The chronicle., 1963-12-13

You can count your money
and tell If you need to make
more money next year t h a +
you did last year. If you need
to make more money, you car
do 1t by following some simple
rules.
l. Lime all pasture land that
needs lime with | ton of lime.
2 Fertilize grass and clover
areas with phosphate and potash
between now and February sc
clover can grow in the grass
Use at least so pounds Of phos.
phate and 80 pounds Of potash
per acre.
3. Lime and fertilize part OF
your ~broomSedge areas if you
have ~broomsedge.
4. Prepare land to be set to
Coastal Bermuda before it gets
too wet to do a good job Of
preparation.
S. Locate your Coastal sprigs
to be set next spring so it will
be free Of common bermuda.
Book $1,000 sprigs for e a c h
acre you plan to plant.
6. Renovate old heavy sods
such as common bermuda, ba-
hia grass and carpet grass SO
next springs clover can grow
in it or lespedeza can come up
and survive in it.
z. Put cross fences In perman-
ent pastures so you can alter
nate grazing next year.
8. Spray any good stands Of
dock and thistleon pastures with
2, I'D to keep these weeds con-
trolled. Be sure the temperature
is above go degrees when you
spray.
Fertilizing. The key to next
years pasture and forage pro-
duction is fertilizing. Here S our
big opportunity for more in
come. Fertilize more permanent
pasture areas than you ever
have before and fertilize with a
high rate. You can rebuild your
old pastures by topdresSing with
fertilizer if you will use enough.
Many of our pastures are over
weeds and with a good
application of fertilizer you will
have more good grass and clover
and fewer weeds. In fact, If you
fertilize permanent pastures and
get a good sod and don't over
Craze, you won't have bitter
weeds. You can get So to SIS for
every dollar you spend on fertil-
izer. You can easily double your
income from pastures in meat
and milk.
B~roomSedge Areas. Enough
demonstrations have been run
On ~broomsedge eradication that
We know positively that we can
move b~roomsedge out by fertil-
Izing and lining. If you will
the broomSedge areas
a ton Of lime per acre and
Use to start with 80 to 100
pounds of phosphate and potash
Der acre and next spring put
10 pounds Of nitrogen, you will
zee the broomsedge start fading
,ut. This is a slower method
han some Of the other methods
o move b~roomSedge, but it is
esS expensive as far as labor,
preparation and seeding goes. I
AVE not seen a broomsedge
lrea where enough fertilizer
vas put that good grass a n
didn't come in without any
'eeding. Broomsedge areas can
'e plowed this winter and plant
d to pasture plants next spring
nd get a quicker pasture and
'etter pasture the first and Sec
nd years. You can apply lime
nd prepare the land and plant
emporary grazing next summer
nd next fall go to permanent
assure. This is the ideal meth
d.
Clearing Land. There is a lot
{ pasture land that needs briers,
Jumps and bushes gotten off so
management can be done. Often
ines a good bush clipper will
e enough to clear the land of
usheS. In some cases a
is needed to take part
{ the scrubby trees off and
ne clipper Will do the rest.
here's no way to manage pas
res If bushes, Stumps and
cots are left there.
Feeding Your Winter Hay Sup
ly: One of the most economi-