The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-03-23
Deer Creek Farmers Club.
ClOverSeed.

ClOverseed.
The Deer Creek Farmers Club met at Priest
| ford Farm, the residence of Mr.. Johns II. Janney,
on Saturday, March 18th, and discussed the best
Cloverseed. Nearly all the active members were
| present, together with Major A. NJ. Hancock, W.
| Smithson Forwood, Otho 8. Lee and James l..
Gorrell, honorary members &c.
Mr.. Janney said he would like to know the best
method of saving IT., his own experience not hay
ing been very satisfactory, He did not think it
| advisable to SOW early on billy land. He wanted
| information on the subject and had none to inn
part: Gao N ou,o.o,s ,o, , -, .
| one crop of clover seed since he had been farm
ing, His father used to lett lie in piles and after
turning 1t over 10 or II times haul it in. Mr.. Sill
yer thought it should be hauled in when dry and
| not be allowed to rot in the field. The time to
| sow depends upon the condition of the ground
If the ground is cracked open so that the seed
will be well covered, 1t is best to early, but If
otherwise 1t is best to wait until the ground is fit.
1t Is a good plan to SOW the seed and roll the
| ground afterwards. He generally sows in March,
but las sowed In February and occasionally in
April.
should be cut when ripe with reaper, put in
| punches, hauled in when dry and threshed as
soon as possible. 1t will do to SOW early on some
| land, but on others it should he deferred. Low
| land may he sowed later than billy land, on ac-
count of retaining moisture better. From Febru-
airy to April is the period during which it may be
sowed.
Mr.. s. d. silver said that when he had fine
| growth of clover he generally moved it early, so
as to give the aftergrowth time to make a crop of
| seed. Clover generally takes well on red clay
| The time of sowing depends upon the condition
of the soil. He had sowed 1t on snow and did not
think the list of May too late. Our farmers can
not save seed as pure and clean as Western seed
and lose money by trying to do IT,
Mr.. WIN. ID. Lee said heretofore his plan had
been to SOW in February or March, but the sprout
| Is sometimes killed when sowed too early and he
proferrei later sowing. When the cloverseed Is
| hauled in soon after cutting cattle will eat the
Mr.. Thomas Iochary would like the seed tc
Inr.A aft ip,
| rub out better 1t should be hauled in as soou
after the rain as possible. He preferred to SOW
early, before the ground stops freezing, 80 that
ter the seed sprouts is more likely to kill il
than frost. He sows one bushel to five acres, and
as soon after the LIST of March as he can. Gener
ally rolls his wheat in the spring after sowing the
clover. Seed sowej in February will come VI
the first warm weather. You can not tell wheth'
| err crop of seed clover is worth cutting or moi
until you begin to cut it. He once cut field
which averaged IN bushels to the acre, wher
heads that were counted averaged 40 grains. One
| bushel to the acre will pay.
Mr.. Ohio s. Lee said he had sowed cloverseet
on oats st year, about the middle of April, with
first-rate success. On the lst of May he seeded {
portion of his lawn with oats and clover, and hi
believed every seed of clover came up. He haC
been led to believe that il is not well to sow toe
early, on account of danger of the germ beinG
killed by frost. On high lands it might be soweC
early, but on low lands late sowing is preferable
lie sowed one bushel of seed to five acres.
Mr.. Thomas a. Hays said that to save 1t HI
would wait until the seed is ripe and cut with
reaper. 1t should be hauled in as soon as dry.
He usually sows in April but always covers IT,
On wheat he rolls the ground. The best chanc,
for set is on oat ground, but would roll thu
ground after sowing. Different soils require diff
ferent times of sowing. On red soil it might b,
sowcd sooner than on other soils. lie favored
sowing seed only when the ground is ready, Il
make ii grow He generally sows one bushel t.
five acres, but this year would stretch one bushc
over six acres, because the price is high,
to cut cioverseed in this SECTION of The cou Tt y
When he had saved 1t he cut 1t with mower
raked 1t windows, let il lay until 1t became black
1t takes well on red clay, which does not requlr,
so much seed as sandy soil. One peck to the acr,
on our soil Is not too much He would never SOW
less than one bushe! to five acres if he wanted
set. He was in favor of sowing as soon as tn,
ground cracks enough to take in the seed Ii is
good time to sow when the ground is little soft
Mr.. James Lee said he had never saved a croI
of clover seed, as you seldom get more than
bushel to the acre, and it pays better to buy seed
The usual custom is to nov the ground, horse
rake 1t and house 1t as soon as dry. February Il
the hest time 10 SOW II, whea practicable. in,
freezing and thawing of the ground puts the seet
in before 1t sprouts. 1t pays better to let III,
aftergrowth remain on the ground than to cut 1t
Western seed is better than that grown here.
Mr.. X. John Rogers thought it generally paid t
raise clover seed. You can determine befor,
cutting whether the crop will pay not. III,
cuts it with reaper throws II off in lunches
and hauls it in as soon ms possible. Much seed il
lost by cutting with mower and raking ant
turning it over. He did not think the time o.
sowing OF 50 much importance as to get 1t covered
He never saw clover fail to take in oats. He hat
seen a fine set obtained by sowing oats and Glove
after piowing aud narrowing them in together
The seed of second crop of clover j turned un
der for wheat will not vegctate but will come VI
the next time the land is stirred. One bushel t.
the acre s fair yield but he had seen bushel
raised to the acre. He generally sows about tn,
LIST of April and has had good set by SOWING
when the wheat was six inches high.
Mr.. John Moores also believed it pays 10 saw
clover seed. He had not bought peck OF seet
for thirty years and always had some to sell. Fl,
found it as profitable as any crop he raised
Every weed in the clover field should be pulled
and DESTROYED when in bloom that OHl,
pure cloverseed will be saved Coverseed 4
sometimes spoiled by heating in bulk. He haC
raised from ~ to bushels, and on small piec,
of ground as much as bushels to the acre. Tn,
time of sowing is not important. He had sowet
from February to April. and seldom failed. II,
intended hereafter to SOW little in the fall will
timothy. Last spring he stirred the ground will
a horse rake, after sowing cloverseed, and thel
rolled it. 1t should be harvested with a reaper
1t is important to get the first crop Off early. 81
that the second crop will make better seed. Tn,
seed should not be allowed to get so ripe as t,
shatter before cutting, but must be allowed /,
become of dark color. With a reaper you cal
cut close to the heads and let the stems stand
Seed year old will grow If 1t has been kept dry
Farmers should be particular about the kind o
coverseed they sow, as noxious weeds are Otter
introduced in that way. One bushel to from q t.
10 acres is enough to make a good set.
Major A. NJ. Hancock said he had been rattle
successful in saving cloverseed, and agreed will
Messrs. Moores and Rogers that it should Away
be saved. Year before last he raised IA bushels o
coverseed on acres. The idea about sowing TIN
seed in February has been inherited, and is k
|
of the bag and a stone in the other to balance it
He did not believe in planting seed until tn
ground is ready to receive it. He did not under
stand why cloyerseed can not be raised as wei
here as in the West. Some seasons a mistake i
made in not sowing enough seed. Other season
it is wasted by sowing too much. Experience,
farmers say one bushel to acres is enough. HI
sowed at that rate last spring and had fine set
X. Harris Archer did not think IL profitable t.
raise cloverseed. OF the last that was cut on hi
place Is bushels sold for $40. At the same tim
he thought nothing is cheap that a farmer has t
buy, and on that principle farmers ought to saw
cloverseed. MIR. Moores pursues the right cours
by saving 1t every year. He once sowed on
bushe to IL acres, on the LIST of March, and al
equal quantity on the same ground the LIST o
April If the first sowing failed he would thel
have the second. He thought seed more than
year old would come up.
Mr.. VIM. Munnikhuysen, the President ha,
never saved but two crops, of which only on
paid. The general time of sowing Is April blu
one of the best sets he ever saw was sowed OF
wheat In June. He had seen, in Western Mary
land, O pine forest cleared up, and the ground be
came covered spontaneously with fine growtl
r of red clover, when there was no clover fell
within eight miles of 1t.
Adjourned to meet at Mr.. r. Harris Archer's
i, April 81. Subject, "What farm products can
farmer buy cheaper than he can raiseP"
MARRIED.
Y-STREETT.-I Baltimore, Thurs
day. March Sth, 1858, by the Rev. c. F. Albert
JAMES HENRY, Jr., of Washington, ID. C., t.
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