The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-19

chairman OF the board Of trustees of
Clemson college. telling Of his expert
ence with this cIDp:
"As cover crop during the winter
months or as winter pasture burr
clover has no equal.
Like the COW pea. 1t cnriches the
soil, gathering nitrogen from the air
and storing It In the earth.
1T will grow In almost any soil cx-
cept wet and marshy iand-aIthough
1t Is best suited to clay land.
1T is easy to SOW. only needing to
be thrown on top Of the earth, and
the rains of the fall will beat 1t In suf-
ficiently to bring 1t up. Between the
18th OF August and the 18th OF Sep
tembcr is the best time to sow, al
though good results have been OBJ
tained from seed sown as late as the
1st OF December.
when once sown 1t VIII ever there
after perpetuate itself. although 1t
may he easily destroyed by being
plOwcd under while green.
Make Regular Crop.
1T does not hinder the cultivation
OF regular. crop during the summer
months. as the seed will not sprout
sufficiently during hot weather 10
cause any Inconvenience. Each sue
cecding crop comes from the seed OF
the former crop and not from the
roots which would hinder plovfing.
"AB stated above. the seed oan be
thrown on top Of tho hard enith and
need no plowing In or rakinp under,
for the plOw invariably covers 1t too
deeply.
"If convenient the land luay. be
hrHkar, Tho uAod fEot, u0v,c kor
anti covered with q light crush or
harrow. They ought not 10 be more
than All itlch deep; Z,
{ "Therc need be no fear, however,
In cultivating tho land aftnf; ono crop
OF seed has been made thnreon that
the seed will be- buried, for ,tha con-
unuous plowlng go thoroughly mixes
the soil asfto leave enough .eed3 near
the surface to produce o stand in tho
fall. s-il 81
''1f buried the seed Will. lic In tho
Garth, sound; and will sprout when
turned up near tho surface. s;s
Two bushels to the acre will bring
O perfect stand, although as little as
q half bushel, ~ equally distributed,
will start II sufficiently. IL not pas
tured while seeding. to bring q stand
the second year. g@
sit, may be- scattered broadcast In
cotton and corn rows after the crop
IL laid by and left to como up In the
fall. ~; ~ "a -.
fi"Burr clover makes an excellent
winter pasture or. lawn: It may be
s0wn on top OF Bermuda sod (or the
sod Of any sort or grassy Just as on
top ,of the clear earth, and will spring
up Iii the late fall, last through the
winter. seed in June. being then re-.
placed by the native grasses.
Cows fatten ON II !; poultry reyel In
It; hogs like It: It makes great pas
ture for sheep and. goats. s;s 81 {s.::,s.s;
"Cows ;cans not bite IL close enough
to- prevent Its. reseeding, MS it win
grow seed in all the little undulations
where the, cows tongue can not reach.
Hogs pastured on It should have rings
In their shottts to prevent the!H root
ing.ssH Hungry sheep or goats might
possibly hiteit too closely that II car,
not put on seed. They should be taken
on about April 10. - So 4, ...
4: Some growers find It necessary, to
inocriate the soil to obtain a. stand,
Others Have never. had any trouble In
this respect, Full Information as to
the process OF incubation can be had
from the United States department OF
agricplture.y .s ..sg 4