The morning news., 1892-02-01
.ovg FORAGE PLANTS
Ind Their Uses.

SOME TOAN@A
and Their Uses.
ara four distinct purposes for which
1,.-.gsn plant is desired or made use Of
lY,11 ..,nra for hay, for green soiling and
~ innrovement or green following, as
..,med. A plant may have superior
'r,, for one Of these purposes and be in
-. n some others in respect to the other
nlaDt may be just the thing for
n tbe.e purposes, anu be surpassed by
,,bor nlant for the other two. Still
...or NAV possess the requisite for rem
,.ng il available for even three of these
..o,os and he lacking only in one quality.
1.r oossess in @ fair degree qualities that
an. il for all four purposes, and when
4. Z, the case we have an "all~round"
an, thstis Of great value. and should be
.,sd accordingly. 1t cannot be said
h, We have many plants of this character.
,isr the seemingly inexora-
law Of compensation in every
nu.ment Of life the conditions
condolences are very rare If they
r,.at all in one single object. We must
o,so,s some quality at the expense OF oth-
Tbisi true of the animal and vegeta-
i world. Abundant illustration will be
,,r,d IN the vegetable and flower garden.
rs,liness is secured at the expense of size
sr3 quality, hardness at the expense Of
csi,aoy. and so on. And so with forage
nsr,, We find mono possessing all the
Qualities ot esrliaess, nutritiousness, pro-
Effectiveness. hardness. permanently. flavor,
esse Of propagation, etc. Some excel in one
resnect. and some in others, and, as re-
marked before it is rare that we find in any
one pant approximately all Of the various
desirable qualities.
Bermuda grass, for instance, pasture
plant par excellence, is surpassed by Others
when We seek fodder and green solllng
qualities. Bur clover, unrivaled for the
purpose Of winter and spring pasture OF for
soi.ng purposes at a like period will not
make the summer and fall returns that
other, even inferior, plants will. There is
no need Tor multiplying Illustrations OF this
fact.
Some plants possess specific qualities rem
deripg them valuable for pasture, others
for green sOlling others for hay, and Others
4 for green faIowing or soil renovating.
A plant Of c.eeping habit is not wanted
where the object is hay or soiling, thoughit
may DO very well fill every requirement.
for pasture or following. Many plants
adopted TO the lat er purpose would cut
poor figure comparatively in furnishing
hay
Making list of the fifty leading plants
tha, are adapted 10 TIE purpose Of stock
feeding green or dry it Is practicable to
classify them in the order of pre-emlnent
quality for one or the other of the four pur-
poses stated
pasture purposes a plant is wanted
tlat iaseS firm hold upon the soil, so that
ts not easily pulled loose when grazed or
susceptible to any serious damage from
rampiug.
Some plants have much weaker hold on
Tue SUI taan others. Plants with tap roots,
SlCa as Lucern, the Clovers and vetcheS
I'M !esuonous plants) are much less liable
gU7 INJURED by grazlrg or by protracted
-Uasut Vhau those having only surface
'0IS Ike the true grasses.
tut lne purpose of moving and CONVEX
slA INTO hay the essential characteristic of
zoe plant must be upright growth and free
W." from any excessive wOodinesS and rea-
solsoie nutrtlousness. Any plant that is
" Clor hay purposes is usually likewise
syV4 Ior green solling, a good upright
s.user being the desideratum. Finally, for
ts purpose OF soil renovation, experience
sf@suoWn II to be the case that leguminous
p,@as prsa should be invariably selected-ths
Sa.s SSSa'I tne quantity and size Of roots they
nave the better.
n'huuilnouS plants, tap rooted and pod
Soo. 1o1s as tney are, possess the characteris-
mora Va aGSOrol az 6 and supplying to the soil
plants do. ''-A'A 'po04o' %
h,.o, o,aEe plants as regards duration, en-
rs-.Sril sO tuiee klnds-annuals, biennlals and
ms, s-I,aS' @ VI the three the former are the
tss ,rrI numerous Crab grass and millet are
We typea Of this class.
each L,aa yer lamlly embrace individuals of
but trsarI,, -aMnhuais, 5M biennials and psrenials.
nnsr~y all varieties need to be treated as
B-alS annuals in the south.
ssei, hIDo"lug The second growth to mature
fl II. 1o"eVer, most Of the clovers in effect
UD9 nj pa pa.v Oh perennials. There are few
us in ttaus tSa OF marked biennial habit in
that Vs sy.,.I .ue south enters energetically upon
tDtrcs, Ut farming-the pastoral that
b mo He elaborate attention
slotber ), knd of stock or
c1sidsrat VIII be found that very little
bapv o,bol i'on comparatively will be given
psnts ''uer than the valuable perennial
lerna,nz.u nunuals will be resorted to only as
Nshsva ,s a. d to provide for emergencies.
tVstor ~ wv many valuable plants of long
oers snrro, W warrant the ''tooling" with
q ensrros' except, as remarked, in cases
bbs nat s0Scies Ses where sudden DEFICIENCIES are
-'' oy 'hasty" crops.
E1yoHLA sple did list of plants the south
What ,l;.e sto~er has at his commando
'perenri"oii I'm The true perennials and the
bsuse of s,,pi huals," il we may be allowed
9te tba.a ocA oucA paradoxical term TO desig-
FrsnDials h ual plants that act the part OF
lltls cry virtue OF self-seeding, where
li,iy or ~ 5I speedily renewed on the ma
hVt.. " down Of the parent plant
e'Tsr Or tbo 'u the case Of crab grass, bur
giss bad ro 10 weed purslane. II our crab
Ealy mo- 'enhlal roots it would hardly
laot OF euuurlng than it is under its
hlotber sea..o ..oouuclng itself on the return OF
OF uore nin-we niontl say what with the score
..eo cIas.es u's 5os OF tried value under these
@sspi1g in 10y ~ simple is the problefffp0f es-
sauStactorv rar .ue southern country the most
mot p-rmo assures and meadows Of the
once wall ,liauent ant character. And when
HIte cororr1lI coroT,yAoilsned the display of only a
afsssiug, on o,I sense can, by proper top
@u them o1au ~ occasional plowings. main
"sl viii ba lhoney-bearing investment
0e more 70 the farmer In che com.