. Agriculture for southern schools. n and startthe fertilizer factories ontheir roots. In the Southern statesmuch more land shouldbe used for pasturing live-stock. This becomesdoubly necessary wherethe boll-weevil is, becausecotton cannot there beprofitably grown on thepoorest land. This, how-ever, would yield a fairprofit if used for grass.— SomeFig. of Soy Beans farmers fear to introduce this grass because it is difficult to destroy. There will seldombe any desire to destroy it if pastures of it are startedin the right location. With Bermuda grass may be mixedJapan
. Agriculture for southern schools. n and startthe fertilizer factories ontheir roots. In the Southern statesmuch more land shouldbe used for pasturing live-stock. This becomesdoubly necessary wherethe boll-weevil is, becausecotton cannot there beprofitably grown on thepoorest land. This, how-ever, would yield a fairprofit if used for grass.— SomeFig. of Soy Beans farmers fear to introduce this grass because it is difficult to destroy. There will seldombe any desire to destroy it if pastures of it are startedin the right location. With Bermuda grass may be mixedJapan clover for summer grazing and either bur clover orvetch for winter grazing. Another excellent grass forpasture is carpet grass, which is not difficult to of the plants or roots must be set, or the seedof carpet grass must be saved from the low spots. Sorghum. — This annual plant will grow on almost anysoil. It is useful for green forage or for hay, and for mak-ing syrup. The seed must be sown thick to make good. SOME FORAGE PLANTS l8l hay. Sorghum endures drought better than most annualgrasses. It greatly exhausts the soil and hence shouldgenerally be followed by a legume. Kafir. — This plant, also called kafir corn, is a kind ofsorghum without sweet juice. It is used in Oklahoma andTexas, both as a grain crop and for forage. It enduresdrought better than corn, and hence in dry climates itlargely takes the place of corn. Kafir for grain is planted in rows wide enough to permitcultivation. The plants are usually harvested by machineryand cured in shocks. Exercise. — Write in your notebook a list of names of all varietiesof cowpeas (southern field pea ) grown near your home. Write adescription of the seed of varieties of cowpeas that you know or thatyou can examine. If you can find specimens of any of the plants men-tioned in this section, carry them to the teacher. Would you like tomake an acre of land rich by sowing on it inoculated crimson cloverseed?
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