The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-03-13

great things for us TO learn Is
TO enquire il what we are about
20 do will pay. Glover don't
pay in this section-it costs
more TO produce 1t than it Is
worth. He thought peas would
pay well and gave an expert
ment Of his own. On five acres
Of land with a little manure he
made a good growth and put
fattening hogs on them; the
next year he put the five acres
in oats. This land the follow
ing year produced LOO pounds
of seed cotton TO the acre,
whereas it hal never before
produced more than 700 pounds.
This gradual improvement,
though small, pays by making
it cheaper to make meat. 1t is
better to make meat at home
no matter how cheap it can be
bought, because the pea vines
aud roots and droppings from
the hogs are left to enrich the
soil. Hogs are lost from cholera
because they are fed with
Western corn. He made q sue
cess at raising hogs oftener
than he did raising cotton. An
effectual preventive of hog
cholera is weak solution of
carbolic acid with water, about
spoonful Of acid in a bucket
of water; and calculate about
ten drops of acid to the 100
pounds of hog. The way. how
ever, he dosed his hogs with
the acid was to cook vegetables
from the garden and put in a
small quantity Of the acid, we'll
mixed while cooking, calculat-
ing about ten drops Of acid to
100 pounds of meat. This did
not cure hog that already had
cholera but he didn't have an
other hog to take the disease
after using it, and his hogs
thrived nicely.
Mr.. Howard thought the
great advantage we ge: from
the Institute is that we will be
more ready to take advantage
Of new ideas frC m other sources.
HOG CHOLERA AND CLOVER.
Prof. Chamberlain said hog
cholera cannot be cured after
The animal takes the disease
and agreed with Mr.. Howard
that carbolic acid is ono of tue
best and the cheapest preven-
tiYes there is. The Profess OF
aid not agree with Mr.. Howard
in his conclusions that clover
would not pay in this section
and said that clover can be
raised on any good clay subs ill.
Clover Sod IS worth as much tc
the land as the hay taken off;
only costs $3.50 to 81 per acre
to SOW; produces about $14
worth of hay. Clover enables
the farmer te keep stock, make
meat ana manure and enrich
his land. On sandy land clover
don't do we'll but on clay soil
or mixed clay soil it is a great
thing By turning hogs or
clover it costs very little te
raise meat, and the best sort OF
manure is made on the land
He thought clover if gradually
gotten into will prove the saliva
tion of the farmer in this sec
tion.
Rev. J. T. Grubbs suggested
that each farmer try a small
plot of land iii clover.
Mr.. H. A. Edwards wantsd tt
know how much clover to SOW
to the acre. Commissions
Robinson said about Is pound,
Of red clover.
Mr.. Levi Mewborne told OF
his experience in failing t.
make clover sown Feb. 1st. III,
made good clover on a small
plot of we'll drained stiff bot
tom land, but always failed tt
raise clover on light lands.
i Prof. Chamberlain said if h,
was going to plant clover her
he would plow in Septa1I bel
then pulverize the soil very fine
and SOW down the seed, Will
the wind was not blowing, the
lightly brush over with ligh
harrow.
Commissioners er Robinson thank
ed Mr.. Howard for his practica
to-the-point talk, and remarke
that chemists tell us that Glove
. leaves to soils through leave
and roots fertilizers equal il
value to the hay taken off. w
, have yet to know of hogs hav
ing the cholera that are aise
on clover. A practical farme
, save crirnSOn c1over-an ANNA