Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-04-19


White Clover BIS Alfalfa lbs
This mixture is adapted 70 well drain
ed soils. and has been tested b. great
many farmers in these sections with
excellent results For light sandy soils
the following mixture is recommended:
Kentucky Blue Grass 8 lbs. per acre
Meadow Fescue lbs. Tai Meadow
Oats lbs. Bronze Grass BIS. White
Clover lbs.
Where lands are low and moist and
where drainage is not possible. the fol-
lowing mixture Of grasses has given
good results.
Perennial Rye Grass lbs per acre
Red Top 10 lbs. Rhode Island Bent 4
lbs. Meadow Fescue lbs. Timothy
lbs. Alsike Clover ? lbs, White
Clover lbs.
Il may b. thought that We have used
here a very large amount Of seed In
practice, however. it is nearly imDOssi-
bic 20 get them covered uniformly 50
that one can count only on very
small percentage OF termination In
seeding grasses IL is extremely impOr-
I raut 70 get the seed evenly distributed
Ordinarily one gets the best results with
the use OF those seeders with wing
side. the men walking and turning the
seed by hand The wheeIbarroW seeder
also give good results. Drills Of course.
are most efficient, but care must b.
taken TO prevent getting the seed too
deep Blue grass especially. requires
the very liehtest covering. / know.
too. many farmers who advise seeding
( these grasses always with nurse crop
al tn NJ
" spring barley. selecting short straw
ID strong variety that viii not lodge
and then cut early. he We BE- provid-
/ ing shade for the young grasses and
can almost absolutely depend upon
: success
Il will be observed after q year or
TWO that some Of the grasses are IN
/ creasing and some are becoming extinct
Z II will be found. therefore. wise Drac-
I tice early in the spring as the snow Is
/ disappearing. 10 plant the seed OF those
( grasses that are disappearing and then
I 10 loosen the grass sod b. the use Of
q sharp tooth harrow II is a mistake
TO feel that the pasture does not need
! fertilization Pasture should be cover
ed at least every other year with a
coating Of well rOtted barnyard manure,
T
give even distribution. early in the
spring As rule We have a few days
( in February when this work can BE-
done 10 advantage Another mistake in
handling pastures is 10 give the ami
mails the free use Of the entire pasture
me best practice demands that there
shall Be al least TWO or three fields TO
avoid close grazing The cattle should
{ - Of ~7aFd Mil <
being irrigated, and the grass allowed
10 obtain a good start By changing
cattle around in different fields. there
is less waste with the grasses and there
is a decided advantage gained by way
& Of permitting the grasses 10 get good
start
am very strongly Of the opinion
that pastures seeded along the lines
I suggested here viii De the most profit
able part OF the farm Mr.. \ H san
ders. probably one OF the best agrieul-
turai authorities in America was asked
at one time how valuable land should
be before il would be Improbable for
pasture grasses, and he replied that
land never could become TOO valu-
able for pasture" Il is certain that
too much specialization in agriculture
/
management. and in the end in utter
failure. We must have livestock and
feed the soil 50 that in turn it can
keep the plants growing upon il.
The soHIns System.
There are d great many people in this
country who have come 70 the con-
clusiou that the selling system offers
many advantages over pastures have
had considerable experience with soiling
crops. and have become entirely con
verted 10 the fact THAI there Is a place
in our Western agriculture for this
system OF husbandry BY ~soiliug We
mean growing 3 constant succession
Of crops. cutting them and feeding 20
the animals in an inclosure- The ad-
vantas-es claimed for this system over
uasturage are numerous Il Is claimed
mat il saves the land; and saves fences;
srd saves food. 4th. results in better
condition and more comfort for the
farm animals 5th. q greater proai'e-
zion Of beef mills. wool or mutton;
sth increased quantity and quality 81
BARNARD manure. The Disadvantages
are that il requires Increased labor On
our small irrigated farms, however
there is no question but that the IN
creased profit more than compensares
for rhe extra labor Mr. H. Stewart.
who has had many years experience In
soi'ing says that 800 spent IN extra
labor By this system. is replaced ten
times over in the saving Of land, say
ine of feed and saving Of manure There
is no reason why the farmer should
object 10 extra labor when tasre Is
found 70 be profit in IT, Il IS rarely
that q man aecunuiates weAlth from
the labor Of his own hands
some Of our Western farmers have
tried this system and have found that
the soiiing system gives even better
results here than in the Eastern section
This Is due 20 the fact that in the East
lack OF moisture may at critical times
seriously retard the growth Of plants
while here under irrigation water
can be applied al any time desired
some years ago made an experiment
with the soiliag system in salt Lake
county. It may seem somewhat sur
missing IN say that the DroGucr Of TWO