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Clover Amongst Corn

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
July
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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Miíssrs Editors : - 1 liave just wit;esscd tlie following management of Corn and, which appears about the best that can be adoptod as it sccures the rotation of crops peculiarly suitable to llie growth jf whent, aQording ndditional pastarage for the dajry, of al! othsrs the best and ihe most reasonable : and inoreasing the mowing land on a farm to the extent that must adJ immensely to its winter resources - the mode of arrangement is as follows : On a very fine farm n the neighborhoodofColumbus, N. J., the nroprietor sowed amongst Iiis corn the last year, nt the time of the last clearing of the erop, red clovcr broadcast ; aflbrding a full allowance seed and it is worthy of remark its present appearance is fine, beyond comparison, the land so clean, and the plants so thick. In narly spring, the young erop wasdresseü with piaster and it is the intemion of the owner lo feod off the erop with his dairy cows, keeping thein, unlil the mowing land offords them n bite ; afier being cloared of its first erop of hay tvhén they will bc removed ; the secohd growth of dover, with the refuse of the first, being afterwards carefully turned under by the Prouty plogh, for wheát, By that time. the corn stubs will bc so decayed and trodden down and mixed with the droppings ot the cattle, as to form no impediment to the working of the plough; and upon this highly manured and compost serd bed, it is his intemion tosowwheut aftcra shallow furrow on ihe first daysof September, with, there is noquestiun, the best prospect of sucecss. Now, ilthough, it is cuslomary tD sow heat after corn, it is acknowledged to he a btd practice, as 'grain ought not to follow grain - this, and the late season for sowing, rendering the íesults peculiarly unceitaln, and oftentimes uTiBatlsfectofy and unprofitablc. The cmestion, fore, has oíteu boen osked (le growth of oa'.s being gcncrally troublesome and uncertain) 'what crop could be substftuted, wliich would derive benefit ('rom the fallow process ot' the growth of corn, and efl'urd itto the following erop in roUtM!' which is liere in ray opinión fully answercd. At the same time, if the corn '■vas cut dos-e to thn gruuixl, tlie firt 1 ver miglit be cit and linde inlo hay, the second growth Leing devoied to manuring i he whentcrop Ly turnmg it under, but in thia case, n would be deúrable thai tlie youngclovor should be dreSsfeá with compost very early i ihe pring - the best mode I ara incüned to thnik of cxpending our rncans of mnnuring, even on tho largcüt scnle ; asi too, nm an Burlington, N. J.

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Signal of Liberty
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