The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-07-14
AB0UF GRASSES
41MoTHY 1YEE BEsr or I'LL.


To the Editor Of the BE6Eflstoxn Gazettes
| sew a letter In the Co1o-ier-JouT
nda copied froYh the Country Gentle
ma's written by one Of our mutna
friends. The subject is on growing
grass and grazing stock. He GOES
on TO state that he had an idea thal
Blue GRASS Was the thfHg We IAdcll
needed in this Uountfy, until lie con
yinced himself by trying it to a con
siderable extent, and to his sad dis.
appointment proved a failure. Il
seems he tried orchard grass the
same year, which proved q sn'ccess
in every respect. we admit ntat
orchard grass wifi do SeH FOR early
pasture, but Is a grass for pasture
fHoasA The middle OF June until the
first bf September is not worth fig,
and as for meadow It VIII do where
man does not expect to NOV, or
where he needs no hay. but if he ex-
poets to winter stock and have them
look like anything, he must have
hay, and in order to have it, he must
SOW timothy. which is one Of the
finest grasses in the world for hay,
and will go so far as to say / had
rather have it for pastare than any
other. and as a fertilizer il has no
equal. The largest corn have seen
this season is where a timothy sod
has been turned under. Proof OF the
pudding is chewing the bag, and if
this Is not sufficient evidence L will
bring to bear the subject oFshipping
hay, which is frequently done in this
country. What kind of hay brings
the highest priee i'll the market? It
IL Timothy, the King of all Grasses.
1t is enough to state any man, wo-
man or child to walk out in the cool
of the evening and view the wide
spread meadows of timothy looking
green and beautiful after old Sol has
shed his piercing rays on it for
twelve long hours, and then turn and
look on the other side and see your
fat cattle, horses and ihhles on the
pasture oF tiAotliS and clover in the
zenith OF their glory, moving slowly
towards the gate, stopping OCCASION
ally to take little more of the lux
uriant grass to quencli tlieir insatia-
lhc appetite. Is this hot Enohgh to
Attire ahy ohe? Ybu can then return
to your home very much edited, go
to bed and have pleasant dreams.
When on the other hand if YOU have
the orchard grass and the dronghts
eomt ON It, II passeth AWAY like Jack
frost before the rays of the stin or a
piece of fat meat in a hot frying pan.
Then, aiscbhsolaie clol hopper,
@liere do you stand? DO YOU still
stand advocating the superiority of
the detestable orchard or Ilog-foot
grass? ! frankly say that blue grass
is far Superior to orthar,l grass, It !
Is d grass we need for our rocky /
lands. it will grow among rocks and |
III rough grJtind and is preferable to
any grass for sheep pasture. as it /
will keep green all winter We ad-
init it will die Down a little white in |
Ihid sutnihbr oht in an old barren
field, but contend 1t will reappear in
The spring. speak ffoii1 obseffa-
ton and think | know what / am
talking about. A man should not
build air castles and imagine such
great things as 2 bag of gold haha.
Ing oil 5hE U6tnGr Of the moon ready
TO slip OF, tied only by a horse hair,
and thinking when it brakes he is
The man TO receive il.
II a man will ride along and see
Jhe dog foot all auBut In sp6ts totigh
sacked; ahd dry as a piece of dried
Jeef, ais stock standing about under
shade trees fighting Off flies; he may
;all them lowing herds Of cattle and
1leating focks of sheep but they
Will be l5#ifg ahd bieating for some
hing to eat. Do not think that L
I'M a monomaniac on the subject of
grass. for 'slih not. write this fjf
he bensft of All g0da worthy far
ners; and Would say to them, hold
N TO your timothy and blue grass
md you win have a Kentucky in
Cenness6e; ahd Rhsn yoH SEE ho-
'inss anti sheep coming up in tue
vehings It, Will be q reality and not
Iallucination of the mind: Never let
uch things pass through your cogi-
ations as getting rid Of the lubratike ]
lmothy aud blHe GRASS . Il
May our mlitual friend cliangs bis
1inti in regard To these tliIngs;. and
hange The error of his way sd tIlat |
e can sleep sound and not only /
rearn of fine grass, but really hare
5 and tlien Some voting lady would {
o we'll to cli0ose him as that better /
art and caress him until death, and !
lay he live long time and when he !
les. may he die IS happy Is d dune /
ag bh botato fing: c
A CONSTANT READER.