Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-05-06
Clover lis q Fertilizer.

\ farm thai will r.wart; the work
man well for liling it, tha, viii virii
large crops and pay tea az iif'rru per
cru, per annnm ~ he money INFESTED.
il suucIhiTg /" i,r desired. pr"po-,.
10 tell bow all can have such :ar,r-.
\ gnnd crop uf clover. pinr "a
under about the iiuc il gets its
growth. y Known 10 he 'i:r L.: pre-
paraiinn in order To rrap hrun,iiul
harvest. The large irrd called pea
vine cln,cr is the best for this purpose,
h"cau-e it gets II large growth.
lave Known irlds which only bad one
crop Il w,d under, that wcre rich for
five years after
" hca, has ~ better f lend than
rI"v.r. Men Who take he FIRST pre-
rniuuI Ga Wheat, who raise the iarg, -
rr.r-, ana who succeed are the mcT
who raise clover.
! know f;rmcrs who experimental
with Other IRA. 49,. and even t. ai;,lti,
lat their Weld was five bushels less
10 the :cr- than when clover Vas
rlpwpd under.
Most FARMERS impoveri>h their fields
on the rear of The farm II being 80
far 10 draw manure from tie barn,
tie distant fields never get MANFRED.
II is all put on the field near The Larn.
Such fields should bc Sownt" clover.
aIi wi.rn ii gets The grow tb lI"n
under, Sow 10 wheat, s"t,i dawn again.
and in zen years lie back fields VIII
DC he richest.
Farmers sometimes raise clover,
but whru the liG,r CONES To r'oA
undcl it secns to them to 'ic ai'ncs'
"a sin. They call il waste 10 pow
under what would make so mach hay.
T. l. - per cent cheaper than barn
yard manure.
Clover takes its strength mainly
from the air and suhs'il. 1t has a
long tap root running down in the
ground or suhsoii to lie depth oi two
ar three feet, drawing FIR its support
that which would IL Uut Of the reach
Utmost other plants When ii decay,
it leaves lis sIrengii near the surface.
and the roots in drcaying leave the
ground porous and III de brs; cvndi-
ton for a crop.
There are farmers with keen eve
for business who bus farm that has
been worn out, cheap, and in a few
wears will double its value hy the Use
of clover, with The aid of what manure
they can make. Ii the land is 80
poor that clover will not calch well,
SOW il and let catch what will, and
SOW again, and go GA 1t will catch
better the second ,imc than the first.
Pea-vinc clover is surrr To catch
than III" ro.nmuu clover, and Will
grow larger on poor land than mos,
any Other kind. L, is somewhat like
rye in this respect. 1t il, therefore,
especially valuable to renew WORKOUT
lands Ii v i'll prevent rich lands from
becoming worn out 1t Is not only
valuable for frr,i!izing purposes, bu,
will compare iar,rahy wi;b other
grasses TO-. hay and pasture.
II sown on rich land il will grow
so large tha, If left on The ground it
will sometimes Kill Itself out. Some
farmers harrow il hrf,re blowing,
and then pluw the same way it WAS
narrowed With Il heavy growth,
sharp piuw aud coulter aud tean
enough, uolLns pays the farmer
better.
Why does 0ne fariGcr succeed aud
another fail? Il H. because one has
mature aud wel;iaid plans. does all
his work in season, touches no side
issues, gives his whole strength to his
business, farms in earnest. and the
other does not. With weIl-laid plans,
energetic farming pays CorrcSpon-
IrncC COUricr-,IOurnai.