The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-29
FARMERS COLUMN.
CTOvER-HOW 1T ENRICHEs THE
LAND.
From the Live Stock Journal.

it extensively, especially as main feed !;
and afraid TO pillow 1t under.
This is wrong, very wrong. we are
constantly losing by not growing more
clover. Losing in many respects. Glover
if we could only impress the fact on the
general farmer, il plant that draws
from the atmosphere and enrlches Fhe
land, Other plants do this; but cloVeI
more It has to do with the mot vital
and important element IN manure niVlo
gen, the very thing that IS the ra'est ana
most difficult to obtain. 1t improves the
soil by its roots alone, the crop uSto lor
other purposes this, even II the seeo
crop is taken. How much more oenent
then. if whole crop is turned doWn' con-
tanning so much nitrogen. ana you
have the manure without working Tor II.
The plant works for itself and for you
We get its strength from free source
The atmosphere, the great storehouse
which gathers from all sources, but most
from the negligent farmer
And YOU can make this plant work tor
YOU on a poor soil, and almost anywhere.
All it needs is a start. A little manure
anplied on the surface will do this and
If plenty of seed is sown, there will! be a
thick SET, Then it needs but a chance
with the atmosphere, and plaster viii
aid this greatly. There will, with warm
showers and winds, be a growth almost
surprising. It will be dense, timer stem
med. and Of fair length, depending some
what on the season. But this when 1t
begins to lodge, which will be about the
time when the blossoms appear, and
there will be avoided all rot or mildew,
consequent on long, coarse lodging, and
the Weld will surprise you--tWo and q
half or three tons and such hay as is not
made from any other plant, And the
second crop will be nearly or quite as
good as the first the past year it was
better-a heavier yield, on account of the
showers.
Now we have known, and that lin a
goodly number of acres, where from SIX
to eight tons per acre were realized III
two cuttings, and heavy attergr1wth
for protection. And this hay. line stem,
med, green and tender, with the fragrance
of its stalk and blossom unimpaired,
rushing upon you as you open the hay,
so green in Winter, compared with other
foddsr-and this put before cattle, calves,
horses, sheep! Some will object to its
use for the horse but we have tested this
thing and seen it tested so much, that
we know whereof we speak. "But GLOW
er alone-that all the while !"
This is the thought that always presents
itself Farmers ale afraid to feed clover
alone, or largely. HOrsemen are shy, OF 1t
which still further discourages. Be-
sides. we have not carefully tested with
good clover hay, green and well cured
we feel the HARD stuff generally, and that
is worae than ripe thimothy or straw
Who has given green clover a thorough
test, cut in the full blush OF fragrance
with all is substance available, including
its health giving infuence-who has don
this and noted the effect compared will
other fodder and for sufficient time
saw for months, or all Winter? Very
few, indeed. Can any one who re"d
this bring to mind any cases? Their
are such, however, and they never g
back to the old dead feed again. TIL +,
have learned to keed stock without grain
that expense is saved them. Now then
stock is better, all things considered, thar
before; is stronger, nimbler, healthier
and there is more milk, and bette
growth of Young stock. It is like keep
ing on pasture during the Wlnter-bette
in some respects-there is less water
Bowels are perfect-ln Summer often t"'
free, reducing the animal. And during
the milking period, during the Fall ant
Spring, 20 grain is fed, no fodder is cut
there is full quantity of milk, and it i
rich, making excellent cheese, and larg
", but not SO good in favor for butte
as is wished. The thing has been don
as we KNOWS done, and will be dom
more abundaptly. Why not now engag
in tat least, test it fairly?
Begin by preparing your ground well
the better you prepare it the better viii
be your crop; if made quite rich am
deeply mellow, fit to grow any grain
there will be corresponding yield, nj
loss, and little or no risk. This is tn
beauty of cl0ver-you may rely upon j
unless you wish to raise seed; then YOU
must understand your business, the de
tails of which we have no time here t.
point out. But as q forage crop. you ar
safe if you get start, good catch; ant
with plaster, you will get good yield
rot less than four tons per acre from tn
two cutti1gs-there should always be t~'
cuttings indeed, it is imperative to goot
success, as this will give you the hay, Gu
early, in It's green, tender state, anc
leave the roots vigorous and pushing for
ward, with q continuation of the growth
for the third crop, the aftermath, whi"i
lemans untouched for protection and
start in the Spring, thl
growth affording large amount of fer
tilizing material for the next year
growth.
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PUTTING UP HAY.