The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-01-17
Andrew County Farmers. Club.

Andrew County Farmers Club.
The Farmers Club met at the office
! of David iiea, on Saturday, January
II, the President, S. X. Faulkner. i'll
the chair.
The subject before the meeting was:
s.Is il advisable for us Ia make q
change in. farm management. from
corn and hogs to clover and the grass
es, and il so, why?"
Mr.. Petree was in favor OF change.
His experience is that farming can
not be made profitable If the whole
dependence is placed in corn. The
soil demands a change. lie found
| clover - paving crop in itself, ana
very valuable in r%crOvating the soil.
Dir. Faulkner had visited he farm 0f
> c. X. Woods. consisting Of two hun
dred acres. seventy-fivc of which is in
clover and timothy. Mr.. Woods
found more profit III his meadows
than any other part of the farm. u
: intended to increase the area of his
meadows. -
Mr. Braytor md others. found it
! difficult to yd stand Of clover and
timothy on prairie soil. Oats was
not considered Is good crop to seed
down to clover with. in consequence
! Of being put in too late in the spring
for clover. 1t was considered best to
SOW clover in the latter part OF win.
ter or Very early III the spring.
The members of the club were
unanimous in the opinion Ii u a
change in u presen. system OF farm
management is NECESSARY.
The subject wns considered Of such
Importance that II was continued for
discussion at the next meeting, which
will be held on Saturday, January %.
.t1l A. ". Farmers are all invited
to attend. Business of Importance
to farmers will come before the club
al the next meeting.
The following, from BENJAMIN Pc
tree. Esq was rcad to the club:
Judging from my " experience.
aud all the information | can "ain
d, from other sources, | am decidedly at
: the opinion that we ought Ia raise
, o grass ana clover; and | am s0ii.y
10 try 10 tell YOU the reason why
think so. In the first place. all Of YOU
that are acquainted with the matter
will. | think. admit without any con-
troversy, that the ground Will not
wear Oui As quick il il is in meadow
as il will cultivated in corn: and in
the next place | think there is more
money TO he made. with the same
amount of labor. 1t appears to me
! il YOU admit that this is so-ihat this
is rcason sufficient. Bnt men are
! slow to learn: they require line upon
I line u p%recclf upon prcccpt before
they become willing to quit the old
and beaten track their fathers trod.
! Men have become ~ accustomed in
this new country to consider their
Soil inc1hausti6lc. that now they be-
-iti to find out their III stake, il is
hard for them To quit their accustomed
mode If farming. and adopt n system
that reason and common sense will
teach them is much better. | find
that most of the farmers that have
, meadows ut all. aim "a have them
permanent. This is very C rnvenicni.
hui il is poor policy: il is best TO
change and let grass aud clover come
in regular rotation with other crops
Some appear To think that wet land,
suci, ~ other crops would not grow
on, is brsi for grass; this is n mistake;
dry land. other things being equal.
il much better. have 4 piece OF land
that a few wears ago became so peer
! had to aui, c%ultivatimg it. l could
moi raise fifteen bushels of corn to
'h- "."e- I s.sr'i como clover and
timothy ri..ht among I siilks. III the
spring "f the yenr, and brushed the
stalks Town. l wasn't particular
how | put II IN. for ! didn't expec; I"
raise paving crop: Thought II might
benefit the land. Well. last yearl
hired MIR. r"okS 10 cut IL WIN MS
machine. and he sai,t II was Tie hehv-
lest he ever cat. Tins was dry land.
II n man has wet land u he cal
possibly do so. he had better drain u.
tlover Is II" d"nnt So"u 10 Ieho'H'e
old worn out lana; IL NOT ohiv draws
n great part OF IT'S s'istehai're 'hc
air. but the long tap q pehetra'es
down into u suD-soii, Deiow where
most any thing else VIII reach, ana
draws plant food L the Top oi thc
ground u deposits ~ where ~ oe-
comes available io'oiher crops. Every
plant that exists. everything that Is
pleasant to ~ taste; oeIi2hii"i 10 me
eye u grateful TO tue s'neii, eq"a''.
with what Is ,iaNscous, reSol,'''s ana
loa'hsolue, are produces OF the same
materials. slightly d'iierinS III ass1ci-
alton ana arrangement
draw thcir hu''i'i.Ht it''. .nc s.i1c
source, II is m! opinion MAJ u Is pest
I" have avariet! "' sIaesee anu 'ic.!r
sowu fo%c'ner: ina, IL INC son ia'is
III any particular eieiieh' OIL "hirn
one plant is particular! ~"!pos
II may SIN DC rlch in,h"sc when WI,