The Van Buren press., 1893-04-29

Il q not moro generally used for this
purpose ! can not understand. All
things considered, II II far the cheap
est II used NE shonld not see 80 many
inquiries rs to how to make lawn and
keep 1t green. This grass does not re-
quira that the land should be under-
drained. being quite able to take care
Of itself under any aud all circum-
stances, and II is there forever when
the roots are once planted.
As an agricultural grass, when prop
er rotation Of crops Is followed, this
grass should not be alloweda foothold.
but be exterminated Is the vilest OF
wecds--not so had rs COCO but akin to
it. As a permanent pasture. not all
the combined grasses that grow ale
equal To IL; when all others fail from
extreme drought. the hotter the wealth
er the greener is this grass In the ex-
traoriinarv dry. scorching month OF
August ia the south. when other
grasses are burnt up, the Bermuda is
rs green as red clover In May aid the
dew drops On the leaves on those hot,
burning mornings make 1t look as II
frosted over by an expert hand.
Wishing TO extend an Idaho pear or
chard. November. 1891. plowed field
Of six acres OF this grass, preparatory
for corn. twelve inches deep; April,
1892. cross-plowed same depth. Weather
and soil being quite dry, used long
toothed hslrrows. running both way !.
After securing all that could by these
means l hssd women, men and boys
rake the roots out with four-tincd po.
tato draw-f,,rks. When As clean rs l
could get it put tho roots into tramp.
cocks for burning. Now imagine six
acre field Of timothy hsy yielding two
tons of dried hay TO the acre--so thick
werc those cocks Of Bermuda grass roots
piled for burning. As they were burned
had my rows for corn opened, fer
tilizcd and sown by drill. As the last
row was burned l followed with the
seed-drill, well-knowing thatif fit rained
the grass roots would beat me out
through the heat Of the soil. A double
quantity Of cotton-seed meal was ap.
piled to drive the seed ahead of its
enemy. ard ashes from the burnt roots.
The corn was above ground in three
days usual time here seven days).
Six days from the time of sowing
ran full-sized smoothing harrow over
1t both ways, seven days later, again
the smoothing harrow, yet then had
. magnificent setting of BERN uda
grass. while in my other fields of corn
not weed was to be seen. When the
corn was two feet high, l. had to set
men and women hoeing out the Ber-
muda grass from among the stalks
this was twice repeated. and had to
keep a continual moving of the cult.
vator, and from this field it will proba.
bly, never be eradicated. As will be
seen fr{,m this, once Bermuda always
Bcrmudla; but field of it on any farm
will be found the most profitable for
an all-r'ound pasture lot iii all seasons.
My object in stating the foregoing is
to show how expensive thing 1t is ID
be removed. and persons should study
carefully before locating it rs 4
permanent crop All soils are suita
BILE for it, from sand heap to a ma
nure pile. When the roots are to bt
planted cut them into pieces and firm
them we'll in the soil with heavy
roller; smaller quantities after setting,
beat the soil well with the back of Z
ana1e or turf.lavinU mallet-