the benetit.-Cor. Utica Herald.