The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-03-01

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make Il good hog pasture unless
measures are taken to prevent the
hogs from roofing the sod. If seed
! ed alone. 8 or 10 pounds Of seed
per acre will be required When
seeded in mixture with other
grasses. or s pounds will be
sufficient. If it is desired TO esia b.
lish carpet grass on cut-over TIM
! bei' land, all low shade should be
removed by cutting and burning.
/ after which it is not necessary TO
,plow or disc the land. Sufficient
stock should be placed on carpet
grass pasture TO srae it heavily
enough TO destroy any broom -sedge
or other bunch grass that may
| start up in the early spring and
summer. Also, the trampling by
! the stock seems TO compact the
soil and favor the spread Of the car
] pet grass.
=. Bermuda Grass.
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dac-
! tylon) is the foundation grass for
! the clay soils OF the Piedmont sec
ton of the state. 1t does we'll also
on the uplan,! soils of the coastal
piain section. 1t endures drought
and overflow and gives good graz
ing from late spring until late fall.
Bermuda may start from seed or
cuttings. The surest method. how :
ever, is with the cuttings. Where
no cuttings are. ayaila BILE, a fine
+ ly pulyerized seed bed should be
prepared and five or six pounds
of seed per. acre sown in the. early
spring. The seed should be cover
ed very shallow, the best method
of covering being with. the use OF
roller. which will pack and firm
the soil around the small seed with
out covering them TOO deeply.
When the roller is not available.
harrow or brush may be dragged.
over the field.
To establish Bermuda grass by
use of cuttings, old Bermuda sod
should. be ploWed shallow and cut
up into small pieces with a hoe or
spade. These pieces may be broad
casted over plowed land and disced
in, or, if the land is being .plowed
they may be dropped in every. third
or, fourth fnrvow. On unplowed,
land it is common practice TO
plow furrows four to six feet apart
and then drop pieces of sod apart
two or three feet in the furrow
and cover with the foot. Bermuda
should be Grazed closely to secure
best results. II it is allowed TO
grow up, the stems become tough
and unpaiata BILE. Old. Bermuda
pastures may become sod-bound;
and should be plowed in the spring
and then narrowed and rolled.
Dallas Grass.
Dallas grass .(Paspalum dila1at-
um). is a perennial grass which
came originally from South Amer:
lea. l tgrows well on all but very
sandy soils. However, ii makes it's
best growth on fertile soils. 1t will
furnish grazing TWO or three weeks
earlier in the spring than Bermuda
grass, and If grazed il will last. Ia
tre in the fall than Bermuda. Dal-
las grass will endure greater ex-
1renes Of temperature and drought
and moisture than any other pas
tures grass. 1t is rather difficult TO
start in a pasture by broadcasting
the seed, because many OF the
seed fail to mature in good condi-.
ton. One method Of securing good
results is 10 Lay of shallow furroE.s:
four TO six feet apart and scatter
the seed in these and leave them
uncovered. In few years the grass
will. scatter over the whole. field.
-Four or FIVE pounds Of seed are
needed seed an acre, il it is
planted with other, grasses in a mix,
ture. If planted alone, double the.
amount of seed should be used per.
acre
Grass Mixtures.
Coastal Plain Bottom Lands:
Lespedeza-S to 10 pounds per
acre.
Carpet grass to pounds per
acre.
Dallas grass to pounds per
acre.
Coastal Plain Uplands:
Lespedeza-S to 10 pounds per
acre.
Bermuda cuttings.
Piedmont Bottom Lands:
Lespedeza-S TO 10 pounds per
acre.
Dallas grass to pounds per
acre.
Bermuda cuttings.
Piedmont Upla andS:
Lespedeza-S to 10 pounds per