The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-22
NATAL GRASS.

NATAL GRASS.
Since our mention of the wond i
ful new grass called the Nat. |,
which was imported from Sort'l
Africa, we have had many inquil rs
as to where it could be obtained,
One Of our Tampa sc"dmcn prom
Used to get supply, but has failed
to do So and now says that he does
not know where to get it.. A few
weeks ago the Stroller saw many
acres of this grass up in Lake com
ty, and since that time mas seen
some mention of this grass in a pa
per published at Eustis called the
Lake Region. In the last issue Of
that paper appears an article signed
by one Of the men growing this
grass in Lake county, which is here
by reproduced:
"Snce the article written by me
and printed in your paper of Nov
i 20, 1912, have received scores Of
letters from interested parties from
different parts of the State, and as
am too busy TO answer each person
ally, am going to ask you to print
this reply. hoping it will reach these
parties and satisfactorily answer
questions.
There certainly can be nothing
said too much in praise of this new
grass. 1t spreads very rapidly from
its seed, and few roots started
about even an untitled field will soon
convert the whole surface into ma.
tai grass meadow No cultivation is
necessary. 1t takes care Of itself.
and four and sometimes five crops Of
hay are often taken from the same
/; piece of ground, and it seems to be
, adapteG TO our poorest. ana drycst
| high pine soil At this time. when
all other grasses are either dead or
resting. natal Grass is growing and
blooming, and furnishing n llXuri-
ant winter pasture. Its fccdin
qualities are unsurpassed. and. hest
OF all, it has come to fix perma-
nent fixed value on hieh pine land
something that no other crop m.
ever done. not excepting citrus
T. fruits, for too many of us rcnea-
her the morning after the ls9o
a reeze, when We woke up and found
our So or 800 orange land re-
/ dured to s. or less. But neither wet
or dry weather or frost seems 10 cf-
:. fee, natal grass. 1t keeps CROWN
II never rests. II is rs green toda
as it was in July. Natal grass has
II taken old abandoned fields about
this place and without effort on tho
}. part of the owners. except cptiing
and baling. is paying 20 per cent net
= on 500 per acre and that is what
t, 1t is going to do to every acre OF
$, high pine land in Lake county. Il
Is worth coming to see.
There is no one hand,.nc N.
5 seed of this grass at present, ana
don't see any way for you intercsto.
Or people to get start except to com,
here and get some seed or roots
$, Good Roads.
10 I'm my study of public problem.
for the past ten years ! have give,
ID more or less thourh+ to the sulfe.
Of good roads and the adYisabilitv Is
governmental activity along tbi.
n. line. From my interest in this slh
n ject and it, study. I am srmlv con.
J. WINGED that thoroueh system o,
good roads IN each county il Florida
Il will add lore to tie ma rial al.
II yanccment of our varied rrso,ir.a o.
to the upbuilding of orr STAT. Il
IS property enhancements, and In III.
comfort and convenience of orr rural
citizens and 10 tie people general,
!; a. tho State than any other orc ste-
: that can he taken From GCror.
nor Trammell's inaugural address -
II Groyeland News