Newark post., 1912-07-17

improvement then is worthy the =
consideration of every farmer who
depends upon the grazing season
to carry most of his live stock near
ly half of the year.
In the eastern part OF our coun-
try permanent pasture lands are
either hilly, tough and sometimes
more or less springy, or they are
too wet for moving Either Of these
classes of pasture land lend them
selves to improvement, and the
principle Of improvement is the
same in each case. the method OF
application being slightly different.
It is essential, in order to get
the maximum amount OF pasture
from a given area of land, to have
it completely covered with nutri-
tious, palatable grasses. TO obtain
this condition, it is necessary that
weeds, briars and other undesirable
plants be kept down. This, in some
cases, will require Il great deal of
hard work. The effort is worth the
while if judiciously done. The
time to clean up pastures is in July
or August. A heavy bush scythe
will take care Of great deal that
needs to be cut, and asharp axe will
take care Of the remainder. After
drying few days the weeds, briars,
etc. that have been cut will burn.
In burning. however, care should
be taken not to burn too much in
one place so as to sterilize the soil.
After the pasture has been clean
ed the resulting bare spots should
be scariied little by a hoe or All
iron garden rake if on hillside.
or by a spike tooth harrow if the
land is level enough for team. On
upland or dry sidehills mixture
Of seed compound of timothy 4
lbs. orchard grass 3 lbs, meadow
fescue 4 lbs, hard fescue 2 lbs,
Kentucky blue grass 4 lbs., meadow
foxtail lbs, white clover 4 lbs,
and red clover 4 lbs.. may be sown
from August LIST to September
10th for latitude south of New York
city. and from July 18th to August
Goth north of that point.
On moist soils 1 lbs. Of red top
may take the place Of the hard fes-
cue. and 4 lbs. rough stalked
meadow grass and 2 lbs. tall
meadow fescue may be advantage
ouslv added to the above mixture.
At the time Of seeding it will pay
to broadcast from two to four hun
dred pounds Of fertilizer compound
of 80 lbs. of nitrate soda, $50 lbs. Of
high-grade tankage, 100 lbs. of
acid phosphate. and 100 lbs. OF
mlriatc Of potash. It is needless to
say that if the pasture is badly run
down stock should be kept Off for
the remainder of the season after
the seeding has been done.
The next spring after the grass
starts nicely, an application OF
$50 lbs. per acre of dressing made
up of 800 lbs. nitrate Of soda, 400
lbs. Of acid phosphate, and 100 lbs.
of muriate Of potash, will be a
profitable investment. 1t will start
the grass quickly, thicken it up, and
aid materially in enabling it to take
possession Of the ground.
1t never pays to overstock pas
tllre. 1t is not possible to get maxi
, mum results where there is not suf-
, ficient feed during the whole sea-
son. 1t is well too, if it can be ar
; ranged, to pasture alternately with
cattle and sheep. The sheep will dc
, great deal to keep the pasture
clean, and while they are cleaning
it up, it WILL at the same time, re-
, cuperate for another period OF
, grazing with cattle.
In pastrlring river and creek bot
toms, the chief difficulty is to get
sufficient drainage to keep the land
dry enough to prevent the growth
of hard heads - the sedges and
rllshes. On account Of the superla-
tive quality of these pastures and
their resistance to drouth, it is a
! good investment to 90 to consider
able trouble and expense to bring
=, them into maximum usefulness
even if it is necessary to build few
! dykes or dig a number of drainage
bitches. When these bottom pas.
! lures have been properly drained
E plowed, lined and prepared, they
! will grow most of our best grasses
e To which should of cn1rSa he add.