The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1880-07-22
FARM GARDEN AND lfousEH OLD.
Seeding Grass Lands In tho Fa,i.

r tions, especially among the New Il "
and farmers. Arguments in ia tor o
this custom are: The grass is not 81
liable to be troubled with weeds; th
cool weather will incite a vigorou
} growth and bring the fields in bette
condition for withstanding the winte
than that seeded in the spring, and last
but by no means least, it admits of tn
removal OF crop the first year.
During August and the first half O
the moaih following. Northern cultiva
tors, who do not favor spring sowing
will seed down lands from which hav,
been harvested small grains, potatoes
fodder crops and the like, and turn owe,
old-sod lands Tor this purpose. At The
South seeding of grass will be DELAYED
until September.
Tie quantity of seed will depend upon
the varieties of grasses to be crown anc
the purposes for which they are de
signed. The extremes of very light
seeding, which produces large coarse
stalks, and very heavy seeding, which
makes exceedingly fine ones, are to be
avoided. Pastures call for variety OF
grasses, to be sown with liberal hand
In selecting II mixture for permanent
pasture, it should be borne in mind that
The land will be cropped continually
throughout the season, and therefore Il
Is imperative to have grasses which
ripen in succession that stock nav be
supplied with a tender and succulent
growth. The varieties should also be
selected with view of ting the soil
for which they are designed.
Glover plays in pastures as in
meadows an important part; orchard
grass, which arrives early and remains
late, Is also valuable constituent This
grass is highly esteemed, especially en-
| light dry soils; meadow fox-tail, with
its early and rapid growth, is another
valuable sort, and red-top is also
counted among desirable grasses for
permanent pastures. A mixture recon-
mended by various agricultural authori-
ties Tor permanent pastures is as fol-
| lows: Two pounds OF meadow fox
| tail, five pounds of white clover, six
| pounds OF orchard grass and four pounds
each of red clJver, rough-stalked
meadow grass, rye grass, timothy, blue
grass, meadow fescue and red top. For
| the South, where winter pasture is the
object, the following is suggested: One
bushel each of meadow oat grass, or
chard grass and wild rye grass; and
four quarts each blue grass, red clover
and white clover. This pasture not TO
be graz ID later than June nor earlier
than Christmas.
A few grasses are suited to both
meadows and pastures, in illustration
OF which may he cited orchard grass.
ture meadow grasses are those with
tuberous roots, which store up in bulbs
one year the material OF growth for the
next, and which require a certain time
tor the maturing of the bulbs. Timothy
is representative type of this class of
grasses, hence it is highly esteemed in
meadows. Other popular meadow
grasses are red clover and Hungarian
grass. 10 gain best results it. is i'm
portant that the grasses associated
blossom about the same time, therefore
the wisdom OF sowing early kinds in
one moving field and late sorts in
another; Among early grasses suited
70 meadows are orchard grass. Ken.
lucky blue grass, meadow fescue and
ttll oat grass, to which may be added
Italian rye grass if the land be moist
and rich. Timothy, red top and Rhode
Island bent grasses are numbered with
late kinds.
The Importance ofhaving the ground
thoroughly titled and generously
manured previous to seeding it to grass,
either for pasture or meadow, cannot be
too strongly urged.--New York Wor, d.
Health Hints.
1nvalids should keep the refreshments
covered in their sick room. The iellies,
blanc-manges, and various liquids used
Is cooling drinks are more or less alb
sOrbent, and easily take up the impuri
ties which float about sick room. A
glass of milk left uncovered will soon
become tainted with any prevailing
,,dnr oan hp rrouod hv la.u;nr -.
tloom freshly painted. How import
ant then that the poisons of sickness
should be carefully kept from all that is
to be eaten.
If a person swallows any poison
whatever, or has fallen into commissions
from having overloaded the stomach,
IN instantaneous remedy most efficient
and applicable in q large number OF
C tses, is heaping teaspoonful of com
mon salt, and as much ground mustard,
stirred rapidly in a teacupiul of water.
warm or cold, and swallowed instantly.
IL is scarcely down before it begins to
come up, bringing with it the remain
ing contents of the stomach; and lest
here he any remnant of the poison,
however Small, let the white of an egg
or a teaspoonful of strong coffee be
swallowed as soon rs the stomach is
quiet, because these very common arti-
cles nullity large number of virulent
poisons.
Handle Dairy Stock Kindly,
Mr.. PARCEL, in the report of the New
Jersey agricultural society, says: 1t is
important that dairy stock. fIom the
young calf to the old cow that is being
fed for beef, should be handled and
treated kindly. If calf is handled
roughly and becomes wild and viciou,
thereby, when it becomes COW you
may expect the same, but if handled
carefully and treated with kindness
wien grown up she will be mild and
gentle. 1t may not always be so, but in
general it is. There have always been
many cows spoiled by the person hav-
ing the care of and milking them, by
whipping or frightening them when.
ever they come in his way, or if when
milking, a COW hoists her foot or Kicks
(Which is generally caused by pain),
such a fellow stops milking and COM
mences whipping, or worse, kicking
tie cow, and she becomes enraged,
holds up her milk, kicks back, and is
tina. ly ruined. Never whip cow for
kicking, if she does kick the milk pail
out of your hand and sometimes upset
and knock you, but be kind and gentle |
with her, and milk her out with as lit
tie excitement as possible. and if she
gets over her kicking propensity it will
he by mild and not by harsh treatment.
Never whip a COW because she kicks, |
lor it will do do good, but will do n