Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-04-27

tute for Dallis grass and should
he left undisturbed wherever it oc
ours in quantity.
The White Glover and Red Top
should be seeded during the fall
They can be successfully sOWn on
rye or oats if the land is graZed Che
following spring. The Lespedeza ahd
DaIlis grass are seeded during early
spring, the former broadcast ANA the
latter preferably in shallow furro VS.
five feet apart. The cattle viii
tramp the seed in while grazing:
For the Rich Eillsides of the Pied
mont Area
Mixture for average conditions.
Bermuda Cuttings" Lespedeza, ten
pounds per acre.
In. extreme north Georgia, especial
ly on the northern slopes, Kentucky
blue, Red Top and Orchard grass
should be substituted for Bermuda
In this region White Glover will grow
to some extent over the hills Smooth
crab grass grows we'll also and
should be encouraged for summer
bur clover will succeed if enough care
is given it. Only the richest land
should be selected, however. Bermuda
grass seed can be used instead CT
cuttings, but the results will be less
certain in this part of the state
than with cuttings. Ciliate Pa3palum,
Field Paspalum and Hop Glover are
worth some encouragement.
FOE POOR AND AELTaX LANDS
Lespedeza, 5-1O Pounds Per Acre
On cIayey lands, Bermuda grass
can be added, but very little expense
should be incurred in doing so. If
,1xr DfNDn n nu
seed are to be used it should be soWn
on top of the hills. The Ciliate and
Slender Paspalums should be encour-
aged.
If shade is desired a few quick
growing trees as Chinaberries or Null
hillsides and the low places cleared
for grass
For the Low-Lying Lands of the
Coastal Plains
Mixture for average conditions:
LespedeZa, ten pounds per acre; red
top, three pounds, per acre; carpet
grass, three pounds per acre; white
clover, two pounds per acre.
Lands for this mixture should be
free from standing water. DalliS
grass can be used to good advantage
in the above mixture, but it is not so
dependable as LeSpedeza or Carpet
grass. Red Top is suited mainly to
the clayey soils and White Glover to
the more fertile areas. Knot grass
and giant carpet grass will succeed
in places too wet for the above mix
ture Giant carpet is suited to heavy
clay soils.
FOR the Clay Soils of. the Coastal
Mixture for average conditions:
Carpet grass, four pounds per acre;
Lespedeza, ten pounds per acre.
Where the soil is rich Bermuda
no mood nSta11 Car
pet grass. This substitution will be
good where hogs are the animals to
be grazed. On good soils two or
three pounds of Dallis grass can be
added to the mixture. Fields of Nee
die grass should be utilized. Caro-
palums should be encouraged. over
large open areas where blowing is
not practical, the broomsedge and
wiregrass can be destroyed by several
seasons of close grazing. Grazing
should begin after burning in the
should not be, allowed to grow higher
than two inches. A thin seeding of
carpet grass and Lespedeza made
when heavy grazing is begun will
result in these plans lnurff ficTu. y
a few years if they are carefully
grazed, after the native growth has
been killed.
For the Sandy Lands of the South
east
On these lands the clay is from
two to many feet below the surface.
The soil is poor and not suited to
pasture. If cultivated land of this
type is to be made into a pasture a
thin seeding of Lespedeza is better
than any mixture of grasses now
known. These lands should be the
last ones to be developed in perma-
nent pastures.
The use of commercial fertilizers
on grass, except for hogs, is a doubt
full policy. If first-claSs pastures
are to be secured fertilization is nee
| essary on much of our land, but the
expense will easily absorb the prof
its in many cases. There has been
practically no experimental data on
this question under southern condi-
tons and very little observation. An
application of acid phosphate will
probably do the most good by in
creasing the growth of clovers. Bare
places in, pastures are improved by
and the manure dropped on the places
cause them to become productive in
a short time.
Pastures need to be grazed we'll.
Fairly heavy grazing is better than
light grazing after the sod is well
established. Until a sod is establish
ed however, light grazing should be
practiced: In grazing sections from
two Of three acres of good grass
are needed to support a steer through
the spring, summer and early fall.
Many Georgia farmers are expecting
their pastures on poorer soils to do
twice or three times as good. Under
such conditions the pasture is over
graded to the detriment Of both cat
tie and grass.
The best weed preventative in a
pasture is a good sod of grass. Where
the pasture becomes infested, NOW
ing before seed are mature or graz
ing sheep should be resorted to. The
low dog-fennel (Anthemis Cotula) is
easily controlled by these means, the
bitterweed (Helenium tenuifolium)
fairly easily but the tall dog-fennels
(Eupatorium Spps) are much more
persistent, but will succumb in time.
Fence corners and roadsides should
not be overlooked in destroying the
pests.
Bushes will be greatly reduced and
finally destroyed by chopping them
down during the late summer each
year. A heavy hoe is excellent for
this purpose and brush hook and
mower good