Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-24
srsDiso WITH GLOVER AID GRASS.
Henry stewards Plan ~ Told In che
Country Gentleman.

Henry stewards Plan ~ Told In che
Country Gentleman.
Disappointing results from the sow.
ng Of grass seed, believe, are due TO
the failure 90 cover the seed properly.
The seeds arc very small, but the young
plan, Is strong and vigorous, and is not
smenablc 20 the rule laid down by some
persons to the effect that all seeds should
tecoyorod 80 many times their diameter
three, think. l. the usual rccommcn-
dition. Clover seed will come to the sur
hm through fully two inches Of cover
in;, although there Is no necessity 20
cover 1t 20 deeply as that. But covering
i s indispensable for these small seeds
a. for oats or wheat. The same result
happens with all. when there Is not sulll-
Gent depth Of soil for the roots-whcn
the sun was up. not having any depth II
earth, they withorcd away. Every pos
nble aid must DO given TO reach effective
Results Ia this work especially, which
comes al sca on when the weather
nay be unpropitious just after sowing
The srods, and one hot, dry, windy day
may kin every spruutod seed that lies
exposed on the surface Of the land, while
he seed and its youug roots, covered
with an inch 81 mollov moist soil, are
safe against several days of tho came
kind u woauier.
Since ] have mado practice Of haT
rowing In my grass aud cloycg ecodinss
hayo never had failure. Nv prefer.
euco d to SOW with oats, aud IL cohyen.
lent with nillct Ia the latter part Of
June. Tho present season ! have two
fields 10 be- sown with millc,, a crop
which is excellent for this purpose and
valuable for sOiling or for hay. uso
one peck Of seed OF each kind per acre
that IL. when clover Is Hown with tim.
olhy, mixed crop which Is certainly
the best for hay or pasture Of any that
sgrown, With slight sloping tooth
harrow, as the Thomas, used after tho
hrst sown seed has been well narrowed
and the soil made quite firm, these small
seeds will rarely get moro than half an
inch Of covering, except in the heapod
sol between tho harrow marks, and this
Will soon sottlo down 10 a common level,
One thing is indispensable in this SOW.
my, This Is the oven spreading Of the
seed. To do this is not difficult. II The
seed is sOwn right after the narrowing
Of tho grain crop It Is quito easy TO walk
across the harrow marks aud see the
footsteps at distance Of eight feet, and
quite rs easy to throw the seed that dis.
tancc 10 that II will fall evenly Tim.
olhy and clover SOW together very evenly,
but the lightest grass seeds should bn
lown alono, especially when the least
wind is blowing. Some advocate rolling
the surface instead of hnrrowingi IT, This
may do at times and on some soils, and
not at others, II u dry spell follows tho
rolling, goodby 10 the grass, for the sur
Taco drioa and tho young plants will not
get through the crust.
Unless the land has been well manurcd
win we'll afford u liberal application
OF fertilizer to tho young grass, There
L. no time WHOM It will be moro beneficial
than when tho seed is just sown, and
would follow with tho fertilizer without
delay. Two hundred and fifty pound,
OF the complete manure will 10 well 70
paid by the first use Of tho grass, which
may be the next fall as pasture for d
Hook Of sheep or lambs, or the calves OF
colt, The light trcading will DO use
iul and the feeding of tho now growtl
Will DO beneficial.