The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-07-11

planting my grass and before it came up.
that there was fine stand of turuips upon
the part where turnips had been made,
and when the grass come up it was so
unpromising, and the turnips looked so
hnd, concluded would save the turnips
oy not working the grass, the grass how
ever, in november began to take root and
spread, at which time the rabbits, fowls
and birds of every description took to the
grass, and kept it down until the lst of
April, at which time we had some light
seasons which caused the grass to grow
most rapidly, and soon spread until it
locked in the rows, and about the first Of
May, you could not tell by the appear
ance that there were such things as rows
IN the patch, the heads entirely filing up
the space between rows, giving 1t the ap-
pearance Of being sown broad cast. A.
boat the 18th or 10Th of May found l
had neglected gathering my seed too long.
for the grass had shed the seeds, and had
Strengthened up so that l could see the
rows ver.7 plain, and upon examining in
company with several gentlemen, the
conclusion was that half the seel or more
was on the ground. | then, on the goth,
commenced in the evening, and ON the
next evening | had gathered seventeen
bushels of seed, and there were nine rows
which did not gather, owing TO cloud
rising which caused the wind to blow Off
the greater part Of the seed Which was
was then on it. feel confident that if
could have saved all the seed the half
acre would have yielded ME about 35 or
40 bushels.
AS to the Rescue Grass for pasturage
l have never seen anything to equal it,
every kind Of beast and fowl likes it, and
one acre will afford q am satisfed) more
grazing than four or five acres sown in
Rye. My reasons for thinking so are:
lst. The great disposition of the Res
cue to stool out and spread upon the
ground.
2nd. Its very rapid growth, and that
too through the winter and spring months
at time when no other grass or pastur-
age can be had.
To show how hard it is to keep it down,
| will relate fact which seems almost
incredible, yet it is true, as many can tes-
tify. gathered my seed about the Goth
of May, (as / before stated); turned my
mules and cattle upon the half acre, fine
chance ofyoung grass was growing among
the old stalks which had stripped the
seed of. They eat up nearly all the old
stalks and the rain set in, and although
the cattle, from IS to 80 head, were pen.
ned there every night, and my hogs also
fed upon it until the 18th of June, when
took my plows in for the purpose Of
sowing it down in peas. l then found
the rows still green with the young grass
growing, and l believe if it had not been
plowed up, and the stock taken of, il
would have headed out again. have
now fine stand Of peas sown broad cast,
and for the benefit Of those who are. or
would be, afraid that the grass when plan
ted, and set in the ground, could not be
got clear Of, will say to them the peas are
living and growing finely, but the grass is
no more. I will further state that the
process of having to strip the seeds off.
might be an objection raised by some
it is not so tedious as one would suppose.
for l stripped off busheI of seed myself
in less than an hour by the clock.
am so well satisfied with the Rescue
Grass, that intend to plant about ten
acres this fall. and shall have eight or
ten bushels Of seed to dispose Of, at two
dollars and fifty cents per peck, which is
less than half what gave for my seed.
JAMES ID. McILWAlN.
June 23rd, 1855.