Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-06
CHARLES E. BARKER
Writes Again N v heat Lime
Clover, Etc.

bushels. A lot of 8 acres that was
sown with a mixture of Fultz, New
Columbia and Gill made yield of
405 bushels. The corn land, 80 acres,
sown with Gill and Fultz made
yield of 18 bushels. The crop of 225
acres made average of 20s bushels.
What varieties shall sow this
fall? Principally Fultz. Then Fultz
and Gill, mixed with Red May. All
these make splendid berries, never
saw better. ! have some of each
for sale. (See advertisement in this
issue,) The crop of wheat is best
quality / have ever known grown in
this county and will make rs per
cent. or more of an average crop.
| have never seen as much produce
of the farms in South Christian as is
being produced now. 1t is a revela-
ton to some visitors here recently
to see the untold amounts Of corn.
hay, tobacco, etc., and all in fine
shape and promises new record.
Great long ricks of hay so to 70 feet
in length and great barns filled to
overlooking. Hundreds and thous-
ands of acres of corn that are so
dense and of such dark color that it
would make Warren county "whis-
kyite" look like 80 cents and want to
install distillery.
Tobacco no longer in patches, but
fields and larger parts Of farms
planted to the weed that is in splen-
did condition. We notice with great
pleasure that Warren county has
pooled her undesirable" lone Sucker
We should do as she did when we
were pooled and were wearing the
trust to frazzle-sell-dump--sup-
ply demand that pooling has made
nice price for and do it with fiend-
ish glee. Yes, Free Dulaney,"
pool, and we on the outside will
have reversed positions with you and
sell, and will see how it works.
May the Good Lord have mercy on
you if with the whiskey element in
the saddle you have to pack an asso-
citation such as we had.
Some 10 days ago a gentleman
from one of our lower counties came
100 miles to see about clover and
lime, etc. He was a doubling
Thomas but what he saw was real
surprise to him and he is now hunt.
ing ground lime stone and will
spread wheat, straw and litter and
any and everything that will retain
moisture as soon as he seeds his
wheat and will SOW tested wheat in
February when the ground is corrus-
Gated with icicles and honey-combed
with frozen cells.
What have / learned of real value
in past year? That growing clover
should be Tire chief aim of the Ken
lucky farmer and every other crop
and interest on the farm should be
sacrificed. and if necessary. subor-
mated in order to succeed.
How is surest way to succeed?
Plow an inch or so deeper each
time-in this way throwing up and
sandwiching into the top soil the
red clay that has a large per cent.
of lime that will sweeten the soil and
render available the acid soil that
has been the chief enemy of clover.
Scatter straw and trash all over
the field and on the thin places
spread with the manure spreader the
stable and other manures, ashes, ETC.,
that has been going to that Unsuitable
octopus-alfalfa-and in 8 times out
of 10 in this section has been wasted.
Sow in February--soon as you can
catch ground in proper condition.
One bushel of tested seed to 10 acres
that has guarantee to be 9S per
cent. pure and you will win. have
seen on an adjoining farm, clover
that is a good stand that is poor
color-not more than 2 inches high
and being now choked out by the
grab grass and rag weeds that had
something put over it to hold the
moisture would have been in COM
plete possession of the ground and
able to take care of itself. Scatter
straw, corn stalks, weeds, trash of
any kind on land to be seeded to
clover and get big returns for your