The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-11-15
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around it, has been yellow. The roots
are easily separated for planting out
and IL the weather is moist the roots
will take such firm hold in week $
time that animals cannot pull them
out. The grass stands heavy pastur-
ing. When heavily pastured the seed
stalks come out almost horizontal and
fruit even when the grass itself is eat
en- right down. 1t is said that the grass
does not get hard and sour and that
it is suited to all kinds of soil. The
stock papers of the mainland have
much to say nowadays about the
value of this grass. Apparently 1t is
second to none for ranch purposes. III
may be obtained in quantity from the
leading seed dealers.
5. Mitchell Grass (Astrebla pecti-
natal. This grass made name for
itself in Australia. which is its home,
during the long drought there. 1t is
said that 1t is the only grass which
came through that distressing time
with any credit to itself. 1t is a range
grass and it is hoped will find itself suit
ed to our dry, hot lowlands.
6. Florida Beggar Weed CDesmodi-
UNI tortuosum) This fodder plant is
related to Spanish clover and being a
self seeder ought to do well on our
lower ranges.
IAN annual leguminous plant, In
digenous to Florida and the Gulf
States, extending into the West IN
dies and tropical America. This is
80 hos mr.
age plants for those portions of the
United States where it grows. The
stems are tall, and, If grown at con-
siderable intervals, are woody, out
where seed is scattered thickly 'ver
the ground the entire plant can be con-
verted into hay or ensilase. Florida
beggar weed springs up naturally in
fields wherever the ground has been
disturbed, Aabout the middle of June
and natures a crop in seventy-two to
eighty days. On sterile clay soils in
the vicinity of Washington, d. c..
beggar weed grows to feet high. In
the rich, moist sandy fields along the
Gulf of Mexico it grows from to IL
feet high. Horses, cattle, and mules
are very fond of it. Beggar-weed hay
contains about 81 per cent of crude
protein At a yield of 10 tons, the
amount of fertilizers contained in
| crop yielded by one acre has been es'
| timated at: Potash, so pounds; phos'
phoric acid, 100 pounds, and ammonia
400 pounds. 1t will be seen from thi
that as a renovator of worn soils, oil
as a green manure, no better or cheap
| 10 fal.
| than to turn under a rank growth o.
| beggar weed. The tap roots descend
deeply into the soil bringing up min
| eral fertilizers from the subsoil which
| can be utilized by other crops. Beg
| gar weed can be sown after crol
! of oats has been harvested or 1t car
, be scattered between corn rows after
| the crop has been laid by. Six to tel
| pounds of clean seed are enough fol
an acre. If beggar weed is tried al
a crop in the North it should not b'
planted until midsummer. If planted
early, the seed will lie in the grounc
and will fail TO terminate until thu
| ground has become warm. Beggal
weed makes an excellent quality of en-
| silage, either alone or mixed Will
| corn fodder
7. White Branching Sorghum This
new variety of sorghum has two things
TO its credit il ratoons prolifically anC
Will not thus have to be replanted as
frequently as the older variety. II
also does well on "A smaller amount OF
water than the ordinary sorghum. II
is one of the leafy non-saceharint
sorts.
8, a large order has been placed for
seeds Of dry-land range grasses from
the South Western United states, Il
In 'lude white gramma, Red gramma
Wooley top, side-onts gramma, Pau
icum bulb0sum ana many others.
HORN FLY
Previous 90 the departure Of profess
sors Knebsle ana Perkins IN NAV Of
this year 10 Australia 10 search for
insects predatory on the cane leaf
hopper. Professor ferAlns. "a your sec-
rotnrys suggestion, took up the ques'
zion ~ the horn ~ pest Various
fapeherf by request sent iu aamplsf
az hirs. together Wlfh note Of their
observations concerning The No. This
Investigation satisfied Professor pr
hlns thli thf born Nd bothered horses
80 We'll Ha cattle
Ths nles his found in EHTlani sna