Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-02-17

and more important question is the
effect on succeeding growth. BY most
men in their efforts TO get crop OF
seed this point is forgotten, or utterly
ignored, II men that cut for seed
Last year have noticed that the crop
tieipated, they have doubtless passed
II by without a thought as to the
cause. II the plant is weakened by
cutting seed crop the first year, when
one bushel OF seed per acre Is secured,
to the extent OF cutting down the
yield the second year to the amount of
one bushel per acre. we have lost
10y the operation the time spent, and
the expense of cutting, making no
count of the plants destroyed.
Last year we had n ten-acre field
which we ran the mower over to cut
down the weeds and wheat, allowing
the PIGS to cat the wheat. The pigs
were taken on before they injured or
trampled the clover to any great ex-
tent. When ready to thrash the clover
We could not set machine, and to
save 1t stacked and covered with fod-
der by this timo the men owning
the hullers had tired of the poor re-
turns for the work, and had put their
engines at sawmill work. Ii the fodder
cover protects 1t till we have crop
ready this year, II will be put through
the hulser to ut least know how much
there was in the effort OF last year.
NOW as to the effect of the cutting
last year on the crop OF this year. BY
allowing the crop To 40 to seed last
year many rag-weeds maturcd. In fact.
IN some places they composed the
greater part of the swath cut, Once
aftor cutting before stacking we moved
the punches TO prevent the killing OF
the clover under tho lunches. When
we stacked the clover tho clover under
the lunches locked all right, but
hl"ached, but this spring II showed up
missing, having been weakened so that
It winter-killod, and the rank growth
OF clover this summer but little more
than obliterated these vacant spots
before time to cut for hay, While we
got nm immense crop Of hay, we lost
considerable on account OF the vacant
spots; IL we get crop of seed this
year, they Will tell still more unfavor-
ably against the yield OF seed than
they did against the hay.
On farm near hore last year, there
was from n field harvested light
crop OF wheat, On this field was
hne stand OF clover; tho greater part
was clipped to destroy the g-weeds.
inc crop on the part left for seed was
not saved. but cut of late, and loft on
tho land. The manager said the clover
on this plot this year was not IA good
by one-half as where tho weeds and
clover were clipped before either ma
tured
On our own field year ago wa
thought the stand as near perfect m
possible to get It, but now Il ia very
spotted and not altogether whore the
punched clover lay. Another field on
tho farm that We thought no better
stand was clipped when tho rag weed
was IN bloom, On this field thu
stand Is regular, and looks to be one
fourth better than on the field TINT waa
cut for seed The latter is In much
better tone than the former, as the
heid had recently been top-dressed
with manure.
lhese are evidences against trying
10 get seed from clover the Same year
IN which 1t is sown, that should have
eareinl conslderatlon.--John M. Jami.
sou In Ohio Farmer.