Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-23
ABOUT CRIMSON CLOVER
What Some Cumberland County Far
ners Think Of It,

Cow GaLL EsAAEh ACA III -
ting more Of the farmers IN the county
t. grow clover. l can think of no
bette way than to get some of the
men who have had the most exper-
ielce IN the growing of crimson clover
to write their belief as to the value
OF crimson clover, as a crop to i'm
prove yuCr soil, aid improve the agrl-
culture industry of the county. | know
tn. crimson clover will do that if the
f. ners will only grow it, for it is
one If the best crops for the farmers
to grow, ard the men who are writing
fer the paper have more experience
with the crop than the rest of the
farmers. If there is anyone who has
had some experience with this crop
and wish to add to the information
do not hesitate to d so in the next
issue of the paper.
Lets try to get every farmer to sow
q little, at least, this year for If you
will SOW little this year you will SOW
more next year. | wish to thank
those farmers who have been SO kind
as II write an article for the paper.
Yours for more crimson clover.
W. G. Adsmond.
County Agent.
Crimson clover I believe to be the
best land builder we have. have
been farming here for about twenty
years, and have been growing crimson
clover for four years. | have had a
feld.in scrn four successive years just
to try it and the corn is as good this
year as ii was the first year and |
know that it must have improved the
LAND to hold the ield up that way.
You can sow the crimson clover in the
tall and it will make a good hay crop,
and then pow the LAND and make an
other crop the same year. In this way :
you can get two crops year.
| do not think t at any farmer can
make mistake by growing some GRIM
son Glove. | think ii is much cheaper
to improve the land this way than to
buy SO much comercial fertilizer.
am for crimson clever.
Sam Nenlson. Genesis, Tenn
Our county agent asked me to cen
tribute an article to the Chronicle,
giving my experience with crimson
cloy or. :,
There is much interest attached TO
the introduction and testing of new
crops, especially when the crops be-
long to class tbat is Of great agricu!-
tursl Importance.
| have been raising crimson clover
for few years and frd it to be the ;
best soil builder | have ever grown. J
1t is unquestionably adapted to this =,
mountain lard, anG is the cheapest !.
crop that car be gown here.
Not only is the seed produced plentl-
fully. but It is easily harvested and !
can be sCvn without difficulty. =
It has rovn fur ne anywhere have c
ever tried it, without incubation and
withor lime. .
AS a soil builder it is W unsurpassed.
The crops | have planted on land
that was formerly soWn 10 clover are =
as fine as have ever seen on Cun1ber- =
land Mogntain.
Taking everything into considers tior
it is reasonably expected that Grim
son clover will be the chief soiIirg {
crop grown here IN few years.
The reasons for. PREDICT. vice
spread popularity for tbs crop are
based on it's wonderful adaptablllty
to various conditions. its wonderful
soiling qualitise, and the ease with
which it can be grown.
f. &. Handy.
Crimson clover is our best winter le-
gume. 1t yields pasture, and cattle
hay, and is an excellent soil improver.
Crimson clover is best seeded early
in July or August and of course the
better the land the better the chance
for crop.
1t can be seeded alone or with any
crop that does not crowd it. Buck
wheat ia excellent, next comes late
beans in row, and corn. Heavy thick
corn is not so good as thinner corn.
An excellent way for beginner to
start is with a small field of good
lend, prepared and seeded alone or
with buckwheat. From this field seed
can be saved for next years more ex-
tensive seeding j. f. Converse.
Editor Chronicle: At the request ;
of County Agent Adsmond | will give |
my exnerlence with crimson clover: