The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-02-13
GRASSES OR WET SOILS.

10 low and rather sDouty (springy0 1t
IL Dry enough to pillow, and Is no"
rurned with a two horse pl,w 1t has
a pipe clay subsoil. l wan to seed
Win grasses thaG will make good for
age and slso stand drouEh. | have
seen II rd's grass do veil on such land
also orchard grass but I want your a6-
vice. Also you might c nnsulG the Ex-
oeriment S5Ation if you wish AIs1
what fertilizer you would recommend
for same. z. a
e Mocklenburg county, N. O
Bro Parker referred the above letter
to Corresponding e iItor Emery, for
merry of the Experiment Station, who
replies as follows:
The conditions for grass which B'o
J P. A. sets forth are not very assur-
Ing. II the land we're wei the whole
season Ghrougn, or not very wet at all,
there would be a better home for grass
roots. HIS reference TO standing dr0uGh
tells US more than all else in nl1 letter
aud the inference we are obliged 40
draw is too wet part Of time and too
dry soon after This is trying for the
hardest grasses and ur c lrresOondent
viii do we'll TO try to regulate this first
of all D ainRge for the exces of water
should be provided, if practicable
Then the land will not be SO excessively
wei and, paradOxical as It may seem
when drouth comes on this drained
land Suffers much less Thus the CON
dlCions for life and profitable growth
are enhanced by ameliorating both
extremes of mo sgure while this change
as regards moisture a's1 carries with
iG, because OF thu very nigh specific
heat OF water, a very marked chenke
for the advantage OF h grass in the
temperature of the land,
Nov, if there is less hurry for forage
than for the best interest OF the grass
when started, it might be suggested 60
DO what drainage 10 needed to give
comparative relief from excessive
mOIsture: harrow the land we'll G or
twice bet Ween 10 and the season
when the soil becomes warm enough
60 plant the G. wpea, and, it may be,
put on 1000 pounds per acre OF lime
THIS month. Waste from the kilns put
up in heaps and spread as oon az
Stacked, then harrow we'd over about as
o as spread. Tnis helps the pnysi-
cal condition and aids removing excess
of water; then use from 100 10 $50
pounds each of acid phosphate and
ksinit, or instead of kainlt. potash
from one fourth as much chloride Ct
potash harrow these we'll in at time Of
seeding. II a heavy growth Of vines
results NOW for hay and son grasses
at the BEGINNING Of dog days or SOW
after the hot dry weather of autumn
nas passed. The last of October or
early part OF November Is safest to seed
grasses
A quicker way to get grass and the
next Oest time to SOW is to put 1t In
this month, the sooner the better. FIX
the ground we'll by frequent harrow
ing. II there was turf on IG before this,
It should be turned 80 we'll and fACtea-
ed down by a roller as not to De torn
up Ia finIng two 60 three incaes of the
up turned soil for a seed bed. The
lime may be spread and narrowed In
IN the fitting to advantage az named
above. Sow the seed when ready and
roll tightly or go over with lignt brush
harrow or with light smoothing bar
row. After this preparation and SOW
ing we know of no manure for which
grasses will give a grateful re-
Spouse than a top dressingug of stable
manure; but this ought rather to be
at the beginning of winter than
aG its close.
As liberal a dressing as one thinks
he can afford OF a home NIX ure con-
one third c%ottonseed meal, one
half goOd high grade acid phosphate,
and me sixth potassium chl4ride
should be applied. This should give
for every 100 lbs. cotton seed meal $50
lbs. Rcid phosphate and so los. Potas-
sium chloride-3OO lbs. of acomplete
manure containing 24 per cent. Nitro
gen q 70 ammon1e).7 5 per cent. phos-
pboric acid, and 8 9 per cent potash
Laet. and perhaps most important, is
the kinds and amount OF grass seed to
be sown. We condition this on per
naps, for if previous preparation is
or the seeding is delayed until
hot dry weather soon follows j. P. A.
will find it desirable to up his
land and put on the cowpeas