The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-28
than any other plant that is grown here

tnau any oIner plant that is grown here
about.
When say that even our old-time cotton
planters admit what our younger planters
eagerly declare, that an acre of Melilotus is
worth far more than an acre of cotton it
viii be easy enough for any one who under
stands the trend of business in a cotton
raising country to determine Of what worth
to the section Is the growth of the white
clover.
So nutritiousis the growth that am told
that many negro renter they are alto
gether poor and improvident, these negro
renters complete the work of their planta,
ton of cotton and their always too meager
patches of corn by the labor of stock-fed
oftentlmes solely from the green growth of
these fields.
Tue greatest and most woudrous work of
AS a reuovator aud fertilizer OF worn
lands IL has no equal. 1t will re-
deem from wOrthessness to usefulness even
the white baldhead that crops up oftentimes
on the most fertile piece of prairie lands.
1t has many ways of bringing bald white
SOIL, as hard almost as rock, into product
iveness.
First, its great strong roots strike into the
stln earth and break it up thoroughly.
Secondly, the plaat dies after two years
growth, leaving the earth Melted with dying
vegetable matter,
Thirdly. its great hight and branch-re-
markable for a clover-gives protection to
the earth from the suns heat. attracting
moisture and bringing to the cool earth be-
meath its shade what fertilizing elements
the atmosphere holds for it; for instance,
the nitric acid that lime soils need for
their perfection.
Fourthly, the dying roots and r)otiets
that permeate the soil make of themselves a
million little cisterns to hold and loose the
moisture, as the crops above show need for
more or less irrigation from natures pretty
little system of tile drainage.
A great deal of this root work any far
mer will see going on even after the clover
crop is replaced by a growth OF cotton or
corn.
One of our prairie planters has a custom,
and most excellent one, of planting every
year or two field of Melilotus. After this
has furnished him two years or more with
pasturage for stock and cattle and bees,
and given au almost original richness to the
soil beneath. he moves his fences-a
post and wire fence-to surround some
other piece Of wearing soil. So with the
little labor and expense of hole-digging for
mis- posts-for one set of posts and wire lasts
for several Enclosures and growths Of the
clover-this planter feeds his own stock
well, and for him caeaDly sores him honey.
IL he wishes to do SO he makes more hay than
possible cost keeps UP his land to its highest
pc Ssible productive quality.
Now is there known anywhere on the
south's fields aud prairles aud broad sweeps
of lime lands any more wonderful worker
than the dainty white clover!
The land must be prepared for the sowing
of the seed as for the sowing of oats
broken up, narrowed and seeds sown broad
cast. Many planters sea ter the seed just
before rain, SO that the rainfall is force
enough to rightly set the seed.
The seed should be sown in quantities as
follows
To secure good stand but not for cut
tings Of hay. one peck to the acre. To Sc
cure several good cuttings of hay and TO
allow the seed to sow itself beautifully for
another years growth, or for good pastur-
age SOW from one bushel to one and half
to the acre.
1t is we'll in purchasing seed to get from
source where care is taken as much as pos
sible to gather seed free from any MKT
ure of weed or wild-grass seed.
After good sowing the crop of Chilean
White clover will take very good care OF it
self, and will do good and satisfactory work
ELI SHEPHERD.
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