. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. ne head of cattle per will almost equal the blue grass in Kentucky. Some wheat farmersin Virginia have almost surrendered tillage for the sake of cattle rearingupon these Bermuda grass fields, because they have found live stockmore profitable than wheat, and their present pursuit free from many vex-ations. The farmers upon the red-wheat lands of Virginia report thatBermuda prass can be entirely dispossessed by turning it under and keep-ing it constantly under the plow for two or three years. In this case theyadvise, after taking ofT the
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. ne head of cattle per will almost equal the blue grass in Kentucky. Some wheat farmersin Virginia have almost surrendered tillage for the sake of cattle rearingupon these Bermuda grass fields, because they have found live stockmore profitable than wheat, and their present pursuit free from many vex-ations. The farmers upon the red-wheat lands of Virginia report thatBermuda prass can be entirely dispossessed by turning it under and keep-ing it constantly under the plow for two or three years. In this case theyadvise, after taking ofT the wheat crop in June, to plow the stubble underand sow the field in peas. In September the peas are turned under as afallow crop and the field resown in wheat. After two or three summersof this double cropping, which should yield profitable returns in itself,Bermuda grass will be found to be extirpated by the shade of the peavines while the enrichment of the soil still continues. For the making of hay Bermuda is held in high esteem in all those. BOUUIJKT OF GRASSKS IROM THK GkASS GaKDKN, Tennessee Experiment Station. (U. S. Dept. Agric.) 67 sections of the South where it grows to a sufficient height for grass must be cut early and often to make good hay. If left untilthe culms harden it is almost valueless for feeding purposes. Just as soonas it grows high enough it should be cut and cured much after the mannerof timothy hay. Prof. S. M. Tracy, in an address delivered before anAgricultural and Horticultural Convention in Jackson, says of its hay-making qualities: With us, Bermuda is the staple sort for both hay and pasture. Itgrows well all through the South, will make from two to four tons of hayper acre and the hay is fine, tender and nutritious. During the summerit gives the best of pasture, and is uninjured by the longest droughts. Atthe Experiment Station we have been feeding with both Bermuda and tim-othy hays during the last three years, as a test of their feed
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