The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-23

IL prepared the previous fan IN. sacJ
can he sown very early iu tho srr.pr
and the plants will become well est9h |
ishcd before the hot dry weather L..
gins. II should be- remembered th,, /
one can hardly SOW grass seed tno |
early In tho spring.
The Mixture to Select
Many of the grass mixtures r.vsp |
out by the seed houses are silly CON. |
rlomorations. some Of which are |
made up OF few good varieties aud |
then poor ones thrown Ia simply 10 |
throw chaff into the eye Of the cus. |
toner However. there are many nd. |
yantagcs in mixtures rather than
single seed Some grasses STAR ve-y
early in the spring, while others do |
not begin until late in the summer
and there arc scarcAy two rrasgos
that have the same timo OF growth.
nv combining them We have. thor.
| fore. constant succession OF fresh
succuicnt grasses. The evil in a mix.
ture is that sometimes 'horc IS in Il
grass OF inferior quality, and that
one will be neglected and the others
erazed. so that AFTER 'imc the I'm.
ferior grass IL left In the aconiancy.
I have tested number OF different
mixtures on various soils and have
found the following mixtures "
grasses an excellent one for the in.
tcrmountain sections:
Kentucky Blue Grass sown at the
rate OF 6 pounds per acre.
| Perennial rye Grass sown nj the
rate Of Z pounds per acre.
| Meadow Fcscuc Bown at the rate
OF 3 pounds per acre,
Red Glover sown at tho rate Of .
pounds per acre.
Rep Top sown at tho rate OF Q
pounds per acre.
orchard Grass sown at the rate Of
3 pounds per acre.
white clover sown a, the rate OF ?
pounds per acre.
Alfalfa sown at the rate OF pounds
per acre. d,
This mixture Is adapted 10 well
drained soils. and has been tested W
n great many farmers IN these sec
lions with excellent results. For
light sandy soils the following mir
ture IL recommended:
Kentucky Blue Grass sown nj the
ratio OF 8 pounds per acre.
Meadow Fcscue sown at the rate Of
8 mounds pcr acre.
Tall Meadow oats sown NJ the rate
Of pounds per acre.
Bronze Grass sown NJ the rate OF .
pounds per acre.
White Glover sown az the rate OF
pounds per acre.
Where lands arc low and MOST
and whore drainage Is not possible
tho following mixture OF grasses has
given good results;
Perennial Rye Grass sown at ho
rate Of pounds per acre,
Rcd Top sown ut the rate OF lC
pounds per acre.
Rhode Island Bent sown at the ritt
OF pounds per acre.
Meadow Fescuc sown at the rate o.
pounds per acre.
Timothy sown at tho ratio OF
. pounds per acre.
AlsIkc Glove, Sown at the rate 81
pounds per acre. -
, White Glover sown at the rate d2
pounds per acre.
II may be thought that we hire
used hero very large amount Of
, seed. In practice. however, II Is
. nearly impossible 60 get perfect a..
tributlon OF seeds. and equally imFs'
sible TO get them covered uniforry
, so that one can count only on n wy
, small percentage OF termination. In
, seeding grasses II is extremely h.
, portant to get the seed eyeiy
, distributed. Ordinarily one gets he
, best results with the use OF
! those secdors with wing discs tat
throw the machine on either side. he
men walking and turning the seed by
/, hand. The wheelbarrow seeder Also
, gives good results Drills, OF coune,
are most efficient, but care must be
taken n prevent getting tho seed 100
, deep. Blue grass especially, requlfes
, the very highest covering. know
too. many farmers who advise seetng
these grasses always with nurse
crop. II he will SOW one bushel ia
the acre OF spring barley. selecting Q
short strawcd strong variety that VII
. not lodge and then cut early, he vii
: be providing shade for the younl
, grasses and can almost absolutely dc
> pend upon success.
= II will be observed after n year ol
? two that some OF the grasses are IN
Q Creasing and some are becoming ex
tlnct. II will be found, therefore,
+ wise practice early In the spring a.
the snow In disappearing, TO plant M
! seed OF those grasses that are dlsap
Q pearing and then TO loosen the gras
sod by the use OF a sharp tooth har
; row. II is a mistake to feel that IN
pasture does not need fertilizauon
! Pasture should be covered at leas
every other year with coating OF vel
, iotted barnyard manure and this thof
y oughly narrowed 30 as to give eVe'
l distribution, early in the spring ~
a rule we have a few days In Fepru
AIRY when this work can be done y
), advantage. Another mistake In hand
ling pastures is to give the animal
: the free use OF the entire pasture
! The best practice demands that ther'
, shall be at least two or three nero
= to avoid close grazing The caiu
,, should be kept ont OF ono field whIi
u It Ia being irrigated, and the gras
. allowed to obtain good start ~
= changing cattle around in dlnereh
I. fields, there Is less waste win IN
! grasses and there Is decided nc
u vantage gained by way OF permltt'h
the grasses TO get good start,
am very strongly OF the Oplnlo
n - NNaHa