Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-28

should I prepare the land before SOW
ing? 1t is in Spanish peanuts now but
they will Le grazed off in two weeks.
1 want the white blooming variety as
you stated 1t was letter than the other.
How much seed should be used and when
will the clover be ready for grazing If
sowed the middle Of October?
Your local dealer in grain and seed
should be able to secure crimson clover
for you at a reasonable cost. or course
any of the large seedsmen doing business
in Georgia or adjoining states will gladly
furnish the seed. Land intended for this
crop should as a rule be turned with the
pIow and a good seed bed prepared. The
reasons for this are as follows: Breaking
the soil will enable the moisture to en-
ter Il more readily, and will also enable
the roots OF the young clover plants to
spread through the soil more rapidly and
thus establish themselves in a shorter
period OF time. This is important. for
OF course. a vigorous root development
must precede any material development
Of the plant above ground. After plow-
ing the land we would harrow so as to
secure a fine filth and then seed at the
earliest possible date with a barrow
seeder or any OF the various devices on
the market for seeding grass and clover
which have given satisfaction In your
community. OF course. crimson clover
may b. seeded broadcast. II is difficult,
however to distribute the seed uniformly.
When broadcasted 1t must be covered
lightly with a harrow. When we are
inclined to favor seeding with machinery,
we have had very good results from
broadcasting BY hand
As you say, there are two varieties of
crimson clover-the white blooming and
the crimson blooming. In tests made on
the college farm the white blooming APP
pears to have been somewhat harder and
rlore vigorous In its growth, but also
considerably later in maturing. For in
stance, last year the white variety was
not ready to cut for hay until about ten
Gays TO two weeks after the crimson
blooming. but the white blooming made
considerably heavier yield of hay. OF
course. enc seasons results must not be
regarded as definite. but from what we
have seen, we think the white blooming
trial than has been given it up to this
time.
We would say to use from II to Il
pounds of well cleaned, strong germinat-
ing seed per acre. You can easily test
the terminating qualities Of the seed be-
fore planting. and If you find the ger
minating power poor, we would use as
much as 20 pounds per acre. Securing a
good uniform stand is of course an i'm
portant matter, and will have much to do
In determining the yield secured. You
cannot count on securing much grazing
or the clover during the fall 1t makes
fits most vigorous growth in the late win
ter and early spring. We are inclined 10
think that unless it made an unusually
strong growth in the fall that grazing
and tramping might destroy much If
II. This would be particularly true If the
weather were very wet. For fall grazing
If you expect to cut this clover for hay
next spring, we would suggest that you
do so when It is just coming into bloom.
This IS an important matter for when
allowed 10 mature, the heads become
hal sh and difficult OF diSestion on ac-
count OF the awns contained therein, and
when .over-matured hay is consumed by
live stock, particularly horses. 1t may
result In the formation of boluses or
hair balls which sometime form in suf-
ficient number to produce death