Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-08-14

in the middleS when the corn is TWO
feet high. and the peas will be culti-
waited by the later civilizations OF the
corn. The next year, during the lat
ter half of March, the clover should
be turned under and the land prepared
for cotton. The clover will be from
six to ten inches high and will add a
large amount of nitrogen and hun1us
to the land. Where the clover is al
lowed to mature seed once in two
years there will be enough seed left
in the soil the second year to give a
good stand. Mr.. R. E. Lambert, OF
Darlington, Ala, has for several years
practiced two-year crop rotation
somewhat similar to the one suggested
above, using bur clover as winter
cover crop, and has gradually built up
his land so that it now produces from
three-fourths to one bale of cotton per
acre, where it formerly produc ed from
third to one-half bale per acre.
This increased crop production has re-
suited from the use of clover without
the aid of anv commercial fertilizers
other than acid phosphate.
Seeding.-Where re-cleaned seed
are used, artificial incubation is nee
essary to get a satisfactory growth OF
bur clover The seed should always
be sown in the bur, as there are usu-
allv enough bacteria on the burs to
give satisfactory inoculation. Where
seed are sown in the bur. at least four
bushels per acre should be used. The
time for sowing on Bermuda sod and
pastures is from August lst to Sep
tember 1st in the northern third OF
the cotton belt; from August 10th to
September 10th in the central part OF
the cotton belt, and from August 10th
to October lst in the southern part
When planting on cultivated fields
the seeding may be from three to four
weeks later than where sown on
turf This is due to the fact that time
must be allowed for the clover seed III
the bur to work down through the
turf and come i'll contact with the
moist soil before they will germinate
Where seeding on Bermuda sod or
pasture, light discing of the lane
with disc harrow before the seed
are sown, with the discs set to run
nearly straight, will furnish some
loose dirt and will aid in securing a
stand. A good stand is often secured
bv sowing on Bermuda sod without
any preparation of the land. The
seed should be sown broadcast and
need not be covered. In sowing seed
IN cultivated fields they should be COW
cred very lightly with a spiketooth
harrow
Harvesting Seed.-The burs Con
,ntainirg tlsaA seed fall to the. ground
soon after the seed are mattired To
gather the seed the straw should be
raked off and the seed swept up III
piles with a stiff broom. A yield OF
5 to $50 bushels of seed per acre in
the bur is not uncommon. A bushel
of seed in the bur weighs 10 pounds.
Crimson Clover.
Crimson clover is demonstrated
}uccess on practically every soil tyD6
n the South where the drainage is
Good Its ability to succeed on nearly
very kind of land in the cotton belt
rom waxy clays to light sandy loans
makes it one Of the best winter cover
crops and soil builders for cultivated
ields in this region.
Inoculation-Crimson clover gath
ars nitrogen from the air bv means OF
! particular kind of bacteria that ex-
sts on its roots. If these bacteria
are not present in the soil, the clover
viii be a certain failure. The same
bacteria that are found on the roots OF
crimson clover also live on the roots
common white clover and Caro-
Ina clover Hence, in seeding
,rimson clover on land where it OF
ne of the above clovers has not pre-;
yiously been SUCCESSFULLY grown, it Is
necessary to inoculate the land. This
S done by broadcasting at the rate
preferably not less than one ton tc
The acre with soil from a field where
'rimson or one of the small white
lovers has been grown.
The inoculation should be made a
'ime of seeding and the soil shoulC
5e narrowed in immediately as there
IS danger of the hot sun destroying
The bacteria when left on the surface
Prepared cultures have been useC
With success in moculating for Grim
;on clover, but they are sometimes
Uncertain and their use is not ad
vised where it is possible to obtaii
he soil IL must be. clearly borne il
mind that crimson clover is certain
be failure unless the soil is in
oculated
eeding-Crimson clover does bes
n a well-prepared wel-drained well
ettled and a fairly fertile seed bed
The middles of a clean cultivated cot
on field make an almost ideal seet
hed for sowing crimson clover. TIL
ime of seeding is determined by lat
tude. When sown too early th'
,oung plants are liable to be killeC
W hot. dry weather In the northern
bird of the cotton belt probaly TIL
best results are obtained by sowinl
ietween September 1st and Octobe
10th; in the central third of the cotto1
belt. from September 10th to Octobe
10Th, and in the southern third from
september Goth to November 1st.
Successful growers. of crimson clio
rer, approaching that the hot sun an
he dry condition of the ssoil affec
the termination. usually endeavor t
sow just after-a rain. or when there i
prospect of rain.
Seed may be sown by hand or wit
IN Inexpensive clover seeder. Neve
'ess than Is and preferably 20 or eve