The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-10
Hints Concerning Clover.

Glover Is sown. as n rule. early in tho
spring, whether with some grain crop.
the cultivated grasses or rs n crop by
itself. A practice commo In the North.
m States h TO SOW clover on late SHOWS
In March or April.
The analysis of red clover indicates
what manure will increase It's growth.
1t contains from thirty two TO thirty
four per cent. OF lime and about the
same per cent. of potash, with nine to
ten per cent Of phoSphoric acid. mag
ncsia etc. AS lime enters so largely
into IL composition. lands deficient In
this respect require generous applica.
tons ot lime. Deficient soils are also
benefited by gypsum tsulphate OF limol,
the phi, sphatcs- and wood-ashes. tom.
mon stable manure. containing rs Il
doos all the olcmentsot y good fertilizer.
Is also suitable as a top-dressing for any
past re or meadow.
While gypsum Is not always n success
on ordinary soils, sown broadcast at he
rate of one to three hundred bushe $
after the leaves are developed. II seldom
fails to promote q remarkable growth Of
stem and leaves Experiments made
bv Dr Pincus. Of Germany, regarding
the action Of gyp um ~ clover made IL
appear that the sulphatrs cheek the do.
vclopmcnt Of the flowers aud also OF the
seed. from which he Inferred that. while
the Application Of gyp.um Is favorable
10 n large increase In the yield of hav,
Il Is not favorable TO the development
Of the seed crop. Comm ssinnrr Killc.
brew. OF Tennessee. SAYS he has rarely
found benefit from the top dress ng Of
gypsum on claycy loans; iiscrects have
always been apparent on n strong hme
stone soil. In n dry season gypsum Is
undoubtedly beneficial on ali soils. and
II always serves a good end n H. hgh.
" stimulating effects ON wcll.rcstorcd
lands where there is a good coat Of
clover.
Bones arc also nm invaluable aid 10
c%loycrs, their leading elements being
lime and phosphoric acid, nitrogen 5
also abundant. A dressing ot bone
dust will often quito restore old pastures
which have been long cropped and tho
phosphate Of lime exhausted. Grasses
arr greatly benefited by wood ashes. A
top-dressing Of ashes may be applied 10
grass on al kinds II soil with the assur.
ance tnst they will pay the expense at
tending the application For pcrma-
ncnt moving lands ashs> are advised
when they can be obta ned IN suhi c ent
quantity.
Coarse manurrs ought not 10 be
thr wn on clover. as thcy are liable TO
iniurc the plants An excellent top.
dressing for meadows. TO be applied
after the last cutting or In the spring.
when the soil Is poor, Is barn.yari
manure compostcd with muck. peat
leaves. sod. potato tops and other per,
ishable egetsble matter.
Prof. Levi Stockbridgc Of Massachu.
sets. after a series Of experiments with
mineral manures at the Agriculture
Cullcge at Amherst prepared the fol.
lowing & rmula for n fertilizer to b
sowu on lover-bruadcast-in the early
spring 10 induce an increased yield
Nitrogen. ~l3pounds; potash. 90 pounds
and phosphoric acid II pounds. Thes'
materials he advised TO be supplied II
the form OF sulphate Of ammonia q
per cent dry salt. 215 pounds; muriat'
potash. 30 per cent dry sslt. 80 pounds
super p~hosphatcs 80 pounds hi
amount was designed for enc aore. IN
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