The Charlotte Democrat., 1896-08-06
ERIMS0N CLOVER ON OUR SOIL.
Mo. c. Moore Tells Of i,tts Value
Proved by Experience.

Mo- c. Moore Tells Of Ii Us Value.
Proved by Experience.
RICHMOND, Va, July 22.
Mr.. G. G. Moore, Charlotte, N. 9.
Dear Strive believe you have had
considerable experience with Crimson
Glover, both as forage crop anu
An improver. Will you kindly give us
vour opinion of this crop, and any special
Information you may have in regard
thereto, and very greatly obllge,
Yours truly,
WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen
Mr.. Moore answers the above letter as
follows:
GrNTLEMEN:-Answer yours of the
% inst. in regard to crimson clover, will
say have never been 30 literally dispos
cd As to get consent of my mind to ploW
under $26 worth of good feed for the i'm.
provement of an acre of land, Crimson
clover plays a very important part with
us. 1t is . regular crop on my farm and
receives 90 much attention as oats, wheat,
corn, or any other crop we have. We
raise this crop for its great value as iced
and we like it, because after giving US
paying crop of feed, the land is really bet
ter than if the clover had not been grown;
during winter the land cannot wash, and
the thick mass of roots add much fertility
for the next crop to grow on, the clover
stubble. AS this is q regular crop with US
we try to prepare fine seed bed; we
turn the land with two horse plows, roll
same way of blowing, then harrow cross
ways with the blowing with Disc har-
row, then do the same the other way. BY
rolling after the plow the barrow docs
better work; cutting twice with the Disc,
then going over twice with q Thomas
harrow, we have fine mellow surface |
to receive the seed This we SOW with O |
Cahoon secder, putting 20lbs. OF seed to |
the acre; we watch tor q rain, and try TO |
SOW Just before it. The seed are covered |
with Breeds weeder. A light brush |
will do as we'll, but most hsrrows cover /
the seed too deep.
We think crimson clover pays US best
when seeded with rye and oats. After
this plan the land is prepared as above
except that when rolled we spread with
KOmp's manure spreader, twenty spread.
Or-loadS of the best manure we have to
the acre. Sow on the manure one bushel
of winter grey oats per acre, then harrow
twice with Disc and once with Thomas.
Then with wheat drill put in so qts. rye,
dragging the Thomas harrow after the
drill; sowing Is lbs. crimson clover with |
wceder. That sounds like much work
but it pays and the pay is big. Such
seeding will afford pasture for a lot of
calves in December and January. In |
April there will be grand crop of rye to
out green and in May atremendous growth
of clover can be cut. Now watch the
winter oats come. This crop can be cut
- . soiling crop in June or for grain in
July. This plan have tried for the past
three years with splendid results, and /
now piece of land (6 acreS) is being
prepared for seeding in the same way.
This combination can be sown any time
from August 1st. to September Goth.
Seeding crimson in growing corn has al
ways failed to catch for us, but on pea.
stubble the seed grows we'll. We run
the Disc harrow four or five times over
the pea-stubble, dragging once with the
Thomas, SOW seed and cover lightly,
and always get good stand in that way.
The prettiest field Of crimson we ever
raised was with turnips. On Sept. 11th
we sowed 15 lbs. crimson and 10 ozs. ruta-
baga turnip seed per acre. The crop
was not gathered but left in the ground;
@u WAuLeE Wo 0Au u0o LurOlp8, Crisp ana
tender. The clover was 80 thick the land
nor the turnips did not freeze. In the
spring the field was beautiful with the
dark green, the crimson blossom, and the
yellow flower of the turnip.
Sow crimson clover in this section any
time (when the land is moist) from July
10Th. to Sept Goth. If the work is done
we'll the crop will pay big. Spring seed>
ing does not pay.
Another crop for forage either green or
cured is sorgum. From the window near
which / write can see six acres of peas
and Sorgum, sown broad.cast June 2nd.
after six weeks growth this crop now
stands five to six feet high and 80 thick
thrt you cannot see one foot into it. l |
wish every farmer who lives in my coun-
~ and who buys western hay, could see
this crop and know how easy he could |
SOW his forage. l shall SOW six or seven
acres this week in peas and sorgum to be |
fOd to the COWS in October.
G. G. MOORE.
Charlotte, N. c., July %. |