A hand-book of Louisiana, giving general and agricultural features . ly fall, upon well prepared seed spring up at once and get sufficiently rooted byspring to resist the encroachments of the native grasses,and withstand our long summers, the chief obstacles tosuccessful grass culture all over the South. The bestcultivated grasses are the following: Tall meadow oat grass (Arrhenathirum avenaceum),planted in early fall upon good, well-pulverized soil,will secure a good start by spring and make one or twocuttings of hay during the summer. It will last years, and affords an
A hand-book of Louisiana, giving general and agricultural features . ly fall, upon well prepared seed spring up at once and get sufficiently rooted byspring to resist the encroachments of the native grasses,and withstand our long summers, the chief obstacles tosuccessful grass culture all over the South. The bestcultivated grasses are the following: Tall meadow oat grass (Arrhenathirum avenaceum),planted in early fall upon good, well-pulverized soil,will secure a good start by spring and make one or twocuttings of hay during the summer. It will last years, and affords an excellent pasturage. Ithas succeeded on the alluvial, bluff and oak bushel (fourteen pounds) of seed required for anacre. Italian rye grass (Lolium Italicum) sown early inthe fall upon rich, moist land (not wet), will afford twolarge cuttings of excellent hay. The first cutting mustbe made before it flowers, since this grass is an annual,and after seeding, dies; forty-five pounds of seed re-quired for an acre. Succeeds everywhere on good, moistsoil. 38. A ROUND-UP OF HEREFORDS, OWNED BY R. E THOMPSON, EAST FELICIANA PARISH XXXVI1
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