The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-04-30

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cARofsSA APRIL 80, 1880.
demonssrite il BY experiment. And il il
only necessary to try it to convince any one
that ii issetirely practicable aud much more
prohtable than may at first be thought. OF
course, Sou must net expect Hne clover on
poor la1d but AYith little manure and
top'dre&ng in the spring with Land Plas-
ter, poor land may make fair drops of clo-
yer, and once it Is properly set on The land it
is only nessssafy to follow up with judicious
Two yn i Is long a. Il win .l;lllll occupy the
ground M profit, and the second crop of
the secon yesr should be 6 permitted M @ S to IA. =
ture ats s3d and then tnrned under for
wheat ,s,s. O. ( other crop Z. !! 4 b. s. 8:
81 9 J: !ssg
The hay should not be cured too much to
be good. If cut during the forenoon of a
fair day it will be sufficiently cured by the
middle of the afternoon to put into cocks,
unless it is very rank and thick when it may
need mors sun the following day. The dew
should not fall on the hay. 1t turns it black
and extracts the sweetness from it. The
day following the cocks should be turned
over and exposed to air short time before
it is removed to the barn. Iprefer to put up
little green rather than too much cured,
and salt down freely, and the hay remains
always sweet and fresh for feeding; other.
wise you may have nothing but a lot of dry
sticks for your trouble.
In conclusion, will say that have been
unable to estimate the benefit derived from
Red Clover on my farm for the past ten
years. Thirty acres of land has been dou-
bled in its productive capacity principally
by Glover, and profitable crops of forage
obtained every year.
l have been able to make more cotton by
reducing the corn acreage, and finding half
corn and plenty Of hay has kept stock in
thrifty condition. have not had a sick
horse or mule during that time. Aud when
| see farmers 60 into the village and load
back with bales of hay feel that it is an
insult to the calling. There is no excuse
for farmer to be out of forage. He may
not be able to grow the cultivated grasses
as he thinks, but surely there is not a farm
in the country that will fail to grow crab
grass with little persuasion.
Let us, then, resolve to make further
inquiry into this subject and avail ourselves
OF the opportunities that present themselves
to us, and endeavor to get more good and
profit out of them before they escape US.
Let US show higher appreciation of an
honorable calling and strive to make it more
pleasant as- well as mora n-nstnhi~---
A CATASTROPHE IN NEW YORK.-New
York, April 21-10.30 p. MA serious
disaster has occurred at Madison Square
Garden. A dispatch received at police
head quarters says that the western or Mad
ison avenue end of the buildings has fallen
in. The police, fremen and ambulance
corps are at work removing the debris and
taking out the injured. A fair in aid of
Hahneman Hospital was in progress at the
time. A large number of people have been
carried out of the building. The neighbor-
hood is thronged with excited people.
New YORK, April 21-11.3O p. M
There were about 800 people in the build
ing at 9 80 p. NJ. when the front of the
building facing on Madison avenue gave
way, the wall falling outwards. A part of
the roof adjoining also fell in with crash
and caused intense alarm inside the build
ing. 1t is not at this time known how
many persons were killed, but three have
already been taken out dead and seven
wounded, including Mrs. w. A. Ogden,
Hegcman, VIM. f. Tileshon and Mrs. James
Smith, of Flushing. The part of the build
ing which fell was mainly occupied as an
art gallery. The pictures were loaned and
insured for $3.50, 900 against fire alone, but
SO far as known not against other acoi-
dents.