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

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creeping habit of growth, taking root
at every Joint, which. makes II q pas.
ture grass. Close grazing by stock
Is essential to maintain a good sod.
| If stock be kept of 1t for an entire
| season 1t will greatly detefiorate. 1T
| seldom makes sufficient growth to
Justify its being mown for hay, and
unless grown with other grasses is
not satisfactory for pasture pa:t
| poses. J.
Carpet grass may be planted by the
same methods used for propagating
| Bermuda grass. 1t Is doubtful wheth-
er 1t is ever advisable to plant tins
grass, as It comes in itself through
out the entire region to which it. is
adapted. IL the land is seeded TO the
Berniuda.Lespedeza mixture ALREADY
mentioned. 1t will furnish more graz
| ing for two or three years than II
seeded to carpet grass. BY that time
the carpet grass will have establish
ed itseif. The problem then is to add
Esomething to the carpet grass to in
crease its grazing capacity. This cnn
| be done by occasionally narrowing the
| sod In the fall and sowing Italian rye
grass seed. Bermuda-grass seed
might be added In the same manner
in the spring or pieces or Bermuda
sod might be dropped in shallow fur
| rows in the -"et-grass sod The
Bermuda graz Siii increase the sum
mer pasturing. while the Italian rye
grass will make a greater growth Cur
ing the cooler weather. s
Italian RvA-(srass.
Italian rye-grass is the best tenn
porary winter pasture grass for the
south. Its chief merit lies In It's
liability to produce q luxuriant growth
tof nutritious grass quickly after
seeding. Usually 1t does; not last morf
than two or threeA years. and for
practical purposes 1t must be consid.
Tered an annual. In pastures 1t serves
the purpose OF furnishing abundant
grazing during the winter onthg and
i;while the other grasses's are baconi.
i ing establish He'd IL grows well where
Bermuda grass fionrishes. and is res,
commended TO be used wherever Bers
i jmuda-grass planting Is done, whether,
\ by the seed or sod method. The seed
4 OF italian rye-grass Is OF strong gefInis
nation, and 80 pounds TO theaacre ia
1sufficient for a. full stand while 10
lpounds5is probably sufilclent for sow
ing in mixtures scr to replenlsh a thin
sod on an old pasture. {. Seeding Is
best done in the fall. i.
VS.. fiedtop.s ~ =
EEtE.:;isttS15ts ss a est.lelS known, lpasture
land hay grass. it fs nor a Ilefsys-
/ lpr0dueing grass; neither is the hay
of especially good quality. When
4 kept closely grazed, stock cat &
feadily It's ability to grow on soils
that are wet or poor In lime makes
,loit worthy of consid Iteration. It grows
\ fsSely in combination with other
era sses and adds TO tho bulk oe her
4 bage produced without crowding out
i the plants with which it is associaf-
i ed. 1t seeds freely and spreads by
4 Loot stocks, MA king a fine seyen turf
u III seeded alone Is greatest use III
4 the south Is on creek bottoms that
are TOO wet to produce Berniuda sTass
i II adds materially to the amount III
i dpaHturuge except in IIiidsunlinct
i when il lang gtIiales. X
jasilE Is best pr ToFag gated from seed
using g 20 s pounds TO the ere Seed
ling Is best done In the fall Thes dis
rect tloils given for seeding BeTnliIdR
grass apply equally we'll to seeding
le2dt0ps s,tl}, siists ts Ss
Orchard .crass. ss
/ Orchard gafss Is 4 cparsesgroWing,
Ebunchy grass that fnialishes GOOD
t grazing In earl ring and late fall.
i Its growth Is checked during hot
4 jsEeathsh 1t win endure consid deral,le
/ rough treatment Eithont ntIiry and
\ shcnld he kept closely grazed Tor the
best results NO other grass vii
/ / stand more shHde and ik is sshe oils
4 nspSt often recohSile ended for sy0od.
land pastures. 1t never docs wen on
1 light saudy SOILS on wet land Riiti
isheayy el&ys ii is an excellent grass
| To mix with red top FFona 30 To a
Ipouhtls OF seed to the acre swilI give Il
i fnli stand Half as much WIN bt
susncient tor tlIfe 81 eixtnfe /,
sheuld be seeded m the ran. II
ope OF sila hest grasses ID eotp iH
j ] s les % prey chi Esifet etusion,
/ 5iselfy, etsh.
Tie pe ersitteslt { AfActpf 0f ;ilifs
/ lsetch Id che soil Qf many bg The
sgrt thetn sttl tsB lsia Sea worthy
sensiaefati tief ss skiIte plenk
/ When sec 6asi IN Is d ~ With
oats II VIII fssfnsk.l GOOD afa ziHE
| dtfing the ~ tier al 4 esrie kbf s 4 and
!! hftt-EAfds prod duce a go01 crop .:
hRg q he few gases ia Ealikh IL S.
/ beaii tried IN perlE4a seht pAIt s,f2s
| have beer sui 5cnt tiy ,iSeSssfuI "a
eleauf Hse fIsfshAf trials