The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-26
OUR GRASS SEED DEPART
NEENT.
Messrs. Powell and Snider
on Grasses.

The permanent prosperity of a farmer
depends largely on the attention he gives
to the growing of grasses. The most
prosperous countries in the world are
those devoted to the production of grass.
es and their products. With q little
thought and attention grass can be grown
here at greater profit than in any part
of the United States. a
By supplying lime to our soil it ssGwelI
adapted to grass as any in the Union.
The first thing to do is the proper pre-.
Paration of the land, which should be
thoroughly ploWed and well pulverized.
Do not turn too deep, but subsou well.
Do not bury the manure under the
ground but put it on top and harrow in
with the seed.
The next most important thing to con-
slider is the seed. Buy your seed from
reliable parties who have been in the
business and who expect to Efcnflnnssih.
f'Tpq Something about grass seed.
Just here feC US tell you secret. Nine
tenths of the failures to secure good
stands of grass IN this section are trace.
able to one of two or three causes; either
failure to prepare the soil properly, in
not sowing enough seeds, or in having
inferior seeds. We often have farmers
come in and ask for six pounds of clover
seed for an acre, or one bushel of orchard,
blue or herds giass. This is simply
wasting your tine and money. You
need not expect to get grass unless YOU
SOW the seed.
For permanent pasture We specially
recommend orchard grass mixed with
other grasses. It should never be soHn
slo as it has tendency to grow in
tufts though it is one Of the best of grass
es on account of its quick growth and
after math 1t is ready for grazing in
the Spring at least two weeks earlier
than any other grass and when fed down
IS again ready for grazing in about ten
days. 1t will stand dry weather better
than'any other grass. 1t is suited to
any kind Of land except low damp land.
1t weighs fourteen pounds to the bushel
and should be sOWn one bushel to the
acre with eight pounds clover seed, or
one bushel of red top. Either will give
good results for permanent pasture,
though the orcha.d and clover are geo.
orally considered the better as they
both ripen at the same time For hay
stands at the head. Forty.fYe
pounds make a bushel; SOW twelve
pounds to tie acre. Sixty pounds of
clover seed make bushel; ten pounds
to the acre are considered enough.
Herds grass or red top, fourteen pounds
to the bushel. This is valuable mix
ture with any of the above and is we'll
suited to low meadow lands, Sow two
bushels to the acre.
Blue grass,-fourteen pounds to the
bushel-sow three bushels to the acre.
Best suited to dry, rich limestone land.
1t is most generally used in this section
for lawns, and no farmer can make q
better investment than to prepare nice
lawn around his dwelling and SOW in
this beautiful grass.
As this space has been SO kindly given
by the editers ofthis paper (the CITIzEN) .
for grass seed advertisements We wish to
make it as little personal as possible; and
in conclusion will say that we keep on
hand a full stock of the best grass seeds
10 be HadTn this country and offer them
at reasonable prices. We buy only the
best seeds and parties buying from US
can rely on getting pure seeds.
Respectfully.
POWELL AND SNIDER.