| Show sudan ludan grass will provide pasture one acre supports three or more cows until frost grows fast by far jones Ext extension enlon specialist in agronomy ohio state university ic sudan grass brought to america from africa promises to earn a prominent place in agriculture A dry weather crop it furnishes pasture gross grass when the native blue grass succumbs to drought one acre of the crop will support three or more cows until frost it Is ready for pasturing five to seven weeks after seeding sudan grass can be depended upon for midsummer pasture for sheep and dairy cattle and seed cost Is not large it provides pasture during the season 3 that blue grass Is in its resting period early preparation 0 the seedbed has proved important and a seeding should not be delayed longer than Is necessary only one serious criticism has been offered of sudan grass it Is sometimes difficult to obtain a perfect stand this fault can be corrected by shallow covering of the seed by breaking up the soll soil crusts before germination and by using good seed the grass makes a good growth on unproductive soils and on rich soils attains a height of six or seven feet it if allowed to go pasturing may be begun at 12 to 15 inches a height attained usually five to seven weeks after seeding pasturing after frost Is not recommended reports tell of cattle being poisoned by grazing on frosted sudan grass in addition to furnishing pasture the plant also may be harvested for hay bay when waist III high h it has about the same fee feeding ding value as good timot timothy by and presents no special curing problems the fertilizer treatment recommended consists of ISO to pounds of a 2126 2 12 6 or 4 12 4 on relatively poor soils at seeding time later 75 to pounds an acre of sulfate of ammonia or other nitrogenous fertilizer Is recommended for a top dressing if 1 growth ts is slow or the pasture Is heavily stocked |
