The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-20


Iw lllsls attention Il raid N ibe
cultivation N graues h lAs f.mfh.
tn Htales, and Il VIII snlInhs T. r.
-, we faF. Until fhs nal66 msoIa
shall Iese " held npeh ne mind n
our people. Time, which pfssss ~
things, ahd esp~rlenoe, whIah leMhe.
~ n hold fast 10 that whicl, = sooi,'
vii enable ~, we tfusl, 10 pufmn
Chat llno " pulley beai calcuHissd IL
ensure 0nr prosperity and stnlfo mff
happiness. To raise stock auercsa.
fhlly, land this should sow b.
pfomiucnt object oi agricultural put.
suip, we should net onIy raisu M
abundance Of corn, pcaa, rico, po,a.
toes, pumpkins, turnIps, fNller, gar.
den vegetables IN gfont variety, md
fruit oi every description, ba nIso
large quantities Of hay, IN order ti,as
ample provision may be made for tko
wants Of every animal kept for 10.
mcsllc use.
Of the native grasses few are nis.
ceptlble Of cultivation, and are, thrrc.
fore, unworthy of notice, except the
variety known as "eub,' of which
we intend presently 10 speak mor
particularly. The IIungarian---an
imported vnricty--scems 10 bc w1l
adapted 10 our peculiar soil and eli
mate, growing most luxuriautly upon
II fresh, generous soil, aud yielding
an abundant harvest Of the most nu-
tricious hay, In the month Of May.
We are not prepared, however, to say
whether the time for planting il in
the fall or spring. OF the rescue
grass VIC have more intimate knowl-
edge, having raised Il for several
years. II resembles the oat, but does
not grow 80 tall. Itshould be sowni
in September, or as soon as the fall
rains set in; tho sooner the better.
Its chief value consists In being a
winter grass, aaording finc grazing
for sheep and calves from about tho
first Of Dccemberto the fiwtof March.
In April il goes into head, and nt
that stage furnishes a fine pasture for
horses and cattle. IL does not pay 10
reap Il. When ripe Il casts lis seed
very readily, and in the process Of
being eateu down, enough falls 10 the
i ground TO stock the land for another
crop. BY manuring and plowing In
the middleor last Of May, a splcn-
J did pea crop, or harvest of pea vine
and hay, may be gathered from tho
same land In the Gall. 1.-THE proper
time, without further labor or pre-
paration, the grass seed that have laih
In the ground since May, spring up,
and 10! there IL another grass crop
springing into life. The Bermuda Is
a fine nutritious grass, and, Although
not native, easily adapb itself TO
the changes incident 10 our soil and
and climate. In order to get Il we'll
, set, the land must be plowed for one
D or two years. After that, II willtak,
! absolute possession, and grows mos,
Q luxuriantly; propagating itself b,
roots and stems instead Of BY I'M
1 seed, II Is not easily extcrminatcd
In fact, the only way II can be Grad
c icated (for when il invades the field
0 u proves an ugly customcr) Is b,
0 shading II out. One or two crops 0
) pea vine or hay will efiectuaIly nc
3 eomplish this result, When plantet
9 on rich alluvial and the ground plow
J cd and leveIed once a year, Il vii
!, grow luxuriantly, and may be mowet
d once or twice during the season, an,
n will yield several tons Of most deli
: cious hay per acre. Having extend
I, ed this article beyond the usuAl limit
= want Of space forces us to'defer fur
. ther remarks upon this subject 10
future issue.--Handsboro Democra