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make them. They ought to be reserved for winter and sprin- 

 pastures Every farmer owning 160 acres should have one! 

 half in blue grass-40 acres untouched until the first of De 

 cember, and another 40 for the months of April and May 

 His wmter feeding would be not a half what it now is, and 

 his stock always kept in far better condition. His own toil 

 m the spring and summer would be thirty per cent, less, and 

 the exhaustion of his land fifty per cent. less. Once set the 

 grass would always keep its hold, and the timber become 

 more valuable, for the ground being freed from that which is 

 worthless, would better sustain the remaining trees. And I 

 know of no sight that the eye would rather look upon, than 

 such a county as Monroe, with its undulating and hilly sur- 

 face, covered with meadows and woodland pastures, through 

 which coursed over limestone rock, its pure and numberless 

 streams of water. As it now is, unenclosed and uninviting 

 woods meet the eye everywhere. 



As the attention of the farmers of our State, as well as 

 those of our county, must be directed to this subject, I avail 

 myself of this opportunity to give the most approved modes 

 of making these pastures, as practised by some of our best 

 larmers. 



1. Of woodlands that have no weeds or wild grass ~ 



In the spring or summer deaden all useless timber and sap- 

 lings; cut dow^n none but the smallest saplings. Late in the 

 fall when all the leaves are down, burn them clean, for thev 

 prevent the seed from reaching the ground, and consequently 

 It will not vegetate. If they are not in sufficient quantity to 

 burn, rake them together, and then burn them 



In February, sow the seed. As to the quantity there is no 

 danger of putting on too much, but much that too little will 

 be put on. Blue grass grows weak at first, whilst it flourishes 

 well when very thick. Some of our farmers prefer sowing 

 timothy with it, as it furnishes pasture immediately, but is 

 rooted out by the blue grass. 



2. Where woods have been gradually thinned, weeds and 



