The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-04
Hungarian tIrass and Hay.


Hungarian grass is yearly growing In
favor with dairymen and stock growers
as a valuable substitute for hay as n win
ter feed. and in the place of, or in con-
necton with, fodder corn for solling in
midsummer, or whenever grass fails
from drought. The largest varieties are
best, but all are valuable. II will -four
ish in any good corn land, but sandy
loan suits ii best. If properly managed
ON such land 1t will produce more food
value to tho acre than meadow on the
same land would do. Four tons OF cured
grass to the acre Is no uncommon yield.
The average quantity of seed to the
acre is half bushel, but some SOW more
and others less. The time for sowing
IL not till permanent hot or summer
weather sets in--from June ] to the
middle of July. 1t is emphatically a
hot weather plant, and sowing should
always be delayed TIL frosts are all out
of the way. II has n fine seed and
special preparation OF the ground is re-
uuired or its minute roots and leaves
dry up and perish II a ready and strong
hold Of the soil is not obtained.
A very fine tilth is absolutely essential
to its successful growth. There is no
use sowing it on cold and wet ground,
nor on ground that is dry, hard and
lumpy. On such ground the seed will
not be likely to come up ut all, and II it
does, it will perish in its early growth
and leave the ground free to the harder
weeds which will follow it. On light,
fine and rich soil it makes n quick ard
heavy growth. The value Of the crop
for fodder depends very much upon the
time OF cutting. If left standing till the
seed begins TO Gil it becomes so full OF
woody fiber as TO make it harsh to the
mouths and stomachs OF animals and
greatly TO reduce its value. 1t is most
profitably cut for fodder when the heads
are well started out, but before they get
their full size, and certainly before BIOS
soming. If left till blossoms are out, it
will be past its prime and will quickly
become worthless as straw. When cut
thus early il is an unusually rich fodder
and makes excellent milk, butter and
flesh 1t is one Of the best crops grown
to mix with fodder corn for e"silage -
Professor i. D. Arn0ld.
10 Rid Loft OF Rats.
Take q pint of common tar, half nm
ounce of vitriol, and good handful Of
common salt; mix them all well to-
gother in any old deep pan. Get some
pieces Of paper, and put some OF the
above mixture very thick on the paper,
and place enough of this into the holes
sufficient to stop them, and then let tn
bricklaycr make good after you, and il
you should find any of the holes opened
again, it is quite certain you had moi
put in sufficient quantity.
For smoking rats cut when they re;
behind the wainscot: Find out small
hole or crack, then take handful OF
common salt, and put it in at the hole or
crack, and pour upon the salt spoon.
ful or two OF oil of viiriol, and thus will
make such fumigation or smoke that
they cannot bear it. Then stop the
hole or crevice again that the smoke
may not come out. Do this in two or
three places as near where you hear
they are as you can, and it will cause
them to forsake those places. This
method is very safe, rs no damage can
possibly ensue to the wainscot from the
smoke. permiR CdtGhcr, 17GS.