The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS
Paspalum ovatum-A Valuable Grass


Colonel r. J. Reddng: | have just re-
ceiyed seed catalogue from the Alexander
Seed and Drug Company in which see
they are Offering sets of the Paspaium Oval
tum Grass under the name OF p2Spaluih
ditatum, or Louisiana grass. ] have p-eh
thinking for several years / would can inc
attention Of farmers to this most Ftlu1pie
grass. 1t figured IN the patent Office report
for 1859 i first noticed 1t in 1Ss3, ana az QUE
sent TO 2 gentleman in Texas and dhothtt
in Louisiana, / believe, VINO save - ~
Louisiana grass / received very 80
package of seed from each and they ploFt4
TO be Identical and | guess are luehuClA
with the grass now offered by the fle4-, -
der Seed and Drug Company SUI ' tStI ~
on my terrace lines, and now II Is stuuNit -i,
every line / nave, besides pe-h-S ueilsSiiS
set in places for pasturing. IL iaplutg
scatters itself by seed, but the proper W WY
- .tart it upon terraces is to set snip
every two or three feet or the line, anu IA
q couple OF years il viii cover u. ana 10
deluge Of rain can move A. i,,li No" 1tyiae
with the narroWcst scooter, anu ~ ~, i ii
line they can be rapidly set, ana WIZ ~
aEy time in summer with m"ueIalH = -
the earth is firmly pressed u 1t. II iil''Ni'ls,
terraces I run the bar sue FOOT of
q turning plow IN one 81
NJ his center line on each sue
throwing the dirt from the terrace anu
rot on il. as is usual Ny strip 10 e.co1~-
cred with the grass VII be Two ltcI W." f[,
aud l1, cultivating between the lines 4 t."
I 80 - we have 81 true terrace GeVel be-
tween the liues), because the grass ~. ~
an the drift. This grass viii not oo'nll IN ~,
bermuda or Johns on grass, neither OF "nith
would ] have on farm when Wis-tu 20
rotate from pasture TO cu!tVatel Ctop.,
This YOU can keep where you MiSH, 't5o.r
van cannot You can make the IdSpaluil
of use bv moving three or FOUR bi.ii7 =
year when cuitiVatiug land, anu ny pioN-
sing cattle upon it in winter ! nav Hll.ii
wished That our legislators could pe lhVnt1N
. 10 nav less attention 10 some olh.f h1httSI'
and think and act more i1r .!a IN, MI St,,bi.
the farmer, the base Of al true ana Sls''c
progress in cVeTy country. ny iiol -
a law to add TO the duty o. every conn.,.
surveyor that of terrdcinS tof itNlAb on
trrraSa lines srather) in q scientific way.
every foot of open land in eacu COUNT,
the state? Pay him well Tor H. l9r " ~ ~ {.
would pay the state betteE uiltua'1ii bein.r
would save all The cream LETT anu ~, Zen. ~
made upon our hillsideS. and Eradu3!iy en-
| rich them without commercials ierGilzei. =,
and soon our creeks and rivers Nou4u 80 /,
Themselves of sand and mud. ana we Houl''
/ have the grandest state on earth. ~.
Then why not, oh! heaven, why not. bu.
! hazel, to grass. Not only is all llesh -
/ grass. but all flesh Is grass Mayor N, ,
| ander says in his catoloEae; basp"IG'i'
| dilitatulu grOUs well ON an ill!O5' - -
stands dry wear aer better thth 30 - -,
or Johnson" True / have nouctd pts-
/ rT,Yfa and Johnson grass Wtth'red Wi'h u /,
PaaraIum stood green ard 10Y,
~ tho others VIII grow at all, anu $ooIl
co,-r, tho ground, aud gradu1iiy ehitch ~
! by its dec2yng T2oi5 enc its dIy9 in the
! tbicl,ast bermuda patch. and IVES are |'atl,
! Goi will OTergr0N 1uc destroy no7 80
! etc" know it viii destroy tn" ieAHel' IT,
! III al Thar weeds tOeeLher with broom
! ecd-c. and though ! nave nov 49, -
! 7 81 sure il would destroy bermuda anu
| Johnson grass, because it puts oOl 5'4 on, I
! in no s-line. and being n turfy ana deep
] e-t Grass. il would master theln' 7,...,,
/ There are over twenty Sh"ti' ,'l- ~, i' =,
Inns IN .he south, they ar 'naiSti.'-',s' -
i.ys.. :