St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-02-02
FORMING GRASS LAND ~
OUR COTTON CLIMATE.


iuss requires not only liberal sup
ply Of sol.r hsas aud sunshine, but
.ls0 moro moisture in the stnios-
pl,sre than will ,nCst the wants vi
many other pl.uts. Tuis atm ~
pheric humidity 10 very favorable to
the growth and everlasting exist
=. .ce .f all the best grasses known to
man. In delivering Nh agricultural
address to cotton planters in Burke
county. Ga. in lS47. called at
teutiou TO the TACT VI their having 10
fight grass all their lives in cotton
fields wac prof positive that grass
will grow and dues grow IN cotton
cli,sssts. NJ man ever made crop
of cution without planting cot'Ou
esd and defending his favorite sta
plo against the invasion Of grssa
| remember being lsnghssi 1t for in
quirinR AT what time in the gear
farmers sowe.i the s+esi Of their
abundant Grub grass?" A little moth
Q: wit and industry eau make for
tune by cou vertiag air aud water i,-
~ the best crab grass hay far cou
sumption in Southern cities. 1nfs
sior prairie hay - sold in Nashville
seut SUI miles by rail ~ this mar
ket.
Having = dozen articles in em-
bry" an forming grass lands in our
cUtt0n climate. / will devote this ~
hints f"r the wise use Of crab-grass
seed already planted by = liberal
hand on every farm. To grow = de-
s;rabls crop Of hay from crab grass
ar amy other. the soil must hsvs fer
tility in mineral elements. including
available nitrogen On most stock
far,ns. COW peas aud cr.b-srass may
bs growL for inter forage u asavan
t.ge. Many fields may 10 cuItiv.t-
sd by gang pIcws. the crop cut.
spread. raked aud hauled 70 the
barn by horse power. Let the farm
Or raiss bis seed peas aud clover
sssd. sowing the latter in the chat
with peas. and be may draw i.tnsss
from The mir he brsathss that will
make him . rich mao IL he makes
no foolish bargains. Clover seed
should not be ploweJ in wit peas.
bot sowp on The same ground ~ The
peas are sprouting. - clover seed il
sown on young wheat to shade and
shelter young aud tender elov. Z
plants With no pea-vinss. crab
graas aud clover in ab0nt equal parts
make capital hay for home nss; grass
psa-vinss and other heritage cut
and cured properly. form food for
farm stock that may b changed
into N. ~. horse dssh. wool. milk.
butter and cheese at = liberal profis
Nine tsnths of oil The old time hard
work al farming or Lusbandry may
he done and is done by machinery.
Il takes leas labor to make . pound
of line wool than = pound OF cut
ton. To obtain fair crop Of grass.
Bermuda. Texas Llns grass. or any
other. followed by . crop Of WOOL
aud mutton. no man has TO Eight
corn or cGtton - IN enemy. Grass
aud wool are natnrs's products.
aud will co,ne n civilized MAJ with
the minimum of labor. We have
AN abundance OF !air farming in q
very favorable climate to grow xool
cheaper per pound than amy one
can grow cotton. All agriculture!
growth in the work of snnslliue,
with the all Of . little human wit
and labor. To multiply cotton
6bers yo" kill grass; to ,..aliis'ly
wtn,l 6l,ers one Oh 1nld cultivate
gr.sa. and may feed sheep nudsr
cool and dark sl,sltsrs TO keep of
dies. which do more harm the"
doga-Soxthsrn CxliiUatov.