The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-26


land pasture. Its dislike Of shade
has suggested a successful method for
its eradication from titled fields. A
crop OF oats and vctch seeded i'll tho
fall, followed by crop OF cowpeas
the following summer, will usually
eNterminate the grass if the field is
desired for Il cultivated crop.
How to Set Bermuda Graso.
Lands may he set with Bermuca
grass either by seed or by planting
small pieces of sod. Formerly the
so low in vitality that the sod-trans-
fer method was the one most com
monty rracticed In recent years it
has been found that Bermuda grass
seeds freely III some OF the southwest
ern states, especially in Arizona.
This western-grON seed is Of
much better quality than that forni-
erly on the market, aud with it seed
ing is practicable.
| The seed is best sown OH a we'll
prepared seed bed in March or April.
Five pounds of seed to the acre is
sufficient. as the seed is very small,
and, besides, the grass spreads ra,s-
idly over the ground by means OF it's
aggressive rOot-stocks. In order to
facilitate the equal distribution OF
such small quantity OF fine seed,
1t may De mixed with cottonSeedj
meal or dry earth to increase the
bulk Or, better, mixed with some
other seeds OF pasture plants. as di.
rected later The seed may be GOV.
cred with a roller or light smoothing
harrow
1t is usually an easy matter in the
south to find in any locality a we'll
established Bermuda grass sod. and
when desirable this can be used for
propagating the grass instead of us:
ing the seed. The field should he
prepared tie same as for sowing the
seed, but many good stands have
been obtained with very little prepa-
ration of the seed bed A common
method Of planting is to lay off fur.
rows about 3 feet apart and drop small
pieces Of sod every : or /; feet in
the furrow and cover with the foot.
The sod for planting may be obtain
ed by cutting shallow furrow with
a turning plow and then chopping
this up with sharp spade into pieces
about inches square. The planting
| of sod may be done at any time dur
| I'D sho oohAkhSAb uut ia G&GAdDlJ
ing periods Of wet weather. II the
planting Is done in the spring, the
grass will usually spread and cover
the entire ground the,rfirst season.
lespedeza,r or Japan Clover.
| Lespedeza is one of the few an
nual plants that are suitable for
pastures. 1t seeds near the ground
and unless. extremely close grazing
l 1u nr1rtippH ia nm frro fi,,u 3
often grows on land so low. in fer
tility that nothing else will survive,
but 1t succeeds hest. on rich, fertile
loans in the lower Mississippi VAL
ley, where it sometimes grows to q
height OF 2 feet Or more and makes
a very satisfactory crop OF hay. Les
pedeza belongs to the legume family
OF plants and enriches the soil with
nitrogen. For this reason alone 1t Is
always desirable to mix this with
Bermuda grass for pastures, II is
slow In starting growth in the
| spring, but makes its best growth
In midsummer and is not checked AIN.
til heavy irosts come in the fall
Lespedeza may be seeded at any
time after danger from frosts is past
In carly spring. TWENTY-FIVE pounds
Of pure, well.cleaned seed to the
acre Is considered a full seedineN
Smaller quantities than this viii off
ten be sufficient for, pasture. as IL
spreads ra9idly when once starred
in a suitable soil. It is a splendfd
plant to grow with Bermuda grass,
and should always be: included with
! 1t for q permanent pasture.
Another method of getting stand
OF Lespedeza is to- cllt some OF the