The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1901-06-20

under tho name of "arctic" grass.
Good things are often sold under
false names. "Give dog bad name
aud you would as we'll kill him at
once" But II is a little funny, isn't
III Il. j. REDDING.
THAT "ARcrIC" GRASS AGAIN.
Editor Constitution--ln justice TO
myself, aud tor the Information Of
parties In different parts Of the south
who, seeing my article In the Con-
siitution have written me In refer
ence to "Arctic" grass, | feel that |
should make some answer to Mr.. II.
j. RcdGiug's article on "Chcat ns n
Meadow Grass" published in sun
days Constitution.
My article was not sent to the Con-
siitutiOn for publication, but incloscd
with ii was u letter addressed to the
editor, requesting him to have Mr..
Moran visit Floyd county aud write
up the grass as hc saw it. This
much to show that there is no '''ctcr
Henderson" behind the grass, who is
attempting to foist this seed ON the
public under q fancy name.
This grass was first introduced In
this county some tour years since by
Captain W. 7. Simpson, president of
the Exchange bank, OF Rome, aud Mr..
]. A. Glover, of the Simpson Grocery
Company.
Ii was understood by them that the
grass was native of South America
and that the seed came from that
country.
have no complaint to make about
tho use Mr.. Icdding has made of my
communication 10 him, nor does any
one cultivating this grass object TO
ANYTHING he has written, to prove
that the grass We think 80 much of
here, Is not Arctic grass at all, but
Is ouly the dcspised "liromus Sccu.
linus
But there is one thing he has omit
ted, inadvertently, no doubt, which
would have given satisfaction to all
if he had stated II. That Is, what his
analysis showed to be tho value of
this hay compared to other we'll
known hays.
In his letter to me, In answer to
this inquiry, he says: "The analysis OF
OF this hay shows it to bc practically
as good as Timothy hay"
When this grass was first intro
dured here. Mr.. Joe Harris, all enter
prising farmer OF this county who
always has "corn aud hay to scll' IN.
formed me that ho had sent n sample
of this "Arctic' grass hay to the CON.
missioner of agriculture, aud was IN.
formed by him that to his surprise,
analysis of the sample showed II to
he better thau clover aud Us good a,
timothy hay.
This is nll or any one did or eau
claim forit. As Timothy is the stand
ard hay the world over, aud No.
Timothy sells in ull the markets Oi
this state for from Sl5 10 $50 per ton
We not only feel thu, we have STUN
blcd on good thing in this grass but
confidently assert that 1t makes II
better hay than the average western,
hay shipped 10 Georgia.
! Practical mrn care little for The
name of u grass. Most farmers, |
believe, will agree that grass will
taste us sweet to Georgia mule
under one name ns another
So whether this grass Is "AWtic,
"Chcat" or "l,rOmus Scculinns," Oi
any other, IL we eau raise II good crol
Of It at little expense, sell at n good
price, and tho Georgia mule SAWS Il
suits him, We are satisfied with Il
under any namc.
This Floyd county grass Is show I
to be equal to Timothy for hay. 1
grows we'll on any land that will pro
duce pens. 1t can be sown with peas
aud after peas nrc harvested. grow,
all winter, makes good winter past
ure aud yields big crop of hay II