Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-19
CARPET GRASS

This grass, an introducllcu 4
great number Of years beck, 81
rious local names in addition %
given above, as Louisiana grass
grass, poor mans grass, andsoon,
New Orleans Times.Democfai
grass, - suggested blythe carpeilis
ance IL gives to the ground wher
cured a footing, especially II ker
down by stock, seems to Be- ihe y
now most adopted, and doubtless
DO the one recognized whereve'
appears. Its botanical name &
platycaule. Charleston, 5. O, se
be the point ut which II first ~
this country. From thence u
worked its way westward, NIX
ueighborho1d OF Mobile aboa' =
Only a few years have e.ARe,
reached Louisiana, where we n
II the name OF Louisiana grass
that II existed nowhere else, ala
now getting into Texas, appea,lE
along the eastern border q vac
usually travels by followlns
spreading them with , carpet y
goes, and deeply interesting slo'l
pens to be travelling the same Wy
il tba nhovn atafetnent thu vTla
taken, as carpet grass grew lu.-
the vicinity of Ponchalpun
TWENTY-FIVE years ago, We alell
the opinion that il is indigeloe,
lana. for IL has been known " u. ~
portion of the state under Wy
eazon for more than tiity YEAR,
A correspondent OF the ~.
Stock journal, writing Of caTpe,
us that, though a compal,..ss', !,
growth, IL furnishes a iasoi ~.
all kinds OF stock. twill, ~. ~.
that Texas blue grass WI ~ 49, !, y.
NAV be readily propagataa i0~ :
as by its roots or runners. a.,
The Mobile (Ala.) RegisleI. ~ n,
in regard TO this valuable iH~A -
While not strictly winlel, ~
Grass makes Il rather good wiu..'
as, when nipped down by li'' VIZ
up again In a few days Ano M, ~
good picking for stock; apu W.. w "a
pine'' frosis are usually weg aa Y q
lower South, It might be raio y.
winter Grass with us. We ~"
acre OF land upon which y
footing, in Baldwin county, Tx
calves through the winte. ""
tively little additional feol i., AZ
Carpet grass forms in.5S .r,s,
and where il gets a start 10 ; XII
patch will eventually Rlil y. Sc
provided stock have aces, /. \ ,,snr
and keep the grasses eioseo Ma
IKE bermuda grass, il Is 20, VI, .i,s
of-turn the sod over WIN - II
will die Immediately. h.v, ~
For several winters w VA
hogs following the OLD Ipa ss m,
nippne The carpet grass WIN 2. M
nnnarently. They mAde ny
raatine' therefore We corel conc. N 4
roots presented no attraei,ly.,1'sa ~ =, b
they certainly much llkeu !, w IA N
der grass lust springiug w Y. stf
exclosively, although thew ~. 4
their reach many otner Nj
such as hogs usually KEY -+h,k :
c,imstanees. From oil q 'i, 4
S ~, csrnct grass IS hight. ,- ~, n
ter hog pasture, aud tl ny l Y Il
Seure extensively on the i X, /, v
rsiSer CARRYING on his Yos's 'ssie.
raasy, of ne Souiaern "a &
crow on almost any ena .' ,ie 81
he more II is eaten cow \, ri1i
II apnears 10 spread can = 80
WAITING bits Of sod y, q
chance, will propagale lssi. ~
session Of any pasture 'li l'is
Stock are allowed hota ~ iace
Z Sonthern grass, and w. ~ x,
made a success mucl sN
OF Southern states. alum wv
Carpet grass tplsp--ir.l Is
,..rv highly rorommcpe'.,1s 4, 4, {.
Florida who have gro roy, X 3 y
growing. Some so y ,-.s y
Il SUPERIOR TO bermuda NJ Y
10 s,,sfantiaied. q Is aol, =. n 3
any 81 our readers WY
knowledraa ~ this ~'--"