Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-15

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application of .putFespent, manures
alone, &ilTih its production Of clover
astonish those who have made expert
hments in its culture. :.
We would not, however, diacour'l
age such &c hIf'ai5 as have not land Of this
character, al: !s:', for r even sandy soils with
open, porous subsoils. may be made
to produce fai;r crops, bya few .arpplli-
hcations Of either marl, hrne, or wood
ashes. in addition'to4 putreseent ma
lnures, and. recommend the applica-
ftioa of at least one Of these inorganic, ga i,
Fertilizers to any land, but less would
I suffice on stiff, than wouldbe indis-
pensaha0M light soiha az (.
, Asito the preparation. Land that
has pssSi Tssllf prepared. RIO fof tuFhips,
IL gsEsIg? 4. ssl.a g. aails aH
should be early in December for the
reception of the clover seed. We
have usually.sowp On sl,ck hand.
If it is intended to prepare land
expressly for clover: then we recon-
mend some cleaasFippgg,cr0p. to occupy
it at least one,, But te9a sNsars sRahld
be better, so as to exterminate all
weeds both annual and perennial: A
''orap Of peas, dGllhed and cqltivatesdl'
! and fed off to h9gs. in the fall would
De 4 good preparatory crop. The
hogs in gathering the cror would dis
! Etihdtssar tafgscsaHolnsi ofanWesa
sDlid aqd, H!qaqlai equally sslY ioysFgs TIE
land. We have improved lands more
rapidly and at less cost, in this than
}in-anytdthefAlwayGa eas tsas7 y
i Previous to sowing, the land should;
as before stated, be well plowed and
s45soized, then rolles"aaa 4.3sstteNsa h '.,s|l
fqntil al clods are broken down aid
Fthe soil thoroughly pulverized. This
done, and neither mari nor Inns can
fbe obtained, 1--WE can got every thing
1'necessasg hdw Mr. r / MSs1 n Il u ttls Cfsr-
lesion commercial fertilizer, l:apply
ashes=unteac}ed -arerbest, but leach
easf ssasaetAse7ahs bshsls bsh
to Shesacrs, soa Have 'sdAmdch, if
not, even ten or FIVE. We have found
the bed of a coal kiln good applica-
tiOuss1Aie Fresh, eaaalR Is god {as
ashes he ..ek.skl elGnsk;l j yhqde Z uteiSt>ga tslst
subject we would remark that the
after. applications Of manures-which
should be more or less yearly.
whether organic 'or inorganic, may
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grasshas Beeh Alosely gazed down. 4
As to the time agd a'qssaer 81 sefr sOlpa. y !.
iing.-Any time from September to
February; will do in the s|oqtAAss |9 gtAs We,
prefer, if the land can be. prepared so
early tosow incoctober or November.
Clover sown in either of these months,
with ordinary SEASONS; will come up
band take, such root as as to enable it
tb withstand the. next summers sui
without protecting crop, as we'll as
to hold its own with, weeds should
any spring up. If clean seed are to
be sown, they may be mixed with
moist ashes or sand, and if clover
only, not less than six quarts to the
acre. II mixed, which is better either
for hay or grazing, fur quarts Of
clover and half bushel of orchard
grass or one peck of orchard grass
and herds grass each, and four quarts
.hof clover. Timothy is usually sown
with Clover, but it does not attdin
its most nutritive state until.the lat
ter is too far advance to make good
hay-hence the orchard and herds,
or the tall meadow ds oasggrass oasbg are pre-
ferable for a mixed crop.
In order to insure an equal dis
tribution Of seed over the whole land,
our practice has been to lay off our
lot in tep feet lands, then to diside
the seed into as many parcels as We
have lands, and to each parcel to add.
suitable quantity Of moistened ashes
to enable us to scatter them equally.
If this mixture is made the night be,
fore sowing, SO much the Better Tor
sowing, After sowing the.ground must
be lightly narrowed orbrushed in and
rolled. ~ ~, -,
If small grain is sown as a protect:
ing crop at he time oi sowing The
clover, we prefer sowing it before tine
first rolling and narrowing, as recon-
! mepded in preparing the. land. Il
the clover is sown. later, ON the grow.
ing grain, then we shouiI Z grs5ssr 5s ! har; +,
rowing after sowing, and rolling in
the early spring, but on small lots
not intended for grazing, we are not,
in favor of sowing small grain with
clover at all, but greatly prefer q top,
dressing Immediately after sowing,
OF straw or leaves 1.-The former much
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