Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-07-23
CtnRnoSr, 9th Month 20, 1888

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while | comply most cheerful, in replying thereto
| hope shall be excused, at tins busy season oi
the year. for making my answers as concise Il,
possible | am fully sensible that the subjects 10
which thou hast called my attention, vitality I'M
portaaf. and are entitled 10 more minute and ~
tenSi.e notice than have leisure to devote 10
them hat II a plain account oil my opinions and
practice will BE- of any service 10 our Southern
subscriber aud inquirer 10 others, they are ri
thy service.
1t Query |, clover suited to being gra2od b,
cattle, horses, &c.or is it more profitable to cut II
and soil the cattle with i,
lnrepls 10 this query, ! may observe, that RED
oiorer Is GOOD for grazing cattle but IN order 10
derive the mi benefit Of cnflcling the land by IT.,
the cattle ough not TO craze on II until II IS nearly
quito III bloom whereby the droppingN OF the
catils, are In some degree covered by the clover,
an9 the evaporation of the more valuable portions
Of the manure thus to considerable extent pre-
vented The cattle should b. takon N early
enough in the tai, 20 leave GOOD 60 tcr to protect
the roots Of the clover, and Prevent their being
drawn ont by the winter rfosls.-C.ovcr i, now
generally known 10 be the best of all grasses ior
cnriebmg an improrinR poor id,ri; IT should,
therefore, 30 sown with all the varieties OF Spear
grasses VIZ 80 orchard grass, Timothy, Tall
MeadowOats, and Herds erass, il the latter be
sown on dry mellow land
Although Red clover !. not the best grass for
grazing cattle vet it is essential 10 the grazing is
ii tcrtllzes the land and thereby promotes the
growth Of White clover aud green grass, PEA pra-
tcasis. which are considered as the richest and most
acceptable to cattle of all grasses.
Soilinp OF cattle IN the stalls have two good pro-
pcr,ies in it, VIZ. cattle thus fed furnish more ma-
nurr and require less land To provide the ncces-
sars supplies of provcnder, but those are not gam
ed without additional expense, and prcat risk To the
health OF the cattle, which Is certain to be- impair
ed mofo or lcSS unless they are permitted to range
abroad part of each day.
p Query. l. uccrnc better suited to sonp
mulch cows than the common red clover; docs II
yield more green fodder, and Is it earlier
81 Query. Is orchard gra>s calculated " benz
erazed bs caulc--docs il sustain much lose rom
the iread'ng down Of The cattle while feeding!
aas~ef 10 the I'd and 3D. queries The cheap
Is, and -rfl'c, article fof soiiing, is, think lbe
Tall Meadow OatgrasS--dread eitator. The La
eet1e IS equally early, and good or better for
soillng bat its culture is more difficult and cxpcn-
sne. The Red Cloecr soon follows them, and
when ready to cut we have no occasion fore better
article 10 soil with. The Orchard grass and tail
meadow oat, affords the most pasture of any of the
spear Eii>sts am Wild, ana VIII lillht
good and suitable hay for cattle il Sown thick, and
cut when ia flower, or rather before continuing
LONGER IN sad, llNd than most other grasses aud
bears the ua'"pHag Of cattle well.
shall nov answer the following OF thy qucs-
tionS, under the same general head:
It'll Query. l. it considered udcious to SOW clo-
yer seed aud orchard grass seed together to erazc
upon
9Th Query. Is it considered sound economy to
SOW the above grasses togcthertor hay In either
case, what are the respective proportions OF seed
of each that should be sown 10 the acre
9th Query. VIII the orchard grass mature sui
catly early to be cut with the clover for hay.
eth Query. Wha, quantity of orchard pra,,
when sown alone. should be sown on an acre III
tended for hay
sth. Query Should Il larger quantity of orchard
graS, be sowu ON an acre intended for grazing han
on one intended to be cut for hay
9th Query Win herds grass bear grazing
and IS there much loss resulting from the hoots OF
the catilol
loJl Which of all the artificial grasses within
Your knowledge would you prefer for grazing, and
which for soiling
lllh Query. Which of the artificial grasses /,
the profitable for hay regard being had to its
nutritious quality facility OF curing and adaptation
as food Tor calcl
am in the regular practice Of sowing from ) to
q quarts Of clover seed 10 the acre, in .hdrch, on
land that WAS Sowrd in the previous fab with Or
chard GRASS, OF tall meadow cat They are in flow
or about the same time and arr well calculated t,
support tht clover, and be moved together. The
. requisite quantity of orchard grass seed for Al
acre, depends much ON how we'll II has been cfc0n-
cd and prepared tor soring. sow about bnsh-
cts when clean, first preparing it as follow, la,
the seed about / inches thick on floor make /
thoroughly damp by repeatedly watering IT well
aud care should be taken TO turn il frequently.
should rrmpin thus for about 30 hours, which rem
dors the seed heavier, causes 1t TO fall irecr iron
the hand. and enables the sower 10 distribute /
more evenly, il not being from ITS increased SPee
/ iic gravity 50 lnhlc to be affected by the wind
Another advantage gain ID is-it vcg"gatcS Will
much greater c""'''H'''s' ,,,, -.
Herd, gras, makes god hay iof Mich cows
bcing soft aud nutritious but the yeiu is not
10 other grasses, either for hay or for paSturc.-l
may, however, be sown 10 profit ON cold damp
lands. where il ihrvcs better than dry land, ano
will grow on land too wet Tor any of the other grass
cs enumerated above.
! lpreicr clorer and orchard grass mixed to teet
cattle with in hay or pasture and timothY ana
clover for horses, Although the clover ripcn> car
lcr than the timothy; vet if cut when in bloom
they make better ha, than either do separately
Owing 10 the astrlngcnt quality OF the timothy hor
SEES fed alone on il, constantly, become costivc,
not tescrsl, and sometimes both; these being III,
necessary consequences OF such a condition Of til,
bowels, when long continued. This injurious an,
natural tendency Of the timothy, is corrected b,
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