Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-06


celebration, and they will be assured Of
a day Of interest and pleasure that will
give them some practical evidence Of
the estimate in which they are held.
The plan Of the big rally has BEEN
under serious consideration for ten
DAYS now, and the committees In
charge are not only well down tao the
work ahead: but they expect to keep
at it right on up to and through July 4.
SEED CRIMSON CLOVER.
It is given up by the best farmers
throughout this section that in the list
Of winter cover crops more or less suit
ed to this section, the one that easily
stands at the head Of the list Is bur
clover. This wonderful legume is COM
paratively new to this immediate sec
ton. Its value has been recognized by
different leading farmers in various
surrounding states for nearly a gener-
alton; but the experience OF York
county farmers with 1t, extends back
only about seven or eight years. 1t Is
steadily growing in favor, however,
and as things stand now, it holds out
much promise for the future.
So far as the information of The En-
quirer goes, Mr.. ]. Frank Ashe, Of
McConnellsville, was the first farmer
of York county to make a successful
experiment with bur clover. He got
hold of seed, sowed them in accord
ance with the best information he
could get and experimental quietly
over a period Of several years before
he told what he was doing. A repre-
sentative of The Enquirer got hold Of
him one day, pumped him for infor-
nation, and printed what he said, with
the result that number Of others In
different parts Of the county began to
take interest
Speaking from recollection, this
writer will say that Mr.. Ashe told.
wonderfully interesting and instructive
story Of his experiences. He, had got
ten a good stand in his fruit orchard,
found that 1t was q ne,thing for hogs
from late fall to the middle Of spring;
that 1t would reseed' itself; that 1t
helped rather than hurt all cultivated
crops; that 1t left lots Of nitrogen in
the soil, and that it was generally most
useful and valuable. He seemed to
know all about bur clover with the ex-
ception of one thing, and that was how
to be assured Of good stand. 1t
would grow on any kind of land, he
said, and the poorer the land 1t SEEM
ed the better it would thrive; it would
come up and flourish even from seeds
accidentally spilled in the public road.
AS to laying down, however, any par
ticular method Of seeding, Under which
q permanent stand could be guaran-
teed with reasonable certainty, he
frankly confessed that he could not do
it. The best he could say was that 1t
all seemed to be a matter Of luck.
OF the farmers who have been fol-
lowing in the footsteps Of Mr.. Ashe,
all have had more or less difficulty in
getting stands Of bur clover. Most Of
those who persisted have succeeded.
Some have gotten a good stand all at
once; but others have had to work
along over a period Of several years.
They would prepare their ground with
the utmost care, use fertilizers and va
rious other means of coaxing such
tufts as would come up here and there
and keep on at 1t until they had q
patch pretty we'll covered. Several Of
these farmers have told the writer
what trying experiences they have had
in getting stands of bur clover; but
not until now has the writer run upon
la man who thoroughly understands
the secret
This farmer is Mr.. Carl G. Faris Of
Fort Mill. He spent some time at Glenn
son and afterward spent several years
with his father, Mr.. Baxter Faris, in
Alabama. Then four or five years ago
he returned to Fort Mill, where he Is
'c'ng some fine farming. He has
ut three acres seeded to bur clover,
which he considers to be one Of the
valuable crops on his place, and as for
getting a stand Of 1t, he says nothing
is easier. In fact, he says, it is as easy
to get stand Of bur clover as 1t is to
get stand Of cockleburs.
"Sow early. That is the whole Sc
cret," says Mr.. Faris. If you want
good crop for next winter and spring,
SOW as soon as you can get the seed,
any time within the next two weeks.
"But you don't want to go to any
preparation Of seed bed by breaking
and narrowing. You might get crop
mighty slow about It,,
to sow on whatever growth you might
have on hand-the wire or Bermuda
grass in a pasture Or in any other
patch. Just scatter the seeds, about
four bushels to the acre and leave
them alone. They will come in due
season and you cannot kill them. They
will stand unlimited tramping down by
all kinds Of animals. They will stand
anything but the hot sun. That's the
whole business. Sow where you can
be assured of cover and the Glover will
come. I have a fine stand from seed
sown on top Of a heavy growth OF
weeds and cockleburs with nothing else
done to the patch. When the weeds
and cockleburs were killed down the
bur clover was coming beautifully.
ut is a good idea to SOW In your
cotton patch Immediately following
your laying by. You don't want to
wait until there has been rain. Lay
by and scatter the seed on the fresh
earth after the plow. Here Is the idea.
The seed will fall in the fresh ground
and stick pretty well where they fall.
The next rain comes along and beats
them in. Then along in November you
will be getting a pretty good stand. II
you wait until the ground has been
hardened following the first rain after
your laying by plowing, before scatter
ing your seed, the seed will roll to the
center Of the furrow in clusters. many
of them will be tramped deep in the
ground by the cotton pickers, and they
will not do nearly so well."
Mr.. Faris says that he can easily
gather sixty bushels Of bur clover seed
from an acre.
Another interesting proposition that
he vouches for Is that an acre OF bur
clover will pasture eight hogs during
February, March, April and May. It
will not only pasture eight hogs, but 1t
will pasture them we'll, giving them
everything they need. But it is no
good for any other animal. he says. It's
greatest value is. as a renovator and a
soil builder, and in this quality 1t has
few equals and no superiors.
LOCAL LAcONTcS
Teachers Examination.
About eighty candidates for certifi-