The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-01-06
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURALlST.
Some Up-t0-DatO HATS About Cultiva-
ton Of the SON and Yields Thereof
Horticulture. vlticaltare and Flori-
culture.
Red Glover In the South.

Farmers Bulletin IL: Until recent
~ 1t has been thought that red clover
could not be grown in the Southern
states, but our experience has been
that on suitable soils and with proper
management 1t will grow fully as we'll
here as In any Of the Northern states.
and that, while it does not last as
long here. its yield Is heavier. and on
account Of its more rapid growth. the
quality Of hay is better. In North
Carolina it has succeeded well and has
maintained full stand longer than In
most other sections; while on the
sandy white soil of the Florida station
1t has done but little. At the Louis
lana station it has made q vigorous
growth. affording two large cuttings
during the first season, but it soon sue
cumbs to the Entertainments Of native
grasses. At the Mississippi station on
rich creek bottom and on black prairie
soils 1t has given excellent results,
making 2 tons of hay per acre in May,
another ton in June, and in favorable
seasons another ton in September,
though the last cutting has been unre-
liable on account of summer drouths.
Where such yields can be made it Is
one Of the best crops which can be
grown, but there are many LOCALITIES IN
the South where it has not been found
profitable. 1t requires soil which IS
rich and in fairly good condition TO
secure q catch" of the seed, and on
many soils where it makes a promis-
Ing start and yields two or three cut
tings 1t soon becomes overrun with the
native grasses and is choked out. Ut
dinarily it will not pay to grow 1t more
than two years on the same ground.
a. by the end of that time it will have
done its best work in fertilizing the
soil. and the land will give better re-
turns II the last crop of clover Is
plowed under and the field planted to
some other crop. As the plants pro-
duce seed abundantly here and are
not infested with the insects which
have recently done so much damage to
tho crop In the Northern states. there
seems to be no reason why the seed
crop should not become of considerable
importance.
Red clover is q universally recog-
nized standard in estimating the values
OF all other crops, when grown either
for hay or as green manure. and we
have made special efforts to test it on
AZ great a variety of soils as possible,
and do not hesitate to recommend it
for all rich soils which are in good me-
chanical condition; but it is useless to
SOW it on barren fields, or on rough
and poorly prepared lands of any kind.
It seems best suited for growth on al
luvial and black prairie soils, and has
never been satisfactory on sandy or
white lime lands. August sowings have
given the best satisfaction, as the
plants from such sowings are sufficient
ly strong to keep down any growth OF
wild grasses and weeds the next spring,
and will give a heavy cutting of hay
in May. If sown in February, the
more common time, the first cutting
will be principally of volunteer grasses.
out the clover will give two good cut
ings later. Sowing with oats in Feb
ruary is often successful, but the Glow
.r is often injured by cutting the oats.
thus removing the shade just at the
beginning Of the hot weather. Sow /
oushel Of the seed to each acres.