f hii vAltAf on.
White clover is'another excellent grass of the'kind; 1
it forma a thick bushy bottom, spreading -rapidly
over the surface, , an 1 forms a much tighter sward ,
than the rariety ' just dj:cribcd. Generally it will
spontaneously appear in newly seeded meadows.
In order to make it into hay, it should be cut while
in bl0S3ora, otherwise it wastes in drying," losing its
nourishing properties by exhalation.
. Orchard grass one of the great advantages of this
grass b, that it will grow very early in the season,
audthus afford a good Wtc for the cattle by the 10th
or 15th,of May. On this account it i3 also valuable
for lawn purposes, giving a delicate verdure to the
landscape before vegetation has assumed its sum
mer garb. By the raiddie-of June in this Reality it
is ready fori the scythe One great ndyftiitpge at
tending the cultivation of the orchard grass, is its'
pdaptibility for growing beneath the shade cf trees
without any apparent diminution of vigor, or quan
tity' to that grown'in open exposure, hence its char
acteristic fnamc, orchard grass. Th ' however,
one drawback attending thi v - !... cully i;.
experienced ' ' . ; reasons in making the
sc6d "catr' r .:uic, it becomes imperative to
pcrfc- :i::g with a libera hand. Clover
txT' 1 gras3 should be sown together as they
r i..iultaneously at cutting condition I be
lt u the rule among English cultivators, to sow
: .lit or ten different varieties of eed together 'for
l owing land3rbtitin this country, the advantage of
rica a promiscuous crop is , not apparent j two or
three kinds is quite ' sufficient, say red-top, timothy, I
red and white clover, in.gcncrou3 quantities, will .-,
answer. What the soil requires is to be thoroughly
swarded over to grass by the sccond.scason of mow
ing rooting out all wecd3 and foul vegetation. Thick
seeding will invariably give a finer and better qimli- ;
ty of grass for hay, and will also, continue to grow
good-crops, much longer thau when the seed is
stintingly scattered.
Sited scented vernal grass, U frequently found grow
ing naturally in meadovf-laniU and the by wayside,
it exhales a delightful perfume of an aromatic char
acter. It U a good pasture gras3, but for hay, Us
qualities arc not altogether desirable, it continues to
flourish during the entire season of vegetation.
J Kentucky blue grass, 13 not kuown among the nor-- j
thorn farmers to the extent its merit deserves. It i
makes a: heavy grass and hearty food for animals. i
ThcrC'ijrTa variety of blue grass, peculiar to the pas- i
ture landrof New Kngland in appearance and qual
ity, slightly favoring . its Kentucky neighbor. I
should particularly recommend the Kentucky blue
graj3 for trial among the farrare generally, in order
to correctly Ascertain its qualifications for enduring
nd flourishing in the mote extreme latitudes ; it has
already been proven invaluable for lawn purposes a
account of its capability for enduring drouth, and
also because it gives a delicate velvety appearance.
In an article of this character, I can only glanco
at a few varieties. Those I have rucntioned aro
kinds in ordinary use, and arc suftickut for practical
purposes, whether for Jeed or rural cnibc-UUiment.
A large list of grasses; iliur.itnl by appropriate
r -ravings, may be found ia the Gardcucrs and Far
i.icrs Dictionary.
The proper lime for sccVJng lar.di to grasa in this
section; i3 generally in the spring with oats, or
spring wheat, cr bailey. Oats however, have tho
preference; tho only objection to which is, when
they grow too heavy and rank, they arenpt tolodgo
and tho young gras3 is smothered and killed out
Barley and. spring wheat arc not so objectionable on
this account, but for some, reason, gra$3 seed with
the latter crop3 do not catch well at all times. :
I- Mncei arc recorded in which succcs?, the most
'.'..'.tt.ring hv.i .tv-en rcali::.-.! by r. win'? grass rrr !
with buckwheat, which gratifvi::;; alt ;;; vA:o
attended fall sowing with rye and winter wheat.
Some two. years ago, I saw a meadow turned ove r
in the month of August. Tho furrows were rolled
down cvcnly and subsequently a top dressing of
compost manurtt wn3 applied, after which, turnips
and grass eced were harrowed in. The turnips came
j up well and gave a largo yield.4 The grass seed al
I so flourished beyond expectation, and last year de
lighted the owner with a luxuriant crop of red-top
a'id timothy. This success is doubtless attributable
to the propitious season. In an unfavorable year
the experiment would in all. probability, be an utter
failure, still I consider it a good plan, to get an old
meadow freshly seeded wfocrc a course of oilier crops
is not required. . ...
The best varieties of grass for lawns, arc Ken
tucky blue grass, red-top, timothy, white clover, and
sweet sceutcd grass. In localities occupied by trees,
and the ground is much shaded, a proportion of or
chard grass may be added. In the OcL issue of the
Iteview, I gave the formula of operations for crcat-
ing a tight, smooth sward for the lawns and 1 there
fore may be excused from repeating it here. ,
Vasturft lands, for feeding stock are quite hetero
genous in their character. The ordinary mountain
lands arc and should be kept in permanent grass.
Such lands, generally afford a rich growth of natu
ral grass which, when fed down by sheep and cattle,
may remain undisturbed by the plow for an Infinite
period ; all the attention the hind requires is an oc-
casioual clearing up of shrubbery, and the npplica
I tion of a top dressing of some specific fertilizer ;
this, with the excrement of the grazing herds, will b
ample stimulus, to keep up undiminished rigor.