The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-17


year. due partly TO a late spring and
partly to loss OF clover from the
drought In some sections.
An inquiry will be- made In July 70.
garding honey production, and another
inquiry on the same subject VIII be
made later In the season. II is hoped
IN the meantime TO secur the agree
ment OF q large number OF experienced
and upto-dato b~eekeepers 10 furnish
reports on tho honey crop In order
that tho estimates may be approx.
mately correct and therefore OF real
value TO honey producers and others
interested.
Save your home grown crimson
clover seed" Is the advice given to
farmers By clover specialists OF the
department OF agriculture. Clover
SEED OF the hume saved variety IN the
hull Is the best and surest 70 row.
since the hull seems to hold q little
moisture and thereby reduces the
chance Of failure to get a good stand.
Farmers are urged TO save thier own
seed.
The clover will soon be ripe and a
few farmers will endeavor TO save the
seed In a small way by stripping tho
heads by hauling the ripe hay 20 a
shed aud let It lie until a slack time.
when Il will be beaten out: OF by haul
ing 20 a soafold made OF boards with
cracks between. or stretching poultry
wire over a frame aud failing the
seeds OK allowing ths seeds 10 fall
through where they can be gathered
up"
The following simple method for
saving crimson clover seed will prove
practical aud economical and h recon-
mended by the department:
After the clover Is ripe. select time
when the sun is likely 20 shine for sew
eral days. then nov en- the morning.
whilo the dew Is yet on the clover. Let
Il lie without being disturbed until tho
next noon Take a tarpaulin or largo
wagon sheet TO tic field and spread Il
out. Pitch the dry clover hay on 10 Il.
stir with forks, shake the seed out and
throw the straw back on tho land.
When tho seed that are neaF BY aro
saved. drag the ~tarpaplin a little far
Their into the field. repeating The opera
ton until the Geld is harvested. or suf.
hcient seed Is secured for the next
falls sowing. Tho seed thus secured
can be placed In bags from time to
time.
Probably the most important chamc-
tcristlc OF crimson clover In It's ability
to grow aud make It's crop during the
season when the land is not occupied
BY The ordinary summer grown crops.
In sections where Il succeeds, crimson
clover can be soWn following a grain
crop or In an intertlled crop In late
summer, and will mature "a hay crop
the following spring In time 20 pillow
the land for spring seeded crops, such
a. corr or cotton.
II may even DO held for seed as far
north as central Delaware aud the
stubble be pl0wed under IN time for
seeding the quick Eaturing strains Of
corn. Il may be turned under for soil
Improvement when only six inches
high II il Is desired 10 "a the land for
early spring-sseded crops. Even Il only
the stubble be turned under. the effect
upon the succeeding crop will bo
marked. especially II the soil be den-
cient In heterogeneous fertilizers. Tho
blowing under Of the entire plant, how
ever. will more rapidly correct any
deficiency OF nltFates or hnmus In the
soil.
Most OF the soils In the crimson clo-
YER sections VIII be found 10 be bone
fted by lining Crimson clover, how.
ever, does not appear 10 require lime
10 the extent that red clover does. Ere
quently on welldrained soils In a good
state OF fertility the crimson clover
makes a vigorous growth without the
ass Of limo. The stands are. however,
usually more uniformly good over the
lined parts Of such relds than on the
parts that have received no lime. The
opinion among Individual farmers an.
pears to DO about equally divided as
TO whether or not II payB them TO lime
their soils for crimson clover. In con
sidering the a~dtisabillty Of applying
lime One must not lose sight Of tho
need Of lime on the part Of such other
crops az cantaloupes or peaches. which
require lime and which are either
grown with tho clover or follow r.