The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-12-05

death Of the land, caused by the eternal
treA!ng and gnawing of ihe cattle to get
the remains Of weed II Iwere the owner
OF poor land, ! would certainly not let a
hooi 90 on il. A COW or two and my horses.
should be kept IN house Or pound, and
led on corn, inlet clover, &c, curing the
grass season. | would mt sell my surplus
winter CO" food, but spread il neatly over
my p0orest lands, after which. would call
thar spot no longer by any ugly name, such
as poor, bony, sterile, miserable. barren.
CALLED. dry, worthless, sickly, dead. ltseems
70 be the general opinion that the olial Of
the farm should be troddcn down BY cattle in.
toa muck, before it is proper manure !;
but my experience, and indeed, reason, teach
es me that this is great mistake. IT'S
true that the cnws' feet dpno destroy or in
jure the salts or oils in the vegetable matter,
but the rains and eyaporations do. And not
only this. but another heavier loss is sustain
ed by the practice above alluded to. that
Is, the lifting, carting, and spreading three
times as much water as manure. have
been an experimental farmer, and now say.
the owner ~ land. particularly that which
Is poor, had better have no cattle than be-
compelled to feed to them his corn ST lks
and straw. The renter is privileged char.
acter; he can do as he plcascs; lie spreads
no manure Of course. Put your corn stalks
on the most convenient gals and guIies
and YOUR straw IN sprng, nea, and clean. On
wheat. rye. or nat fields, onl, remember not
L, put oat straw an wheat or rye. Or It
from sickness or other cause, ypu cannot
complete this job n due time, then scatter
yuur rrmaining straw amongst your growing
corn, Immediately following the last plnw.
ing T'hi- manner 0i manuring will force -
gn,d ear on small stalk --in part. attrib.
utable to the retention of moisture. Straw
used in this way will produce more profit
Than double its original value; then why
not clear out the cattle, Tor one year at least,
aud then sou have annually The mefpus
grains, shucks aud corn blades as their bet
ter iood. Much better live poor aud 90
ragged few years until your lands are i'm
proved. than 90 starving all your life.
"i.et nnt the man whu has numbers nf poor
acre, aud poor slaves, think that he is exclu-
ded in the above remarks. Whn are the
rich lie WIN mas the bane and sinew and
mind. ready all 10 go right ahead with his
business. Who are the paur: he who will
not a,lapt his mind to his occupation aud
the consequences-ali! oh
"l'he velvet grass is of pale grecn color,
grows from t"o 10 three feet high, long boot
and short blade, bath velvet like; seed much
like the ribbon grass only more chalfy and
light. II grows more iuxuriant in sOlt run.
mug water, therefore, ] would recommend
Il Tor all slopes winch can be irrigated at
pleasure BY suit Or warm water. This aud
the ribbon grass are the only grasses which
will bear warm water. in my Knowledge. and
il is nnls necessary to take the water iron
these just for the time for eating and curing
the hay.
"1hr ribbon gras. grows from twn to three
feet high. aud is easily distinguished from
any ulher by the blades having all manner Of
white stripes, II blossoms proius ~, bpt
Ihave never knownit TO produce seed. II
prppagatcs rapidly from the raois.
'''rar at grass grows from three to five feet
high-may be- cut tor hay three times year
no stock j. lond Of either green or cured,
yet a. Il puts up early and continues late. u
IS valuable.
ii ,ead head uf Virginia blue grass, long
a head oi Kentucky blue grass, shurt /; r,b-
bnn grass. shorirf; velvet grass. shortrst
three blades of ribbon, one blade velvet, and
q leaf Of the wild pea all dwarIs, for con
Scnience. IL. a. DRrNA1SD.
Amherst, July IS, 1855.