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remembered, that birds, bugs, etc., must 

 have some; many s^eed will be covered too 

 deep, many too shallow, and many die after 

 sprouting, hence put dov/n plenty of seed. 

 The time to cut is when the plant begins to 

 bloom. Theory, chemical analysis, and feed 

 lot tests all prove that. But consideration 

 must be given to the amount to be cut, and 

 the facilities for doing it. If the work can be 

 done quickly, v/ait till blooms are showing 

 freely — if the work will require ten days or 

 more, begin when first sign of blooming is 

 evident. Of course, in the early season the 

 weather may be too unsettled, then more 

 time must be given. But at this time, and 

 previously, as soon as it is tall enough it 

 should be cut and fed green to all stock, and 

 this plan continued till hay is housed, when 

 economy would suggest feeding the hay. 



Crimson Cfover. Tdfolium Incarnatum. 

 Crimson Clover, an annual variety, which is 

 a native of a warm climate, has not been 

 grown as extensively as it deserves to be. It 

 has been highly praised up as a forage plant, 

 said to be equally as good for pasturage as 

 well as for mowing and to do better in poor 

 worn out soil than any other variety. It 

 certainly has attracted a great deal of atten- 

 tion in the South during past years, and the 

 Experiment Stations of Louisiana and other 

 Southern States speak highly of it. It has 

 been grown for years in the South of France 

 and Germany, with great success and owing to 

 its quick growth it is a very desirable variety. 

 As a forage plant it may be mowed twice and 

 then plowed under, thereby acting as a fer- 

 tilizer and renovating the exhausted soil. In 

 the Southern States Crimson Clover should 

 be sown in the months of October and 

 November. However, it may be sown with 

 good results as late as January or February 

 and will produce a fine crop. The demand 

 for this variety of Clover has increased con- 

 siderably of late years. From 10 to 20 pounds 

 should be sown per acre. 



Meadow Fescue. Festuca Pratensis. As 

 a pasturage grass we consider this one of the 

 most valuable. It is not affected by dry 

 weather, as its roots penetrate the earth 12 

 to 15 inches; it is much relished by all kinds 

 of stock on account of its long and tender 

 leaves. It yields a very superior hay when 

 cured. It is deserving of much more atten- 

 tion. Sow in spring or fall. Tv/o bushels to 

 the acre. In some sections it is called Ran- 

 dall Grass. This should not be confounded 

 with the English Rye Grass, offered by some 

 dealers as the same variety. 



Texas Seed Rye. Is sown during the fall 

 months as late as December, for forage; and 

 for pasturage during winter and spring. 



Alfalfa or Lucerne Clover. 



LETTER OK THE VALUE OF THE RYE CROP. 



The letter below was written to Mr. 

 Richard Frotscher of New Orh-ans, the avcII 

 known seedsman, by M . H. Wilkinson, 

 manager of Poplar Grove Plantation, Port 

 Allen, E. Baton Rouge Parish, La. 



My Dear Sir: — In reply to your inquiry as 

 to our success with Rye -during the past five 

 years, I would say that we are very much 

 pleased with it. Its great value for winter 

 pasturage cannot be too highly recommended, 

 and we believe it would be much more ex- 

 tensively planted, were the benefits to be de- 

 rived from a winter pasture more generally 

 considered. Failures to gjt a good stand of 

 this grain are frequently reported, but if a 

 thorougii investigation could be made as to 

 the cause of these failures, we believe that 

 want of proper preparatit)ii of the land would 

 be the prime reasoji. We h ive never failed 

 to get a full stand from J <j bushels to the 

 acre, planted at times between the 10th of 

 Septerab'T and 20th of October, and we be- 

 lieve could hi succi-sst'ally planted later, but 

 would not be grown enough to turn stock on 

 at the time our native grasses begin to dry 

 up, which in this latitude is usually about 

 November 15th. Its germination was much 

 delayed by the extreme drought of last fall 

 but after the first shower near the end of Oc- 



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