The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-12-13

At the last meeting OF the Cecil
Farmers Club, Mr.. Il. b. Waers read
an interesting paperon the "Nanural
Influences Of Clover. In the paper
he said:
81 he almost enviajle Mr. I. b Terry
of Ohio-for he is not only a success
full but wonderful farmcr-has been
telling recently how he has got on IN
the world in an agricultural paper
ascribing all his succ SIS and pr sporty
to clover, growing. How he welt on
IA poor, rundown farm. that would
give but s bushels of wheat to the
acre being raised to the productive
CAPACITY of Is bushels aud paying for
itself IN the meantime. This wonder
full result was accomplished by the
clover and manure rot tfion. Tnat 70
tation he then states is to plant Il ro-
tation Of crops which will give every
field dressing of manur3 at one end
of the rotation and Il seeding down to
clovel at the ether. Under this
manner of culture, land will not only
hold its own but it will do more, It
will improve. iiy many of he strong
advocates Of this plan 1t Is held, that
the seeding to clover and turning down
is equal to the application of manure
if no, better. L re clover feeding from
both the air and tn earth nitrogen
and ammonia from the air, minerals
from the earlh-ihe oorlttS from this
wonderful eguminous plant penetra'-
ing far down into the subsoil, bring to
the surface 10y a pumping process ma
terial for plant food, whilst the leaves
and stems are wol king above ground
in their own way.
''And now suffer me, Mr.. President
by way of illustration Of what | have
said and to impress more tCrclbly upon
the minds Of this club, to re ate IA
story as to d of Mr.. Terry in IA race
with neighbor VIII presist, d IN grow
ing tlmo by in preference to clover.
9Th. soil Of thu two farms was i'll .nti-
Cal and rotation of the cops the same.
Mr.. Terry championed clover, his
neighbor timothy. Mr.. Terry asserted
clover was enriching and timothy e1-
hausting. Unable to agree they put
to work their two syst ms. In 1892
Mr.. Terry h id certain field in clov /
while his neighbour had another i'll
Timothy. The crops Of hay were about
equal in value. The second crop of
clover was left on the land to enrich
1t. There was no second crop OF
timothy worth talking about. Mr..
Terry had no manure or fertilizer, only
clover roots. crowns and tops. lie
had as much hay as his neighbor. His
neighbor put on heavy coat OF
manure. Both fields were planted tc
potatoes the same dav. The season
was not very favorable one for pota-
toes, but when digging time came the
neighbor had 100 bushels Mr.. Terry
167 bushels per acre. The crops were
sold for IS cents per bushel with the
difference Of $50 per acre for clover
fed land.
The contest continued and botl
fields We're sowed 10 wheat The neig
Dor threshed frs: With ~ bushels pei
acre. This was big Yield and Mr.
ferry feared he was beaten. HI
gave his neighb Dor the job OF measuring
when he tl.r.sted so that lie nigh
know what there Was. When the
separator reached II bushels it did no
stop but welt III lit on to 80 bush-l:
per acre, pleasing Mr.. Terry With h
very good crop, but tar more WI h ih,
proof that his til DRY and practice " er'
right and uncontroyrr ale.
Continue, gentlemen, 10 farm you
farms. | am satisfied YOU would no
be half so well p!easei III any othe
occupation, but do SO on the clover
ethod, the Midas wahd for The ILL
We now suffer, and that right speedily.