The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-03-12

and gopher hills, on the highest sand
hills, and where l gave it most at
tention, with satisfactory results, is
In my orange grove. AS to its
growth it is unquestionable, its yield
and product being in proportion to
strength and richness of soil; as to
Its habits, any one soon becomes ac-
qualnted with it, who cultivates it.
The first and most important con-
sideration, is to secure good stand
the first year, and in order to accom-
plish that, prepare the land well. If
stiff clay land pulverize it thor
oughly with harrow; if loose sandy
land, this is not necessary. Mark off
the land in three feet rows, plant
early in Spring, five to six seeds in
hill, eighteen inches apart in the drill ;
cover very lightly with a rake or
brush, and cultivate clean, until the
plant meets in the alley, when it will
require no further attention, until it
is ready for harvesting. 1t can be
planted up to the first of August, and
natures in this climate before frost,
yielding however better crop when
planted earlier. It's seeds are nu-
merous, and somewhat difficult to
gather; they drop at the least jar of
the plant, soon after they are ripe.
The plant is killed by the first freeze
but the seeds are hardy, will remain
on,and in the ground all Winter, and
come up during the following Spring
and Summer. When planted early
it can be cut twice year, but in or
der to get the land thoroughly seed
ed for the followlng year,. the first
crop should only be cut once, and
when to be converted into a vegeta-
BILE fertilizer, for which / consider no
other plant its equal, its yield and
product being at least five fold to
that Of peas, or any other similar
plant of my acquaintance. Turn it
under during Winter after it rots suf
ficiently to break clear of the plow,
for no plow will turn fully matured
crop while green. Then corn crop,
OF any other cultivated crop, may be
grown upon the same land the follow
ing year; the clover will continue to
come up all through the season like
other grasses, but not at all to be
considered as such pest, and after
the corn crop is finished working or
laid by, there will be sufficient clover
to come up, to make afgood crop of
hay before frost, but will not grow so
rank as the one grown all the season
as previously described the first year,
and may be turned under during the
Fall, and crop of small grain sowp,
Rye is Observation-Disclosures on
the land previous to turning under,
and in the following Spring, after the
small grain is cut, there will be
another stand of clover up, and in
order to grow this to perfection, turn
the stubble under, mark off the land
in three feet rows, the clover will
come up promiscuously, all over the
land, then plow out the alley with a
narrow wing sweep, leaving a stand
of clover in the designated rows, and
the result will be superabundant
crop of clover, and for an orange
grove, and all other fruit trees, such
as plum, peach, fig, apricot, ounce,
and apple, all of which I grow here,
the latter three grated into other
stocks. Plant and cultivate as de-
scribed, the first year, keep all vege.
tation down beneath the trees, as far
as the branches extend, until the
tops of the clover reach over, near
the trunk of the trees, shading and
smothering out, all other grasses and