The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-03-14
ber, October, November, February and
March.

| D.' o''ooei, No'emDer, feDruary and
March.
WHAT TIE BEST GRASSES FOR PASTURES.
This depends on whether the pasture is
Tor one season, or TO be permanent, as we'll
as location, soil, drainage, etc. For SIN
gle winter, the testimony, SO far as known
70 me, is unanimous in strong commenda-
tion of our native wild bronze grass, (Bro-
mus uuisotodes). Many however speak
from single experiment, and with little
or no knowledge Of other grasses. So that
I We must acc6pt 1hes&l lSfQtements with due
reserve and caution. Two winters it gave
me iuxnrlant, tender grazing from October
I'll April or May; but this winter il is
three months later, not coming up till
NoVemb,r, and even now it is very short.
although no stock has been on it to this.
Jan. l6. Others inform me that seed
grown here do not gcrminate till November.
aud that for carly fall pasture, seed must
De imported annually from Southern Europe.
nut tnls know is not necessarily so for it
Is indigenous ir our Southern States, and
l have seen good grazing early in October
from native seed. More probably it depends
on the character of the season.
Several other plants furnish good winter
pasture, but none are so valuable as barley.
have year after year sown wheat, oats, rye.
barley, etc., side by side, for winter pasture;
and ~ years ago reached the conclusion,
ers. 1t affords grazing earlier, more abun-
dantly, grows sooner and more rapidly after
being grazed down, is more relishcd by
stock and moro wholesome. 1t does not
lie on the ground like rye, but stands up;
so that stock cat less sand, dirt and other
unwholcsomc matters in grazing it. With
me, when all other kinds of grain we're de-
stroycd by rust, it was never affected bz
that, Or any other disease or contingency Of
weather.
1t is gratifying to see in the Southern,
Cultivator, from the pen of its experienced,
cautious and very able editor, a like esti-
mate of the value of barley for winter pas
ture. Sown in August or September, it af-
fords good grazing from October till May.
If stock arc taken off in March, good
crop of seed may be harvested; or if not
all desired for seed, swine may be turned
On II, unu ror month or Two, probably
nothing could benefit them more. Sow
three bushels per acre.
failed to mention at the proper place.
one OF the very best Of naturalized grasses,
both for pasture and meadow-the Bermu
da 1t would do we'll on any good land I
have seen Red and White clovers do pretty
well among it; and possibly some of tho
grasses named above might do equally we'll,
such as the oat grass, red top, or wild
bronze.
DEFECT We SEEDS,
render heavy seeding nee ,ss sometimes,
from ten to ninety per cent. of the seeds
purchased failing to germinate. 1t is we'll
to test every lot of seed before sowing, to
ascertain. what per centago, will germinate,
and to SOW accordingly. And as seeding a
large farm Is very expensive, with bought
seed, 1t is good plan to have separate lots
set, each with picked seed of single grass,
for the purpose of propagating such sound
seed as VIC may wish for mixtures or other
purposes. Thus large area may in few
years be satisfactorily set in grasses at mod
crate cost.
The remarks made on Bermuda grass.
johnson grass, Tall oat grass, Orchard grass
and Red clover, trust will suffice for this
head: The Paspalum is also good mead.
ow grass, that reseeds the land annually.
but on hill sides it does not sufficiently pro-
tect the land from washing. l have had a
valuable meadow of this grass mown for a
series of years The grass, both green andl
dry, is much rellshed by stock, and nutri.
tious.
SOWING GRASS SEEDS.
The best means ofsowfnS gruin and grass
seeds Of all kinds, that have used, is the
Cahoon Broad Cast seed sower; which I
have used for many years with entire salts
faction. Pearces Improved Cahoon is
worth Sc at the manufactory. Ono may
sow five or ten acres of grain per hour
with it. Grass seed should never be sown
while the wind blows; but if this cannot
be, the next best thing to do, is to travel
with the wind in sowing the seed. IF
to be sown by hand, mark the land in
narrow strips and divide the seed in as
many parcels as strips of land then
walking lengthwise the strip, sow half tho
seed intended for it; and returning on tho,
same strip, sow the other half. Thus q
more equal and regular distribution of seed
is effected, and as consequence, q more
satisfactory catch Of grass obtained.
A NE lNDUsTRY.-It is not generally
known that the article called Russian ca