GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHaRN^STATES. 



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B.ed Clover. Should be sown either during fall 

 or early in spring. Six to eight lbs, to an acre. 



White Dntch Clover. A grass sown for pas- 

 turage at the rate of four to six pounds to the 

 acre, Should be sown in fall and early spring. 



Alfalfa or Chili Clover, or French I/Ucerne. 

 This variety does well here, but the ground has to 

 be welt prepared and deeply plowed. It will not 

 do in low wet ground. Should be sown in the fall 

 of the year, or January and February ; eight to ten 

 oounds per acre. It is stated that it does much 

 better in heavy than in sandy soil. 



Crimson Clover (Trifolium Incarnatum.) 

 Crimson Clover, an annual variety, which is a na- 

 tive of a warm climate, has not been grown as ex- 

 tensively as it deservee to be. 



As a forage plant it may be mowed twice and 

 t hen plowed under, thereby acting as a fertiliser 

 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 

 is January or February and will'produce a fine crop 

 The demand for this variety of Clover has in- 

 creased considerably since a few years, From 8 

 to 10 pounds should be sown per acre. 



Meadow Fescue. (Festuca Pratensis,) Asa 

 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 supe- 

 rior hay when cured. It is deserving of much more 

 attention. Sow in spring or fall, Two bushels to 

 the acre. In some sections it is called Randall 

 Grass. This should not be confounded with the 

 English Rye Grass, offered by some dealers as the 

 same variety. 



Orchard Grass. This is one of the best grasses 



for pasturing. It grows quickly, much more so 



than the Blue Grass. Can be sown either in fall 



or spring, Sow one to one and a half bushels per 



acre. (See extract from "Farmers' Book of 



Grasses," 



Rescue Grass. 4 forage plant from Australia. I* grows during winter. Sow the seed in the fall 



'Of the year, but not bef6ri the weather gets cool, as it will hot Sprout as long as the ground is warm, 



Sow IK bushels seed to the acre. 



German Millet. Of all the Millets this is the best. It makes good hay, and prodttees heavily. 

 Three pecks sown to the acre broadcast secures a good stand. Can be sown from April till June, but the 

 former month is the best time. Should be cut when in bloom. 



Pearl or Cattail Millet. Makes a splendid continuous cutting forage plant for either green feed 

 or hay. Will largely out yield German Millet. This makes a most nutritious and valuable continuous 

 cutting forage plant, and is increasing in popularity all throughout the country^ It will grow ten to 

 twelve feet high, but cutting can commence when it has attained a height of three or four feet, when 

 it will stool out enormously and make a rapid growth, and it can be cut this way three or four times in 



cerne Clover, 



Bed Clover, 



« Meadow Fescue Grass, 



White Dutch Clover, 



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