| Show BILMON DOLLAR GRASS D D carter brought us in a fine sample of oats the past week it Is I 1 ot the big 4 variety full headed and 56 inches high it is on display in our window but what we wanted to tell about aboul was the billion dollar grass we have a sample that was sowed bowed may 20 that Is 36 inches high this Is something new for this part of the I 1 country and is undoubtedly a bigger producer than alfalfa we hope tle the i farmers of tile the basin will look into this proposition and give it a thorough investigation this is what has been said of the billion dollar grass billion dollar grass is a recognized crop everywhere which on account of its immense cropping habit malie make it so ridiculously cheap that it seems to have no other othe r substitute either as a fodder or soiling crop it will produce a hay crop in from six to ten weeks anywhere and it if sown in the neighborhood of 0 may it willbe ready to cut about the middle of july tor for hay attaining the height ot of according to the richness of the soil and warmth from 4 to 6 feet it is preeminently the grass to sow iov if you are going tp be short on hay hak it if you wish very fine leafy hay and have strong rich ground sow at ai the rate of 20 pounds per er acre but it your soil soil is but moderately rich then sow at the rate of 12 pounds per acre it can be sown at different I 1 times of the year in may june july and august when the ground is warm for hay cut just when in bloom rather sooner than later as it makes better hay without the seed heads than with them the hay is then healthier and of finer quality in curing treat as you would a rich field ot of clover for for feeding green like all rich luxuriant grasses and forage plants billion dollar grass should be fed in the green state moderately at first therefore you should turn in your cattle ind and horses at first only after they have led fed somewhere else and then gradually accustom them to this for seed let the billion dollar grass get thoroughly ripe cut and thresh as you would timothy the seed is rich and nutritious the yield of seed runs generally from pounds and more per acre prof williams of the united states department of agriculture says already widely grown as a hay crop it deserves more general use tor for soiling as aa this grass is of particular value lor for feeding to dairy cattle young stock and sheep paul cum Crus galli gaIll billion dollar 1 grass in many sections of the country can be made a supplement tor for pasture in such a way as to allow a material increase in the number of stock that can be kept on the farm on account of the large yield arid and good quality or of forage it 11 is most excellent for silo use as frequently a good be raised under conditions which would not admit the growing of corn tor for ensilage compared with seed and forage it will run ahead of timothy the seed contains much fat at extract matter and protein horses mules cows calves ceif ers sheep hogs poultry geese turkeys 1 ote etc all relish thrive arid and fatten on billion dollar grass it Is undeniably one of the greatest and most economical farm crops in the world for all classes of farm animals I 1 |
