The record., 1913-09-18
White: caYeT Crops aid Th.if Fanc
ten.

Cover crops of the night kind and
sown at the proper time, greatly ben.
eft aud protect our sandy SOILS.
Every farmer in Muhlenbcrs County
should understand the process Ey
which the plant foods in his soils
are changed from aa unaydilljle le
{ rm tn N ar4i'lhlc state. Broad
IN speaking, 1t IS : process of rTai
formation hy ii,tlr org n.sEs, allied
SOIL lace ia T1,se ha,t.ua are
working all the i'm, mnst vigorous
dnnag The summer and less rapiGiy
druug the wintcr muulhs lcc2use
of uafavoTabic conditions. Hy hav-
ing a crop on the land Outing the
winter months. as the plant food
becomes ayai'al lc, ii is stored up in
The ii,su. II The plant. Thea in
Tie Slriac "hcn Tic crop is turned
under, the plant food and organic
matter are returned 10 SOIL thus in
creasing the soIl fertility. Ii the
iIclds are covered with crop, the
winter rains wash and leach out the
plant food as ii is made available,
carrying the soluble plant food from
the soil, into the creeks and rIvcrs,
10 benefit some one else.
The Kind of cover crop To use, in
a measure, matter Of choice, so
far as our conditions in this county
are factor. 1 would suggest one
of ihe legumes, for they store up
nitrogen, thus enEiching the soil in
this valuable plant food. Rye aud
wheat are two very popular non le-
sumcs. They are both hardy and
stand considerable dry weather and
cold.
When makIus plans to protect our
iielde this winter uy To SOW some
Crimson clover. It's a we'll known
fact that this nitrogen gathering
crop, as wcll as ali !rsumcs, not
oGly gather nitrogen from the air
aud fix it ia the soil, bu, 10y having
a very extensive root system, pen
ctraiing 10 great depths, biing up
fertility from the subioil, thus s:Dr-
ing fertility in the upper soil, for
future crops.
Crimson clover, in addition To
its great value as soil Improvcr,
makes a splendid winter cover crop
and excellent grazing during the
late fall and early spring.
Many of the best farmers IN the
South SOW this clover, as they well
realize It's great power as a soil build
er. Many of the best truckers and
market gardeners use crimson clov-
er, for it saves fertilizer bills, by
supplying humus and nitrogen, there
by Increasing the productive power
OF their soils. Farmers should make
every effort to put all available land
down in crimson clover. Several
of our local dealers, both at Green
vile and Central City, have it for
sale. The cost per acre is very
reasonable. When plowed under,
it has decided impr ovement on the
productiyeness and condition of the
soil. Don't fail to get some culture
from me before you SOW the seed,
Otherwise 1t will not grow or do well.
see nc LsfGrc you SOW the seed. |
Lave hnt InitbiI SSbt AZ llC ny tue
Department Of Agriculture, 1t IS free
and | will help you with the inocu-
lation OF the seed.
II is not too late to SOW some 0.
the above cover crops, for the show
ers of the past week have put the
land in condition 10 make it easy tC
prepare. 1t is not a question ot
whether you can afford to purchase
rye, wheat or crimson clover to SOW
but rather a question of, can af
ford to let my fields remain bar,
this winter One bushel Of rye anG
ten pounds of crimson clover, PEI
acre, solves the question. Don
ALLOW yoGr land to remain bare thi,
winter; cover ii with some CROP
Fields that remain bare all winIer
are doing tgo thlngs-,hey arr
making the owner poorer by failins
to produce something during til:
time; IT The same time they ar;
washing away, becoming less abl,
to Do So in the failure. So cover