The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-11-15
MUNRO GRASS.

Of which is Panicum Agrostoides, commonly
called Munro grass, has been experiment
ted with more than ever before; and from
every State | receive favorable reports from
it. G. w. Brown, Mincola, Texas, writes,
September lst., that it is sewn feet high
still growing luxuriantly, and asks mani
questions about it and says that it had nol
began seeding at that date. Y4F,R,@Y.
Lodi, Miss, writes, Scptcmbek B; thafalI
the seed sent him gcrninatslEsqud- &Iew
T. P fnolv hut xsssfs ,!7--~ 3s5sst sst:
he Would not BE able to !, jsad' 'Eas they:
had just began to make tAiHsepcanncse.
His grass yas six feet hight ifSu,<slf and
neighbofs We're well pleased With il; and
if he failed to save seed Ated ns re-
DR.. j. II. Watkins, Pamet4 Ga Writes
that it is four Sfect .ffgL| md lbegau-
seeding, September i 2, had tooaH five
xs6ks drousht'# t'#fisfSut wltiB whls crab
grass and corn was badly pehed ub, and
wants to know if it can't e pr&,as PED
without setting out the plan3 andf fSs1}.
all the information | can gisj II ets-~:nt
seed as far North as HalitE C;'H, Va.
and am Informed that drouAt Stunt2d its
growth, as it was planted late md the test,
III consequence Of drought am late plaut-
ing, H.. fair one. z
In order that the public cay,bave all the
benefit Of my experience with this grass, l
have concluded to tell what tAw about
it through your columns. L have lhis Year,
set one and one-haf acres in the slmts on
land that is badly worn and bed cleared
about scvcnty-fvc years but it rs been, Il
portion OF it,, used as Il co@pen. any planted
In potatoes, sugar cane, wheat, bats, and
last year, in cotton, producing at TIE rate Of
one-half bale per acre. This ycdp;it was
broken deep, and manuredswith compost of
cotton and stable manure, two buds each
Z 70 enc of Merryman's Au,moniaVdj jGuano,
et-sass rate of 10OOtbs. per .acre, S't III, the
.dfnf ana Bodied on with along marrow scout
er.plough, run very deep, rows nearly three
feet apart. The plants wosa set About cigh-
teen inches apart, about the first of April;
received two ploughings and two hongs;
was cut 18th July. One row thoroughly
dried and weighed by several oI2my neigh
bors and Tnd measured yieIlaseertained
in that way, 15s42lbs. per acre. The,."st
row was usier an average, if anything
Although there had been no rain since June
20, the grass L.gan putting out, and in four
weeks it was, about four feet hi.h, and
should have bceY cut again in five weeks,
but [ let it stand e.;S&sSt; and although l
made good hay lhad much trouble with it,
as the weather was cloudy and occasionally
q light shower.
Had cut it sooner, the yield of hay
would have been greater, and the quality
better, but still it is good hay, Is you will
see by a samplG>of itE':t tie Stat, Fair
YN!d tLs slasx cutting 792sfbs, using two
rows instead of, ,Gne as test rows One was
the fos used in Ssts cutting. Itshad sew
Y
eral pounds less than the other, and the
other was far inferior to son,e--both upon
the whole about an average. Total yield
per acre, % 3,S70fbs. / should have broad
casted the manure, instcnd of putting it in
the drill. | should have had tie rows 9
feet instead of 3, and the plants II instead
Of Is inches. 1t should have been cut at
least 10 days or two weeks earlier the first
time, and 3 weeks earlier the second. |
would in the csamc space Of time that got two
cuttings have gotten three, and fourth full
Of seed 1st of November, the yield of hay
would have beer greater. the quality better,
and the length Of time required in curing
lessencd. | will use the land set in Grass
this year next year as a grazing lot, by Civ
ing it a deep close breaking, and heavy top
dressing of compost. For grazing purpo.
scs, for cows, calves and work oxen, | do
not think it has an equal at the season of
the year il is on hand. Cattle are more
fond OF it than any other grass--so are
hogs. Horses and mules prefer crab grass,
but will eat the other when they can't
get the crab. A patch can be ,sastiuued
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