Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-10
Agricultural.
Sowing Grass Seed Without Grain

~ ny'ng land down TO grass in spring, /. i.
.o""on 70 SOW some kind OF grain at tie same
s'lue ne general reason for sowing The grain
anu e's'"seed together probably is, that mofe
pm oo,aihel by taking grain crop in con.
Seouon WIN the grass, than could be obt,ined
Hom me grass alone. 1t seems to be osns,.I,
ouPposed tbat grass seed sowu in the sn,;,,.
"ouio not yield crop fit to NOV ill the n.s,
year. wa u'e next
we nave seldom heard it argued rhs, oros. :.
"o'en''eo oy having grain sown wi, h il vet such
an aisument mas been SGT up. 1t is based 40 + ,
as " nas any oasis, on the supposition thai m !.
VAS oen.nlted by being shaded by the grain.
we regard the Idea as wholly fall oious Wa do
w. oehe'e lhst grass or grain is benefited nv
snaue most plants when grown in the shado
1,e ~faher IMAM when grown 10 the omen ,ir
oe"s snie'oed from the suns rays, the am IA
no, ' 'oaoly elaborated, and a soft, wstery tissns
20 "e result. D. sides this, when plants reared IN
"e suaoe are transferred 10 the opop air ,hs,
'aner hoie OF less. All may have potie.d "A. :,
uee gro IN 'hr forest viii not thrive as wsll
'anspiaotea 10 the open ground, "A one ,,t
,uo ,a"ie SIZE winch grow where the sun and al,
had free nc ess TO il, SUI a'u all
.,;,I us !" iesafu 10 grass amng grain there ia
sun another reason why il should M, do - -,
sn were grown by itself. The grain nl.r,s
"neu Tue. ufs' come up, are stronger than ,b.
800 P''"'s 'ney start al once ahead. and drau
aon l'e eaf'h the elements Of their suppor, IN a
.eetee, a. compared with the grss, proportion.,s
" Nne" size ana strength. II there is moi MI
wv enuusn 10 Inc soil for the grain and ,ha
ss' "e ia.ter Is The hrst to suffer; the grain
uP'Nes u OF moisture and other elems,,s -
e". isrnaps II fingers on till the grain !,
ou'-'ay 10 July or Augus,--and ia then h, 49,
.emo'a' OF the grain suddenly exposed 10 ,bs h.,
sso'snius sun, which 10 many cases DERIVES !, y,
the little vitality 1t possesses. paws " o'
.e s,ass seea had been sown by itself tho
PanE ""uld have had the beneRt Of ali ,ha NV
s'I o'"er hutriment contained Ia thu soil
's" a uase m'ae a steady stlong. beal,by
s'o"'n' "nirn would letter have enabiej r., =,
pas ."ougn al, 1nlsvoIable conditions
u' mistake TO suppose that grass Sou.
WI 10 'ae 'prins will not yield a e,on If
va. uh We following year. Ii lhe ground -
soOu o,uer ana the season is favorable. !, MI
se'.'ai5 give lair crop in three months srnna
~. "ue II was sown A case IN point was h.
'.a'ea 70 US oy A. w. Cheever, of Wren,bs,n
s la,u down three lots Of ground last snrin''.
~ oue ae so"ed oats with the Pras,.sesd o.,
ou apo,nef ne sosed wheat with The grass ST
~, ''e 'ne 'hiu Was sown with pfass seed 80
y"e uas were cut Tor fodder while opite .,aa:
"e grass dld not do well the plants a. ~,
,p'ne, 400 many seemed 70 die. Weunders,snd
Ie. VI. some Deter on the whea, plo, r.,
"ue'e tue grass Wa. sogn b, itself n ,aod go
.al was 9o'ained 10 August, and present annsas
saees indicate that the amount of yr,.s
Po' wiz oe az least double, the mr., s,n, ''s
what VIII gov where the nats r.. W
and 49," sne stouna was OF similar character
a. b. 49,. uea1'o ID zoe same way lie doubts-
500 40, o. "-woe'her where hay i. worth
vNo per .on' II Is economy to SOW any knd ',
gfsin with grass setd.-Bosicn C,diir,,,a "N Vi