Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-19
GREAT SOIL BUILDER,
hrimson Clover One Of the Best, Makes
Good Cover Crop, Pasture and Hay


Within the past year or two several
persons have given crimson clover a
try as a soiling crop and for early and
! late pasture. AS is always the case,
some persons failed to get stand,
Just as they some etimes fail with other
clovers or grasses. Those persons are
naturally somewhat discouraged with
the new crop.
Others have had good success ano
are very enthusiastic about crimson
clover as soiling crop, late and early
pasture and as profitable seed crop.
o. h. Overdell has just harvested
nearly 1900 pounds of seed in the burr
and is offering it for sale at II IL cents
y pound.
While it is we'll understood by those
who have tried it, crimson clover seed
in the burr is harder to SOW than the
clear seed, there are several conditions
favorable to the seed in the burr that
overcome the great difficulty in sowing.
alt is admitted that the seed in the
burr carries with it the ejaculation
necessary to provide the best condi-
items for a stand. When ona buys the
hulled seed that is supplied by the mer'
reliant he has no assurance that he
iwill get seed that will grow. Not that
the merchant is disposed to sell poor
seed, tar from it, but the seed he buys
may have more or less old seed mixed
with the new and as old seed does not
germinate we'll, there is great danger
of getting a poor stand, if any at all.
That is not the case when one buys the
home grown seed in the burr. The
thulled seed costs considerable more
by the pound and ny that means costs
more for the seed for an acre, while
the danger of getting poor seed is far
greater than when home grown seed in
the barr Is used The home grown
seed you know is all right and while
the hulled seed may be all right you
have no way of knowing until yon have
tried it and in most cases if 1t is not
good it is then too late to remedy the
.evil.
Agriculturists of the highest repute
have tor long time advised the pur-
chase OF most home grown seeds as
against shipped seed for the reason
above stated.
Eighteen pounds of crimson clever
seed in the burr is equal to fifteen
pounds hulled, which is sufficient to
sesd an acre. AS late pasture crop
it has no superior. ana the same may
be said Of 1t for an early pastare crop. |
It.grows IN the winter when no otner
crop is on the land, is one OF the very
best winter cover crops and Is not sur
passed by any pasture for calves and
ewes at lanlbing time. 1t makes good
hay, IT cut just as the blossoms are in
tulI bloom. 1t produces an abundance
ot seed and as a soiing crop nothing
need be said for every farmer UNDER
stands what turning under clover
means tor the Improvement of the
and.
Any farmer who made failure last
year need feel no more discouraged
han if he had made a failure with any
'ther crop. There is not the slightest
Ioubt that crimson clever has no su-
,erlor when properly handled.
None of the grasses or clovers are
sasier to get stand than crimson
lover. 1t may be sown in the corn ,
ate in August or early IN September
nd 1t will come without having to be
arrowed In. One man who has been {
rowing 1t for several years asid to
he Chronicle man: "lt will sprout on q I
lat reck If you will give it a little 8
'ater and will catch surer than any G
lover or grass ever tried Every 9
armer IN the county should have at t
east small patch of crimson clover n
1Is fall. n
II it is convenient to farmers over d
1e county, they can leave their money u
nd order at the Chronicle office ard c
e will get it to Mr.. Overoell. We t.
ope every farmer in the county will f
scide to try crimson clover this fall
'r it is one of the the best crops that n
IN be grown. N