, 1843-12-09

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stroy, the weeds, giving the young
grass the advantage of them. Thus
treated, there will be most superior
g -azIng Tor young stock the next fall.
The second summer yields a good
crop OF seed, from ten to fifteen BUSH
els per acre and often more. Every
farmer ought 10 raise his own seed, he
may sow how and when he pleases.
and learn from experience.
| Fave not known any person that
has cultivated orchard grass. Except
Mr.. Berry. of Henry or Oldham
county, but thinks ii is the best of
all the grasses he has tried. Judge
Peters, who. in his lifetime, was at
the head of all agricultural improve
ments in Pennsylvania. gave it great
y the preference over all others
Col. John Hare Powell, the spirited
promoter of agricultural improve
mentS in Pennsylvania, since the days
Of Judge Peters. entertains the same
favorable opinions of orchard grass
as his distinguished predecessor, and
published several valuable essays
tending to prove its great utility.
ls,. Orchard grass pastures are
ready to afford stock a full bite in
the spring, ten to twelve days SOON
er than the blue grass.
Cd. When grazed down in the
sumner. and the stock taken Of, it
will be in condition to receive stock
again in less than half the time that
blue grass would require; on good
ground. in warm weather, orchard
grass being fresh cut, will grow more
than an inch in twenly-four hours.
81. 1t stands a long pinching drought
much better than any other grass. |
attribute all lis good properties, its
early growth, its powersof r~eproduc-
lion. and It's capacity 10 Withstand a
drought, TO It's abundant strong roots.
As soon as the top seed are ripe.
which is easily discovered. it should
lie expedition sly cut; if left TO stand,
much and The best seed is lost by
SCATTERING out. Use a cradle or n
sickle. passing over the heads OF the
clover. nothing is gathered but the
seed and stem; lie up in bundles or
sEeaves. and put into shocks for a few
DAYS, 10 let the moisture dry up; then
haul 10 I treading or thresting floor.
As soon as the seed is cut, Introduce
The scythe for hay, the soone the
better, as Il second crop will follow
and be better than the first, Of the
best sort OF hay tor any kind Of stock
that eats hay. But if it is MT con-
vcnicnt TO cut for hay at that time,
there is no great loss IN letting it 90
uncut, as nothing petlshes but The
stunps Of the seed stem. The blades
unlike timothy continue 10 grow on.
ready for the scythe at any time, but
the Weld will be considerably greater
bY taking of two crops for hay.
! use two wire riddles for cleaning
the seed, one coarse, tie other finer,
and a third one when the seed is put
us for sale. The seed should be
spread on u plank floor for a few days
to cure. ltmay then be put into bar,
rcls. but not inte q large bulk for
some time.
Blue grass has very fine and long
roots, drawing nourishment from a
distance. It's seed ripens in June, al,
ter which it is OF very slow growth,
but revives with the moist weather
IN the fall.
White clover is pretty much OF the
same character, except that 1t has mol
the long, furious roots OF The other.
They are both very lich, succuIent
grasses, and of great value on every
farm. | think both may row be class
ed as Indigenous to Kentucky
Whatever may have been the tact
when the country was first settled,
rs far as my observation has extend
ed. bv clearing or deadening the TIM
Der. so as to let in the sun and the
hoof on the soil, these two grasses
make their appearance.
Timothy is more extensively cu'tl,
waited FOR hav than any other grass IN
the State. | do not cultivate 1t, be-
iieving that the hay is of little or nc nc
utiIi,y. /, was remarked by old
Thomas Cough, that he would prefer
crying his cattle dry leaves from the
forest. in the latter part of the WIN,
Ter. I giving them timothy hay.
have heard General James Shelby
say, that a feeder might take a any
number of bullocks, ten to a
commence feeding at the usual UNIT
in the fall, and give them daIly a.
much timothy hay as they could eau