Milford chronicle., 1892-04-15

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chards.
b. For Corn crops, for Potatoes
md for Tomatoes.
c. Combined aoith Colopea ctaes
o enrich ,oornom soils.
ANY growing crop which occupies
he ground during September, Octo-
ner and November, preserves the
aluable nitrates, which, according
70 Lawes and Gilbert, would be
washed into the subsoil or drains Il
fields lie in the condition usually
seen in growing countries. or all
crops for this purpose the clover
excels, for ifthe available nitrates II
tbe ground are not sufficient lgr its
development, then a legRhninous
plant like the clover, asFHellriegal
and Atwater have demo hstrated, can
take care of itself, having the pecu-
liar power of securing its nitro gen
indirectly from the air
TO make the chain complete prac-
tical men report that scarlet clover
decays, under grovad, far more rap
idly than other varieties familiar in
Delaware agriculture, and by decay
ing liberates its stores of nitrogen,
phosphorie acid and potash for the
use of any crops which may follow
in the rotation.
SCARLET CLOVER IN PEACH, PEAR AND
APPLE ORCHARDS.
In no other place in Delaware
farm management has the scarlet
clover found better or more useful
field than in the orchards. Where
land is very poor, capable of pro-
ducing ten bushels of corn only per
acre, there a heavy burden of green
matter can be )lowed under in May.
| The custom has arisen to turn the
sod in such a manner that many OF
the blossoms remain above ground.
In time, seed ripens; by narrowing
the lam, this seed is scattered, and
very heavy crop Of clover soon
begins to grow therefrom. This
method of seeding involves no ex
pense whatever.
Regarding the effects on the trees
the following abstract from the
Transactions of the Peninsula Hor
ticultural Society, for 1891 is indi
cative. Mr.. j. W. Keer, Of Denton
Md, states son a part of nay orchard
used 600 pounds per acre of a
high grand phosphate, put up by
Baugh Sons & Co., of Philadelphia
Alongside of this turned under il
the spring crop of scarlet clover
At first the trees dressed with the
phosphate made the more favorable
growth. Later, however, the trees
MANFRED with the clover excellec
md in the end surpassed the others
The phosphated trees ceased t,
D grow about the first of August, bu
o at that time, those MANFRED with tn
s clover were doing their best. The.
= remained green and vigorous, an'
e ripened their wood perfectly, whll
e the phosphated trees turned yello'
$ or were defoliated. l would rattle
}; have one crop of this clover to ploN
y under than two crops of COW pc
+ vine"
e When the soil in a peach or pea
e orchard has been enriched so tina
p it could raise twenty bushel of cor
per acre, then practical men advis
II caution. Messrs. Z. II. Bancroft
e and J. G. Brown, of Camden, fl
% their silos with clover from the
n orchards; Colonel g. L. Martin an
l. Charles Wright, of Seaford, max
IL clover hay. In both cases, relativel
x broad strips are left uncut on eithC
Is side of the rows of trees, and aftC
Is the orchard has been plowed an
y cultivated the matured seed frol
y these strips, drifting in the wind {
Il purposely scattered by the owne
lie insure a heavy catch of clover, fC
the following season. By thus +
"a moving the largest portion Of ii
T. clover. respect is show for the Opt
N ion that TOO much nitrogen aids
ii the destruction of peach trees b
It. yellows and of pear trees by fiji
e; blight.
,. SCARLET CLOVER PLOWED DOWN FC
. CORN, POTATOES AND TOMATOES.
70 As already stated seed OF TINS clio
l. err must be sown in July or Angus
d In order therefore to use this crc
w to enrich corn field, in an Ordinar
rotation, fall pasture OF meadows
g moved field, must be given up, an
Y. substitute found for food consume
" in August, September and OctObe
III This will be found in the pastur
afforded later by the clover, an"
re the turnip crop which can be raise
Ii with it as described in the THU
5, chapter Of this paper. As alread
Q. stated, from seed sown in July
X early August a heavy crop of Glow