The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-05-01

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renovation, ana commercial ieriilizers are
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the counties, but extensively for shipment
only in counties east of the Blue Ridge and in
the southern portion of the State. The great
wheat region is the Shenandoah valley and the
slopes 1.-THE Blue Ridge in Northern Virginia.
Princess Anne aud Norfolk are truck patches
for the Western market. Cotton is grown in
Prince George, Sussex and Rappahannoek to
limited extent, and few bales in several
other southern counties. In Prince George
wheat formerly exceeded in value all other
crops, but rust so prevails that it is now con
fined to the banks of the James river, and
cotton, peanuts and winter oats are cultivated
in its place. Wheat is drawn from the valley
to Richmond, where it is manufactured into
superior quality Of -four, of which 100000
barrels annually are shipped to Rio Janeiro.
CLOVER AS FERTILIZER.
The use of clover as fertilizer is extensive
in Delaware, Virginia and Maryland, especi
ally in Maryland. In Maryland clover and
commercial fertilizers constitute about three
6fths of all used. The following extracts,
| from very full returns, afford specimens OF
prevailing processes and results. =
Ceeil.--Aher moving and pasturing, the
sod is plowed under for corn, by which farms
are very much improved. Mine yields double,
perhaps threefold, what it did twenty years
ago. Dorchester. Generally the first crop
is cut for hay, then pasture till time for stock
to come to the barn; then pillow under for
corn; the best fertilizer we can get for that,
and tells on the wheat crop which comes after.
Charles Generally practiced; the first crop
allowed to fall to the ground, as cover, in-
stead of turning ii under, because regarded
as preferable for its fertiliziug effects. Have
reclaimed an old wornout field by using Tur-
ner's Excelsior, at-the rate of 200 pounds per
acre; good stand of wheat and clover, the
latter allowed to fall ca tho land, not grazed.
The following year the increase Of corn was
threefold, the season not being very favorable
Clover is wholly regarded as the cheapest aud
most permanent fertilizer. Carroll-The full
crop turned under for wheat considered by
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arabic land red clover is almost invariably