Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-07

content with clover and timothy for hay IN
the exclusion Of other good .rus-cs. Il
grass Is desired for pasturage a Val iety is
sought III the native growth VI the mead
ows, but VIXEN hay IL TO be cut and cured
for winter We should use the same iudg
,nenI in gI)Tlng 1t as In %pasturing. If 1t
Is desirable t. have q mixed pasturart dur
ing a time, when anlna's are enabled 10
vary their diet, it IS even more 80 during
the cold seAspn. and there is TO necessity
for restricting our hay 10 a single KIND sim
ply because q sufiiclcncy Of il can be ob-
tanned without resort 10 other grasses. That
red clover cannot lie exceEled q, u fodder is
All undcnlablc fact, but clover IS much bet
ter for feeding to cattle than ,c horse and
even u mixture CT timothy does not help
The case, as the two DO not rIpen together.
Orchard grass, which comes into A~.ossotD
with clover, will gr,w on light dry soils,
and has the merit Of furnishing successive
cuttings. ]. is not recommended mere to
discard timothy, for 1t Is too valuable, but
why should iarIners Ceny themselves the
advantage OF eowlng O more suitable grass
with their clover? Orchard grass IS a more
permanent grass than timothy; continues
10 give two crops each year for several
seasons, and grows early, being AMONG The
fret Of our crops 10 start off in the sorlug,
which makes It valuable for eatly pastur-
age. On good. rich land, especially if II
il q little MOST, 8 crop Of red top or herds
grass would add TO the variety Of the nay
crop. Tins grass, by It's running roots,
soon forms a thick sd, and is permanent.
Blue grass ls best adapted TO limestone
soils. 1t should not be grazcd close, hut
should be left for eating by stock at late
periods. Hungarian grass affords at least
three CUTTINGS during the season, and as 1t
grows 80 quickly, and on the thlnncst soils
there is no excuse for dispensing with it.
All grasses do better with a liberal supply
OF manure, but 1t is just as easy to grow .
crop of mixed hay as it is to grow a crop
Of a single kind. There are grasses that
thrive on rich land, dry sandy land, daup
land and medium land, and if they cannot
DO grown together in one field, they can be
sown in different localities ard mixed in
the cuttlng.box. 1t is the possession OF
mixed hoy that enables the farmer t. feed
tor THE best results, for the nutritious guam
titles bf hay depend more upon its combl-
nation 81 matter than on the amount OF a
single element. II hay is deficient IN The
p%hosphatcs or nitrogen, the deficiency must
be supplied from other sources, and IN no
way can the most satisfactory results be
obtained SO well rs from rlety Of food.
1t is possible that no hay is supplied with
all that an animal needs, and grain is fed
Tor that reason; but we are enabled to us.
less grain When the hay consists Of scvcra.
kinds. ANIMALS are inducedGto eat with
kecncr relish when given a variety, anC
their health and general condition are pro
noted thereby. Again, it must not bt
overlooked that much larger average crops
can be obtained from u variety, as The
danger from drought ls somewhat lcsseneC
all grasses not beng affected alike.
RUBBING THE So1L.-For one, NC 90 no
believe in the forced growth Of trees OF
lands which are not ready for it. If til.
farmer plants trees on sod lands he robs
the sou and yet Only produces a growth
lacking IN vitality, the wood loose an,
spongy, or hard and non-comDustible, ant
this for the reason that the subs oil of SOC
land IS not III q state to iced a hCav
ier growth than that of weed and sage
: brush. There is a course following natur,
10 be pursued in this matter Of pOducin,
timber as well a. in any other. We canno
change the order Of conditions. The sol
which produces timber must be able t
throw otf acids in a COZ slant and healthy
flow. a growth of sunlAC on sod land, re.
manning till its fifth ana full year, will ii
that land Ter timber planting. And TO
these reasons sunlac attracts moisture ant
extracts acids in = greater degree than any
other growth known to this country. Thes,
Erfo o.,Ix- q -, tb, -,
ter; a heavy dew will gather upon the f.
llage of sumac when every blade of gras
and every other growth about il is com
paratlvcly dry, and the berry of the youn;
scrub how Il power of a>slmilatlnE acids
up to its fifth year, lcyond any Othe
growing agent, From the NTH TO the tent.
year its power deCrcascs,l 1t having eXhaus
ted the capacity or ACIDS IN the soil aud re
turned 10 II IN dew and TO lage a just me
dlCum OF aiaall. After the third Year Z
sumac growth u Planting Of clms, ASH an
and white oak VIII take rapidly to the sol
and III time produce a wood which Wi
show all the features OF a forest OF a hun
drcd years Standing. Ferns. timber, graz
ses, aud roscrvatlve MOSES with all til
family OF parasitic growth, will develop i
protuslon, ana a forest as stable aud hca
thy as those OF The tree belts will exist Il
the future b,nttt OF gent railons. Mo
certainly to produce THIS masterpiece
nature, this reservoir OF heath Tor Ii an an
strength for the soil, Is more a work t,
humanity than TO build pIllarcd structur,
or rear mounting spirc ID mock a poop
diseased and starving for the IL ices,
waving forests and the food OF swltt-tl
ger,d plantations.
ORDINARY bl2ding wlre is very Cnnvcl
ent III lace Of brush, for SUPP cr,Ing I,
peas. Stakes are driven twenty feet aps
along The center of the rows nj the time
planting, the end ones being set very fin
ly, 50 as bot to be drawntogtthtr in strctC
ing the wires. The wires should be T
ON as soon rs the vines begin 10 throw o
tendrls, and should be placed about nj
inches apart, one above the Other, t n SUI
Glen! height 10 accommodate the yarle
raised.
DYNAMITE or nitro-glyCerine Will tLr>
tunp out. but the use of these is dang
Gus. They may be burned by b, ring