French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-07
LIVESTOCK SUGGESTIONS
FOR MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.

: o+to1 IaAt matters requiring the
1eseHtlon OF tue livestock man during
THIS and Xxi month.
every fall, when it is too late thera
are mahy requests for information re-
sado!ng the making Of pastures. Good
Is Ills winter cannot be had un-
reSs the seeding is done early. After
OOtu weather. starts, grazing crops do
AoC grow enough to furnish much feed
especially if they were seeded late ana
nave not had time to obta IN o oooJ
start before cold weather began.
Neltner is it practicable, as a gener
RUE to have good early grazing next
spring and summer from spring seed
ing. 1t Is, therefore, necessary to act
at once if good temporary pastures are
desired this winter or if a
pasture is to be started for use next
summer.
! mere ls still another reason why
temporary or permanent pastures
should be given g good chance to make
considerable growth before being
used. The pasture plants are able to
make growth only through the activi-
ties of their green leaves. If a plant
Is kept grazed down closely it cannot
make its best growth. Furthermore,
young plants are easily killed if kept
grazed closely before they have OBJ
tanned a strong foothold in the sou,
through a large root development,
Therefore. when pastures are grazed
too early and too closely, not only is
the supply of feed lessened, but often
the plants are actually killed.
For late fall and winter grazing, Sc
lect a piece of very rich land or one
of fair fertility and then fertilize it
heavily. Prepare a good seed bed and
SOW seven pounds Of rape and ten
pounds of red clover seed per acre, if
the land grows red clover we'll. If
red clover does not do we'll, then SOW
seven pounds of rape and twelve to
fifteen pounds of crimson clover seed
per acre. Sow at once in the north
ern half of the cotton belt and not
later than October 1 in the southern
half.
If the oats and wheat fields are not
fenced, or if these crops are sowed so
late that Pasturing is not practicable,
then rye. oats, wheat or barley should
be sowed especially for grazing. Dry
feed that has been harvested is al
ways high-priGed in the South, and
we should take advantage of our long
growing season to cut down the feed
ing period as much as possible. 1t is
true that the winters may occasional
ly be so cold as to prevent SUFFICIENT
growth to afford much grazing, or the
soil may remain wet so constantly as
to prevent the grazing of any except
sandy soils; but even when these
things happen, nue. early spring
grazing may be obtained n the soil
is protected during the winter by a
cover crop which on the rolling lands,
IS of great value.
On .rich lands we name the fall
sowed cereals in the following order
of usefulness: Barley, wheat, oats and
rye. Possibly, if Abruzzi V is used
II should be moved forward nearly if
not quite to first place. On ordinary
soils, oats and rye are probably best
because most dependable. We advise
the use of a large quantity Of seed
when these crops are sowed for graz
ing only, especially when the land is
not rich and the seeding is not done
early.
But for grazing from March 1 to
May Is. and this is an important pc
riod, because green and dry feed are
both scarce at that time, there is no
crop. quantity and quality o -dered,
that equals crimson clover. 1t is true
tudI SCCu Is hISn III AoA1 OAO SA
early seeding is desirable, but at least
enough should be sowed this fall to
insure seed enough to SOW from five
to fifty acres next fall. If crimson
clover is sowed for the first time this
fall select a good soil, prepare a fine
firm seed bed, inoculate the soil or
seed and SOW early for your section.
The plants which make the best
nan PASTURES in the South, with
the exception of Bermuda and lespe-
deza, generally do better when
in the fall. No one can tell o how
to make a pasture for next summer II
YOU wait until next spring. Not a day
is to be lost if a pasture is to be made
which will furnish much grazing next
summer. VIII tie and bur clover should
be- put out this fall at once. II the
area to be put in pasture is large II
NAV be best to SOW only a we'll prepar-
ed seed patch Or bur clover this fall
to produce seed for seeding the large
permanent pasture next Iall. Next
it Is not already present on the LAND
At some time between o n next
Nav put out Bermuda roots unless 4
good seed bed can be prepared and 1t
is preferred to start the
through the use of seed. If seed be
used sow next May on a we'll prepared
seed bed but if Bermuda sod or roots
are used you may at any time this fall,
winter or spring open shallow burrows
every two or three feet, drop In a
small piece of sod every foot or so and
cover again with a shallow furrow.
IF it is desired to smooth the surface
these burrows may be narrowed down
next spring.
Any additional pasture plants which
your soils produce we'll Or that natur-
ally grow in your section will add to
the value of the pasture. The larger
the number of plants growing the
more feed that will be produced n
the larger part of the year will~the