Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-02-16

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Sxfll 90 doHnv pininns nies fr0m wee,
And Iiehls On ids unsnIiied with fsar.
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The human body and MAD to retain
their proper vigoF and efficiency. need
from time to time. rest and refresh
ment. 4 farmer may open new fields
fresh. festiIe, vigorous fields. but after
years Of repeated groupings, these soils
lose their productive power 10 great
extent. and then their fertility must
be restored by the skill and manage
lnent Of the farmer.
Clover i the great fertilizer-a fer
tilizer cf magical power. Few farmers
realize the power and value Of clover
as 9 fertilizer. Shade is q fertilizer
Of very great power, and q welI-set
field Of clover, II undisturbed BY stock,
furnishes a thorough and complete
shade. Ii grows luxuriously and
shades perfectly. The value Of the
stalk as shade, and the value Of the
semi-decomposed stalks as food for
young and growing plants. is very
great. One variety Of vegetation in
its decay, furnishes food and nourish-
ment for another.
II is estimated that on every we'll
Get acre Of clover, there are two and
q half tons Of clover roots. The long
top root Of tbs clover penetrates to
the sub-sol FIVE or six inches. The
atmosphere il loaded with fertilizers,
which are taken to the sub-soil BY the
clover roots, and these roots bring To
The surface. potash, soda and other
valuable fertilizers. In clay soil,
there are large quantities Of potash,
soda and otl.er valuable fertilizers in
the sub-soil, which contribute material
~ to tha developmentand perfection OF
vegetation. The sub-soil may be
reached, and It's fertilizer made avail
able to all cereal crops by clover roots,
by deep blowing and BY sub-soil plow-
ing.
Glover is the cheapest Of fertilizers.
A buFhel Of clover seed, costing FIVE
or six dollars, will sow eight acres.
The clover il allowed to attain its full
growth Of stalk and root, and to re-
main on the ground, is valuable fer
tilizer. Whereas, to manure from the
barn-yard, six cords to the acre, re-
quires three men, four horses, and
two Wagons man to load, man
TO drive, and one TO scatter the ma
nure. Manure should be scattered Is
hauled. In heaps it heats and loses
its strength.
Glover is beautiful crop. The eye
Of the farmers and Of all lovers of the
beautiful, sparkle with delight, on
seeing well-set field Of clover. Every
one feels that clover is a great fertili-
ger, and is a sure Indication Of comfort
and prosperity.
Glover is valuable as a hay crop.
One and q half or two tons Of clover
may be made to the acre. For fat
tening purposes timothy is to clover
as IL is to 49," Glover hay is worth
nearly double, so say the best author
tiles. After making small clover hay,
from two to four bushels Of clover
seed may be made from the same acre
in a favorable season.
Some farmers sow clover because
they like nice colts, fine cattle and fat
pigs. The clover is dwarfed in stalk
and root for grazing. In that case
the clover crop goes into the pocket
of the sower, instead Of remaining on
the field as fertilizer.
There are two varieties Of red clo-
ver-the common red which grows
about three feet high, and which may
be grazed until the first Of July, and
then yield crop Of seed !; and the
sapling or mammoth clover, which has
a larger, softer stalk. grows FIVE or six
feet high and lodges, ripens about the
9th Of July. and is therefore better
suited TO mix with timothy for hay.
It is claimed that cattle and horses
prefer the grass and hay OF the sapling
clover. The second crop Of sapling
clover does not salivate horses, and in
good seasons makes fine fall pasture.
Tbs mammoth clover cannot be grazed
after the first of June If we want to
make seed.
Clover may be sown in February or
March on frozen ground, in April or
May and covered by harrow, or in
the fall, in September, on rye or bar
ley fields. 1.-THE clover fails on wheat
fields they can be re-sown in August
or September and the seed covered Nv
the harrow.
All the crops in Maryland could be
doubled in Eve years by the proper
use and management of clover. To
obtain the full value of clover as a fer
tilizer, one crop, at least. should be
left on the ground. The first lesson
for farmer to learn is how to make
clover. The farmer who cannot raise
clover cannot farm successfully. In
our poorest land, one or two hundred
pounds to the acre Of a good CONNER
cial manure would make q crop ofrye
or oats that would pay the expense Of
the crop and secure a crop of clover
besides. All fields, except those in
summer crops, ought to be in clover.
A field IN clover gets richer. field in
blue grass gets poorer.
But valuable as clover Is as 9 fer
tilizer, the farmer must not neglect
the manure ..bank." The barn-yard.
the hog-pen, the poultry-yard will
each contribute largely to the success
and profit Of farming. The manure
"bank" is the farmers best friend.
Lime. bones. clover, all fertilizers, act
with greater power and efficiency on
land manured from the barn-vard -