The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-01
FARN AND HOUSEHOLD.
sLUE GSasS ON MEADOWS IN
the NORTH AND SOUTH.
Good Seed sad Smooth, Ground Essential
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| blue ga.ass seed. how much seed per
acre. and whether grass seed should
1 1e mixed with the and sown at the
/ same time. AS old subscriber failed
to give mis- county and state the
| Stockman fails TO locate him,
consequently can only answer in
| generalities. He states he ''xolld like
to sow on wheat ground" There is
nothing to hinder. All that is Eeces-
sary is to prepare the ground for
the reception of the seed
We will here answer one of lhe
| queries of Subscriber, Augusta coun-
ty. Virginia, who has ten acres of
good limestone land aud ten acres of
| branch meadow, close black clay
which he finds it difficult to get in
grass The principal difficulty the
| grass grower has to contend with is
In obtaining a s'stand" or ..catch :"
The essentials to success in grass
growing are (D good and pure seed,
| (2) the ground made perfectly
smooth by narrowing and cross har-
rowing, and where possible and prac-
ticable rolling. This proper and alb
solutely essential preparation fur
nishes perfect seed bed for the
young plants, which, while young,
are often as minute as are the seed;
especially is this the case with blue
grass. 1t likewise is pivot on which
hangs success or failure. (2) Time
tG SOW: This is of the highest i'm
portance. All grass seed should be
sown when there is sufficient mois-
ture to cause speedy termination of
the seed, and to keep the
young plants alive after they
are up. All minute grass seed should
be. sown on the surface. trusting to
the rains to cover them deep enough.
If narrowed or bruised in many of
the seeds will be so deep they cannot
come up. Half an inch is deep
enough for any of the finer grass
seeds, as the spears are fine as the
finest of cambric needles. So fine
are they that if covered but one inch
deep (Which could not possibly be
avoided where they are narrowed in),
they could not find their way up.
hence the necessity foo careful sow
ing. When the soil water below
rises (by capillary attractian) suffi-
ciently to meet the rains which have
fallen from above. then and
not till then is it absolutely
safe to SOW grass seed. We
prefer, in order to get as even stand
as possible, to mark our ground off
lightly in lands, then mark it again
crosswise in lands. This forms
checks; we then take half our seed
and SOW one way of the lands over
the entire ground; then take the
other half of the seed and cross-sow,
also over the entire ground. This
plan prevents ''skips" and tends to
insure an even, perfect stand.
Now for the answers to Old Sub
scriber's queries: When to SOW? In
the South, September to March; in
the North, September to 1st of May,
preference being given to fall sowing.
How much seed per acre? Two to
three bushels Gf alone Weight of
seed per bushel, fourteen pounds.
Sho1ia other grass seed be sown on
tho I'D also9 We prefer mixture
ea- t. west, north or south, first, last
aid al the time.
To our Virginia friend we would
say that we have explained some of
the causes of failure in getting a
stand. As to varieties suited to his
ten acres of branch meadow that is
inclined to be wet, redtop johnson
grass, Bermuda. fall fescue, Reed
Canary, Fowl meadow, rough stall1ed
meadow grass and white clover
would all suit his land and climate.
The larger the mixture the better.
We speak from experience when we
say that johnson grass and redtop
(cut when they first come into bloom)
are both tirst-class and leave nothing
to be desired in the hay line. but if
left to ripen their seed become hard
and woody; the yield is i'm
mense and stock very fond Of
them. For his limestone land,
Kentucky blue grass, orchard.
Italian rye, perennial rye, redtop.
meadow fescue, sweet and scented
vernal grasses with clover both Bed
and white would suit his purpose.
Why not put it in clover? Inc plant
ci mot tail to be prof table, often
ii mes more so than grass. 1t
pays to keep something growing on
the land all the time. 1t don't pay
to let land ''lie fallow," nor to let it
grow up in weeds AMI bushes or
briars. Land, don't need rest: it
needs to be kept continually occu-'
pied by some crop, even If that crop
is peas or clover to be turned under.
National StCckman.
Food to Her Liking.