The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-05-04
HINTS ON CLOVER AND GRASS.
by DIR. r. W, lIARRISS

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HINTS ON CLOVER AND GRASS
BY DIR. T. W. nARRIss.
1t is not too late yet to sow. Some think
1T is the best to sow in the Fall. l can't
say as TO this. From my own experience l
would say, that, sowcd in the Spring in
suitably prepared soil aud covered properly,
they are pretty sure to come. The top soil
ought to be fine and freshly stirred. For
this purpose the harrow is necessary. If
is wished to sow on wheat or oats, the har-
row will prepare the land W, II and will not
injure the grain crop. Unless it is loose
soil, it is often better to harrow two or more
times with an interval of week or so be-
tween the workings. If cultivation is good
Tor wheat, which seems reasonable, then we
ought not to to stop at one narrowing. So
far as my observation goes, the effect of one
narrowing is not perceptiblc. At any rate
1t is toe small an amount of cultivation to
DC OF much advantage. Whatever number
of harrowings one wishes to give his wheat.
they must be all done when the seed is sown
the last one or the roller covering the
grass seed. [ have never had seed fail to
come when covered with the harrow.
Clover is indispensable on the Farm
After field is once seeded it is easy to keep
it forever seeded. A clover sod may be
turned in the Spring and cultivated in corn
and followed by wheat in the Fall, and
good stand of clover will come without re-
seeding.
Orchard grass is one of the best of the
grasses. 1t is very tenacious of life, grows
up early in the Spring, and continues to
do SO as often as you cut it, throughout the
Summer. 1t affords considerable amount
OF Winter pasturage, if the Winter is not
too severe or it has little protection. 1t
succeeds we'll when the land is not too wet.
fonlyS@ .<S,sing croptbeaYs ecd..r,rSs-s----
Timothy docs wen on Dotroms u,,eu j. !,
enough for corn. In point of quality it
takes the lead--at least in the estimation of
the public. This grass will not succeed on
dry land in this State, 1 think.
Herds grass. or red top, will succeed on
wetter land than Timothy, and for low bot.
toms not we'll drained, it is among our best
grasses. This grass and Timothy make very
little aftermath a good meadow well
stocked in Herd and native grasses, will
make first crop of almost pure Herds
grass, and second crop of native grass
EFohctiuiCo i'i Sci lidu Vic uTSC, auu vi cnOlcC
fhsy.
In speaking of narrowing wheat. 1 said
pothing about the kind of harrow used
This question is often asked The fashion
is to speak of tho Thomas Smoothing har.
row, for this purpose, as if no other would
do. A straight tooth harrow will not tear
oatLes% s%saat. You need not be afraid
Drive boldlypver the crop-it may look
like running it, especially if the ground is
loose but if you will examine you will find
very little wheat torn up, and in a few days,
the dirt will be knocked off and the young
plants will look none the worse The
"Thomas Harrow" is without doubt good
implement, but any harrow may be used
If you have any young clover or grass
which you wish to cut for hay or which you
wish for pasearage, do not turn your stock
on it now. Better feed them and take care
of your grass"
FARMING WITHOUT FENcINd.-Unde
this heading, we find the following from th,
Union, paper published at Junction City
Kansas, located at the point where th
Kansas, Pacific and Missouri, Kansas 4
: Texas Railroads interscct) which, as it. rela
tes to subject that is new receiving mucl
attention from this section will be of interes
to mafy Of our readers:
1--WE have law in Kansas, which ha
been. sustained by the Supreme Court, whicl
enables County Commissioners upon cer
tain petition or vote of the people to issu
an order restraining stock from running a
large, in their respective counties. 1t
called the herd law, and is designed to en-
able farmers to raise their crops without tn
expenses of fencing. 1t is the most remark
ably successful reform of this decade
There is, under this law, no trespass by stool
: because stock is better cared for by it's owl
= ers. There is less litigation about trespa.
than in fence country, because fences nj
. not always reliable. The idea ofthc herd la
= is the embodiment of justice and commo
: sense. 1t protects the growing crops, whic
. disturb no one. from the roaming, maliciou
! steer, which is a constant disturbance
!. everybody. In other words, it require
i every man to take care Of his own propert,
.fdn6 sestrain it from disturbing other
ONE LIFE, ONE Anna wife said to h,
J. husband, who was scolding her. "Howev'
g cross you U.ay be, there is not n couple wi
J. live in greater unanimity than you and
'e for We always desire the same thing-yc
n- want to be master, and so do l."
or AFTER FORTY YEARS OF LIrIGATIoN.-New
n. leans, April l7.-District Judge Billings h
rendered favorable decision in the case of NJ
Il ra Clark Gaines, involving millions of dollars
y property in New Orleans. This ends for