The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-13
REPORT on, GRASSES. s.s~
Proceedings Of Union Agricultural So
eiety, South Carolina.

eletys c0gth Oar0iina.
The Committee on Grasses. beg leave
10 make The following Report:
There is pa department II Agriculture
moie interesting. nor any that yieldeih
richer return for The labor bestowed upon
il. Than lie cultivation Of the Grasses.-
here Is nothing which adds more TO the
beauty and prodnriiveness Of farm. lIlan
good meadows. The manure heap must
ever be a small one. and accumulated wnh
great labor here meadows are neglected.
lie who hath grass in abundance. hath both
lsl cattle aud horses. and savelh hIs com
crib. Ills lamenlsble 10 think OF the amount
Of money annually expended by rilizens
Of this State. for northern hay. Ii really
strange, that North River farmer can. on
land cnsting Ear more Than ours. with labor
certainly as high. alter paying all the ex-
! penses Of transportation, make money by
selling hay IN Charleston. II is not
strange that they grow richer, and we
grow poorer by the operation. -+ ST..
! In grass craving countries. il is The Gus
tom never tn fed IN grain, when the hor-
ses are idle. Ahnrse thrives, enjoys more
excellent health. aud can perform consid-
cradle service, when fed on sweet hay.
Here is q great saving 10 the corn crib,
which, in the Souih, is always appealed
10, for every animal wan, almost, that
flesh is heir TO.
We have very little doubt that the great
superiority Of Nonhern to Southern hor-
ses may in the main. be attributed TO their
not being fed so exclusively upon grain.
Diseases of the eye, and OF the bone, we
believe, are not by any means so common
in the Northern States. A horse there is
considered in his prime, al an age which
in the South, we would call superannua-
tel. s.aa .~sga- .u-.s-r uu.sr.o. ..rs 81, .-~....
\ Fodder is allowed by almost every boz
dy we believe, 10 he u poor substitute for
food, and the cause Of many very iron-
lblesome diseases among horses. Shucks
is the only rough food we have really
worth preserving, they must be given to
the cows, 10 keep them alive during the
winter, and consequently the horses and
mules, must take The fodder. @@
! II is generally received opinion. that
we cannot grow grass advan,ageously.
II is very grea, mistake. IL is only
necessary To take pains 10 make IL grow.
We find il grows well enough in our corn
and cotton fiells-an evidence that it
would flourish elsewhere if attended 10.
) In the first place, il is necessary to Try
no one ever succeeded al any business
yet, who did not devote his attention 10
il--not even fishing. ....
We are under The impression, that
there is lille use in introducing foreign
grasses. There is great variety ofname-
less native grasses, which abound amongst
us, that would answer valuable purpose.
In wet swampy places, there are two or
three varieties cf swamp grass, which
make very good hay, if properly cured.
These spots should be partially drained,
stumps and bushes cleaned out, and then
let alone. The grass should be mown
when beginning 10 mature, and thrown IN
win-rows, where il will cure, il the wealth.
er be favorable, in day. The great er.
ror generally, is in curing grass ton much,
II should never be cured on wet ground
When cured, throw il up in cocks. on .
dry place, whence il can be removed
when convenient, 10 the stack yard and
the barn. A iule salt sprinkled amongst
it, when packed away or stacked, will
add much TO its value. d.
The common crop grass Of the country
makes an excellent hay, when properly
cured. IL any farmer will prevent ricl
lot which he has had in wheat, barley o.
, rye. from being. pastured, he may NOV
u from one 10 two tons of hay from the acre
Ii is very easily cured-one days goot
sun being all sufficient. Can any on,
complain of this being too much trouble
e, A ton Of good hay is worth $40. Is
not worth days labor 10 save it I!
e. Millet may be grown upon any soil
~ we'll MANFRED, and will yield from two u
l. three ton per acre. We have been assured
by an excellent farmer, who has had SOM
. years experience in its cultivation, that
is little short of oats for food. 1t is annu
:, al, and therefore must be sown ever,
:" spring-about the last Of March or frs
of April. The ground should be wei
: broken, one bushel sown to the acre, am
narrowed in; it should be mown befor
the seed natures. eli a@eH#
Theres are several varieties of mille
OF some very valuable for soiling-olhers 70
hay. .-...-.---..
we have tried Timothy. Red Glover