The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-03-21
[FrOm the Cleveland Leader.
About Grass.

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About Grass.
The season for sowing grass seeds is
now with us, and perhaps II May not
be amiss to glance yer the different
varieties and note some ofthe most val
liable, and the soils best suited to their
growth.
The variety most commonly known
and perhaps most largely grown lis
here called Timothy, in the New Eng
land States, Herds Grass, which was
its original name, and derived from a
man by the name of Herds, who found
it growing wild in swamps in Piseata-
qua, New Hampshire, more than a cen.
fury and a half ago. 1t is usually
grown with rcd clover, but in so doing
the clover must stand too long for its
benefit, or much ofthe intrinsic value
DO lost by cutting TOO soon. All kinds
of stock like it, and for horses it is
claimed 10 possess q larger per centage
VI hhbAtblNN babhoA luon any VthoA hihN
ofagrIcultural grass. From it's native
origin Timothy grows best on rich,
loamy, moist, but not wet soils. On
sandy OF gravely soils it a DO grown,
but the best results are not then OBJ.
tanned, and, besides, other grasses are
suited to them. As a field grass there
IS but one objection to Timothy, that is
the small afterswath which il makes,
and especially if allowed TO stand too
long and then mown in a dry time.
RE TOP.
Finetop, Burdin's Grass-andknown
also as Herds Grass in some sections
Of Pennsylvania and the Southern
States, is often COMPOUNDED with June
Grass. For forming permanent past
urss in our Northern States it is one
Of the most valuable grasses. Sewn
with Timothy and clover, the clover
first disappears, after which goes the
Timothy, when the red top tlllers out
and makes a close sward. 1t is a val
liable grass for sowing on lawns, more
particularly where the soil is heavy
loan and rather moist. When used
for pastures it should be fed close, as
ITS sweetness seems TO be lost as soon
as it acquires a strong upright stem.
ENGLISH BENT GRASS.
This grass some years ago received
much praise, but as q field grass x
oept in moist wet places, it has not
been found ofgreat value, and by many
condemned because of the difficulty of
destroying it after it has once got pos
session Of the land. AS a lawn grass
OIL for permanent pastures it is quite
valuable from the fact that its roots
are creeping, and not easily destroyed.
The more closely it ispastured ormCwn
the moro compact the sward.
KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS.
This is the name borne by the cele-
brated pasture grass Of Kentucky, and
rapidly coming in as n pasture grass
of the South and Western prairies. 1t
is known here as June grass, and, with
good reason, its great value for hay or
pasture may. be questioned. 1t does
best in rich deep soils, but will grow
in any soil from the drysst knobs to
wet meadow. The frosts of winter do
not injure it, and on this account and
its habit Of only sending up one flower
stem in q season.. together with its
creeping root, it is admirably suited
for seeding lawns or grass plats where
asmooth, fine sward IS desired.
ORCHARD GRASS.
Although comparatively little grown
in Northern Ohio, the orchard grass is
n Of the most valuable grasses suited
to all soils. Prof ]. p. Kirkland has
done much TO induce extended seeding
with this variety by both precept and
example, but such is tho force of habit
it seems almost impossible to get farm.
ers to adopt 1t. One of the best cattle
breeders in Kentucky, after many
years experience writes that she now
relies mainly on orchard grass and
red clover, that mixed they make thu
best hay Of all the grasses" 1t will
endure sewers drought and grows ad
mirably under shade o tress, making
il ono of the very best for sowing IN