Year: 1871

yesterday, and was called to order by the
President. -
| The Secretary being absent, the reading


OF the minutes of the previous meeting
were dispensed with.


On motion, after considerable discussion.
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Farmers Club offer
apremium of one hundred dollars in plate
silver to the farmer who takes the Iaroest
number Of premiums at the next annual


iair OF the Agricultural Association in the
Iarm department, including the products


OF the garden, orchard, field and stock of
all varieties, all vegetables in their natural
state, and not more than one premium to
any variety Of vegetables, all products to


be raised BY the exhibitor, and all stock to


be raised by the exhibitor.


On motion premium of $50 additional


was offered by the Club to the lady who


should take the largest number of pre-


miums at the Fall FAIR. A committee of


three was appointed to secure the money


for the premiums by voluntary subscrio-


ton. Messrs. Cockrill, Williams and


Hickman we're appointed as the committee.


The subject of clover being the one for


discussion, it was participated in with con-


siderable interest. DIR. Williams present


&C the follow1ng views:


For sowing clover seed the ground


should be plowed deep, puIverized and


smoothed, should be sowed on land seeded


with wheat barley, rye, or oats, between


10Th February and 1st April, with from


eight to twelve pounds of seed TO the acre.


Cahoons seed sower scatters the seed with


care, evenly and rspidity. The growing
crop shades the young clover, which is Of
ten killed by the hot, dry summer, and
you make the crop Of grain at no addition


Al expense save seeding and harvesting.
Apply land-plaster soon after taking of TIE


gram, and do not Craze too close the first
crop. Apply plaster again in the spring,
one hundred pounds to the acre, as soon
as the leaves are large enough to catch
plaster, when leaves are wet with dewCr
ram. Plaster causes clover to keep green.
and grow longer. Can readily. see everp
yard skipped over clover when
half Of blooms are brown and ripening.
Now after dew is of, snd do not let dew
or rain fall on it If possible One mode
of curing is, to cut and shock In small.
tall shocks Immediately. The next, or
second day, spread to sun two or three
hours and put IN barn or stack. The
other mode Is, TO cut and let the sun shine
on it until cured or dry enough to stow
away. In putting away add salt-half a
gallon to each load Of hay. II possible,
put in barn ai5 feed IN rack with a
trough under it II stacked out, should
be raised OF the ground on rail, and COW
cred with straw to turn rain. - -. II.


Sewing clover seed is nice work. and
requires Judgment as well as labor. When
cut too green it's apt 10 heat and mold
When cut too ripe the stem becomes hard.
and the leaves and blossoms crumble and
fan of. Would use mower for cutting.
horse rake for putting in wind
rows, aud harpoon- for unloading.


If cut at proper time aud cured well, clT-
yer makes excellent forage for -Eorl es,
mules, cattle and sheep For grazing
is unsurpassed for the above animals, add
ing pigs that are over six months cid. As
a fertilizer for our worn or tired lands. We
have nothing that viii compare with it.
We can pr epare ten, twenty or hundred
acres Of land; SOW gallon and half Of
clover seed to the acre, take Of several
heavy crops Of choice hay, pasture large
amount of stock for several monthsin the
year, plow under the growing crop the
third year, seed down to wheat to be fol-
10 Fed with corn, and your land will be
improved hundred fold The land is i'm
proved by the leaves shading it, by the
roots penetrating TO q great depth, and
drawing the plant food to the surface, and
by the decomposition Of large
amount of vegetable matter. Il is the far
mers cheapest and best fertilizer Pro
perly managed it will make his longest
manure bank, his bank of deposit, his
saving bank. Clover will not bear trans
portaton, but to be fed on the farm it Is
equal to timothy, orchard grass, or corn.
and for half Of the year it is equal to the
blue grass, acre for acre. am decidedly
in favor of clover. .


To raise corn, have your lands rich.
plow early and deep, plant early and not
too thick, harrow and plow rapidly, lay it
by when it begins to tassel and shoot.
pull and crib when mature, and feed boun-
tifully whether in the ear, ground or
crushed. 1t is good for man and beast.


Reference to corn planting being made,
he said that in planting corn early, Of
course, the season had to be taken into the
Early crops are the best From
the 1st to the 10th of April was a good
time to plant. He recommended fall
plowing, and opposed the planting Of corn
on poor land. Fall plowing made the
crops easier cultivated, with better Yields.
He did not follow corn with corn on the
same land August or early September
was a good time to turn clover under.
Fall plowing was good for the oat crop
He recommended plaster for clover land,
and regarded clover as great fertilizer.
It would not do to stack clover hay oGt; it
would not turn the rain, and would spoil.
II not properly cared for before putting in
the barn it would heat and spoil


Glover ordinarily should be cut and put
in small shocks inme diately after cutting.
1t should then, say day or two after, be
properly summed when it was ready to be
put In shelter. He regarded the hay tedder
as a most excellent machine for scattering
and drying the hay. I 7


Gen. jackson stated that clover was re
garded as being ready to house Just as
soon as you could pick up the straw and
drawing it between the thumb and finger
could press no juice from it. The time
for cutting was when about half the blooms
were dry and the other half fresh.


Gen. Harding said clover could be put
up much greener in q stable loft than in a
large barn. The gresner and fresher you
put it up, so it does not mold or sweat,
the better hay you would have. Glover
should be cut when it was fragrant Much
ClOVot HaS Juhoo Dy DoLuB cut TOO iaJe.
He thought there was q beneficial effect
from plaster to the second crop after be-
ing sowed- He sowed mis- plaster in May.
he had found no injurious effects
from the use Of plaster, though be thought
the oftener that land was clovered the more
frequent plaster should be used. DR.. VIII
liams regarded ten or one hundred acres in
blue grass ss worth more than the same
number Of acres in anything else; clover
seed he always sowed on poorer land
for fertilizing purpose. Gen. Harding said
{ hat by using the hay tedder clover could
be got ready for housing in half the time
it could be with forks, and saved the labor
of twelve or fifteen hands. he usually
soved plaster after the clover came up.


After some other general remarks upon
clover, ETC., the Club adjourned till the
regular meeting on the last Saturday in
April. The subject for discussion is stock
With an essay on blood stock by Gen.
Harding. ..


The Grand Central Hotel.


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