The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-06
CRIMSON CLOVER.

~. offer no apology for giving SO
VIZ " IF our space this week to the
INTACT of Crimson, or Annua cover
!. several years it has been urgeo
III - no crop is more prolific OF gooo re-
n.y. ~. than this. 1t is said to thrive on
'll Host all kinds of soil. The following
aL LNo"ts from one who is authority on
sSnSiect will be of interest:
~ SoTTSG Crimson clover should be
bT0edcast at the rate Of II to 10
SOW" 1nJS ner acre in the North from July
~ 70 September 18th; in the northern
l2sn ~ ~ Southern States until 10th of
o GS and in the extreme South IN
y fSe end of November. 1t is ex-
y hardy, and will stand any
IN e of cold when well established.
o. Orows during the fall, winter and
: INC months, and can be seeded
saon9st growing corn after the last
@nrLi7 o or on clean subtle, In tomato
SSIdo amongst grapes, tobacco, etc.,
nD5 will take root without being raked
= or covered with soil. If the ground
+ moist it spreads very rapidly. We
hove nown seed to be up the second day
oftar being sown. Probably the best
nav of seeding is to prepare the ground
as for any other crop, and lightly rake
I'M and r0l the soil.
SOn.-Any kind of soil will suit this
oliver. 1t succeeds admirably on
sandy soil: on those too light for oTdi
nYry clover this will succeed and make
a good crop, likewise on the heavier
soils. All situations seem to suit 1t eX-
Capt wet land.
GRAZING Crimson clover, if sown
sufficiently early to get large enough,
will make splendid winter grazing for
sheep and all kinds of cattle. We know
Of several lots that have been grazed
close during the winter and spring
months which have afterwards made
good crops to NOW.
S0IING There is no better crop for
cutting green in the spring than this.
l makes elegant food for horses, COVE,
and all kinds of stock. We know of
keepers of livery stables, who buy this
clover in the spring by the basket to
feed to their horses, which improve
rapidly while eating it. 1t does not
SiVate the horses as other clovers do,
but it acts as an alternative, creating a
healthy system. For COWS and other
cattle, we do not know of it's equal as
q spring green food. Professor Voor-
bees, of the New Jersey Experimental
Station, concludes from his experiments
that tone acre in bloom wilIfeed ten COWS
IN full flow of milk for twenty days.
HAY.-We have to speak as highly
Of 1t fer hay as in it's other conditions.
ls composition and digestibility are
higher than red clover, and makes a
superior hay. If seeded upon early
|OWn oats, they, if cut together, will
make much richer hay than timothy,
mough 1t Is usually grown by itself,
and to secure the best quality hay
mould be cut before the seed forms.
y cures very rapidly, and should be
atetully handled to retain as much
Eat as possible, yet the stalks are very
nutritious. 1t will be ready to cut
sO9ut two to three weeks earlier than
ped clover.
GREEN MATURING This is one of the
V5st uses for which Crimson clover is
aaapted, Its capacity for stooling and
NJ formation Is very great; single
wants will make as high as one hun
G1a branches and heads. 1t like other
S6uminous plants, gathers nitrogen
aUn the air and stores it in the plant
roots, which become available food
tr Gther crops. One acre grown at
~ view jersey Experimental Station
.@l9ed May 3lst 6. 1897 pounds of or
ssaulc matter, 312 pounds of nitrogen.
!. p0Qnds Of phOsphoric acid, and 1864
SoGlus OF potash. The nitrogen alone
f SH not be bought for $50, and is
, 10y equal to that found in 20 tons of
o"OI0 manure, and at such a small
fSSupar9ElVe cost. Our experience ia.
IL the whole of the CROP ia graz~d
y HoWn and removed. the land which
tUuuced the crop of crimson clover
- Jut oe greatly improved by the action
Sne decompOsing roots. and q srIc-
%eding crop of corn will b. vasrIv hot
6id "a a crop on adj lining soil which
ro. u the peach orchards of Della
sst; e nave been rejuvenated bv the
TS,oon CT crops of Crimson clover. and
grown, excellent CROPS have
mIt O"ed: OF course, better natural re,
h. ore obtained from the whole of
L|Op being turned under.
Can inclusion, we say that not only
Ga; worn out soil be more cheaply re-
mnlIUed by Crimson clover, but highly
6Ti,ptpoVed soils be kept up to their fer,
mn nv With much less cost than by any
soe St means; therefore, we say to all
eSoS culturists, SOW Crimson clover
Of Al acre will yield 500 to 1000 pounds
cssSHSsa5 IN the chaff Tney need not be
oDc @1ea to plant. Any farmer who
nesS gets started to growing this croI
sesj, not be without planting seed
p0nn5 Sow from thirty five to fifty
N Nus In the chaf to the acre
The aUeo 1t be said that the Agency il
ot6s SFoper place to buy these and al
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