Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-02-24
.or,s n. GREEN .AsuRlso.

NOItS ON OhttN hsNONNos
Ia June, iS>9, plowc,i under onc-hslf
of a tsn-acrc field ~ mammoth clover
fur the purpose of enriching the soil--as
heavy = crop a. could b. turnci under
u th ploN aud chain. The other half ~
the neld Nas mosn Tor hay. During
the winter and following spring the
firld uas pasturyl With shcep. Ia May,
l~9O. the whole h-li was plo~ed aud
planted to corn drillcd in. That pof-
tiou on the fAlloN vas with difficulty
Kept cls.an, requiring the ase ~ hand
hoss between the hill. o. cat out the
pisvuu gra.. ~hich had ss,,icd itself the
tall previous on the falloN. The other
va. clean without hand-bocing. No
tcrv,ptihle difference Ia Weld; .oil, stif
clay In fslr state ~ fertility. Thus Tar,
the efnrt st rrno,ation With green cloVcr
pluse,i under va. a total failure, result
ing in |, 80. of the hay AMI extra labor
"a hoeing.
\ neighhoting farmer told me % a
similar cXpsrisncc several years ago on
rich prairic loam Wherc the clover was
80 rank AZ to rvqulrv four horscs Ia poll
The plog. NJ benefit sAs ever noticci.
sppvheud that In NV case the bare
filioN AS the cause 20 tle failure, al
loe ing ths Weed ..c,ls chsncc to gct.
INMATE and the sun o. dry aud bake and
harden The .oil Wcrv o. attempt the
pIoa ing under of clo,vf Ina Junc again.
shoud Immediately 800 buckNhcst,
turning u under la the tall aud sowing
90 re. either to harvest or Ca turn under
again iu the spring ior corn. shouh
rNpsyt from this a great advantage Ia
ioo.vnlng up Ani enfichlng the soil
shsthrr enough IA compensate ior scc'i.
lalof aud usc 10 land, I cannot tell.
lat year hal . rcld of tseniy acrrs
20 clover cat Zoe sc,yi. settling the rvtIrr
bar 49, high a. could D. Nthout missing
IA, ~ The heads Ihi. fcli was ploN-i
thi. .pring. turning under the dead clo-
yer stras aud early green grosih, ~
suitiug La a hne, mclloS, casiiy-tlllci
deli 20 cufn 20 mory than sSersgv Yield.
Joseph Harris, la his "Talks ou Ma
uur,s. savs farm cannot D. made
rt,h hy gruNing clover aud selling u.
o. INV eNtsfisuge I have fOund fern
cannot o. made rich by grosins clover
ani piow az II under. llc further say.
In th~ stme huok ~ good crop oi
fNNNfN NfNNHNfH ANNNi AAt' N'ftA fN'f' -.
s.h. pho.phoric scii, lime ani other
minsfsl natter. which cuah rutrr lat"
ths yumpD.iiiou 20 The ashcs 20 oar Cul-
ti,li.i ,rup. than any other crop usual
4, gruNu iu this v'uniry. Both hl.
.tttrmsut. are undoubtedly true, Nct !
fuund iu my vNIsrisncv that the extra
.tuNth of r,-,ts during thr summrf,
autumn and fulloslng .pfing amounted
tu - much iu m4nurtai aud mechanical
value a. tllr ruiirv crop 20 clover about
tao tun. psr ayrvI plosvi under.
am b1 uo means Discouraged With
gr,7n manuring. bat prOposs to k~-p al
10 until sifisr the method bet adapted
to m, snil aud circumstances. tntrnd
O. turu under crop of siutrr Tle in
Nav iu order o. trV It. vfrts on Coru.
Grv,u msuurius d. recommended on the
urytl,al gruuui. 80 tar q. I knoSI ~
al asrieulturd ch~ml.t., ani IA. tUund
man, advocate. among practical tafn-
%. iu Different paus 20 the cuuniry, AZ
though pr,,icvi very hitlc Ia southern
" l.gvuslu.
~iN wear. agu a furtN-aCrv h~ll 20 hard
CLAW shi.h htd hy-u cuntiuually cropped
by thrifiir.. farmer uuti u 49,, a. De
eNprvssf.i t, All run dnNn, came luto
ths I.1.ss..ipn 20 An energetic merchant
Nho pluv "a 10 in Iuus, turning under
scattering gruNth 20 sv,yis. hucksh-ht
-. .oWu. which Ia turn was ploScd
uni,r. AMI ryv .osn Ia The fall. >omc
mluurr "a. .prvai ou part oi The hcli
beat not ou 40. The re ~hi,h Nas haf-
vested 80. a. hne a crop a. I ever saN
ou aus lsui. Zach year since the hni
has pfusiuc,,l guoi crops - hay, cora
ant cat. ~ithout further addition 70 fer
tIIiSsr. paving alrndy more than lvi
pr cent. anl the rni l. not ~.
Prom l,,,ot'. Gsriru Manual. puhllsh-
"a 20 Rockford. ill., l>sG, quot. II
canuut -, that it referring o. grv-n
r,s turned under iu spring adds as
much tsrtilitV o. ths .oil a. forty Loads
20 mtuurr. bat I do say that Ia our
drputh, season. Il produces a. grvat an
iuerra.. 20 crop a. do forty tSo-bof.e
Iuad. 90 g,-ni mnnurs o. the acr~. u
certainly ptys 90 practice u, aud "a
pr,gticr u largely, even on land well
.upplissl v ith stable mauurv, a. that IN
rryt.s-. th- ,igor ani grosth 10 NJ
green crop which Z. imm~iiatsly, Nith
additions. returned Co the soll."-Cor.
Country Deutlsmtn.