Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-13

a correspondent Of the Atlanta ga
Plantation asks that paper for full and spe.
cifc directions for sowing clover and grass
seed upon small grain; also, the best mix
ture Of clover and grass seed for uplands,
and the quality of each per acre; and
whether it is preferable to SOW these seeds
in the fall or spring. The Plantation re-
fers its correspondent TO the experiment of
Mr.. Baxter, Of Hancock county, Georgia,
which is as follows:
81 shall also state only the labor expend-
ed in the preparation and let each member
put his own price upon it, and make out his
own statement of debt and credit. The lot
on which this experiment was made in
ninety one (9D yards long, and forty-two
(42) yarls wide-a little over three-fourths
oil aa acre; it was part of a Bermuda grass
pasture and is mUIlatto soil. 1t was cowpen-
.ned IN l665-wss 10 turnips in 1S66-6T-in
corn IN 1865 with peas sowed broadcast at
last blowing Of corn, in cotton lS69-'7O,
during which time the Bermuda grass was
nearly txterminated. In February, 1871,
L soWed the "Ramsdale Norway" oat on
the lot, but the rust caused them TO fall
down, and l pastured them with hogs. In
August last broke I'D the lot close and
deep both ways, wi long, narrow scooter.
About the Goth September following. l
again piOwed it over with turning pillow,
then narrowed it both ways with a etGed-
des Harrow" next day sowed one neck of
clean clover seed, and rolled the land, which
left it in beautiful condition. The roller
was msde by Robert Wiley, a son
OF or esteemed member, S. Fl.
Wiley. The seed were purchased
from Messrs. Jones & Baxter. Of Macon.
who get them from Louisville, Ky, and
proved to be fresh and genuine, with no
seeds Of noxious weeds among them.
Nothing more was done to the clover until
April, when broadc4sted barrel Of plas-
ter over IL just after a small shower OF rain.
The elect OF the application of plaster was
wonderful to me, who had never seen il ap- ,
Piled be'ore. Early in January cut the
clover and weighed it on a pair Of Fair
banks scales, after it was well cured. The (
yield was 3,S40 pounds of splendid, fra /
grant hay. Col. Clinch and Mr. James
N. Harris were at my place soon after l /
had housed il, and will, think, testify as |
the quantity and quality. On the 18th of |
August last, l cut It aga.n, but at a most nm
fortunate season, because of incessant rains
for five days. and am sorry to report nearly
all of second cutting spoiled. | have not
weighed it, therefore, as intended, but
judging from the previous cutting, think
IL would be about two thousand pounds,
The weather was excessively hot and dry
We tbs first cutting was made, and CONT
md so for nine days after. | saw no sign
OF l. jury TO the clover, except On ole side
where here were some large pine-trees,
then il Only wiIted some, none died. The
clover seed cost me eight dollars per bushel
in hacpn. Will now, gentlemen, give you
my estinate Of what the lot cost. including I
cost of seed, cutting, caring, and prepara-
ton Of land, remarking that the work ia
done, a ID there is no farther labor except
to cut the hay. Putting my own price up-
on the labor, claim the cost TO be $3.50. /
As S. III befor :, | leave to each of you to I
put your own price upon the work of one
hand a. 4 horse for a day, or a number of
days. This work of preparing for clover
can be done when your horses are idle,
after your crops are laid by"
The Plantation adds: "In New York,
Kentucky and other Western States, eight
to ten oInds of seed are deemed enough
for an gre. Mr. Baxter used more-and
wisely, We think. 1t is well not to De too
econom cal of seed; the cost Of full seeding
is tritin :, compared with the better assur-
ance OF a good stand. A peck to the acre
is pest; certainly little enough. Writing
from GU own experience, we would urge
care in wing when he ground is in good
cond ir Of moisture. If sown when the
grou Try, aud no rain should fall for
mt Ugh Of time, The stand