Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-01-10

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ing givinga denssr and more sueculent
aftermath than any OF the present
popular tame grasses.
For several years he says, we have
been looking for a grass that would
supply good grazing for our cattle and
sheep after the native grasses have be-
come dry and tasteless. In the early
portion of 1881 his attention wes called
to a tame grass which had been intro
.dnced into the State of Michigan from
West Virginia. This forage plant was
causing some excitement am ing the
farmers in the neighbOrhOod of Battle
Greek. So he entered into a CORES
pOndence with friend living there,
and obtained ten pounds of seed for
trial. The result has been satisfactory
in every respect. The seed was sOwn
April first 1881. It terminated quick
~ and the young plants grew vigOr-
Ously. Through the whole summer
the plants exhibited deep green COL
or, and did not become brown like
blue grass, orchard grass, or timothy.
AS soon as the spring of 1883 opened,
growth set in rapidly and, continued
till the latter end OF May, at, which
period it stood from three to four feet
high. At this time it was ready for
the mower; but as TIE production of
seed was the object III view. it WAS
not cut till the second week in June.
The plot o. ground o. ;iboGt t14'L ;.ii
acre, on which ten ps.amds = =eeG
were sown = reduced three 5trreI.. d
seed.
He exhibited little LEA >: ATS
grass at the sGn.i- enEua! meeting q.
the Kansas State Horticultural t>ocl,-
ty, where it excited much attention
the heighth, sOftness OF the stem,
length of blade, and sweet arun'. sur
prised every one present.
On the last day in August, he went
into the plot witt IA sickle, ana cuttwO
handfuls of aftermath which measured
twenty inches i'll growth. This he tied
t@ sheaf Of the June cutting, and ex-
bibltCd the same at the State Fair, and
it attracted much attention and COM
ment.
Here, then. we nave, he continues,
grass that will insure good eaten"
II the seed is fresh; that can endure De-
we're drouth; that produces an album
CANT supply of foliage; that is valuabI"
!Or pasture in early spring; on account
Gifts carly and luxuriant growth; that
makes a Na'Iuabie hay; that shoots up
+ quickly after hLing cut; and affords <,
fine crop OF e,.teruiatu or grazing
durin lie late iaii anG Wii..er i.iunt:.s.
Tie PrOsess..r il .er: ,:nX.Ot.s 81
il tafnierS % iAHii.,,., ';,IG e : =.
grass during tiIc sA;.s',n 81. c...-,
his advice 10 IiCt ~ inves,, $40 81: g.,
in the cxi eri!.Cn ,,naso l....
! five 10 ten PDInds st q ..-
II Il sail ,Ii.. az, - - o,.:..,..ts
ti2;st t,.e' y ',....., ~. $50. ~. -.
Oly.
The MAIN. ave. !" ...a o.
grass III the STAT, ~, .,<....5.,l
ergrern UI:t ti,l - 81 - a ;0Ctt, .,y NO
nynl. Its scien. lie naInv is Aven@
elati0F; its common nalne, Tall S;e.,-
dow Oat-Gr"ss." Fearing That ne
might be mistaken in its nuiuencia-
ture he sent s1ecimen TO PROFESSOR
Carruth, State Botanist. This is his
reply:
"NIr. J. w. Robson, Dear Sir: Yours
mailed on the I'D. received last eve
ming. I DO not get my mail every day.
Tie specimen Of grass you sent agrees
perfectly with the Alvena elatiOr, of
Woo Arrenatherrum avenaceum, of
Gray: but have never seen this grass
before. Iagree with you in the scien-
tific name, and also in the common
n9me.
" Yours Truly,
J. H. Carruth
The ground should be plowed in the
fall. and early in the spring, as soon
as the soil is IN good filth; SOW broad
cast two bushels Tor twenty-eight
pOunds) of seed to the acre; cover well
with the harrow, both Isngthways
and across the piece of ground sown.
Should the ground prove weedy, cut
the weeds down with the moving ma
chine in June, and leave them upon
sua face, and they will afford shade to
the young plants.
This grass is extensively, grown in
Eastern Tennessee, ansis very popu-
lar in that portion of the State. In
some portions of Western Virginia it
is largely grown for hay and :Or grass.
1t is known as tall meadow Oat-arass
in each of the States we have men
! tiOOod .,ho,,a Tproirio Eaar,,,or