The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-04-25

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To best prepare = field for seeding
down attention should first be given
TO draining. Ii it Is naturally cold
and unproductive, or il water lodges
in any portions Of il, bitches should
at once be opened through y, ana
laid with good unjerdrains- Surface
bitches are apt to get filed, aud coarse
grasses and weeds grow up ia them.
which interfere with moving and pre- |
vent the flow OF water. Draining
flushed, spread the manure aud put
in the pillow. Do both of.these works
thoroughly. On poor soils manure|
il important to give the grass good
.scatch,n and to supply it with food
afterward. Deep blowing and faith \
full narrowing. fare necdful 70 bring
the land into fine filth and to enable
the roots of the grass to spread out
and penetrate deep where they Will
flourish in spite Of drouth.
|. is in dispute whether, in seeding
down. q few or many varieties OF grass
seed should be used. Fora pasture
il il obvious that several sorts are
preferable to any one. One sort gives
us an carly growth, but dries up ~
mid summer. Another starts later
but holds on well. Others grow
best in Autumn; some grow best 81
light soils, others on heavy; some ar
f5rous rooted, and grow best near tli'
surface; others are tap-rootcd an.
draw their food from below. Ami
mails crave variety Of grasses, an
thrive best on such a diet. The In
clish make the combination Of grasses
more Of q study than we-do. The
often SOW six or eight kinds Of seeS
and sometimes more. An eNperien'
cd farmer OF our acquaintance favor
only moderate number, as follow
For seeding an acre. ~ pounds OF r
clover, 5 pounds white clover, o.
peck Of Timothy, and half bushcl
red-top. lie salts this mixture dow
with two bushels Of plaster. Mr.. :
3. Dickinson recommends, quaf
Of Timothy, Of red-top, = Of blu
grass. 2 Of white Holland clover. al
4 Of red clover. When several kin
are sown, that best suited to the "a
ticular soil, will generally run I
others out, and in time mainly occ
py the surface.
Other questions relate to the til
Of sowing, and whether the grass sc
should be sown by itself or with ar
Their crop. 1t 10 quite favorite pr
tice 70 seed down in early Autun
say September, and usually with |
or winter wheat. The argument
this is, that the preparation Of
land for wheat or rye is just what
needs to make the grass catch v
and grow wellI and that by gcttinI
good start in Autumn, it makes
stronger growth the next season Il
Il would il the seeding were defer
until the Spring. But sometin
the preceding crop (say potatoes,
a late one, and can not b. got of
Ill October; and sometimes other 4
work presses 50 hard in Septen
that stocking lands to grass can
be attended to. In such cases. spl
seeding must be adopted. Get
ground in order as early as posi-
and SOW with oats, barley, or 50
wheat, making the grain crop ra
light, so as to give the grass all n
lie chance. The grain crop
shade the grass plants until they
well started. and then It will bt
moved in time for the grass TO
strong before White. sets in. II
soil Is cold and backward in SD
It is advisable to plow it late II
preceding Fall: it can then be
ready quickly in spring for see
Some Of the best farmers prefer
ing grass seed without any grain
One crop at time, they ca,
enofgh. The grain is coarsel
more exhansting crop, it int
with the growth Of the tender !
and steals away its food. One :
chief objections to sowing grass
alone is, that weeds are apt to g
start Of the grass. When grass
is put in alone, the ground shot
cleaned and titled with special
and large amount Of seed be