, 1842-02-12
Sowing blue grass seed.

DCd " I
now give you a few observations upon sow.
ing blue grass (Poo Patence) seed.
| consider it indispensable that there should
be lime in the soil to insure a growth Of blue
grass.
The woods should be prepared by timing
so that the rays of the sun will shine upon
every part Of the ground some time 10 the
day. This is done by cutting out all tho
smaller shade trees of the leas, value in it,
The leaves, sticks and brush, should next be
raked up and burned. After the ground is
thus prepared, the seed may be sown any
time from September to April; February is
the best month. The land should be mark.
ed off %(unless you can have a show which
will render the marking unnecessarily and
about twenty pounds of stripped seed dis
trlbuted as evenly over an acre as it can be
done by sowing. 1t facilitates the distribu-
ton to rub the seeds between the hands, so
as to rub Off the down that sticks to them and
makes them adhere together.
The blue grass is a very weak and tender
grass the first wear after it comes up, and on
that account should not have stock upon it
until it gets good hold of the ground. 1t was
formerly my practice TO allow no stock to go
on it until it seeded the first time. But now
| think if the growth should be very luxuri-
AMI that it is of service to cut it or have it
grazed IF the first year. Where sprouts
come up they should be cut off for a year or
TWO, but if the grass is stocked with sheep
they soon destroy all sprouts
As your call was for information upon SOW
ing blue grass seed | have said nothing about
the other seed, particularly timothy (Pheum
pra,ense) and orchard grass (Dactylis CLONE
rata.) Ii the soil is suitable for blue grass,
it will soon take possession and expel the 9th
ers. fit should be determined to mix the
seed. 4 good proportion for the acre will be
ten pounds of b'ue grass four pounds Of timo-
thy and a half a huShel Of orchard grass seed.
ILLINOIS BoNDs-Repudiation-We find the
following annunciation in an eastern paper, and
yield it full credence:
''In the case of Debated VS.. the State of Illinois,
the Court of Errors have affirmed the act of the
Chancellor, granting an in Injunction and appoint
ed a receiver Of 5S3 Illinois State Bonds held by
Mr.. Delafied. The votes stood-lS TO g."
The bonds referred 10 were pledged, and ille-
gally sold by Delafed. The Court of Errors do.
not hold 1.-The doctrine that the States must pay
their Bonds, whether they were cheated out Of
them or not. Eighteen to three Of the grave iu-,
rists Of New York maintain, in regard to the H.
linois bouds, the doctrine of reputation, as it is
asserted by Mississippi and Arkansas"
Ii is only in cases of fraud that any State has
yet refused to pay its bonds. The annexed para
graph shows the position occupied by the House
OF Representatives of Pennsylvania, in which
body there is a majority of Democrats:
Petitions on the subject of repudiating the
State debt were recently referred to a committee
of the House of Representatives of the State of
Pennsylvania. The committee was instructed to
report against it, and to give unqualified assur-
ances to the editors ofthc State every where, that
the faith of Pennsylvania would most solemnly
be preserved. They reported accordingly, and
the report was adopted unanimously BY the
House,
1t is time the cry about Reputation was hush
ed. Tie only real regulators of homes. debts
are the advocates of the Bankrupt Law, as it
how exists Missouri Reporter.