Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-06-22

qnsitc in planting Luccrnc are, the land must
be good upland, made very rich and very
clean. Land in cotton, cultivated late and
clean and then made rich, is in good condi
ton for this plant Ground must be broken
up very deep; recommends II four horse turn
| ing pow, followed in the same f,irrow with n
| ohorse subsQl to break the ground eighteen
or twenty inches deep. Early in autumn, or
in Feb, arc the times to SOW ten pounds of
secc to the acre. Seed should be sown broad
cast, lightly narrowed in and the ground roll.
ed; then nothing moro is required, exccpt
| that every third year after the Lucernc should
be top dressed with ashes, or some other fer
tlIizcr free from seed of any grasses. ltgrows
earlier in the spring than Red Glover; it is
therefore fine adjunct with clover for hogs
This long account of I.uccrnc is given be-
cause it is remarkably adapted to our climate,
and is beyond all comparison the most vulu-
liable plant for hay making and soi!iI'i, to the
Southern planter and farmer.
2Gth. OyrhoH Gruss- 'fhis grass succeeds
on clay subsoi aud on all oak and hickory
land. In the fat sandy lands it is said not to
perfect its seed. 1t is of little use at the
South for hay, but is Of great value as win
ter pastures. Should not Sc pasturcd from
June to Christmas. Ii grows well in the
shade and is therefore well adapted to winter
pasture; docs best when sown with Red aud
White Glover, as they all blossom at the same
time. Should be sown in fall or spring.
9th TimothY-On rich bottom land this
grass succeeds well at the South. Recent cx-
perimcnts Indicate that it will grow satisfacto-
rily on rich uplands. Other grasses will yield
more hay aud better winter pasture. 1t is
advised to confne its use to rich bottom land
for hay, which it makes Of very excellent quail
ity.
2sth. TuN lro7om Oof g,uss, or .Snnl1m
W." O"is, or .Smythc gruss, or Itch on Or
"W"--lhcSc are all the same grass. On rich
upland the seed STEMS grow from tonr to five
feet high yields large amount of hay; on
bottom, much larger. It's winter growth is
heavier than any other grass, except the Ital
| ian Rye Grass The writer has been informed
it sands winter grazing very we'll, but does
not speak of this grass from his own expert
cncc. But, from the best information he
could get, this grass certainly stands ut the
head of wiuter grasses for the South. Mr..
Howard gives the following authorities for
that opinion: DR.. Mulcnburg, of pennsylvan-
ia, and Taylor, Of Virginia, consider this the
most valuable Of the grasses. Judge Bnel
| says it possesses the advantage Of early, late
| and quick growth has measured it in June,
| when in blossom, and found the seed stem
iour-anda half feet long-tlc latter month is
superior to the seed crop. Another writer
says 1t is best for pasture, another that it is
best for hay, and another says when the seeds
are ripe cut the tops off high to get the seed
with cradle then cut it close for hay; and
about the last Of August you have another
| crop of hay better than the first, having the
| best cf all pastures for colts and calves. Mr.
| g. w. Waring states that on pence of ground
| ninety feet by ten he cnt and weighed of dry
hay from this grass two hundred and ten lbs.
making to the acre the enormous amount Of
| five tons. On the whole, he recommends
Southern planters and farmers to make c1re-
full and judicious and yet vigorous experiments
with the Tall Meadow Oat Grass. Mr.. y, r.
Stanford, of IIabcrsham, Georgia, has been
raising it successfully for a number of years.
Seed can be obtained from Philadelphia
TO be sown fall or spring. In June cut with
the scythc woods and grass, and next year
comes Il good crop of seed then save the
seed as above described @i
Goth IrrrI Gruss or T-21 Ryr--This
grass is found wild in Georgia, from the sea
coast to the mountain and he has received
samples forinquiry from South Carolina, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and
Tcxns-all the same grass. 1t is admirably
suited for winter pasture, and may be known
by having on the head long boards on the seed
like rye. Will grow we'll in woods pasture
! One bushel Of the seed should be sown to the
acre, either in fail or spring:
both. BcrmuUu, or as Ihave bccn foil,
| Bar B"dd--hdnsiatcdM the Grass Of God-
The authorwinds mp his report of experiments
on the Bermuda Grass, and has reserved for
it most of his laudaton; snys public opinion
las greatly charged Of late as 80 this grass
Many cotton planters are now setting it out
in their farms. 1t will grow on lands too
poor for other grasses, will stop washes in old
fields, is fertilizer quite equal to Red Clio
YER, and on sandy lands can be easily destroy
cd by turning it over with twistcr in the
fall. South of the mountainous parts of the
Southern States, if this grass is not postured
in the Summer, although the tops OF the grass
may be nippcd with the fros', there will be
sufficient green grass underneath to keep stock
during winter. This being the case, it must
stand unrivallod as a grazing grass in the
Southern States On rich land it grows tall
enough for moving, and the hay of it took
the premium at the Georgia State Agricultu
| raj Fair q
3lst. Rcscuc Gross--lI Having many kinds
superior to it in Texas.
32d. Muc M"squa Excellent winter grass
and is perennial.
33d. CANA Grass Very good for mead