Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-10


the ST ring of the year Mt the rate OF
| one-fourth to one-thlrd of bushel per
acre. 1t is a late grass and should be
cut when in bloom
3. Orchard Grass grows we'll In shady
places and is almost the only important
grass that does So 1t Is moderately
deep rooted, grows in compact raised
tuft. and is not creeping. 1T flowers
about the same time as red clover and
is therefore good grass to SOW with
clover, But 1t is not a good practise
to risk the orchard for the sake of the
grass. which requires much nutriment
H. Rhode Island Bent.-This grass is
q near relative of the red top and will
grow under the same conditions. The
stems are creeping at the base-a fact
which gives the grass it's name. Wher-
ever the nodes or joints, touch the soil.
they send out new roots. and so the
grass spreads reapidly.
GOOD LAWN GRASSES.
good lawn grass Is one which has a
large number of small, velvety green
leaves that arise from the surface of
the ground. II must produce green
growth early in the spring. must re-
main green until late autumn, and must
stand continual cutting 1t is seldom
that single grass is sown alone. A
mixture is usually made from Kentucky
Dlue grass, iNHoue lSldiu DeIll grass
and red top. Sometimes white clover Is
added. These are all good lawn grasses
producing foliage of a uniform color
and of "a fine velvety appearance.
Grass seedlings are usually made In
the spring of the year. The best meth
cd of seeding is with a drill. The drill,
however, cannot always be used, so that
hand seeding has to be resorted 10. Deep
seeding is the greatest difficulty Since
ORG lie strG nv
plants win not push their way up from
very far through the soil For this rea-
son the ground should be well prepared.
smooth, and free from lumbs before
the seed is sown. The seed may be
sown without any soil covering. al
though a light covering is usually ad-
vantegeous. II the soil is dry, it will
be difficult to get a stand.
The average yield of hay from cult
waited grasses In the United States is 1.2
tons per acre. But yields of three and
four tons are not uncommon. The yield
of pasture may be stated in the number
of animals that it will support An
acre OF Kentucky blue grass will sup
port one 1000 pound steer and still pro-
duce some growth.
TINE TO HARVEST.
The proper time to harvest hay Is
when the largest quantity of the best
when the grass is in early bloom. The
aim in curing should be to preserve
all the nutrients with the least loss
and to keep the product I'm a digestible
form. II is also desirable to secure
bright. clean hay. Hay should not
therefore, be left out In the rain nor
should 1t be allowed to remain out in
the direct rays of the sun for any
great length OF time, The rain ana the
sun take out much of the nutrients OF
the hay and leave 1t practically straw
When hay is spread thinly on the
ground as the mower leaves II, the
leaves become dry much sooner than
the stems, and after this has occurred
the leaves are broken off and lost when
ever the hay is handled. II. on the
other hand, the hay Is put into small
piles. or cocks. before the leaves be-
come thoroughly dry, the stems and
leaves transpire the moisture through
the leaves. This is called the sweating
OF hay
Methods of handling hay very with
the circumstances. Other things be-
ing equal, the less the hay Is handled
the better the quality, since at every
movement some Of the finer parts Of
the hay are lost Generally speaking,
the time when hay ought to be handled
is when n handful twisted tightly with
the hands does not break nor does any
water ooZe out.
WORK IN SCHOOL ROOM.
In the schoolroom there should be
found samples of the important grasses
and also bottles Of the seeds, so that
the pupils may become familiar with
the general appearance of the grasses
and seeds. These collections make at
tractive school room decorations. The
stems OF various grasses should be
ola
and the underground stems. The CORN,
or bulb, Of the timothy should be point
ed out and examined. II should be ex-
planned that with grasses which have
stems new growth starts
from these, while with timothy the new
growth always starts from the CORN
or bulb. II Is for this reason that tim
othy will not stand pasturing. The
Of animals Injuries the bulb
and so tho beginning Of new growth
is prevented. termination tests can be
made with the various seeds, and the
proper depth OF planting can he as
nertained by planting NJ different
depths. The young plants should be
closely watched and their differences
I'm growth noted. The amount OF ground
leaves and stem In the various grasses
X also important TO learn as upon this
depends largely Its value as pasture
lawn or hay grass.
TO DESTROY DODDER.
In the former lecture on lucern, no
mention was made of a weed pest that
Is now causing great financial loss--a
pale yellowish, tWining vine doddor--
The worst enemy OF lucern. II is
parasite and grows from seed In tho
soil. But II sends out shoots that pene-
rate the lucern stem ana derive all
heir nutriment from the lueeIn. Since
iodded rs an annual plant, IL may be
destroyed by preventing II from going
10 seed. A good plan is To cut ana
harvest the crop of lucern before tho
iodder goes 10 seed II this cannot be
lone IN time, then the crop should DO
ut and left on the filed 10 dry, some
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