Mobile register and journal., 1845-08-26

country, remlrked-''well, l come la Moblle--l see de ship from Boslong; he hab much de grass, vat you call de hay. l ask for vy-de no tell me; one oder Messieur, he say, 10 feed de che,al. de vache, de l go up de counlre, l go one sles- | sieur field de collong. He say "dam de grass; he | grow fas." l say " you come 10 Bostong for de l | grass?--he grow fas ci-you go Ia Mobile for | | de grass Den go trou de corn vId de Messieur, l and de grass he be here, (touchng his waisband.) | Den he say tune, "dam de grass-he grow so | ras he kill mon corn cotlong.'' say " you 1 no pull him down, make him hay, go a la Mobile; you get de gurd for dat ting. Den he cay no | An mon Deu, desc people Nerican be vera curieuse. say vat you call dis ting3-ds grass? l He say cabgrass. say him make de good hay!- l He say good-better as de Bostone Vel den, I say-vy you no make him hay? He say noting. | By gar, desc Merican one people yer eurieuSe: l see him cab all de countrie, plenty, heap, big, cOne sa "
 Late Northern papers appropriate columns on the subject of Southern agriculture, and correctly judg- ing from seeing the article of hay going to the South, that we have climate extremely untrendy to it's productions and with much sympathy for our deprivation, endeayoring to suggest ways and means by which might provide forage for our animals, enumerating grasses that might produce hay Tor that pull pose. This isinot al all extraordinary, when we find few of the settlers Of the country that know aRy thing of it's resources in this way-notwith' l standing that have the means O winter provision as well as rutiage for all that might be put ino the state oI hay, equal If not superior 10 any other portion of our country, and notwithstanding that we have spread over our country one oi the finest grasses known for that purpose, 10 kill and destroy which, is the labor of every planter for months in the year, yet, may be safely asserted, | that two in ten practically known, whether or not Il will furnish good hay, and of them that will tell you they believe it will, not two in twenty know how to proceed practically, to make hay of it so have il really nutritious and agreeable 10 the aEin.a as II may be made. | It will be lle object of this and some succeeding papers, to examine this subject of GRASSES and II und fn ari Ain and mint nu he sources of our country for furnishing what is really hay, the valuable winter provision Tor our animals, and supply ol which is essentially necessary for the laborng animal at all times throughout the year. As preliminary will start with the round asser-
 ion al the risk of provoking the rdicue of some very wise men, and the vacant stare of some oi the opposite class, that have country, including M ississppi and Georgia, parallel in latitude and climate, that is moi equally blessed in the Union for facilities in producing winter provision for our anI- nals, and that regards the of hay, the hnest of hay, we are not exceed-that owing to the hap ! py climate of our country, we can procure winter | provision for our sto of animals with more ease, in greater abundance, with less labor, and from less ground, and of superior qualiiy, than the Northern part ofthe United States -and first shall point out the native grass, known by the familiar appeilaion of 'crabsfass.' There hardly in hs State spot of earth that has been five years in cullvaiion from the river low lands 10 the pune barren but will and does produce this grass well, and large proportion of soils most uxurently, and, mark this material pOilIi. ms last IS not Ieit 10 ConJuclure, without any cultivation for producing that re- suit. The value of this grass in lis green state as 'uoliIInu Supioye sor!lnnb 9s9i III spunoqe II lBql sJooLd Aun Suial5 lnoqr o5 oi Giesseo9uun p9us9p ST n lutp ausLs,!un os uMouY si setn!ue doI p0oJ | When il is on d soil favorable to it's growth, from the rapidiiy with which it creates flesh and at, it but fair that it is not behind any grass known in its nutritIve quay-certain il IS that the flesh produced by Il is much more lasting than that which is found to be the result oi the clover pasture
 Enr tte nI inn llnfl of butter and cheese, if t falls short of the luxurant succuent clover, in the first, it certainly excells il in the second, either in the dry green state, and with the same handling it is question not yet de- cided adverse to it, whether It is surpassed for the production of flesh. milk and butter, by any other known grass as regards quality. aude now 10 the crabgrass pasture produced by land turned over after q crop of rye and oats, &c., just aiIer the small grain is removed, and not to the ten or fifteen year old crabgrass field
 The nurltiye qualities of this grass are not exhi- bed only cattle. The horse accumuaies flesh when feeding on it, and the suckling mare and colt can have no better provision made for them. To these G,cs be added, that it produces that unnatural discharge of salisa peculiarly the effect of feeding the different clovers. From these facts, the absence of analyzation it might be safely n.erred that il produces nutritious hay when properly cured In South Carolina, Georga and Alabama, the value of this hay in producing flesh has been fully and fairly tested, and the result places il alongsde of the best northern hay if cur ed at the proper period
 Regarding produc ion, il is evident that this grass pi otuces more luxuriantly after crops than | others, and especially among the small grains. In the corn field Il stands without any charge against a kindly growth. But after the oats crop, it's luxu ranl growth is a subject of noloriely, and when in tended for hay crop, this grain should always pre- cede turning the oats stubble under with the bar shear, the crop is removed, which is found not only to procure the more vigorous growth of lhe grass-but also to destroy any growth of weeds that may have commenced-and in add- tion, the grass is some days sooner ready for the scythe. To this may be added much more uniform ity of growth than if the ground suffered to lay undisturbed, as also of seeding, and when the pe rod arrives at which this grass ought 10 be cut, it will be found that ihe of seed throughout will have attained nearly the lsame stage of maturity, which is found t0 be of the most nutritious of grains. IL must also be observed that just as the seed changing 10 state oi rpeness. IS the criti cal period to be kept in view for he securing of fine hay and il wIll be found that in this grass the stalk and leaf are uxurant when al this stage o maturity, but tender and succuent. Then il must be cut, and it is gratifying circumstance that no known grass is readily cured. It is n fact well understood that the less all plants intended 10 be cured for win ter pro, sion of animals be exposed the rays of the and dews in the process Of curing the better and this fact being well settled among intelligent hay makers, produces the frequent recommendations in the Northern agricultural papers of curing hay us much as possible in the cock aud even small grain,
 
 for the purpose ofpreserving in both the nutr
 tive qualities of the hay and straw.
 In making hay of the crab grass, it may be safely put under cover in three hours after beng cut if is exposed to the sun during that period, especially when scattered after the scylhe, but the judcious hay maker will leave out during the night un less well cooked. To make this hay, and save it m the nutrtye state. n considerable preparation of sheds should be readiness, so that il can be least half cured under them by turning il over oose- ly two three times before putting into the stack. in putting this and all other grasses away
 for winter provision. the weight of the hay should be all the pressure t ges il will be found 10 settle down sufficiently c0mpacI, but still 10 admit air 10 circulate through it, and thereby prevent moulding I The stack ought 10 be built up with the pitch fork. and no additional pressure given by person on it.
 a small portion of salt may be added while stack ing, say hall bushel to the ton, evenly distributed; and if when sucking Il sma portion of sweet, well cur ed straw was mixed with the hay, say .ourtb, the sum of valuable winter provision will be that much increased With these simple precautions the plan ter may challenge any other variety of hay. IL is certain that this grass contains large portion of the sacherne matter, which by the foregoing process of curing is well preserved in il; and il should meet rain in the field if possible, h,ng readily prevented from the rapidity with which il can be cured. Here letit be eneHbered, that unlike the famed timothy, and many other celebrated grasses the crab grass hay has not any woody siems-eyery particle is maslirated by the animal with and apparent pleasure. N To cured grass preserves finer aroma than crab grass hay, f preserved above mentioned, proving the existence of liberal portion of essential oil ..t
 This appears agreeable to animals from the manner in which they consume the straw that is mix