Carlsbad current., 1901-01-12
DRIED UP PASTURES,


Pasture Thss Csnnos ne Cultivated. |
Eeensns~ai Fersiiisers.
Dsfscient moisture in many eastern
sectlons has resulted In destroying or |
injmine some Of the tender and better |
grassss. and 10 lieu or them weeds
which are able 20 thrive where there Ia
a minimum OF moisture have In part |
taken their places. says Professor Rob.
erts Of Cornell IN The American Agri- |
culturist How may these pastures
and meadows be restored cheaply aud
most pffcctiyoly7 As soon as fairly
coplous rains descend the pastures
which have not been too much Injured
might DO sowed with the following
mixture per acre: Two pounds timothy
one pound orchard grass. one pound
meadow fcscue u'csinca cletior) nDd
one pound rcdtop. II would not be
economy 10 SOW more seed on pastures
which nre already moderately well
covered with plants. Thcn harrow
thoroughly that h. two or three times
with spike toothed implement hay
ing small sharp teeth. The teeth OF
tho Old harrow should be drawn out
and made thin for half Of their length
nnl ,,hnrp 80 thns they will enter the
ground aud trral. goflc or The oil
prnss roots that new ones mny he
formed aud that slie seed inny receive
sulinh,o covering Then roll TO press
the dirt ou tho seed and tho exposed
roots. At the same time the Sceds nre
sawed giye the innd dressing of pot
i la .ny RAJ
riaic of potnsh and 80 pounds of nj
llnto OF soda az n starter. Double tAls
n your experience with commcrcip'
fcr,illzcrs leads 10 the belief tho. ~
mote liberal application woiil'i bc more
lpi1finlbic.
Grass lands arc usually ggently bene-
nicd hy available nitrogen, especially
when npulird in the sprlng. lsui iihs
plnni food ls 80 EXPENSIVE thnt wo hos
iiatc 10 rrcomuirnd liiirral applications
of II 81 uasiurs lands where there Is Ro
little incuWc per acre. Early ncNi
, nprlug sow $50 pounds Of nisil,e aud
one unmnl % white clover sc"l prr
nc,r mud rpil Frll few nr tho loorcr
cowy. thusc which 30 not pnt for ,hcr
, -. nni ii!uA frllf 81 wi 'ir"i va
til they can rcov"r " II nppcnra hest
. not to horrew mnucy With which io
. uurchnsc ferlilzps~. llru Try to hnd
during fall AMI early winter SOME farm
- mamnoa. my kiul win lo provided
Il cnn be di,irlhuirl evenly, Sc'np'
over the OH hnruynri. dis the ri"i
n earth out from nlilcr the slahlca, lna
IN the bed of in,ich AMI woods noi'
4 nnd spread thrm.
Simwy nianrrcs, nirnw md NIL llndI
Of ror,isr sprrad ihiniy ~ almost mn!
time of tie year Win la tcu"llcln'
4 Purchase hnrrri az sinnc lln", wntc
% ainkc II nnl apply Ia onc-f"nf'h Of al
:. nrrc nficr tlr fan seeding nnh not
= rcsulls II the pnsiurr u very poo
!, nnd falrly level nnd free from stone
4 i,lnw and plant part Ia coin nni
q mart to oats Possibly ihrrc may u
N time io plDw AMI saw 10 ~" this fnll
j, Us. part oc the ry" for curly Solllna
,y pluw up part and sow Ia outs. ploN
n. nndrr portion of the ry" or the ~
A riuhlacs ana plant To- rorn, From tw
A. ln ten times an uiWch rHlghagr slinul
hr secured M woGld hc " tho pasture
were pinyed.
Mnny nf The pastures are so roug
aud stony ,nat they cnnnOt even u
narrowed aud rolled 10 advantage. !
all such cnscs about all that can Il
dune prolirahIy X Ia wow seeds IA u
, rcndy described nnd leave tho fall mn
spring rains to brat ihcm Into III
4, ground. hoping thereby To secure ge
minnilOn. w.iirl may be greatly assls
c,l 10y spreading any refuse ma,cri'
thln,y nfter ihu seeds nrc sowrd
addition IN some cases tie hrnmbi"
brush aud coarse weeds may bc 81
nnd used 10 shade nni protect n
\ young plants In tho poorer portions II
al they get tooiholh i,u'i fear mo
farmers viii not bc willing 10 put al
NJ later or expend any money ON tho
~. rough placca. not having faith ul
10 their efforts win hc rewarded. Yet
rr have unbounicd faith, founded on
Ia pcri,ncc. Tint n little timely n,lcnll'
of nnd little ggnsa seed, both ludlcious
'at expended. viii greatly change for Z
ee. boitcr those pastures which are Nd
lie mating herolc struggle for cSlsier'
olH hut which unaldcd must IN the cl
ylcld TO the Jaw of thu survival of I
hardest.