Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-03-15
5arluers' 4Ispactmsat.
LayIng Down Grass Lands.


which many warm disputations have ia
ken place, and, ~ consequence. the
system generally adopted ~ far from be-
ing perfect one. In majority OF ca
scs, We either seed to clover and timothy,
or 20 clover and orchard grass, and 1T
one or the other ofthese points We stop.
We seed 20 clean timothy, because there
is prejudice amongst livery stable Keep
crS and city purchasers, againsta mlxed
hay. and the consequence Is that, except
in rare instances, the product OF an acre
,uf grass 10 not more than one-halt or
.vea cne-third what it might be under
more judicious management, !tisof oIrse
Impossible to lay down any set .. rules
~ selHtlon to seeding to grass. whether
FOR moving purposes or for perpetual
meadow. that shall be regarded as intal'
llble; but there are certain laws OF grown
which cannot be violated with inpunlty
one OF which is, that sois tghith ,}i3cr
froo. eacA other are capable Of grow'ag
IL advantage q certain Ourie'y Of grasses,
and that no other GRASSES will snecsed
vel in any soil, except those which are
adapted TO it. Another rule IA that
\ mixture Of nutrive grasses, which come
into flower ut the same time. wili yield
heavier crops than any single grass. how
EVER Tricky it may have beeu seeded. -
In lecture. recently delivered at fale
College. BY DR.. Could this question WAS
handled in 50 singulgriy lucid AM mas
terly style, that we take great pleasure
in rscapitulating it's chief points for the
especial benei: oS our readers.
Dr.. Gould insists. and we heartily co.
!ncide with him in opinion, that the fol-
lowing principles should always be OBJ
served in seeding down meadows:
lst. A variety Of grass seeds should
b. sown. it having been proven by expe'
reuce that every soil will yield a larger
and more INJURIOUS crop BY soHiug from
five to ten varieties Of the graSsua than
when only one is sowu. and that this
mixed diet i, better for animals
u. Tia: only those grasses shorld
te sowo, which come into Tower at The
same time. and that they should inyari-
ally be cut at the period Of blossomlng.
~ they have then reached the highcs:
point Of natrition, short Of that which
produces serious exhaustion Of the land
Sd. The kinds should BE- such Us are
70 the soil and climate
ltb The nature .. the soil shcUll be
carefully studied, and it should be stock
{! only with the most n"tritive grasses.
5th If upon that portion gf i farm
which is to be laid down to grass, there
are changes of soil, the meadows should
be go arranged that they will come to
maturity successfully, 80 that the period
ofhay harvest shall be prolonged, where
by the several varieties Of grasses in each
meadow may be mown while in flower.
These five principles he regards of the
utmost Importance, aud. With Il view to
their intelligent application, the lectar-
CT offered the following table. ~. y,
comprising L complete list Of the grasses
which are specially adapted TO particular
soils, but as covering those which are Of
knowa utility
For sandy lands and nI2riag in jane.
Red clover, annual spear grass. Ken
lucky blue grass, meadow fox-tai!.
Far cLiycy and c1tccr0Us ioHm5, Hai
mo,oiay IN Jpty Timothy, red top.
crested dog's-tail. Italian and perennial
rye grass, tail fescue.
Far ctuyey lands and mo,otng ia Al
gus. Wire grass, fowl meadow, hairy
brown grass.
For dry grapelly soils Common bent
grass, tall oat grass, creeping soft grass
smooth meadow grass. creeping tescue
grass;
For n,arshy grounds, those oeeasionly
oceyJiored. -t'iorin gr1sl tail iesoue grass
Eaating fascuo grass, canary grass, large
hiri's foot trefoii.
Fer pastures IN orchards aG .eoodia@d
Sweet scented vernal grass. orchard
grass, hard fescue. tall fescue, meadow
t.soue. creeping tescue, I'aiinn and Pc
reuu;al rye grass. wood meadow era's,
rough stalkad meaiaS graa;.
For permanent pasture --Iea2ow fox
tail grass, orchard grass. hard fascar,
tall fescue, meadow iescue, creeping trs
cuc, italian and perennial rye grass,
meadow cats tail, wood meadow grass,
smooth meadow grass, r,ngh stalied
meadow grass, common bent grass, red
clover. sweet scented vernal grass.
We have Invested Or. Goglds's paper
of It's Scientiti, nomenclature, and have
given his lis. Of grasses By the names 10y
which they are commonly Known, so
that they may be more generally under
stood by our readers. Dr.. Gould's ia
Die is evidently drawn up on the basis
Of the celebrated Woburn experiments,
which were undertaken many years ago
by Mr.. George Sinclair, who at the in
stance Of the Duke Of Bedford, devote
ten years to arranging and persecting
his Inst OF cultivable grasses. It remains
perhaps, the most eX aaustivc experiment
that was ever made in the interests Of
agriculture, and il alike Il monument OF
ths patient Labor and skill ot u. Sinclair
aad of The iibcrality of his Ducl! patron.
The tables drawn W By MIR. Gould, have
tie merit of adapting 4 portion OF TIL,
list 70 on: soil and climate, and may be
said to comprise the chief and most use
fa species embraced in the Woburn list
There are, bower, few of the erase.
mentioned by Dr.. Could. to which we
might he disposed to object, but, on tho
whole, it is an advance upon our prcvi.
ous knowledge with respect to q subject
OF general interest to the agriculturist o
the United States, and we, therefore pre-
sent it as being emincntly worthy of theil
attention We may remark here that j
is not probable that all the seeds spoken
Of can be obtained, ut this time. at ou
seed stores; but if once Il demand SHOULD
-prins up for them, L full supply woult
soon follow