The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-08-02

I have some muck, or meadow lands that
WIN YOU please inform ne what variety OF
grass will be most suitable for swine and cat
Tie, when to seed. how long before stock should
be turned Oh after seeding II r. H., COOS
boro N. G.
Answered by F. Z. Emery Agriculturist N.
c. Experiment Station.
l. For permanent pasture, Kentucky
blue, red top, with white clover and
Bermuda grass is the best possible COM
bination Use as much as one and a
half bushels per acre of the first two,
three to five pounds of clover and one
bushel of Bermuda grass seed, or cut
tings of the stems raked from gardens
can be used. Cut them in any feed
cutter, and SOW broadcast and harrow
in Eight or ten bushels of cut stems
will not be too much to SOW per acre.
?. If the land is dry enough pillow and
SOW to COW peas. Turn down the pea
vines as soon as they are ripe and SOW
the seed; rye may be sown, too, If de-
sired and this will shorten the time to
turning ON stock. If land is In good
condition it could be sown without the
aid Of the pea vines in dog days-with
the assurance of good stand Of plants.
3. Stock may be turned on only after
the plants have made growth enough
to we'll cover the ground and the turf Is
firm enough to support the animals
without much injury. Too early gra-
zing will work permanent injury to
the pasture. Better wait till the rye
begins to head unless the growth is
very luxuriant.
Nitrate OF Soda and Ashes.
Would there be any loss Of ammonia IN pt1-
ing nitrate of soda with unleached hard WOOD
ashes to use as . top ressins for strawberries
wish to give the nitrate more bulk and the
ashes are sooty. The ammonia In the nitrate
being in non-Raseous form take 1t that the
same harm would not follow from mixing
NC.
Answered by H. B. Battle, Director, N. G.
Experiment Station.
The addition of ashes to nitrate Of
soda will not be Objectionable. i as
sumo that you will wish to apply just
after mixing. There might be some
change if the mixture is allowed to
stand over some time.
Crimson Glover, Timothy, Bermuda Grass.
lam anxious TO SOW some grasses and clover
on my farm in BERTHE county this foil and write
for some Information. Whom Is the best time
to SOW crimson clover, and how much per acre
ought to be planted Can any grass SEED BE-
time If SO, what kind What kind Of guano
il best to apply and how much per acre for
put the fertilizer under or al top dressing
have piece OF deep soil thickiy 1et IN Der.
muda grass that wish TO SOW, will II interfere
with the growth Of the other grasses or clover!
When ought Timothy to be sowed and bow
much per scre' What kind Of grass seed OF
clover sa9 I; 0's' to SOW with it -. H E. Little
Answered by F: E. Emery, Agricultural
| NC. Experiment Station.
On moist loan or sandy land any tims
in September is considered the right
| time to SOW crimson clover. Here on
| dry land it must be sown early enough
| to get the benefit of the moist weather
| which is ushered in by dog days. In
| general whenever the next two or three
| weeks can be counted on for plenty OF
| moisture and shade. Twelve to ffteer
| pounds of lean seed or thirty TO forty
| pounds Of seed in chaf is enough to use
| per acre if well distributed, as this cror
stools heavily when it has good
chance. Sow on the surface or covel
| very lightly. Few grasses can mature
with crimson clover. Common rye, OF
even Italian rye grass may be sowr
with crimson clover whom the design Ii
to cut for green food or hay. These
can about keep pace with the clover
We would use one half bushel Of rye OF
with eight to twelve pounds Of the clio
| yer seed.
Glover finds its own nitrogen by ex
traction from the atmosphere aided by
peculiar microbes of the soil hence only
| phosphates and potash, or lime to Sc
these free in the soil would be needed
The needs of the particular soil shoul(
be consulted as to the element it lack
which is needed to produce a bountifu
crop of clover. Hence trials Of potash
phosphate and the two combined would
be in order wherever it is desirable t,
use chemicals for this crop. Amount
should be varied, too, as what would b,
a profitable amount for one field O.
farm might prove too little or too mucl
for those adjoining. We would broad
east before or after the harrow at seed
ing or use as top dressing little la
ter.
Bermuda grass will smother out SOM
of the grasses but the soil bearing
will probably be your best place 70
Timothy. For ordinary sowing, OF
chard grass is hardy and rank grow
er and will beat Timothy, but it get
woody if not cut early and has not s,
good reputation for hay, although
properly handled ituis equally rs goo
or better and of the same character
1t is one to three weeks earlier thai
Timothy. Sow two bushels per acre
and with it two bushels Kentuck
blue grass and ak pounds common re
clover. OF Timothy eight to ten pound
of seed with six to eight pounds Of pc
vine clover would BE fair seeding o.
the Bermuda gra>s soil. Where tn
Bermuda is absent we would add fou
or five pounds of white clovSr seed, O
two bushels of meadow fo1tail, to fu,
nish aftermath to protect the Timoth
bulbs from the sun, otherwise
would be in danger Of destruction
after first moving. 1t would b
well to grow crop Of Ma wins
this sumher TO pillow in for th
grass seeding. Plow deep, turning til
vines well under when nearly or qui{
all ripe harrow to a seed bed withou
disturbing the vines and SOW the SEQ
then whether August or As late as N
vember.