Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-07-28


w give oar reai,r, an interesting
article, ifom the columns % the Cossiry
Go.,.lurl, this week on
rNIrEn STATES CRAssTs.
TIE descriptive catalogue o. the grasses
of che United states. prepared by Dr. Geo
Nksey, hotsuist % The Department of Az.
rcuturc AZ WashingtCu. appears % be a
very Comp'ete ust. and includes especially
thc grass collection AZ the New OrleAns
kxposItion made ~ the Department OF
Agriculture. aui tbe state Exhibits OF
Grasses. with notes on such species A. are
more or less employed In agriculture or
ic.crt .ng trial for cultivation. The great
Interest manifested. throughout a large
portion 90 the country. ln The subject Of
grasses A. food f1r stock. ant the many
millions Invested In them Coz thls purpose.
rcrtrr some notice of his catalogue AMI
thc vsilah,e notes with which u Abounts,
worthy of some space In our columns. The
shoIe numher 90 genera enumerated i 10,
ari of thc spsCles 615. The state of Texas
alone made a display % go0 species of
.rss.t- indigenous 10 hat StNe. Large
collections came from CsilfornlA. AlAhAmA.
Arkansas. Arizona snd fiofiiA An inqui.
~ into shat grasses are hesi Tor wlntef
pasturagc 40 tlc South ani . Withstand
.oug. dry seasons I'm The couniry, genera
ly. j. an absorbing one. We give 10 con.
lorsei form some of The fact. Ani Ohsefy-
arous uuirr thelf several heads stated In
vkrious psrts oi tAls report
Johnson GE.ss S1rgiaa Hi'TlnsfI -
Known s.so A. McAns's grass. and crrouc-
ous'y A. 0uInea grass ani also cvcfgrcsn
mlIot. AMI lu 4 tAh a. Arabian miiist grass
has hesn cultivated fof more than forty
ycars ~ y a. Moore. 90 AugustN, Ca,
Ani u pre 'crrCi hy h.m 90 al others. The
underground rootstoCks Aro sometimes
BAR ar .nch thick. very txcelleni sni src
eagerly eaten ty hogs. BY these root
stocks 10 u readily pfopAgAici. The oo-
.octI1r made o. 10 j. thc dIflcu.ty of cfai-
Iratre lt nut The statement n Herbert
rust of A.ahamA. Il qlotci hat one OF hls
reIgh1nrs broke up ficcn acres of TO- |
!. antrf thc iAnd o. cotton. aud hAs hai no |
trrah.r RIth TIE grass. Gov. Means, OF
~.ail Csrolua. obtained seed from Iuf-
koy Iu l,l5. ani 10 SAs fcs yeA-s later
cu.Ltsici ~ Wm. Johnson. % AlAnAma-
heuce Its name. n has succeeded vel A.
far rnfth Al kknsks.
TuE rErE GrINEk 0Ek.s iasl-nn, Va
.lau -liNs occu Introduced non theNcsi
lufo. originally from AFRICA, bot j. u.-
Go kruNu In the So1;hcrn StAics. IL l.
out.rt.y fIfrfent ron The Johnson grass.
it La 600 tlntcr. except .n The cKtrcmc
,olih.
GsvA Grass Trrslrau Nlrfgillie -
Gross sqsf.ug A. fu north A. ConnscN'
coo. arf ls ouc of our largest aut most re-
mNksr,c grasses. The leaves resemble
tl... of corn. Whcu Cat before The seed
stems shoot up 10 makes coarse oai M
tr.f..us hay. lac corn stalks. 10 may oc
..t thrtc 6r four times tnf.ng thc season.
ans gIlfs Vast quantity % fodder. TIE
roots arr - strung that t requires four |
hHrse team o. p.os 10 lQ. bat 20 - CAsil
kUIri y close grazing.
SAND Grass Az. ill .irfalril -
Crows On saniv beaches of thc Atlantic A.
far suath a. Nofih CaroluA aud on The |
.nsr,. af the Great Lakr. It. loug creep.
Ing roots somtUmcs extend iorN feet /
tssr.rr ta1srs the sIre of q pea. ani Drm' /
Iur a tough uctsork beneath thc sAni, o.. /
s.stug tlc scvef,st assaults oi tnc "e,an /
uavs. o. las u1 agricultural value. bui /
Las i.re been kroNn f1r us ututy in /
binding together thc loose sands ol the /
beach art rrsIsuug thc Ilf1afs oi tac /
ocean. o. .s pfoqagaisd ny uansp'aniIns .
the ruuts
Auo.htr plant Ir.. oasis. Is sometimes I
CaUtf sand grtss, hlt 70 possesses 10 /
particular ra.lr
Bssvt.r. GEA.. C.aai.a DiHg.lH - /
Nstura. IrI ruu Elrops AMI cultivated, /
low. creep ~ pcrcuu.Al grass, j. common /
pasture srass ln The West lndlcs. Ani has /
been ioug kuoNu fDr pasture in TIE oJuin- /
r~r states where lt has been eNtrsvagAnt' /
.y praised ID some, aui denounced by oih- /
.rs Nho fni t dlF-ut O. eraiicaic when /
once c.iatI.hci 10 - usually pfopAga 49, /
IN r.nrrIrg up tne roots. sowing tlcm ]
broadcast. ani slightly p.o"lng un1fi. 40 /
make good hay and the largest Yield, 10 /
must be moved from three 70 ne Nn.s /
svsrv summer. It. great value l. Tor Per /
-,.r.rt rs.turs. auf u vii Withstand |
tfr seferrst trulihs r. Is tNtensiNet /
g..f t1 pre,ert cmbAnkmeuis from wash |
lng
Mr.Afr GHAss Biuf.'aaI O'If1s'ir.ll. |
Is common on the grcat piAias, ani =
.nrlstrss erronc0lsiy called bgfAlo grass
ft /. the principal grass on The afii plans |
Df Ale W,.t. ana j. TIE chief reliance TOT
the vast herd. of caiilc raised there. TIE |
r,nsr. Is In A dense. cushiOn-Ike mass IN
rorril.h matches. the leaves oelrg short
.rfcroWiti A. the base % The short stems.
m Is not adapted % moving. IL i highly
nutritious. tut the crop l. small IL dries
on thc gro1nd ant retains - untritVc
rroplrt.t. lu tlc wlnicr, aud cattle iced on
Il arf take care 90 themselves, except ln
.....H.a. FNmr .frHW rarIan
Brrr,ro GHass Hgriior D1c'r '1if.s -
Tsextfnsively spread over the region knoNn
49, the Great pIaIus. It. growth Is very
Iox. the lux of tne leaves seldom rislng
morc fhan three 90 four iuchcs Ap0Nc ne
rrogrf. growing in tuns aud patches,
the broad stools sending up Gurus ifom
the root.ug 'l.uis. The plants are mostly
i.Uclous.
TrN,. BfrE GKass .P1I ArlciaVDral f.
Pound la TIE region of the Red River Of
louisiana and elsewhere, receives ~ spe-
c.fc name from ne pr0iasc wcooy hairs
r-o~ins ahout the flowers, although THIS
character Is variable. IL i claimed % De
more valuable than the kentucky Blue
Grass. AMI = larger To- growth. Mr. ho-
ssr. of Texas. says be has Known IL 20
crow Ten nChCs in ten days in winter ln
thst STATE. ne says b. las never cut u
IN hay. aad asks why should a nan
want lay Naen be- can have green grass 10
f,,d his stock ouf' II produces an aouu'
dance Cf radlcA leaves, makes dense
psrmaneut sol. and a beautiful lANn grass
We have received dried specimens of thls
rrAss from Herbert Post, OF Also,ma, 10
which lt. distiuctive charactsristics are
Wsu exhibited. ard Ne have The grass no"
srosiug 90 our grounts from seed re
ce.vsd from Mr. Post, and sowu The past
spring
Hone Circle
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