Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-09
IRRIGATION FOR A PASTURE
:. order to Secure Good stand for
" eIrst Year Seed Bed should Be
Carefully Prepared.

We often nave inquiry toT ING pccu'
ing Of pasture for dairy cows, AL
ala OF course, Ii the most produc-
five single plant. but II Ii not always
AVAILABLE. Common red clover will
Lao troduce good crop. but It re,
,u,res care In pasturing. A mixture
somposed OF the following should give
.ood results on our irrigated lands
Timothy. six pounds; bronze grass,
Ave pounds; meadow fescue, five
hounds; tall oat grass. three pounds;
sislks clover, three pounds; alfalfa,
two pounds. making total OF twenty
,our pounds Of seed to the acre and Il
u,tle red top may be added for wet
Jtuations, says the Denver Field and
mrm The bronze and the tall oat
grasses are the quickest growers and
will produce the bulk OF the pasture
,hs nrst season. The seed bed should
he clean and well prepared and the
seed sown early In the spring. Since
permanent pasture IL expected TO
last for a number OF years II IL very
necessary that u good stand be oh
tanned the first season. In order to
SECURE this, care should be- taken In
the preparation OF the seed bed, In
The seed. and In the caring OF pasture
until II Is we'll established. II the
sowing is done In the fall the seed
should be put upon land that has been
summer ralowed II Is also good
plan when sowing In the spring To
summer fallow the land for one sea
son previous to the seeding and In
some cases II Is II good practice To
bury or pillow under at least one crop
in order to supply the land with hu
mus and plant food. The seed IL usu
ally sown by hand. after II Is thorough
" mixed Care should be taken to
secure an even distribution Of the
seed In some cases II may be neces
sary to SOW the larger varieties of
seeds first and then go over tha land
again with the smaller seeds In
nearly all cases the seeds can be- GOV.
cred deep enough with harrow and
some folks finish with corrusator
As u usual thing Il IL not considered
good practice to Craze Il permanent
pasture the first year. A better Plan
Is 10 NOV the crop on and leave the
grass upon the land to act as d mulch
This also aids In keeping down the
weeds The closeness OF grazing viii
depend upon the soil and climatic con.
ditions II should not be fed o.i too
close Ia summer months when the
weather is hot and dry. AS the plants
are injured by the tramping and the
loss VI moisture On the dry, light,
sandy soils close grazing should not
be followed. and permanent pas
ture should never be grazed when the
iniurihg the plants by tramping them
into the soil. II Is good plan to feed
different classes OF animals on the
same pasture The taste OF each AMI
NAL is different and therefore the pas.
lures may be grazed of more evenly.
The different animals may be put
upon the pasture at the same time or
al different periods OF the season. An
other mixture that should prove sue
cesstul in our irrigated valleys con-
sists Of timothy. twelve pounds al
;ike clover. three pounds; alfalfa,
,hre, pounds. and small white clover,
Two pounds. making a total OF twenty
pounds 10 the acre. This pasture 10
especially we'll suited to dairy cattle.
The mixture OF the grasses and leg
anes prevents the animPls from bloat-
lug II also furnishes succulent feed
for the greater part OF the season. The
grass comes on quite early and con
unues to grow until late fall, Or
ehard grass and Colorado bluestem
added 10 this mixture also increases
The feeding value. For this mixture
The seed Bad Is prepared and the seed
planted Ia much the same way as for
meadow However. some people have
had success by sowing the seed upon
Old pastures very early In the spring
lie melting SHOWS and spring rains
Will usually furnish sufficient cover
Tor termination. Taking It all ia all
however, the better the seed bed Is
prepared the better the results will
~' On the dry lands Of the west the
oest grasses for maintaining a perma
aeht pasture are bromus inermis and
western rye. Both OF these will grow
W nearly any kind OF soil and OF all
'he pasture grasses these two have
'ae Greatest droughtresistant powers
mixture VI ten pounds each should
prove very successful upon the DIR.
lands especially on the light. SANDY
SOILS On the bench lands the follow
ING mixture should give good results
timothy, four pounds; bromus liner
ais sh bounds; western rye grass
~uf pounds. and alfalfa, found pounds
making total OF eighteen pounds tn,
acre Another good mixture. especial
III the winter wheat districts, 1,
s'ome seven pounds: meadow fescue
I'VE pounds: tall cat grass, fiv'
wunds, and alfalfa, three pounds. ,
wal OF twenty pounds OF seed 10 tn,