Photograph of J. A. Brown's Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of J. E. Butler's Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of J. A. Brown's Bermuda grass pasture.

Photograph of bermuda grass pasture established from seed 14 months from seeding date. Pasturing has ben deferred to furnish late summer grazing. Weed control and proper stocking rate to maintain and conserve base grass is necessary.

Photograph of Bermuda grass base pasture from seed developed on formerly timbered land in May 1955. Timber cut off at ground level with a crawler tractor mounted scalloped blade cutter in the fall of 1955. Land prepared in the spring of 1956. Limed according to needs and fertilized with 300 pounds of 4-12-4 per acre and seeded with 2 pounds of hulled Bermuda seed per acre. Seed and fertilizer placed in shallow furrows 18 inches apart. Photo made 9 weeks after seeding. Moderately grazed from seeding time. Owner plans weed and brush control with herbicides.

Photograph of pasture establishment following planned conservation treatment for establishing bermuda grass and clover pasture. Bermuda grass roots were planted with a mechanical bermuda grass sprigger available to cooperators of the Latimer SCD on a rental basis. Roots were planted on a well prepared seed bed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre applied in rows at sprigging time, limed according to need.

Photograph of a planned conservation treatment for establishing Bermuda grass and clover pasture. Bermuda grass roots were planted with a mechanical Bermuda grass sprigger available to cooperators of the Latimer SCD on a rental basis. Roots were planed on a well prepared seed bed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre applied in rows at sprigging time, limed according to need. Grass was planted in June of 1955.

Photograph of pasture establishment. Following planned conservation treatment for establishing Bermuda grass and clover pasture. Bermuda grass roots were planted with a mechanical Bermuda sprig planter available to cooperators of Latimer SCD, on a rental basis. Roots were planted on a well prepared seed bed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre applied in rows at sprigging time, limed according to needs. Grass was planted in June 1955.

Photograph of pasture establishment following planned conservation treatment for establishing bermuda grass and clover pasture. Bermuda grass roots were planted with a mechanical bermuda grass sprig planter available to cooperators of the Latimer SCD on a rental basis. Roots were planted on a well prepared seed bed and fertilized with 150 pounds of 10-20-10 per acre applied in rows at sprigging time, limed according to need. Grass was planted June 1955.

Photograph of a close-up of bermuda grass pasture from seed developed on formerly timbered land in May 1955. Timber cut off at ground level with crawler tractor mounted scolloped blade in the fall of 1955. Land prepared in the spring of 1956. Limed according to needs and fertilized with 300 pounds of 4-12-4 per acre and seeded with 2 pounds of hulled bermuda seed per acre. Seed and fertilizer placed in shallow furrows 18 inches apart. Photo made 9 weeks ater seeding. Owner plans brush and weed control with herbicide.