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EICHAED FROTSCHER's ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 



week in March south of parallel 32'^ of 

 latitude, a few days later as we x^roceed 

 northward for each degree or two. Sown 

 in the fall or winter it springs up, but 

 freezes often throw it out and destroy 

 it. As already stated it germinates and 

 grows well on land in any condition, if 

 the surface is not so loose as to let the 

 seed sink too deep. When land has been 

 prepared for or sown in grain, the winter 

 rains put it in about the best condition 

 for growing this plant for heavy crops 

 of hay. 



All our remarks on this plant, as 

 found in our Southern States, are based 

 on what we have seen and learned of it 

 in a belt lying between 3Qh^ and 3i^ of 

 latitude. 



The only 



COMPLETE PROOF 



of the value of a forage plant is found in 

 the concurrence of chemical analysis 

 and the observation and experience of 

 the stockman. When the relish of an 

 animal for the forage is keen, the health 

 preserved and improved, growth pro- 

 moted, a maximum quantity of excellent 

 beef or mutton or pork, and, if superior, 

 milk and butter, are obtained, we cer- 

 tainly have an admirable food plant. 

 The judgment of the cow, the convic- 

 tions of the farmer arising from his 

 experiences independent of, and indeed 



BURR C 



I Medic ago 

 This variety of clover was brought 

 from Chili to California, and thence to \ 

 the States, under the uame of California j 

 Clover, It is often taken for Lucerne, 

 which name is wrongly applied. The | 

 Burr Clover has only two or three yellow ! 

 blossoms in each cluster, while Lucerne : 

 has many blue blossoms in an elongated ! 

 Lead. It furnishes good grazing from ' 



in utter ignorance of any chemical 

 analysis, confirming the decisions of the 

 chemist, give us the best of all evidences 

 of the value of forage. And all these 

 we have in this case. Japan clover is 

 also a great 



AMELIORATOR AND FERTILIZER. 



Its abundant, long tap-roots decaying 

 render the soil porous and leave in it 

 much nitrogenous material and humus. 

 It releases and brings up from the sub- 

 soil valuable plant food ; the ashes con- 

 taining nearly 40 per cent, potash, 29.- 

 60 oxide lime, 7.82 sulphuric acid, 7.54 

 phosphoric acid— all most valuable ele- 

 ments in plant life and growth. Soils 

 are thus renovated, slopes prevented 

 from washing, gullies filled, moisture 

 solicited and retained, atmospheric fer- 

 tilizers gathered and garnered ; bald, 

 barren wastes covered with living green 

 to fill the stomach, delight the eye and 

 cheer the heart. 



It should have been stated that this 

 plant has eradicated over large areas 

 the much detested helenium or bitter 

 weed, which so often damages the flavor 

 of the milk of cows eating it while 

 grazing. It is believed that it extermi- 

 nates also two or three plants that are 

 fatally poisonous to cattle and horses. 



Price, per bushel of 25 lbs., %^ ; h bush., 

 S3. 00 ; per pound, 30 cts. 



LOVER. 



Macidata.) 

 February till April or May, It is good 

 for grazing and hay. As there is no way 

 for removing the seeds from the pods of 

 spotted medic, it is necessary to sow 

 the burr like pods, say one-half bushel 

 per acre. The planting should be done 

 early in fall, so the pods may have time 

 to rot and release the seeds. " Should be 

 covered very lightly. 



BERMUDA GRASS. 



{Cijnodon Dactylon.) 

 Almost everybody living in this section , propagated by the roots. 

 of the country knows this grass; it is 

 planted as a Lawn grass, and nothing 

 will stand the sun better, or will make 

 a t)rettier carpet, when kept short, than 

 this grass. It is also very valuable as a 

 pasture and hay grass. It is only lately 

 that I have been able to obtain the seed 

 of this grass, which heretofore had to be 



Six pounds 

 will sow an acre. Should be i)lanted in 

 S|)ring, but can also be sown later. Un- 

 der the most favorable circumstances it 

 takes from 20 to 25 days to sprout; 

 requires damp weather and hot sun ; but 

 when once up it grows very rapidly. 



Price, SI. 50 per lb; in lots of 10 lbs. 

 and over, $1.25, per lb. 



