Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-18

plant food supplied There is no substi.
tute for grass in the summer season. as
it provides bulky and succulent food be-
lore many other crops are ready, largely
adding to the production of milk bntter
and meat, and is harvested by the ami
mails themselves while on the pasture
thus saving considerable labor in feed
ing, as well as providing a variety Of
foods that can not be secured in any
other manner. The grass crop for hay
should be Il separate one. Clover and
timothy are the standards for hay. al
though they do not ripen together M
nay grasses should be pastured. as the
feet OF the animals do considerable
harm, while the field is never eaten off
evenly. The pasture grasses intended
Tor grazing purposes only should consist
OF as many varieties as possible. while
such Is not necessary for the hay cron
A variety of grass that is indigenous TO
the soil of the pasture lot may sooner
or later crowd out all other kinds and
take possession, but if such variety is
reilshed by the stock it will probably be
found better than any other kind on ac-
count of its hardness and ability to
withstand droughts.
Whether for hay or pasture. the land
should be deeply plowed and well har-
rowed, so as to have the soil in tba
finest possible condition. This is essen
tial, for the reason that the young plants
Will have better facilities for feeding
and will rapidly increase in root growth
before the warm days of July and Au-
gust. The more early the growth the
grass can make, the better it will he
able to endure a dry spell. If manure is
used it should be thoroughly decomposed
in order that all seeds or weeds may be
destroyed. as it is difficult to get at
weeds growing on a grass plot. The SAT-
er method is to apply fertilizers. Wood
ashes are excellent but q mixture of 100
pounds of acidulated ground bone Tor
phosphate rOck), 125 pounds sulphate of
potash and 81 pounds nitrate of soda per
acre. If the land is in moderate condition,
will give the grass an early start and en-
able it to become well established before
meeting with lack of moisture.
The main point in the growing of a
grass crop is TO get an even and uniform
stand at the beginning, for any gain at
the start will be of advantage at later
periods of growth. While mixed grasses
should be preferred on a pasture field. it
is better to grow hay crops singly--un-
miXed-the mixing of the foods to be
done at the barn when feeding the ami
mails after harvesting the grass crops. 1t
is better for the farmer not to depend
upon a single kind of hay crop, as pro-
longed drought may destroy it. instead
of growing clover and timothy only, there
SHOuiu De neldS or cOWpeaS, hungarian
grass and fodder. corn. which can if
necessary be seeded late and moved NJ
any stage of growth, according to cir
cumstances.
Pasture lands may include rye as
late fall and early spring supply, but
grown separately from the grasses, while
crimson clover is also another late and
early crop that may be made to fill up
gap. being also an excellent green ma
nural crop. An old sod that has fur
nished Il crop for several years need not
be plowed under because of beginning
to fail. 1t may need only a liberal APP
plicat0n OF fertilizer to become useful
again, but if the best varieties of grasses
have disappeared and some undesirable
kind provides the green food of the pas
ture it should be plowed under and cul-
tiyated in corn, so rs to give the land
thorough working. though the best time
to do so is in the fall, using lime on the
sod and blowing in a manner to bury all
the sod in order to prevent ii from grow
failure of pastures is largely due to close
grazing and trampltng on by the ami
mails. hence it should be the rule to have
q change of pastures in order to prevent
cropping the grass too close to the
ground. The management of pasture
depends upon its location and the kinds
of animals allowed thereon. In growing
a hay crop the best land on the farm is
not too good if Il large yield is desired,
for which reason the ground should re-
ceiye the best preparation possible
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