Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1872-01-26
Glover Enrichins the Land.

W. =. Baggerley's experience in Country
| GeaHemtta Of November 18, ubout clover,
agrees with ours exnctly, aud also with TX.
periments made in England scientifically
The seed of the grains aud the grasses Is not
exhaustive to tho land. If We can secure
crop before this period arrives, as Of grass or
grain for fodder, we favor the soil. Glover,
however ,is an exception strange as it may seem
why, has not yet been ascertained On the
old homestead farm we used to raise much
olovor, and principally for seed. The spring
following the seed Drop usually found the
ground bare and mellow T; the clover hud dis
appeared, or iay on tho surfane This land
we always plowed and put to gruin after hay
ing been but a year in clover. rs wc always
carried grain crop with seeding. 1t was so
common to have the frost or some other oause
Kill tho clover, that VIC made it rule to plow
III the fall, the ground always turning up very
mellow ; and du not now remember that we
ever had poor crop follow such treatment.
The land almos. always (whon secded) was
pnor, run down. and was seeded to bring it
up The great difficulty was to get good
oatcl, but anything like fair set, with the
aid Of plaster, woud make a good crop, usu
ally three to four bushels per aore Bit
poor ns the land was, with moro seed sown
md thicker set. there would have been cor.
responding success for clover. we find. needs
but footing in the soil and the nid Of plas
ter to make it growth, however numerous
and close the stens-it depends 80 much M
on the atmosphere. This wo hnve found in
our later experience. Get but good foot
ing, and you may carry, with plaster, the
thickest and most close set crop, realizing
from two aud half to three tons per acre ut
one outing And the soil-has these roots,
so numerous and containing tho most excel.
lent pabulum. Is it wonder, then, there
is so much success with clovcr2 The seoond
crop bcaring the seed, enlarges greatly the
roots, and improves tho soil mechanically.
which ulso gets the debris of the rpcncd
crop.
We usually put such land to wheat or bar.
ley, Sometimes to oats, but we deemed it too
good for oats; indeed anything would grow.
And the soil was mellow carly in the spring,
and drier than before; it seemed to rut out
arms for good in all directions.
One, and sometimes two crops we're taken
after the clover-th, It il, cultivated for yeur
or two, then see'iet down ng4in-this latter
ly; formerly. more crops were taken indeed,
tho lnnd was put to grain till it required SEED.
ing dawn ag.n Bnt there was one thing
in which we fnied IN those days. as hintpd
hefnre; we dl not SOW thick enough II few
quarts per acre was oil the Land got and it
did not vcgctatc nll this. But seed W IS dear
or v'iuabe, aud we tpared it, Dmblo the
amount migllt have been realized aud uften
more. with full seeding as is now pructiced
by some
Clover will do exceedingly well on rich
SOIL We huve known frequently over seven
tons per acre raised on land richly and deep.
ly prepared and it seldom fails to do this
But it is not often that wo put such land to
clover, and give it a seeding of u peck aud
half an ucro. which, tl,ough not necessary in
all the seusons, will yet secure against mis-
hap-withstanding the drought better in set.
ting. But it is tho poor llnd-land more
particularly run low-that is the most c1cu
lated for clover. If you fear catch, or the
land IL very poor. little fine manure sprend
evenly. broadcast, will secure it, and plaster
will sustain it; and you niny as we'll grow
two crops ('netliun kincO ss one, and have a
gond coat Of aftermath for protection and u
start IN the spring--this where hay only is
taken This seems to keep the root sound.
and will pass it over into the next selson-.
sometimes continus for long time; and if
| timothy was sOwn with the clover, this would
show, and with tho clover form n must excel
lent orop-tihothy lars, II unusually thrift
ty, with good crops for years to come. The
| clover prepnred the soil for the timothy It.
IL, am convinced, the cheapest manure We
can npply to our poor land, aud realize pruits at
the time Of improving it.
The snccess of oiovev in this section (sputh
ern Herkinler county, has been 80 great anu
80 uniform, that np land here is seeded down
without 1t; I; this is made the prucipnl crop
The soil, clay gravel (drift) seems peculiar
ly calculated for clover and for enrichnent by
it. HeaSer crops are now yearly raised. be-
cause the land il better, and ul,rc seed IL
sown, securing thicker stand; for OF all
plants, clover will bear tho most oriwlins
and henr it without harm. 80 that It is secur
ed bsfore lodging much.t--F G., IN Coum
try Gentlrna4n. l,rmii lttWaH 'Mi.6i.l
DEATH OF WELL KsowS Uo1onrD
| ClrIzEN.-Duiley TalIey. we'll known to ali
tho old citizens OF Grceuvillc City and Coun
ty, died ut his residence in Gresnville, on
Saturday morning, 9th instant, aged 73 =
He was remarkable negro in nany respects.
When slave. belonging to the Into Cant. d.
Long, he earned for himself near eight hun
dred dollars; he bought the freedom Of his
son for S8OO. Tho son unfortunately died
soon after. He remained slave tiIl
after his masters death Have acoumu.
lated some $3.50 prior to tho sale of Cant.
Longs personal property, several years be.
| fore the war; he requested a gentiem.n i,