The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1919-04-03
PASTURE AND STOCK
ARE A NECESSITY
No Section Has Seen Able To Sue
coed Permanently without Grass
and Cattle.

+ grasses and livestock as q part of the
system OF farming Livestock fur
nIshes cheap and sure way or keep
ing Up the fertility OF the soils It
gives method OF turning some Of
The rough products on the farm into
readily marketable material, and gets
rid Of the idle days. especially dur
ing the winter months. In order 10
keep livestock economically good
permanent pasture is necessary AMI
!. every farm regardless OF the size
should have at least & few acres set
cut IN permanent grass. Bermuda
will furnish more pasture on soils
where il is adapted than any other
: grass. Not even the bluegrass in
the famous blue grass section is its
superior
Bermuda Rich in Protein.
There are many things in it's
favor, It is one of the richest grasses
known in protein or muscle making
material. ii makes firm sod when
will withstand he maximum amount
Of tramping; It holds the soil and
keeps it from washing on rolling
land. vital factor because many OF
our fields are almost ruined by the
deep gullies cut in them by the water.
Both the seed and the sod method
are used successfully il getting IA
stand. On good soil the seed method
has proven satisfactory where a firm
seed ped is prepared and high grade
seed is used. The seed method Is
usually little quicker than the sod
method but If the soil is not very
strong the sod is apt to be the suresy.
Five pounds of seed should be sown
10 the acre after the weather has
warmed up well, in April or MAY.
Care must be taken to get seed that
will grow. The farmers OF Arkansas
may send a sample of the seed 10
the Experiment Station at Fayette-
Vile and get A termination test made
free Of charge.
Sod Method Commonly Used
The sod method can always be
used where there is plenty of avail
able sod as is the case in almost ev-
cry part OF the cotton section. The
method commonly used is 10 break
the land in the spring, lay it off In
rows three feet apart and drop small
pieces of sod in the rows about every
two feet and cover it with the foot.
a harrow, or other tool 4 method
found satisfactory is to put In a row
OF sod between the corn or cotton
rows and cultivate several times dur
ing the season. A good crop can De
made and the following year the pas
ture will usually be ready for grazing
II the land is in timber and the soil
is loose and free from other grass It
may be cut off and the sod put in
without other preparation. The
earlier in the spring the sod is put IN
after the weather warns up we'll the
greater the growth will be the first
year. although il may be planted an
time during the spring or early sum
mer. On worn out field il is usual.
" best TO bald up the fertility by ad
ding manure or by growing a crop OF
eowpeas and pasturing them off or
turning them under. because the
grass will spread slowly and not make
the most pasture on poor soil. Ber-
muda will usually sod much more
satisfactorily if the rows are cultiyat-
ID during the first season.
Seed Glover On Bermuda Sod
Seeding bur and white clover on a
Bermuda sod will pro.ong the green
pasture for several months. because
these plants make a growth in The
fall and especially in the early spf,a-
before Bermuda starts. Bur clover
may be seeded at the rate OF bushal
in the bum to the acre during the
iast II August or in September an
covered with a disk OF harrow Boil
ing the seed for one minute VIII IN
crease The termination. White clover
may be seeded at the rate of two
pounds per acre in September or in
the early spring. The bur clover
will reseed itself yeal after year II
not pastured too heavily. while the
white clover is a perennial and when
once started will last indefinitely
Most men find that Japan or Les
pedeza clover works well with Ber-
muda, increasing the quality and
quantity OF pasture during the hot
summer months, although II there is
a good growth OF BuI clover the ia
pan clover As likely TO be killed out.
bermuda can be controlled by
breaking il shallow in the dry wealth
er of summer. disking il thoroughly
and seeding the land in winter oats
This will shade the ground until the
oats are taken of. II COW peas are
broadcasted thickly as quickly as pos
sible after the ether crop is removed
the Bermuda will be whipped out So
much that il will not give much trou-
BILE the following season il corn or
cotton is put in nearly and given good
cultivation before the Bermuda gets
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