Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-03-29
The Grant Co, Farmers Institute.

but they will be concise It Is open for everybody
and viii be conducted as long as there seems to b
a sufficient interest manifested in it. All querist'
and queries are welcome.
How can / kill out what is known IS
wire or joint grass? Is it of anv value
as pasture grass or for hay? How
does oats do when sown on land infest.
ed by this grass?-W. E. G.
This grass is very hard to g, t rid Of
after it has once gotten into piece OF
land Means that will kill almost any
other pest, usually serve 10 spread this
and give it new foUtiBgs. Pull up q
root and you will see that it is appar-
entity a succession of joints, each OF
which will start new plant with the
least chance. The only way to kill this
grass is to keep digging or blowing it
up and gait ering the Ioots and burning
them. 1t IS fairly good pasture grass
and if on good land and in damp
place, will J ield an immense amount of
feed. 1t makes good hay but should be
cut before it goes to seed, or you may
get it all over your farm through haul.
iDg out the manure. If oats are sown
early on wire grass lard it will make a
fair crop if the land is good. but not so
good crop as would have been the
case if no grass interfered Continu-
ally watch your farm if it is now free
from this nuisance. and if you find a
bunch of it anywhere don't rest until
you get it out, root and branch.
Is Alsike clover as good as the Nam
moth or medium? Is it true that honey
bees can get honey from it? Where
can | get some seed? Does it make
good pasture?-J. Z. S.
Alsilke clover is in many reslects bet
ter than the medium and the mammoth
II is excellent for hay, stands the
winters quite well. makes first class
pasture, yields well to the acre, is ex-
ceedingly sweet and makes rich milk.
Bees get honey from it, a good quail
ty too. If there are patches of alsike
in a pasture with other clovers, you
will find those patches eaten close by
the hogs or cattle. 1t gives seed with
the first crop and peek of alsike seed
will sow more land than peck from
any other kind for the seed is smaller.
Thos. Orion has alsike seed for sale at
the depot
Where can get the best pansy seeds
What kinds of roses are the best to
plant? Do the roses named in the cata-
logue as Hybris Perpetual bloom all
the time?-Flower Garden.
Get qfew lilv bulbs and get them ear
ly. Lilium Auratum is the flnest lily
IN existence and is hardy. With proper
drainage they will grow and bloom for
years out doors without much care.
Longiforum and others are elegant.
Lilium Harrisii or the Easter lily is bet
ter grown in pots and planted in The
fall. We will have more to say about
lilies later.
Professor b + Fernow, the chief of
the Forestry Division of the Department
of Agriculture. has summed up the for
estry legislation of Europe for the April
number of THE CENTURY. General at
teption has been called to the fact that
this country stands in imperative need
of legislation to protect its fast dis
appearing forests, and tentative efforts
have been made in that direction by the
Federal and various State governments.
But forest control and regulation are en-.
tirely new subjects for American law
makers to grapple with, and dependence
is naturally placed upon the experience
of Europe. Professor Fernow asks il
we are to profit by the example of for
eign countries in the effort for system
attic reforestation.
Send postal card for pansy cata.
logue and guide to VIM. Toole, Bara-
boo, Wis. 1t will tell you all about
pansies. For ont door planting the
hybrid perpetuals are the only roses
that will give satisfaction year after
year. and you must get the harder
kinds of these There are no roses but
what do the better for winter protec-
ton. The following named varieties
are among the most reliable in every
way and will please you. Gen.
Jacqueminof, deep red, Giant of Bat
ties, bright crimson, Paul Neyron.
clear rose. immense size, Queen of the
Il u iOoCs dud
bloomer, Madam PAINTER, pure white,
American Beauty, crimson. Bsr mess
Rothschild. pale rose. There are doz-
ems Of others highly commended, but
the above are thoroughly reliable Send
postal to Dingee & Conard Co. West
Grove. Pa +. for their elegant catalogue.
1t is a gem and is reliable Hybrid
Perpetuals do not bloom al the time
TIE OVERLOOKING variety is supposed
To do so.
The time for doing some garden work
is at hand ard the sooner some seeds
are planted the sooner we will get the
good of them Lettuce, ear peas and
onions will Withstand any cold snap
that will likely come this spring. To-
matoas can ne started TO advantage IN
the house. But few plants are neces-
sary. A dozen ought 10 furnish all the
tomstoeS required oy any ordinary
family. Try some god ye low kind
this year, Don't let the plants crowd
in the boxes. Plant some pausy seeds
in box. Sift the earth and mix it
with sand, This will keep it from bak-
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