to combine Bermuda with bur clover {Medicago maculata). In 

 this case the Bermuda sod is scarified about September 1 with a cut- 

 away or disc harrow, and 15 to 20 pounds of bur clover sown per 

 acre. The clover ^rows during the winter and disappears in the 

 spring when the Bermuda appears. 



In California Bermuda grass has obtained a foothold in the south- 

 ern part of the State and thrives on all kinds of soil. Mr. Leckenby 

 reports that it furnishes feed during nine months of the year, and 

 recommends it for land not suited for other purposes. When other 

 grasses are mixed with Bermuda, these are likely to be replaced by 

 the latter when subjected to continued grazing, especially on poor 

 soils. Professor Tracy, of Mississippi, states that Bermuda and 

 Japan clover should be the foundation of pastures, especially upland, 

 through the Gulf States. On the black soils of Mississippi and Ala- 

 bama he recommends that sweet clover be added. In the course of 

 a few years a Bermuda pasture becomes somewhat sod-bound. To 

 renovate such a pasture and keep it in good condition, it should be 

 plowed and harrowed in the spring every three to five years. 



BERMUDA GRASS FOR HAY. 



On fertile soil the growth becomes very luxuriant, and may reach 

 a height of 2 feet or more. It can be cut two or three times during 

 a season, and yields a nutritious hay of high feeding value. The 

 yield under favorable conditions may be as much as two to four tons 

 per acre, and even as high as ten tons during the season is reported. 



The following treatment is recommended by Professor Tracy: 



"After the last cutting in the fall, plow the land and sow with oats or vetch, 

 or a mixture of the two. The soil should be thoroughly harrowed both before 

 and after the sowing, and if possible smoothed off with a heavy roller, in order 

 to give a level surface for mowing. The oats and vetches give a crop of hay in 

 May, and by October the Bermuda may be cut." 



Red clover is often sown when Bermuda is first planted, in order 

 to increase the yield of hay. Like other grasses, it responds readily 

 to the application of stable manure or other fertilizers. 



FORMATION OF PASTURE OR MEADOW. 



The grass may be started from seed or cuttings of the creeping 

 stems. To start a pasture from seed the ground should be carefully 

 prepared and sown in early spring with good seed at the rate of 6 to 

 8 pounds per acre, and pressed in with a roller. If sown just before 

 a rain the rolling is unnecessary. The seeds are small (about 118,000 

 to the ounce), and should not be covered too deeply. Trials on the 

 Potomac Flats at Washington, D. C, using 20 pounds of seed per 

 acre, gave excellent results. Less quantity of seed may be used, but 



