The Progress., 1894-10-13

had absolutely nothing but Lespe
deza hay this Winter." Now, gen
tlemen, Is it possible that we are
walking oyer and looking at this won
derfnl plant every day of our lives
and still do not recognize it's useful
ness; still not an acre of it is in cult.
walton in this part Of the State
Truly we are not careful Of our Op-
portuuities.
My experience in the case of get
ting a stand was not salts factory
All authorities agree that it is most
certain catch, and its habits would
seem to bear out their assertions; but
l sowed last Spring 100 pounds Of
the seed and about twice as thick as
they say, but failed to get any plants
up, either on hills or in bottoms. But
mnst | give it up because of one fail
ure' Not mnch. I've planted cot
ton and had drouth to ruin the crop,
and overhows to destroy it twice, but
never thought of abandoning it, and
iii try this grass again, too. | feel
certain the seed | bought were not
good.
10 sum up on what to plant in the
hills: Barley for pasturage, to be
succeeded by milIet, the millet fol-
lowed BY peas, and don't forget to
give barley and millet little tonic
in the way of fertilizer. By all means
have patch of amber cane near your
lot, to be cut and fed green. Then
be sure to have an oat patch, 50 ar
ranged that it can be pastured, cut
part of oats when in bloom for hay,
aud let balance get ripe. Above all
things, make two experiments. IL
next September pillow and tertilize
we'll small plat of ground near your
lot and drill Alfalfa on it, and keep it
free Of weeds and grass and well
worked for IL months Of yon can gel
it to live that longs (2) next Spring
plant an acre Of oats, and just as they
begin to stool plant Lespedeza on it
After cutting oats let Lespedeza have
the ground till it seeds ont in the
Fall; then plow up aud plant oat:
again and sea how it Will come gu
the next year. Don't take YOU
neighbours experience on this, try il
Yourself, for if you could succeed
after five years Of failure YOU woull
still be ahead.
Once more: if you are in earnes
in the matter Of raising hay and for
age, send and get Phares' book OF
grasses, sold by Southern Live Stool
Journal for 50 cents; subscribe TO-
Agricultural papers. send Your nam'
to the experiment stations that the.
may send their bulletins free. Writ
various seed houses for catalogue!
and samples of grass seeds, that W,
may hnd by experiment what suit
your land. Of course | have omitted
TO speak of many grasses good fo'
pastures and hay, as for instanc
crab grass and Bermuda. The latte
1 consider our very best pasture TO
Summer, and everybody has some @
il, whether he wants it or not.
have my doubts about trying it TO
hay, owing to the difficulty of cuttln
it. BY all means have Bermud
pasture, either under fence or in tn
lanes and highways.
l believe it isin place here to So,
something about how to plant.
think the mistake is general to plan
too deep. After a good deal of prac
tice and lot, more reading, l hav
concluded that about the best plar
on loose land in Fall or ear y Sprin'
+ is to let the land be somewhat tirme'
by rain, then harrow. SOW and roll
if no roller is at hand a very ligh
narrowing or brushing in will hav
to do. Late in Spring, when dr.
weather may come CD, Of course see
should be planted deeper-an
equally this shallow planting apple
only to small seeds. You may thin
this advice superAuous, and saw a
average intelligent man pillow up Ian
that had just been rained on and wa
wet enough to stick together i
Jumps as it left the pillow, streak it o.
to plant Alfalfa seed, intending t
harrow and level and otherwise pu