RULES FOR THE AUTUMN SOWING OF CLOVER.
Autumn sowing of clover should be practiced where spring seeding failed, otherwise the crop rotation will be thrown out of joint, the supply of hay and pasture out ihort next year, and soil fertility may be Jwt through leaving tho ground bare. If the work is well done at tue proper time a good catch of clover and grass seed may be •eoured. 1. Burn the stubble to destroy all 'obbUh that would interfere with the perfect preparation of the seed bed. 2. Hurow repeatedly with a disc or spading wrow until the soil ia thoroughly loosened «> the depth of two or three inches. 3. Pul*«ue the soil very finely with a tine tooth narrow. H, As soon as the soil becomes HJoroughly moistened sow the clovor seed, ta «ow it in lightly and heavily roll the ground. The timothy or other grass seed to»y be sown at the same time or later. Of worse the soil must be rich to obtain a Permanently good Btand.,
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9305, 4 January 1896, Page 7
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