The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-24

it from lodging and falling down. 1t
makes fine, soft hay of excellent quail
ity, and cattle and sheep are very
fond of it. Price, $3.50 per bushel,
Clovers.
LUCERNE, Oh ALFALFA.-( Medacago
Sativa) This is perhaps the most
valuable clover for the South, as on
suitable land it can be mown five or
six times a year. 1t likes, dry, mel
low ground, with deep subsoil which
the roots can penetrate, and they will
run down twenty feet or more in
search of moisture; hence it with
stands drought better than other
grasses. 1t is best used for feeding
green or a little wilted, and cutting
should commence before any blooms
appear, and by the time it is cut over,
the part first cut will be ready again.
For hay it should be cut as the blooms
appear. Sow ten pounds per acre in
drills twelve inches apart, and cult
vate to keep down the weeds, and
when it is established it will keep
them down. 1t will succeed well
sown broadcast on ground free from
weeds, when fifteen to twenty pounds
should be sown, so as to cover the
ground thickly and keep down weeds.
Ii it is top-dressed every winter, it
will last for twenty years or more. 1t
should not be grazed. Sow late in
spring or early in the fall, either in
drills or broadcast. 1t is rather ten
der until it is established, when it will
stand severe cold and produce large
crops for several years. Can be sown
alone or with very light seeding of
barley, oats or rye, which should be
cut off before ripening Price, Is
cts, per pound; $3.50 per bushel of
60 pounds.
GERMAN OR CRIMSON CLovER-This
is one of the most valuable crops for
all farmers. It comes three weeks
earlier than the Red Clover in the
spring, makes very nutricious green
food, and also excellent hay, at the
same time improving the soil to a
greater extent than any other crop
which is cut from the land. This
clover is adapted to all soils, but seems
especially so to light lands, and is
considered by some superior, both for
hay and as an improver to the Red
Glover, on this class Of soils After
the crop is cut, the land is in fine con-
dition for corn or the succeeding
crop. The stubble plowed under,
even after the crop is cut off, makes
fine improver Sow in August and
September, at the rate of ten or
twelve pounds to the acre. Per pound,
Is cts; bushel of 60 pounds, $3.50.
RED CLOVER (1Tyotiune Pratense).
This is one of the most valuable
farm crops, and is largely used for
pasturage, hay, and as an improver of
the soil The soils best adapted to it
are tenacious or stiff loans, contain
ing more or less lime or clay. 1t will
grow on poor land if the subsoil is
clay; but if very poor it should be
helped a little at first with
plaster and KANT, when large crops
can be raised. Cut for hay when in
full bloom. Sow ten pounds per acre
in the spring or fall. Price, about
$40 per bushel of 60 pounds. Spe-
cial prices for large quantities.
SAPLIN, OR MAMMOTH CLOVER
(zFtoliums Pratemse) Similar to the
preceding, except that it grows much
larger and coarser, and is later in
maturing. 1t is much superior as an
improver on account of the extra
growth. This is good variety for
thin soils, or to seed with Timothy,
as it natures at the same time. Price,
about $5.75 per bushel of 60 pounds.
WHITE CLovER.-(T (TEqfoziuna Ra-
pens For lawn and pasture mix
lures this is a valuable clover to SOW
in the fall and spring. Price, 25 cts.
per pound. Special prices for large
quantities.
Swedish OR ALsIKE CLoHER.-A
hardy, rich Glover, succeeding best
on moist lands containing clay. It
resists extreme drought and wet, and
is not easily winter killed. 1t does
mot attain its full growth for two or
three years, and is best adapted for
pasture when sown with other grasses.
1t has long, fbrous roots, and is well
adapted for sowing on land liable to
wash or gully. Bees extract great
deal of honey from its fragrant flow
orS and it iS on thic aoo0,7D+ q fouoY
lite with bee keepers. Price, Is cts.
per pound; about $3.50 per bushel.
SAINFoIN OR EsPARsETTE. An old
and favorably known plant in Europe,
but has not been tried to any great
extent in this country as yet. 1t is
principally recommended for light,
sandy, gravelly and limestone soils,
and succeeds well during long
droughts. It is used largely in
Europe as an improver, and also
makes good forage plant. 1t is well
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