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His DetermlnatiOn NOt 10 NtSe
Advise.
From all the information that we can get
burr clover makes most profitable winter
pasture. II rs The cheapest OF winter pastures
for the reason that 1t reseeds the ground, anu
once planted, 1t will remain on the ground
until the land is plowed in any year before
the seed natures II ripeus in time 10 plant
corn on the land n nd the seeds remaining on
the ground will come up In the fall, and grow
the next winter more vigorously LOT lhe
blowing. If 1t should be desired 10 plant
cotton on the ground. alternate rows may ne
left and the next crop OF clover will be good.
II enriches the SOL, and VIII prevent lnc
Washing of land. II will cover gnllies and 40
more To repensish the wasted slre!lgtn Oh the
For cattle IL MAKE es the best winter pasture
that we can have in the South-hoises do
not eat II. -
sowu or planted together, on the same land,
almost a continuous pasture for winter ana
summer can be had. The bermuda comes up
before the burr clover dies, thus giving a con.
tinuous pasture IN the spring. stock OF AL
kinds are fond of bermuda. The sacarlne
matter in II makes IT. especially paiaiab'e,
and IL stands grazing netter than any oiher
grass. II has been denominated king OF lhe
grasses.
In the fall the bermuda dies after the
frost and In about SIX or eight weeks alter the
frost kills the bermuda The burr clover Is
ready Tor pasture. The intervening time be
tween the killing OF the bermuda and the
appearance OF the burr clover depends
someW bat on the weather.
We believe that in combination, or singly,
bermuda grass and burr clover makes the
best pasture. We have, however. up 10 this
time tried 10 experiment With either or both
with poor success In getting stand or set.
The first ex xperiment which We intended to
make was at White Hall. When a wagon
load OF the BERMUDA grass WAS brought
neighbors protested, and In Difference TO their
wishes, the load OF grass roots was disposed
Of but somehow SOnie OF the ROOTS wee let
on the place. and they are there yet. and
at last accounts were spreading, aud u.
next time you hear from White Hall the
bermuda will be there.
EXPERIMENTS AT WHITE HALL.
Several years later. we thought to expert
ment at White Hall with little patch of
burr clover, and bought the requisite seed
Hiring horse and buggy from Hills stable
we took the seed 10 the farm, asking That II
be planted. The proposition was readily &C.
ceded to and the seed covered very small
area of land. The seed came up beautifully,
aud in the early Spriug made sight lovely
TO look upon, but We saw II only once.
Although there were acres oi waste land on
the premises, to say nothing OF an equal waste
in the garden, that partcula spot Was need
ed for cotton. and SO IL was powe6 up before
the seed time, aud its beauty and lovelness
was destroyed forever Lne iact was an un'
ceived wound. We have not been on the
farm at any time since then that We have
not viewed the spot. wneTe tne clover was
sown with feeling akin TO pain.
We regard II field OF corer as most grateful
to the eye. affording scene which IS not. by
bud or flower. by tree or vine exceeded In
beauty or lovelinesa, to say nothing OF the
profit 10 come from IL:
Lucerne. II is said. will grow forever,
and q COW fed on lucerne Will give more
milk than II fed on anything else. And IL is
said, that q COW that is fed on ucerne will
diminish in the quantity of milk when
Iucerne is taken away, no matter what TODD
may be substituted. These are our beliefs.
We do not speak from experience.
At White Hall we gave S1-one dollar 10 bt
used in buying iced, and the remaining four
dollars was 10 go 10 pay for the trouble OF
sowing. The same patch that received the
burr clover, OF which mention was made
above, IL the home of the lucerne. Only part
Of the seed was sown. Part was saved for
some reason which has not been explained to
us. The amount so~ed was sma',. and the
area which 1t covered is insignificant.
thousand other efforts having failed TO give
either pleasure or profit, II matters little
what becomes OF this last effort. The seed
which was not planted will no doubt give H.
much pleasure as that which was planted,
and we shall give no more concern about IT.
ON NORRIS CREEK.
Turning from White Hall to Norris Creek.
and contemplating the pleasure which the
way farer would realize during the most
dreary weeks of the winter, In viewing green
hills amid surrounding cheerless waste. We
with Glover, so that the hills which bathed
their feet In the stream as 1t wended itS way
TO the sea, might become scene of beauty
and love iness, as well as a source OF pleasure
and profit.
Seeking all the burr clover seed which the
neighbor would furnish for love or money.
including vines, soil, COW horns and TIN cans,
we secured twelve or fifteen crocua sacks full
OF the desired seed. and entrusted II TO the
care and SIX OF the tenant, who would SOW II
in such places as promised the hest return.
In our day.dreams visions OF lat heidS OF
cattle appeared grazing on the "living;green,'
and in our ngnt dreams we saw Glowing
herds wind slowly DER the SEA- But "fccks
thlck-nipping through the clover vale never
appeared, except iu dreams. The clover Is
not there and the Old hills are red today
as they were in former years Poor Old cows
roam over their quilted nrface, hnngry and
forlorn. Objects ofpi,y, the cattle are mute
witnesses agai INST their owner who should be
required TO explain matters 10 The Society for
the Prevention of Crue ty TO Animals. This
effort 10 set burr clover utterly failed. and We
were out of puck et several dollars.
Our experiment on the Norris Creek farm
with lucerne was costly one. An order with
out limit, was given for the seed and the
tenant proceeded to plant some little patches
in halling distance of the barn. Tnis eXptri-
ment, like the experiment At White Hal,
seems moi to be q very profitable one. but the
Norris Creek experiment wan more costly
than the other. Ninety pounds of seed stood
charged TO us IN one ri the stores. The cost
was between sl6 and Sl1-we forget the exact
amount.
COLD WEATHER. AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT
WHICH THE CATTLE RECEIVE.
This editor now has his attention directed
TO cattle raising Perbaps go acres are under
fence op Norris Greek, VIII ich encOrsure IN.
cludes various branches and few COW ,nires.
A most careful man IN Mr. George i. wilson
is in CHI ge, and we expect good results TO MIN
and to u. | any milk shou come that way
his Intelligent and iudustri riOuS wife will See 10
Inn hnEi 10 NOV I'm
calves, aud the same number OF poor cows
now daily assembly around the barn tronghS
At the approach OF the evening shades.
where for Two or three weeks. the encourage.
ment will be something like this: Live
Old horse. you'll get grass
II the coid weather should continue much
longer ibis editors account at the oil mill for
seed anu hulis will sweep the cows aud the
farm into a great bog or maelstrom which
will be more d'sas rous and more far-reAchng
in It's results than the plain COW mire OF " hich
mention was made few weeK ago.
THE HOUSING OF CATTLE.
While We presume a great volume would
not hold what we do not know about cattle,
little things. We neiieve that every man.
except Mr.. H. I. TusIen of this city. who has
spoke TO us about catt e recognised the ntres.
sity OF hOus ng cat in the winter lhinK-
iny the housing of cattle. IKE the stabling OF
horsrs WAS Il reasonable and humane
Thing 10 do, We spent some money along mat
line But after some experience, We snail, lot
the present al least, bulid no more oathh win
the view of shelteriug the great herd. Some
provision of course ought TO be m&oe Tor
sheltering Individual cattle on special oc'
casions but for the herd In place under Tue
pines protected by hill, where the Wlnd
passes over their heads, the cattl IL oelter
cared Tor than when in crowded ana over.
heated house. The right temperature cannon
be preserved In Il house If too hot, tue eVli
effects are manifest when they go out into the
cold In house. cows hook or butt eAch
other To their hurt. 4 place out of doors
where they are protected from the wind is
,I,a,r, In q hnuAn