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keep the clover growing and green,
turning stock upon it just as it be-
gan to blossom, to trample it down,
but not to Craze. This experiment
to do well. l regret TO
see any Encouragement in agricul-
ture from the bad crops and low
prices of the past few years, and
hope our farmers may be encouraged
by the bright prospect of good pri-
ces to energize and utilize their
means, and may be compensated
for their ]abors.
BY r. G. PENN, PATRICK.
Referring to your inquiry as to
my manner of sowing clover and
other grass seed 1 will say,I always
SOW in the spring, say the goth Of
March, on wheat or rye. | harrow
my land with a two-horse hinge
harrow, then SOW the seed and
cross harrow, This looks like
rather rough treatment to the gram,
though l find that l make more and
better wheat in this way than any
other that / have ever tired, and
always get get good stand Of clo-
yer. l soYed a four-acre lot last
March, land, Notwithstanding the dry
summer, l have a nice stand Of clo-
YER, and the wheat was fine. l
never fail to get good stand of
clover where l spread manure made
from feeding clover hay; spreading
it in the fall on the land fallowed
for wheat, which goes to show that
there is not much danger of getting
the seed too deep,as [ always spread
the manure and harrow the land
and shovel the wheat in, and L find
that clover put in in this way Is
very hard TO kill out. AS l intend
trying pea fallow this year, l would
like to know, through the Planter
and Farme7, the best kind of pea to
use, and how to SOW them. l will
let YOU hear from me next week as
10 what / can do for the Planter
and Farmer this year. l wish
every farmer in the State would
take it and follow its teachings,then
we would have better farming.
I Continued nert Week.
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SADDLES AND HAIRLESS
Plain and Fancy Brides

adde's VIII b. furnished al prices
81. low as they en- be purchased at
Winch stcr or IN tn, Northern cities.
This class Of work will be put mp 20
the same style as northern wor., and
made Of some SIMILAR materiaL It
will be hand made. and warranted sa-
perior to Northern woik Of Che same
Returning thanks for pas favor 4
respectfully solicj.l continuance OF
F. GRABILL.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-25

BY R. PERRIN GRAVES, ESQ, ORANGE,
The subject of sowing grass seeds
and securing good stand is an
important one, particularly with clo-
ver,in our section. Our lands con-
sist of granate, red and dark stiff clay
soils, well adapted to clover and
other grasses. The writer of this
article has several times sown clo-
yer, timothy and orchard grass seeds
in the fall, when sowing wheat, with
good results The only objection
is that with favorable weather in
the fall and winter, the grass will
interfere with and ruinethe crop of
wheat; l have sometimes been una
bla to harvest the wheat. The u.s.
ual time for sowing grass seeds
with us is in February and March,
as soon as the hard freezing is
over and before the lands be-
come packed by rains, If the SOW
ing is postponed until the land be-
comes dry and hard, it is best to
run sharp, straight-tooth harrow
over the ground before sowing grass
seeds, then sow Immediately, that
the seed may have fresh and tight
bed Of earth 10 vegetate root to en-
able them to stand the heat of sum-
mer. The usual method of sowing
is with the hand, and quantity OF
seed, one gallon of clover. one-half|
gallon of timothy, and one.and-a-
half bushels of orchard grass seeds
per acre. But. to insure a good
stand, / would advise a double
quantity sown crosswise that it
nay be regular and occupy the en-
ire surface. This is especially de-
,ired to secure crop of hay the
irst year. The writer thinks one
:ause of the failure of grass is, our
armers have, Of late years, been
90 economical Of seeds and labor.
Wherever the land is made rich,the
tand ofgrass is good. | saw last
ear, and before, several fields Of
God clover not MANFRED. 1t was
esired to improve the land and
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From the Southern Planter and Farmerl
Securing q stand ofCl0ver and
Grasses.
BY ]. r. MUM, ESQ. CLARKE,

Your request for me TO give you my
plan ofsecuring q stand ofclover, has
been received. and / cheerfully comply.
If we have light fall of snow late in
February or early in March, 1 SOW on
it, and believe 1 have never missed
having good crop when thus seeded.
If there is not favorable snow, l then
sow between the middle and last of
March, and like to have the ground
slightly frozen at the time, with the pro-
liability of alternate freezisg and thaw-
ing, and the seed is thereby quite efec-
tually worked into the ground. l aim
to keep my stock off the young clover,
the summer after it is seeded, and let il
attain as good growth as possible. The
following year l cut it; the first crop
for hay: and the second crop of the
same year is cut for seed. By this
process great deal of seed gets on the
ground, and if not already sufficiently
well set, it thlckens up very much the
next season. After THAT l pasture it,
until the neld, under a regular system
Of rotation Of crops, comes into cultiya-
ton again.
We have, in this section, been highly
favored for several years with propi-
tious seasons, and our crops of grain
and grass have been really magnificent,
and, as a people, we have great cause
for gratitude to the Almighty dispenser
ofgood.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-02-25

ing winter oats, three pecks, covering
with Malta plow; very rough; made no
corn, little over one barrel, but got
good stand oats, which sheep grazed in
winter. In May and June, 1878, turned
in these oats; quite good crop in the
milky and doughty state sowed one
bushel peas. In September, ploughed
in the the peas; very poor crop. Early
in October, rolled, narrowed, and drill
cd 4 pecks Lancaster wheat with 200
pounds ground bones and so pounds
each of nitrate soda and muriate potash.
Late in February, 1869, sowed clover
seed, one gallon, without narrowing,
but ground well opened and sheep on
wheat all winter, wet or dry, making
millions OF tracks for seed to lodge in (;
seed came up we'll; sowed no plaster;
had dryest spring, summer and autumn
that ever came most Of the plants
after harvest apparently burnt down in
to the ground made a little over ten
bush els wheat and have now q very
good promise of clover. Bones saved
1t. presume you will not undergo
the bore of reading thus far; but have
endeayored, however diffusely or in
coherently, to give you my plan OF
securing catch Of clover Of course
it will not pay, nor do l suppose that
any system aiming to Improve woln-
out land viii pay where universal suff-
rage exists, with its consequences,
free schools free Dogs free hogs,
&C., are putting the honest. hard work
ing, impoverished property holder at
the mercy Of the vagabond.
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pEHJNSXLVANIA


In 1873 an attachment for common plow was
invented by practical farmer, that eau in ten
minutes be connected with any ordinary piow,
which changes it at once into a complete suiky
nlow Ii consists Of one large wheel which runs
upon the land side, smallcr one under The beam,
and another that runs in the furrOw behind the
plow. These wheels carry the weight Of The ploW,
entirely removing the friction upon The bottom
and land side, one OF which, together with the up
right beam, regulates the Width ana depth Of the
furrow. 1t Is provided with an easy seat enabling
the driver to have at all times both his pow ana
team under his control, Once set, its work "a not
easily changed. The relieving Of the plow from
the side and bottom friction results in reducing
the draurht over 20 per cent; even when carry
inc the driver the drausht Is fully twenty per
cent less than that of the walking piow with the
driver trudging In the furrlw behind. ~ can Do
attached with equal ease 70 q right or leii-Aaia
plow and when properly attached. any one, mae
or female, who is old enough TO manage "a team,
can perform as good work az the most salili "i
plownlan can do without It, y saving Oh 10 per
cent. Of the diaught is guaranteed.
II is simple in construction, durable, easily az
tached TO the plow and In every way perfectly ad-
Unstable Il is attac ed by means OF clamps ami
bolts. without cutting or boring the be2in, nd can
he placed in position ior days or weeks p.o"-
inc in ten minutes by any one with sense eA 'u-h
10 handle q common walking plow. Ia ing ip
or leaving the field the plow is raia by lever,
ana the driver can eide easily as on any OF the
expensive sdlky piows. Its cost s so low that any
one having two or more acres % lle", caA-o'
afford tp be without one.
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BY MR.. L. W. CARTER, CHARLES CITY

Ny plan is to SOW clover
seed either IN winter, any time from
middle of January to middle or last Of
February, that can find the ground
well opened by frost, or, il / cannot
SOW before March or April, to cover
with harrow but you know better
than 1 do that, on poor land unaided
By manure, even If a good "catch, j" or,
as it Is called by US, a good "stand"
Of clover is secured, and even Tilt
lives through the first summer, and at
the end efwinter, one year from seeds
ing, looks well and covers the ground
tolerably, yet in June it will act be
worth cutting tor hay, nor IN August
will it be worth turning under as fer.
.lllzer.
In October, 1877, drilled, on poor
land. generally stiff, not capable Of pro-
ducing 5 bushels Of wheat, having no
cover. turned in other than weeds, hen
grass and little broomstraw, pecks
Fnltz wheat with 2o6 pounds ground
bones, March LIST, 1877, sowed gal
len clover seed; had time TO harrow
only knobs, n. E. rain coming on
Immediately; clover came up well |;
sowed one bushel plaster as soon as it
had three leaves {; harvested II bushels
ofwheat; had good season for grass !;
clover got well through summer and
winter following, and after most fav-
orable spring and summer, had a fine
yield Of clover well worth securing for
hay, or being turned with four horses.
The bones did it.
In March, 1877, ploughed corn stub
bic, very poor land, partly rolling and
partly fat land, generally stiff, some
pipe-clay, some yellow, gally, and
very little sandy y; sowed spring oats.
Latter part Of May ploughed in half the
field, the oats being about half a knee
high, tolerable cover bit hardly joint
ed; sowed black peas, Q gallons, and IS
pounds Pacific guano. Latter part of
June, turned in other half the field, oats
being well IN head, but only moderate |
growth sowed peas with one bushel
plaster, got very good growth Of peas
On the whole feld, the earlier sown
having rather more vine. Began to |
turn IN the peas Goth September, rolled !
after pillow, then narrowed, drilled
part and sowed broadcast part Of field |
in Fultz wheat, sowing broadcast oyer
whole and covering with the wheat 400
pounds Lees agricultural lime had not
money to buy bone. Early in March,
1878, sowed clover seed and narrowed
got very fair stand; sowed plaster
soon as had three leaves: wheat hard
ly worth harvesting; clover got very
well through summer and winter, and
late IN March, 1879, made fair show
had poor season for grass; clover came
10 nothing; neither worth cutting orr
turning under. II
In January, 1877, ploughed 80 acres
'sia, wet land, having quite heavyI
cover Of broomstrxw. Applied 25iy
bushels Iimeln April, planted corn in Il
~; laId b eorr middle August cow q
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BY DIR. JNO, W. CRADDoCK, HALIFAX.
AT your request, Mr.. Editor, / here
with give you my method of seeding
clover, orchard and other grass seeds.
wait until think the freezing weather
Is over-say from the 18th of March TO
the 18th of April-then selecting some
balmy givcy day. l sow the seed
one gallon of clover and one bushel Of
orchard grass-(if desire to have a
mixture) to the acre, aud go over the
land with a good, sharp, iron-tooth
drag. My drags all have twenty-one
teeth, and do good and efectual work.
This is the plan which l have used for
the last twenty-five years on wheat
lands, and have had but one single
failure during that time in securing
good stand Of clover, and the failure
then was caused by an excessive sum"
mer drouth after the wheat was cut.
All Janus SStuSO W C1O'VL Va So ~
ought to be plastered with about one
bushel to the acre Immediately after
the grain is cut. 1 believe that catch
of orchard grass would be more certain,
seeded with oats in the spring, and
would suggest that the land be well
plowed with double plows; the oats
put in with the drags, and the orchard
grass seeded at the rate Of two BUSH
els per acre, and the roller going over
the whole. would almost insure a
"catchn sufficient for moving. l am
we'll satisfied that the dragging OF the
wheat 10 obtain stand Of clover, is Of
real and paying value to the wheat, and
am confident than any observant, prac-
teal farmer who gives it fair trial once,
will thereafter keep 1t up.
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SCHEDULE Il. FERRY Is VALLEY IgANCl
- Is. ~ -. ~ Az.
Taking Eject JmC lCgs 1878.
MONTH.
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BY P. B. JONES, ESQ.,, CULPEPER.

BY 7. u. JONEs, Esq, CULfEfEk'
l am fatally unable to give you
any information, after an experience
of thirty-four years,as to the proper
time and season to SOW clover seed.
My success in that time has been
anything but gratifying to me; so
much so,that a space of three years,
I stopped seeding clover seed. Ny
failure to get stand of clover and
other grasses, particularly clover,
has cost me much more, annually,
than my State and county taxes !;
that is. what a good stand of grass
annually, I could increase the num-
Der Of stock to grow, the profits on
which would exceed my State and
county taxes, as mentioned above.
l regret very much that it is not in
my power to contribute any infOr-
nation of the value upon the sub
jeet.
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The draught is ONE-FIFrH Il liter.
Ut is not necessary for q farmer o. have tDl
set, Of machine in order 90 q, nis pl1 IS J. = 90
he can change any ordinary walking ui-F i--i.
a riding pillow.
3-It has no draft pole aud 10 s-rl'n ol ING --'
tacbment. but the pillow is drawn ny the beam
the same as without the Attachment.
Its price brings it within the roach % -4''
SIT is tie BEST Sulky Plow made
Address Inc A. B0Wden, soy
q G UNRBERT, 3l03 Chestnut ot.,
President. IlilL I'LL 4ii-A' d
De-. 17-eow IT,
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Groceries, Confectionery and
Toys.

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BY MAJOR THoS. MARSHALL HEWITT,
CHARLES CITY co.

BY MAJOR THos. MARSHALL HEWITT,
CHARLES CITY co.
Yours asking fer my method OF sow-
ing clover seed, &c., Is at hand, and
agreeably to your reques. l will state,
that generally about the first week in
March 1 SOW, provided the Ueather and
land are suitable. On clover tallow /
run over the land Cf it is not too soft),
with the Thomas Smoothing Harrow,
and then SOW the seed, with box -
feet long, about 4 inches wide, and a
inches deep. divided into IL or Is COM
partments, each with small hole IN
the centre of bottom, about an eighth
of an inch in diameter, which will allow
the seed to fall (as the man walks) at
the rate Of one bushel to about ten
acres. A man with a box will seed
Is to Is acres per day; anu l haye only
failed once IN the fourteen years that l
have been farming, to get ia stand OF
clover sown in that way. On pea
tallow, or on corn land wheat, SOW
the seed (witheut the harrow, and
then roll the land well, as think the
rolling benefits the wheat as we'll as the
clover seeded-the land generally being
light and puffy. In my judgment,
clover seed should alwaps be sown on
the surface Of land and covered very
little, as the rain covers them sufficient
ly, and being near the surface they get
the benefit of the sun better than when
they are covered after being sown. In
sowing orchard grass, SOW, by hand,
the quantity 1 wish to put to the acre
with the clover seed, and at the same
time. Ihave never made timothy hay;
but, from my observation, would pre-
fer to SOW in the fall when l seeded the
wheat. Some Of my neighbors, how
ever, COW clover and other grass seeds
aud harrow them IN. Others run
cedar brush over the land alter sowing.
l do not like either method, as l think
the seed are apt to be covered too deep
or punched. and in either case you fail
to get an even stand. Of course l do
not say that my method Is the best, but
only give it 10 you as requested in your
letter.
BY P. B. JONES, ESQ, CULPEPER.
am fatally unable to give you
any information, after an experience
of thirty-four years, as to the proper