The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1885-02-25
For the NEWS.
CLODHOPPER
Gives as Some Ideas Concerning th,
Sowing Of Grass aud Glover seed.

In accordance with my promise Of last
week this paper will be devoted TO the sub.
iect of sowing grass aud clover seed
Many SOW timothy seed with the wheat H.
he fall, but believe that the better plan
S to SOW it early in February. For years
It has been my custom to SOW all my timo.
toy aud one half Of the clover the first half
IF February trying always to find a time
when it is freezing at night aud thawiug by
lay. The remaining half Of the clover seed
is reserved until the freezing is thought to
be past, in the spring, and then sown across
he first sowing. Since adopting this plan
[ am happy to say that have not expert
euccd an entire failure, which was occa-
sioually the case under previous methods.
For my part 1 adhere rigidly to the three
Years rotation; one crop of corn, one of
wheat aud one Of clover, then TO corn again
Always follow wheat with timothy aud clo-
yer, especially clover.
Many have wondered at my sowing clover
at two different times. fl were going to
SOW all in Que day, would most positively
Insist on sowing both ways Of the field, as
It is the only way 10y which 1 have been
able to get an even distribution Of seed
without having any strips missed alto
ge her. Such a thing might occur as for
the early aud late sown clover to miss a
given season, mt have not yet heard of
such a thing.
Whilst talking on this subject it reminds
me that it is something strange that so few
people raise orchard crops. 1t is certainly
the best grass that grows for pasture, and /
would never think Of such a thing as seed
ing field to permanent pasture without
adding at least Que bushsl of orchard crop
seed to the acre. By many it is considered
next to red clover as a fertilizer.
| Any tine between this and the middle OF
March is a good time to SOW orchard grass
seed on wheat 1t takes excellently wher
sown with oats. When sowing orchard
grass seed with oats or for thatmatter tim
othy or clover seed, we always SOW aftei
the harrow, and then roll or drag with
good heavy brush.
Speaking of oats reminds me that al
though not a profitable crop, every farme
needs hundred bushels or so every year
and iu order to assure good yield of mer
chantable oats, itshould be sown very early
Just as early as the lnud eau be worked il
Murch. BY watching closely one or tw
days eau generally be caught, which
missed may throw il too late for the bes
results Consequently you that conteu
plate putting out oats this spring, watc
closely and get them in by the Goth O
March anyway. Drag the ground dow
smooth aud then trust to Providence wit
every assurance that He will smile on you
oats crop, that is if your land is in goo
fertility.
The question has been asked If it will pa
To SOW clover with oats, with the inteutIu
Of plowing up for wheat in the fall, Tn
answer is, emphnticully, yes. Oats land, a
d rule is not a first rate place to SOW wheat
but my notion is that having q good stan
of clover will fit it most excellently fc
wheat That the pasture furnished by th
clover, the green manure furnished by th
] clover roots and the looseiing of the SO
thereby will pay several times over for tL
clover seed at the highest price clover see
has been known to sell for.
1t is bad economy to refrain from sOwin
all of the wheat aud oats land in Glove
every year on account of the cost of ii
seed. I would put bushel of clover seeC
properly used, against a ton of cOmmerci
fertilizer every time.
More anon. Short articles are better rec
than long ones, so "anon, anon
CLoDHoPPER.
GLENwooD STOCK FARM, Feb. 10, 1885.