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

aid of artificial grasses (And all grasses arc
consi l@.edartica which require to be sown.
llcrc then is opened the true secret of the val
uc-of grasscs
Now, then to nh examination Of the grass.
cs that will suit the South and will answer
this end And first those which will not
answer:
1st. San/oI The plants lived, life sickly
and ushjess.
I'd 4sFtsr Il ~ l'tn,feraul-7- s green all tho
wintcrs but does not grow high enough to
NOW.
Sd. L"p'nc- This grew we'll but an insect
destroyed it that destroyed nothing else
4th, Itfch-E'rcw well, but does not pro.
duce rs much as field peas.
9TH Sc"bious or IKouyniay Byi1c-Will
not stand grazing.
9th. MicGo,Y-Grows with viyor, but is
propaGatcd too slowly, and requires too much
culture.
7th. French Crimson Clorcr-Is beautiful
in bloom, on rich land thrivcs well daring
winter and spring. As n fertilizer would be
valuable sown with wheat already in good
heart
Sth. Rundm Grnss-Ths the author has
not tci@l--somc of his ncighbors havc-thc
hot summer sun has been very hultful to it.
9th. Rne Gros$--Wll grow upon any
land IN the South having clay foundation
On very rich land, If not pasured in the sum
mcr sil afford some green iond during the
winthr. Its chief value is when sown with
Orchard Grass, filing up the intervals be-
tween the bunchcs Should not be let grow
in meadow land designed for h v. On rich
bottom land will ovcrrun almost any grass but
Bermuda.
1tih. E"g'jA Rye las been tried
and abandoned
] ith. EuiioA R.yc G,nss-Most beautiful
OF all grasses Its winter growth on rich
land Is enormous. 1t is often annual, and
therefore is recommended more as an orna-
mcnt than utility--it disappears in Summer.
12;h. EngliA .Hrn'ior Sott Grox$-Did
well in the winter but was killed out last
Summer.
Eth. F~nh,cr G.m$s, Paris Grass or Ic7-
r"f Rejected as unworthy.
i#th Deer Purh ss-Rcscmblcs the
Teyi' grass, but is inferior to it,
|. 18th. 4|hs.1dom E.woi Gross on I,vnWo
| --llas no merit which is not exceeded by
other grasses.
10th. E"yIiSh Fon 7aa-Rcicctcd on tri-
al
18th Masq"H Cruss-G Green during win
ter, but does not stand grazing as well us 9TH
or grasses
18TH Rrsnc Grass This is annual. and
altogether inferior to common rye for winter
pastures.
10Th. Ncapolnan C2orcr- Closely rcsem-
blcs the preceding both are annuas
Goth SpWpyThs has hcen called the
clover for sandy lands-growth with him mca-
gre and valuccss
2lst. .HNclot-Fonnd on the battery at
Charleston, s.. G. Grows luxuriantly, but is
rejected nv stock.
22sl. Nnrroo Ic0prd Tnn,nin--Grows
pretty vel in winter, is a useful constituent
of winter pasture. It's growth is encouraged
on his farm
23rd IIhm C2oncr-This is an invaluLlc
plant in Southern culture. 1t springs nntur-
ally where ashes have been thrown. Its ben
cits arc not generally appreciated, because
cattle arc so fond Of it they never let it grow
to Its natural height when they can get to it.
On manurcd land it will grow high enough to
NOW if not grazcd during winter and spring.
1 thrivcs Oh any rich land, either sandy or
clay. Is of much use as fctilizcr, and allowed
to 90 to seed becomes rs natural to the soil as
Crab Grass. The process Of subsequent i'm.
provcmcnt is easy. 1t should be sown with
'lhtt SlHSStS. IL COllDlIlCS tuHlltaUly WIN
Bermuda, as it comes in the fall when the
other dies, or rather sleeps, for it never dies.
The extensive cultivation of this apparently
strongly advised.
"A. Pc7 LIorcr-This he aI-o thinks in
valuable for the South. Careful experiments
and observation show that it will grow any
whore in tho South on rich bottom land that
is dry. Will not grow we'll on wet subsoil,
however rich the top soil may be. IL will
thrive well on any of our upland, made rich
and plowcd deep. On land destitute of clay
It is useless to attempt its culture. Tt will
die nut if grhzcd in summer but may be graz.
ed tho fall and winter One of its pecul-
lar advantages to the farmer and planter is
for a hog pasture in the spring to last i;!l
stubblc fields are open 1t meets tho wants
of that season admirably. 1t will grow well
in woods well thinncd out This we have
seen very fine near Pcndlcton, at our ne. sh.
bors, Mr.. II. Adger. And Mr.. Robert Ad.
ger has sown it successfully on large fields of
m old plantation. nlanurcd Of course, DR.. j.
b. Adscr, Mr.. Il. Adgcr and Mr. I.atta, du.
ring his life, have proven that the growing of
Rcd Glover is n success in this region, both on
bottoms and upland. DR.. lSroylcs too, when
living near Pcndlcton, and myself have ex-
perimcntcd with it successfully. And have
It now growing, both in bottom and upland
Mr.. Howard says, as fertilizer in rotation
of crops, it has no superior
25th. Luccrnc-On many accounts this is
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