Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-10
pror. Huuenson Shows the Best
Kinds to University
Students.
awNLESs BRONZE PREFERRED
How to Recognize and study Plant
And Cultivate, Care and Harvest
The Forage Crops.

tIossnson spoke on Monday BE-
ho nature study classes ut the
tV' ,.ormal He exhibited specimens
~ ,,,o forage crops best adapted to TINS
" - explained how to cultivate and
a 80 for them. and showed how TO
mis- subject to school room les
81 ns The lecture was as follows:
THE FORAGE CROPS.
49,, .,ou discuss today only the per-
orn,m forage grasses. All loFase
-. s,s have hbrous roots Jolnted'
sInna stems two ranked leaves, oile
~ ,4slng from each node' any nowo.9
hor,e m spikelets. Some OF the o'ia
aeiess are. high yield, palataDliity.
Value srlnrss duration, and ease OF
Hedt.s, Grasses vary much IN the
SultIs of their root growth, bronze grass
ueP'n dean rooted, while Kentucky oiue
Ds is rather shallow rooted. some
sss.s have underground stems (afe
eie,s,,,iferous) and produce a dense
So end. while some grasses grow IN
S,,nSbes and do not make an even 500.
~ MANY cases the stems are erect,
come are decumbent or creeping, whiAe
otbers are decumben, only at the base.
Grasses may be divided into pasture
grasses, moving or hay grasses anu
lawn grasses. A good pasture grass is
one that makes a dense sod aiio 'h Ia
has an abundance of leves rising Ill
rsctIy from the surface of the ground.
II must be able to endure trampling
and close cropping. A good hay grass
does not necessarily make dense SOD.
hut NAV grow in punches. 1t must
grow tail and should have an abund-
hnce Of slender stems and leaves.
THE PASTURE GRASSES.
our best pasture grasses are red top.
kentucky blue grass and awnless
bronze grass.
/. Red Top-This grass Is adapted to
grow under wider range of climate
and soil than any other grass. AS
hay crop, red top is next in Importance
10 timothy. II is best adapted to low
moist land. 1t will thrive on a very
poor soil. 1t forms d sod quickly and
PRODUCES an abundance of pasturage.
The roots are rather shallow but they
stand trampling well, From 10 to 20
rounds are usually sOwn per acre on
we'll prepared land and very lightly
covered.
2 Kentucky Blue GIass--Is perhaps
the best pasture grass we have. 1t pro-
duces an abundance of palatable leaves
an succeeds best on "A clay soil rich
in lime and well drained. 1t forms a
compact sod which stands a large
amount of uampling and very close
grazing without injury. 1t does better
IN Kentucky than elsewhere, because
ot the limy soil, and the rolling nature
oi the land. 1t constitutes a beautiful
and characteristic feature of the land
sape in Kentucky at certain seasons.
l. Awnless Bronze Gl-ass--This is one
Of the best grasses grown in the United
States. 1t is the coming grass for the
dry lands of Utah. 1t makes an eX-
ctllent hay and is also a good pasture
grass. It is especially adapted to be
grown on arid land, because 1t is very
deep rooted. Bronze grass was intro
tuNd into the United States about 20
Years ago from Europe. 1t has great
drouth resisting qualities. excelling in
lhs respect any other thus far tried
mere, and Will also stand our cold win
lss All animals relish 1t, preferring
ITO other kinds: and they thrive well
ulon It when II is fed to them as hay,
Or when they are allowed to browse
upon II In the pasture. 1t makes a
dth'e sod which tends to cripple its
gogth. II therefore has to be disked
taeh spring to prevent 1t from becom.
Ing sod-bound. This is its only disad-
vantage. 1t is usually sown on the
snow or on the ground In the spring
Of The year at the rate of about IS
pounds per acre. One main crop Is
succeeded by good pasturage Nearly
,alee tons per acre OF this grass have
Oseh grown on our dry lands.
THE HAY GRASSES.
All the above named grasses make
alfV good hay as we'll as pasturage
l. \ good wet-land grass, not grown
|, ,,i Is one known as meadow fox-tail.
me common fox-tail Is a weed pest)
y genera appearance the meadow fox,
on resembles timothy; but the heads.
instead Of being cylindrical as IN tim
E.ny, are thicker near the middle than
|,' 'lo ends They are rather soft and
mO9Hy' while those OF timothy are hard
|li'u rough Meadow foxtail natures a
|'yn'h before timothy, and is therefore
Iuy VI our earliest grasses. IL starts
|,uley after cutting and makes two
,yps Of good hay. Sow rs pounds per
aVie' on wet soils.
=, timothy does not stand pasturinr
WI ana Is therefore strictly hay
E,"sS, Usually the lower Joints are
oleh 10 form sort Of tubers. If
m are crushed by the trampling of
,nnais the plants will not thrive. THIS
a ."so mas "A large proportion of stem To |
-, a'es--a condition that makes It's cur
s easy' Timothy is the favorite hay |
-.' VI the United States IL grows
Nv vi clay soil and on moist