The Huttig news., 1913-08-23
TIME TO PLANT CLOVER.
Commissioner of Agriculture John #. Pace
 Gives Valuable Advice.

SOo1Oil VI v k'O iiOW OOOil tl1lOC, and much of the hay has been made. and the time Tor harvest is coming on and will soon be here. There is yet short interval in which the farmers can prepare land and make ready to put in a small acreage of some of the most leguminous crops for winter pas ture and cover crop for the land. Burr clover is, one of the best for a cover crop to keep the land from washing and also from teaching. and makes a good winter pasture for cattle and hogs, as we'll as other stock. If you have a good Bermuda pasture, blow it up dur ing this month and harrow it down and SOW it to Burr Clover. It will make you good pasture all winter, and last through the spring, until the Bermuda comes out again. Then 1t will die down and give way to the Bermuda, and will re-seed itself next fall. This will give almost year-round pasture for stock and will enrich the land too.
 Crimson clover is another good one, and while it may be a little difficult to get stand, it is one of the best legumes you can get. and provides more nitrogen gathering nodules than any of the others. Crimson clover can be seeded later. Another good one is Vetch. Try some of it. The experiment is worth trying. It will make a good pasture, will produce lots of hay. and is a fine soil-builder. It would not be a bad idea to SOW any of these grasses in the corn field. going through between the rows with small harrows. Later. when the corn is gathered there will re- main good winter pasture and cover crop too.
 If you cannot persuade yourself to try out any of these new crops, then try some rye. Most every body knows about rye and what it will do. Rye may be sown between the corn or cotton rows in the fall and make good winter and spring pasture, and will help the soil be- sides being fairly good cover crop. But be sure to try something. You really can't afford not to. Then there is the alfalfa Some of the best and most progressive farmers have been trying it out and succeeding. It sometimes takes perseverance, and patience, but they will win in most cases.
 If your soil is sour, add some ground limestone. If you will apply to the Agricultural Department at Washington. or the county demon stration agent, you can get free, all the nitrogen-fixing bacteria you need. When you SOW alfalfa, be careful to put your land in good condition, and lave it well pulver- iZed It is best to use a plot of ground that has been in peas or grass. or used in some way to keep 1t free from weeds, or on which the weeds have not seeded this season Then use plenty of seed Sow about thirty pounds to the acre. If you have tried alfalfa before and did not get stand, try it again on the same ground; do not change locations. Some of the best al falfa producing land in the country has required as many as the third sowing to get good stand. Each time it is re- seeded the soil is be- coming inocuated, and tha: is nec- essary to maintain a good stand
 
 Take care of the ditches now Clean them out and cut the weeds and briers off. If you don't they will fill up badly this fall and winter that you may Sind the job too big for you next spring. any when you are pressed for planting time you may find the ground too wet for clearing ditches or planting either.