Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1895-07-19

give good stand or bllghted IN
wheat stuGble, the stubble can be
narrowed over and Crimson Clover
sown, which will moro than make
up the loss of the Red Cloyer.
Crimson Glover weighs sixty
pounds to the bushel. Ten TO
fifteen pounds are necessary TO
seed an acre properly, and after
SOW ing the seed it should always
be covered by narrowing with
light harrow. There are five types
of Crimson Glover, one only o!
which Is hardy. In the original
seed supply Delaware fortunately
secured the hardy type. 1t has
been grown here now for nine
years; consequently it Is the ninth
generation seed, and being of the
hardy type and thoroughly &C
climated 1t succeeds in extreme
northern latltudes, where 1t was
thought it would not withstand the
winter. In the Middle, Atlantic
and Southern States it naturally
hourishes. Every farmer misses
golden oppoi tunity if he fails 10
give 1t a trial on his own grounds.
Professor voorhees, and otheriex.
perimenters of high authority re
gard it as hardy as Red Glover. 1t
wilhstOod the winter at the Maine
experimental station aud attained
a growth OF 26 inches. Good re-
suits have been obtained in north.
ern New York, and l believe that
where good acclmated American
grown seed of the hardy type is
used it will succeed anywhere that
Red Glover will. | believe also
that IT, e chief cause of failure has
been invariably in the use of seed
that was not of the hardy type, or
WAS imported and not accIimated
or from partially germlnated see Il
by which it was rendered unfertile
Crimson Glover Will grow OIL
poor light soils when other grasses
fail. 1t does MT interfere with,
out is an addition to other farm
crops, as with it crop of hay can
be removed from the land and a
crop of corn, tomatoes, peas, beans,
potatoes or any other cultivated
crop grown each year. In this re-
spect i: is decidedly the peer Of all
other clovers or legumlnOus plants,
and justly entitled to be called The
Wonderful Forage Plant, The Great
Nitrogen Gdtherer, The Mortgage
Liter, The Great Soil ReRovator,
etc. BY It's use poor soils can lie
improved more rapidly than by any
other method. Therefore, 1t is the
cheapest and best fertilizer. 1t
makes an abundant food of highest
quality. As pasture, stock prefer
it to other grass. AS sOillng
crop or for ensiIlge it cannot lie
excelled, and for hay stock not
on Y have a decided preference for
1t, but they thrive remarkably
npOn It.
The Delaware Experiment Sta
ton sums up its uses as follows:
/. To plow down for green ma
nure.
.. For Silage,
3 For solling.
4. For Haymaking.
5. For Seed production.
For eradication of weeds.
Z. For reduction of expenses IL
cultivaling orchards,
s. For winter and spring pasture
8. AS a protection for falling
fruit in orchards.
10. For binding DRIFT soils anc
for preventing washing on hill
sides.
IL. As Bee Food.
WINTER OATS.
More profitable than Spring
Oats. Nothing new, having beer
thoroughly tIled and succeeded
we'll throughout the United States
They are sOwn. IN the fall whit
wheat Is seeded, or earlier if de
sired. They will mature their cror
usually few days later thar
wheat; vigorous grower; avera g
height when ripe to cut, tour feet
stood wonderfully; single grain
throw up from ten TO twenty stalks
which bear large, we'll filed heads
They have a stin straw, stand ~
we'll, and yield from thirty to siXt,
bushels of oats 10 an acre. VIII
produce Il crop on moderately poo
land, where Spring Oats wOul'
fail. They weigh from forty L
, torty-dve pounds to the bushel
this alone should be sufficient L
induce farmers to grow them. The
are perfectly hardy, having with
s stood "A temDerature of 40 degree