The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-08
Lucern or Bur Glover far Winter and
Spring.


Which is the best to plant to give
something green for milk cows in the
winter ami early spring, bur" clover or
Lucern, or is there anything that would
be better than eiUher2 | want to raise
something green for several herd of milk
cows and calves and my soil near the lot
where intend planting is light soil, not
Very rich, but | can put a good deal of
COW manure on the lot. E. B. G.
Whitehead.
There is considerable difference be-
tween bur- clover and Lucern, one
being an annual and the other
perennial It is too late now to SOW either,
ou' you can have everything in good order
Tor sowing in the fall
4 there Is nothing like having prac-
ucal knowledge of good forage plants we
would advise you TO try some of both this
lalI, ana then you can decide by next fall
winch suits YOUR soil better Say you try
Two acres Of each, or one as the case may
pc FOR the bur clover have the land well
p.oWed by tho middle of September. Just
dlter good rain about that period give
Sle Iand good narrowing if YOU have a
narrow or can borrow one and then sow
lhree bushels of seeds evenly as lpossi5le
ana then roll the land. If YOU have not
ioiieF and cannot borrow one then YOU
VIM nave 10 he content with merely brush
ing Ihe seed in, but rolling is by far the.
peSt way OF putting in clover or grass or
gram seeds. We would feel considerable
dissatisfaction having to sow clover or
grass seed without the use of a roller land
narrow. Apply as liberal quantity of
manure us possible to the land before
sowing but manure can be applied as a
Top dressing advantageously later on.
bur clover can be lightly grazed on
Led[ly all the winter; or, better still, it
yam De cut and fed to the stock in their
lols or stalls. certain area will 90
much further when fed in this manner,
ior STOCK III grazing destroy a good deal
Wy Ioullng and trampling. Bur clover can
W PdSUured during dry weather in win
gCr oF calves without causing much loss
II you desire this clover to seed the
una Tor another crop the following win
TTs.S.lI should not be cut later than March.
II the aftermath is allowed to make fair
tLop 81 seeds they will lie in the soil until
Vhe fall rains occur.
AS to Lucern-October is the best
r ,lIh Tor sowing seeds of this superb
pant. 1t will not or should not at least
uG allowed to give as much food the first
BDInIer and spring as the bur clover will
Iieug perennial it should not be cut too
o C,p. e, at first, but should be allowed to
go I4ll mold upon the soil before being
LLdued upon for its best return. Once it
mas hlIq hold upon the soil field or even
TO- tdIch Of Lucern will be perennial
Wy 10 the dairyrnan and pork raiser.
,u me land should be deeply plowed and
o oS July ,pulverized as several harrowings
r ral make It. Twenty or twenty-five
a 53,'l OF good seed should be sowed per
ing A"i'O ei'oh eoou loil-
I'M Make as good an application of manure
~ lue land as possible before the plow-
n r.E ana borrowings and afterward any
ftSo I!Ss OF the field that do not present as
SaIIi " appearance as the best top-dress
e Sly with the COW manure, but supply
VIII. III mineral manure every two or three
Sr"IS' An acre of Lucern properly
man FAVO az iSi9O " 'iAo ''1iiS