The Yazoo Democrat., 1859-10-22
From the Southern Rural Gentleman,
RESCUE GRAsS-A VOICE FROM THE
SEA SHORE.

SHELDsBoRo. Boy St. Louisl
July 7th, 1889
Ma. EDIroR: have read Win macll interest
the COMMUNICATIONS OF Dr. Pnips a0d Dr. Ar
plpwhite 10 relation TO Bermuda aud Re, cne grass
Four years ago purch sel fr IN ". Morton,
Mo- 3 PoydIas street New O1tas, one peek Of
r scue grass a S. per peck He was the agent
Of Col. tve7son Of CoIuulbus Georgia, brother
OF Judge Iverson, U s. Snaler from that S.ale.
wrote 10 him Inr the hist ~ uT the glass, and
how to treat it. Il was found. wi-inalls IN an
old Indian field On his plantation Observing
lthal stock oil every kind was loni OF i. aud that
/ trenaiued green and honriSbing during The st
YER ct weather he dttermintdtnts 81 II, aud found
il to answer the great want Of the South rtr
able wint' pasture.
Isowed the se.yi on q piece Of sandy lard hi.
ing clay sub-soil, Old land that hid been cult.
vaied in cotton, rn, ptas. oais aud potatoes, |
mlnured it slightly, and put The spd d wn ID
September in drills three ieet apart Tan small
harrow between The rows twi, e and hoed il once
to keep down the crab-grass mud weeds. ltgres
rapidly and st0oled like otts. Mvc0lts and calves
cropped il down until March, eheni turn them
oil, and about the lst. Of June w,sed il WAS b.
ginning to head. and was about three feet high,
it was cut for hay. The hay is very fragrant
and horses. and catte and sheep eat il with vldity
Anout the middl4 Of July. cut it second tins
About the lst. September It SET del. gathered
some five bushels Of SEED. aud imm, dat ly turned
the stubble under, with tolerable spriGkug Of
well-rotied stable manure and sow the lot
broadcast in the Carolina COW, or field pea. Be-
tore frost cut the pea vints Tor forage, poEtd
and narrowed in the stuhble, and by the lst Of
December my calves and lambs were gin gr~
zing the Rescue grass pasture. lngathering Tho
seed It sows itself, so that ifyou pillow ,he grourd
imm diately you will have second growth and
80 on as lcng rs you choose to keep the sane
land 10 grass, not forgetting to manure. ] baVd
continued the process ever since lpurchsed tls
seed. and have NOW thirty yacr,s 10 The X scue =
On this, il winter Ipasture my colts. c.lvfsewa.
and mmbs, aud lew milk cows Fot milk aud
butter the blue grass u Kenturky is no beier.
| will not bear heavy stock. however, rs well I
blae grass, and IN wet weathrrevery thing should
b. kept offit. IL dry spason> Il only yields 0n'
cutting ofbay, and then goes tossed. But Him
SEASON be wei. il may be cuf twice before stvd'
ing. Il fully rralz $ all tint Gil. Iverson pro-
mSed me-, and makesns fine wintr pasture o
| ever saw. Poultry thrive upon the seed !
now sow it broadcast my object in drilling lhe
FIRST year, being 10 give il far trial. The std
may be procured, presume llom Mr.. MofOp'
or from Mr. IveIson.
sior the BERMUDA erasy, sappo'e i came
from the island Of that name. ] ssw It growing
in my ma I've pIac Match ., in my boyhOd.-
Co. John j Nottingham o ice seut me from ths
Southern side Of Cuba som grass root, VII
planted csre.nuys It turned ont 70 be the Bf'
muds. Il grows snywhere--un rich or Pla
laud. wet or dry, on the white ssnds that nlargle
this sea coasi. On rich meadow Lind; or cFeK
lotions il will yield iromnne and hall to ivy
tons Of hay TO the acre. Il is the grass Tor lOs
South for summer and fall pasturugr, the Rescue
for winter and spring. +.
IL conclusion, sir, accept my thanks lor 'u'
valuable paper you dome the favor 10 send ny
Asnh oh editor. allow me frankly TO say, lnas
it's conducted with dmirable taste. ability snu
judgement. Yonrvrg able corps Of copiFlOp'
tors, give great interest to it's columns KNEW
your Hourishing city when an Indian and bis laI.
lily were it's anly tenants ] passed along su0
valley OF the Yalobusha, and The beautiful baC'.
choona again in 1886; even then distinguished ,os
IFS enterprisng, intelligent and hospital poi ~.
liou, aud read, with great interest, IN yo''
journal the record ofrrogfess and refinement
vsTy tiny yenTs
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