MANAGEMENT OF PASTURES. 77. 



sition somewhat similar, use the following materials for this class 

 of pasture land of which I am speaking, which cannot be plowed 

 but which can be worked, A mixture of 



Sulphate of ammonia, 180 lbs. 



Muriate of potash, 70 " 



A good nice superphosphate, 100 " 

 Mix and put on to two acres and you will find it will wonderfully 

 improve the quantity and quality of your grass. 



QuESTiox. Would you seed it ? 



Answer. Not if it was seeded. If there was no grass seed in 

 the land, if it had all run to white- weed, I should want grass seed ; 

 I should use a mixture of the clovers, blue-grass, red-top, and a 

 little, and but little, herds-grass. 



In the third and last class of pasture lands, I place those lands 

 that can be plowed, whether used for pastures exclusively, or 

 used in rotation, one rotation being that for a season they are fed 

 with cattle. 



Now I believe in renovating land by plowing. I am an advo- 

 cate of tillage, while I am an advocate of feeding plants. I tell 

 you God's sunshine and air renovate the soil. Much of our pas- 

 ture land we cannot plow, and now we have come to a class that 

 we can plow. I would plow and pulverize it, and let the air 

 into it, and break it clod from clod, and particle from particle. 

 Twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years, it has been in sod. If there is 

 any clay in it it has become impervious to water and air. 



Some men say, "I never plow pasture land, I could never get 

 anything from it afterwards if I should." Sheerest nonsense that 

 ever was if you know your business. If you plow this land and 

 work and improve it, every principle of tillage is on your side ; 

 and if you don't get a good turf, it is because you have sown too 

 coarse grass, as will be the case if you have nothing but herds- 

 grass. It is your fault if you don't give the soil good tillage and 

 seed it with such grasses as it needs. 



Till the soil thoroughly and manure it. Now the question 

 comes — "What shall I manure with? I havn't any manure that 

 I can spare." Be righteous and just. You have robbed your 

 pasture land for years. It was fertile once ; it is sterile now. 

 Your milch cows have been driven on it hungry every morning, 

 and have returned full at night. Be just. " But I havn,t any 

 manure." I suppose you havn't. After saving all you can, and 

 using every available means to make it, there is still a great 



