Pastures for Florida


pet and Dallis grasses are adapted to soils that are moist to
poorly drained, while Para grass makes good growth on poorly
drained soils (Figs. 6 and 8).
 Carpet grass occurs naturally on many sandy soils of the
flat pine and prairie lands. Bermuda, Bahia, Napier and Para
grasses also are suitable for these lands. Bahia and Napier
are drought-resistant grasses and thus are well suited to the
upland soils, although both grasses furnish more feed when
grown on soils with more favorable moisture.
 Winter clovers and annual lespedezas should be planted on
soils with favorable moisture conditions. Soils high in organic
matter or moist clay soils are preferred. Louisiana White Dutch
and Persian clovers may be planted on soils that are wet or
temporarily saturated with water. Black Medic and California
Bur clovers grow best on moist but well drained soils and will
not tolerate flooding. Hop, Hubam and Yellow Annual Sweet
clovers seem to be widely adapted. The better soil types of the
flat pine and prairie lands are suitable for growing the clovers

 FIG. 8.-ESTABLISHED PERMANENT PASTURES.
 Top, carpet grass pasture near Kissimmee grazed by Brahman cattle;
lower left, mixture of grasses and lespedeza on heavy hammock soil near
Quincy grazed by Angus; lower right, Napier grass on an upland soil
grazed by Jersey cows.





















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