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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 24 
Crimson Clover in Oregon. 
H. C. D., Hillsdale, Oregon. —The old 
adage that “ crops never fail in Oregon,” 
has again been proved by Crimson clover 
sown in spring. I had the editor of the 
Northwest Pacific Farmer come out and 
see it, so as to get an unbiased opinion, 
as you will see in the paper I inclose 
herewith. If it had not been for The 
R. N.-Y., I would have known little or 
nothing of Crimson clover, and in order 
to reciprocate, I talk Rural New-Yorker 
and Crimson clover wherever I go in my 
district, and at all the horticultural and 
agricultural meetings I attend. I at¬ 
tribute the fine growth Crimson clover 
makes here in the spring, to our humid 
climate ; it certainly is a success, which¬ 
ever way you take it, either as green 
manure, green feed or for hay. 
R. N.-Y.—The article referred to 
follows : 
Eastern papers say that it must be sown in the 
fall in order to get it to grow; but experiments in 
Oregon prove that it will do about as well when 
sown in the spring. In fact, that sown in the 
spring has an advantage over that sown in the 
fall, because it makes fine hay. The development 
Is much more rapid, consequently there is less 
woody growth. The woody growth has always 
been the great drawback in using Crimson clover 
for hay. 
Commissioner Doscli, who has been experiment¬ 
ing with this plant as much as any other indi¬ 
vidual of the Northwest, is very much elated with 
his experiments. The first sown by him was in 
the fall, and the next summer it was plowed 
under as a fertilizer. On this ground so fertil¬ 
ised, were sown oats this spring. There were oats, 
also, on the adjoining land, and the great differ¬ 
ence in yield of the two is surprising. He says 
that the fertilized piece yielded fully double the 
amount of the unfertilized plot, not only in grain, 
but in straw. 
This spring, Mr. Doscli determined to try sow¬ 
ing in the spring, regardless of the experience of 
Eastern men who said it would grow only when 
•own in the fall. He chose a place where he had 
heretofore been unable to obtain a stand of Red 
clover, and put the seed in the ground March 15. 
The stand was good, the growth was excellent, 
the hay was fine, and the beautiful crimson blos¬ 
soms with their background of deep green, made 
a sight that pleased the eye of both man and 
beast. When cut green, the horses would leave 
their oats to partake of it, and the cow took the 
last straw before returning to her slops, while 
the chickens almost made their living in the 
patch. On June 20, this was cut for hay, and made 
probably two tons per acre. Mr. Dosch is so well 
pleased that he has ordered eight bushels of 
seed, and will sow one-half next spring and 
one-half this fall. 
If it should be proved that this clover will, in 
all localities of the Northwest, take hold and 
grow where Red clover will grow, and frequently 
where Red clover will not grow, and that it makes 
a two-foot growth in 90 days as it did in this ex¬ 
periment, it is the greatest forage plant and fer¬ 
tilizer on the coast. In this manner of proceed¬ 
ing, it can be used as hay if wanted. Or, better 
still, it is the finest fertilizer in the world, because 
a person can keep his land in constant cultiva¬ 
tion. Take, for example, an orchard. Plow’ the 
land late in the fall after growth has stopped, or 
early in the spring, and sow your clover. In 90 
days it is in a condition for turning under as a 
fertilizer, having in the meantime choked out the 
greater part of the weeds. After being turned 
under, the ground can be leveled with harrow' 
and drag, and left until the next spring, when a 
good harrowing will put it in condition for a good 
seed bed. This can be kept up for years, or until 
the land becomes “ clover sick,” with but very 
little work. Just one plowing to tnru under 
clover, followed by one liarrow’ing and dragging 
to level the land, then one harrowing and sowing 
of seed in springtime. Truly this would prove, 
not only a blessing as a fertilizer in the orchard, 
but a blessing as a labor saver, if all that is ex¬ 
pected of it is realized. 
Clearing Alders With an Ax. 
W., Fond du Lac, Wis.—I saw an in¬ 
quiry about the best method to clear an 
alder swamp. In the thirties, in an 
alder swamp near Buifalo, I saw men 
digging ditches some 2x4 feet, about six 
rods apart; they then cut the alders 
with an ax, taking out roots and all. 
Passing there in the forties, the Timothy 
was some three feet high. In 1870, in 
riding through Ohio, I got in conversation 
with a man who said that he had a farm 
near Toledo, which he had served in the 
same way. He said that he would like 
to have me see his corn, it was such a 
heavy growth. The cost was consider¬ 
able, but it had made a good farm. 
Long lived Ribbon Grass. 
S. B., Crkbcentville, O. —The R. N.¬ 
Y.’s mention of Ribbon grass (Phalaris 
Arundinacea picta), reminded me that 
we had a few rods of it growing in our 
poultry yard. In the year 1834, a small 
tuft of it was planted in our garden as a 
curiosity; that garden was long ago 
converted into a fruit garden, but for 
several years it has been used for poultry. 
The grass has been subjected to hard 
usage, yet it continues to grow. I have 
mowed it for horses and cows, both'of 
which are fond of it. It sometimes at¬ 
tains a height of three feet and shoots 
out a head, but does not appear to ma¬ 
ture seed. Strange to say, the stripes 
have long ago disappeared from the 
blades; they are now entirely green, 
and have been so for the past 40 years. 
I have occupied the same farm for 
nearly 70 years, and have had that grass 
under observation ever since it was first 
planted. 
Fall-Planted Potatoes. 
E. D., Hanover Neck, N. J.—I wish to 
say to Charles P. Augur that three years 
ago, I planted one-quarter of an acre of 
potatoes in the fall, and covered them 
with coarse manure for winter protec¬ 
tion. The winter was unusually severe, 
but they all came up and grew finely, 
yielding a good crop. One feature of 
the plan I did not like, however, was 
that the ground became exceedingly 
hard in the rows, and made the potatoes 
ill-shaped. This might be obviated by 
planting on sod. As regards earliness, 
I did not find that the plan yielded ma¬ 
tured potatoes any earlier than early 
spring planting, and they were much 
harder to cultivate, and the weeds grew 
abundantly in consequence of the action 
of the weather, which rotted the mulch 
1 put on in the fall. I have never re¬ 
peated the experiment. The Crimson 
clover I sowed July 8 in the corn, is now 
three inches high, and is growing at a 
rapid rate. Next year, I shall sow it in 
all my corn, and shall try to have it all 
in by July 1. 1 think that is the best 
time to sow it, particularly if the ground 
be not over abundantly fertile. 
“Feeding Cut Bone.” 
H. W. J., Cambridge, 0.—I have fed 
green cut bone to hens in various quan¬ 
tities, sometimes keeping them for sev¬ 
eral days at a time on it, and nothing 
else. It never seemed to affect them un¬ 
favorably. Nevertheless, there are many 
evident reasons why such heavy feeding 
is not best. My usual ration is one 
ounce of cut bone per hen, every other 
day alternating with bran and animal 
meal. Cut bone is not the cheap food it 
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