The Nevada County picayune., 1916-02-03
FORAGE CROPS FOR ARKANSAS

FORAGE CROPS FOR ARKANSAS
 Ee. 4. Grasses For Pasture and Hay. l. EofI KlIpatrled. Extension Asrooa.
 my. University or Arkansas.
 Grasses are a yuaJ factor fin sue ccssful and permanent agriculture The washing and leaeh0g, which ia impoycrishng the soils of thousands of farms would be largely stopped ihe cotton. corn, and other clean cHh tivatcd crops were exchanged fer I.,#..s The foot- of taIs class af plants hold the soiG mI il up with a5 mus and have renoYatHg effect uE#n i in general tae pa#aaial pas lures and meadows furnish source Of cheap feed because breaking and seeding is not done every year. Land that cannot be cultivated economical ly because of the rocks, stumps. and rough nature. will usually pay hanl- some profit If put into pasture.
 Grasses may be divided into two classes; perennial or those which live for three or more years such as Der muda, orchard grass red top, and Kentucky blue grass and annuals or those which live for only one year d. Sudan grass Bermuda grows only during the warm season, while or ehard grass, kenuchy bue grass and some others stay ereeaa iarle porto7 of the winter. Red top is gapoClaljE adapted to wet soils, Vbtle bermuda grows on drjer soil. SO that one caa se',et suitable grasses for almost and condition
 In making pasture and meade" rec concentrations Arkansas must be di- T into at least three different see. lions. aecordmg to soils and climate as follows: First. North and North. east Arkansas; second bottom soils If East and South Arkansas, third, up. " ..' suf- ot East and E s raneps la the north and northwest section o,ng,d E,ase is laa surost grass and should generally n" of a permanent pasture OF m'gdoW. Orchard grass i> superlo" to timothy because il is adapted to a Ia -tr variety of soils. Is not so hard on soil furnishes superior pasture | G q more nutritious hay, and rtp. ems at the same time as red clover For pasture. along with the orchard grass. Kentucky blue grass should be seeded on soils that are rich n lime, and red top on soils that are short in lime Red and white clover knoald also be put in;o the mixture. For meadow orchard grass and red clover make good mixture. On the bottom soils of the south and soutn- east portions of tine state, Bermuda should usually be made the basis If permanent pasture or meadow The disadvantage of Bermuda not b"ina [ ,en foa pasture during winter can he remedlod by putting bur clover on the sod or by having stconu pa*.lre
 The following characteristics and adapt. .u... euoUl |, uut,d ,u r,,ard io tuc rraS>ee Orchard grass and Kentucky grass groW oNua well 'G the shade. while Bermuda will he Killed out with excessive shade Ken lucky blue grass does well only ou the lime soils in The cooler part oI [ et, n other sections the bo.. dry weather of summer tJlls it O" chard grass Is not likely jo be sue Cvssful on d sandy ~o.L but il is es. pecially adapted To ue clay hlU~ Some other grass or clover should al .No" vth orchard grass ho cause oI u. .ao. ot -rovHs in dense ctumps instead of making a sod, cs pocially if a thin stand k secur0i Tall meadow oat f.scue English } le and other grasses have promises of being valuable under certain con diions In all sections of thc state. Dn soils that are medium to fertile. and that are well drained
 IL should be accepted as fuuda mental principle that successful agri, culture in Arkansas must he based on the growing or more livestock on every farm and that success with livestock will depend yory much on permanent pas,dte> Therefore great campaign should br undertaken this year for more clovers and fen thousand farmers who now have no permanent pastures should be pledged to start this spring at least three 10 five acres Of permanent pas ture and to seed Cloyers and grasses on eserv waste spot on the farm
 Thousands and thousands of acres ut hillsides and rough land in northern and western Arkansas should be seeded to orchard grass Lespedeza, white clover sweet clover and blue grass or Bermuda, and thousands of acres of cut-oyer lands in southern Arkansas should be seeded 10 Lespe- Eesa, bur clover and Bermuda