Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-05-27
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Experience with Glover.

Clover Leaf an interview with
two Wisconsin farmers regard
ing their experience with clover.
One of the men owns a prairie
farm, the other high land oak
opening. Mr., M has been an
extensive cattle raiser and has
grown clover quite extensively
Ter the past few years, and /
know of nothing better than to
give bis own words.
Mr.M- will you give me some
facts from your own experience
IN raising clover?
| will do so most cheerrully.
What isy your method of rota-
ting with clover?
! rotate with two crops of
clover, one Of corn, and one of
oats, seeding at The same time
again with clover; and here ]
will say that many fail in get
ting a good catch, as. they term
1t, because the seed is not well
covered.
What has been the result of
this mode of treatment on your
farm?
Since / have raised clover I
have nearly doubled my growth
of corn. 1t is nothing now to
get one hundred bushels per
acre.
Do you consider mammoth or
medium the most profitable?
For me, consider the MAN.
moth the most profitable; it has
larger, longer roots, running
deep mo the subsoil. Ipasture
until some time in June, and then
let the seed mature.
How many bushels Of clover
seed have you raised this year?
We have hulled already two
hundred and seventy bushels of
mammoth, and must have over
one hundred bushels Of medium
yet to get out.
How many bushels of seed is
a fair crop2
/ have had six bushels, but
this year It was only about four.
How much seed per acre do
you SOW?
As / raise my own seed l al
ways intend to put on enough,
and generally SOW one peck.
If you want it for hay and
pasture generally, which would
you raise for that purpose?
In that case / should raise the
medium.
What is your opinion of bring
ing up our farms with barnyard
manure?
/ keep a great many cattle
and use all my straw, and of
course have lots of manure TO
draw ont every season. 1t is
very valuable, but if | had to
draw that manure one mile |
could keep my land in better
condition at less expense with
clover.
will add that Mr.. Ms farm
IS what is termed rich rolling
prairie, and that the most Of il
had been under the pillow fol
thirty years, and when he bought
il some Ten or twelve years ago
a portion of it was pretty wei
: worn out, as the term is used.
To Mr.. CT addressed tho
following questions, and | APP
mend the answers to the same
Mr.. G. My Dear Sir:-Of
late wears as / have rode by
your farm have noticed an inn
nrovement in your crops, anc
knowing that you use clover
quite extensively, will you be
Kind enough to give answers e
the following questions:
How many years have yor
practiced clover raising as
farm crop?
It is about eight years since
hogan raising clover as a regular
CROP. or as a rotator with Other
crops.
soil?
NV soil is an oak opening
and is a rather stiff clay.
Tn your opinion and expert,
ance. what kinds of soil are The
most benefited by growing
clover? :.
An kinds are benefited by it
have nearly doubled the crops
on NV own farm during the past
o;obt years, and l know of some
farms on the Wisconsin river
very sandy where the farmers
were nearly starved out, who
have brought their land up tc
produce good crops again by
plowlng under clover.
What is your practice OF rota-
ting?
j SOW clover with a little TIM
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