Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-01-30
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HOW IT WILL ArrEeT TIE lS5 EEEsTs OF
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propose to examine is tie " benneiiTcen'ts ltif If
tects Of Tx, ncv policy in raising stock.
This department. Of rurrl economy, is Of
Sdrrassing inieres5tn iapl Importance, il :
Good and highly 'imaIparoy imaparooy!eudi ed stool. has
ever been regarded l'ai is pffoo9qf Of high
|otdef Of ,civiliaalioh and, 'hho,Tiugsh con IN
trfbateg m5rt larHgely a5tfc maticerihai7l yweI.
fire of individuals and Of NATIONS - In
closing TIE stock w6uld,,1 cadA at ONCE deNtto 10
tierintroductioni ard cultiynnitiion1' Of Tie
grassess. They would become nccessi-
ty, and no crop ever pays so well. :"
The Enclosures for stock would of
course be selected with reference to 'irthe
adaptation to the growth Of grass. The
question here arises, are tncrc'any gr,tsscs
suited to our soils and climate that can
be relied onto support orr stock ? l an
swcr this question III the affirmative, and
dcfy' Contradiction. or these, the first
'and most valuable is the Bermuda grrss,
sc liighly esteemed i'll tic West Indies
thnt' it is there called "Go,l's grass" It
grows with remarkable luxuriapcy in
this country; it is but slightly effected
by thc most protrcc;cd drought of sum
merit is literally . sun grass; twill
prosper Oh the poorest lands, even on the
sides of guIlics. Besides. 1t is cminen,,y
nutritious, and Erccdily dcvoured by. all
kinds otsteck, nor can it be destroyed
by any number that ,rE'ay be Put, upon it..
And it has been preysn. BY. observation
ahd experience, tlsaatdt furnishes ample
grazing for from two to four head OF, cat
ttc Per acre, according to size. This
grass is pfinestin,abls value during the
entire lsw summer; qa9 ri it is M literally oil we
E All Enclosures for stock should, ifspos-
ss,bIc, contain running. water, and may
he made TO incltse such portions of the
adjacent swamp lands as may be too wet
for cultivation, and which always pro-
dncc nu;ri ious grasses Around the
margin Of these wet lands sufficient
quantity of upland should be inclosrd.
and set i'll Bermuda grass. to meet the
wants of all the stock. The cost Of this
highly rcmuncrating arrangement would
be simply the setting out of the grass, in
single spears III checks of two or three
feet apart, and inclose the grounds with
IL substantial fence from the supcrabun-
dnnt rnils on the farm. The pasture is
then roadh for use; stock should be put
on il at once. BY grazing it from the
start, weeds are kept from shading the
young plants. and their runners lie so
close or the ground that they arc not
reached by the cattle. In two or three
years the entire surface is dcnseiy cover
ed, and an ample supply of this invalua-
bic grass secured for half century.
Such being the nature and character
of the Bermuda grass, and such its admi-
rabic adaptation to our wants, It's TO be
expected that ihc question will be asked,
lfall this be true, why has not this poll
cy been adopted long ago. ana our whole
population made partakers Of its benefits?
fho, answer is simply and conclusive -
Since the 4 @pr hNtfh Ntfhe people Of this country
have been afflicted with 4 imalaly, which
| choose to designate "cottulnti o on the
brain" This head disease is obstinate,
and perhaps incuriable It's action is
like that Of the tabled Upas, it sheds the
dew 'fdeath upon all Oil side enterprises,
comforts and improvements. | know of
but one solitary individual, in this sec
tion ofonr country, Who has adopted this
plan and made it available, the Hon. r.
e. Simpson. Some twenty years since,
he planted an old field of near thirty
acres in Bermuda grass. The earth was
SOON dcnscly covered with it. All the
cattle, sheep hogs. goats and colts were
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