708 Grasses and Leguminous Crops in N^ew York 



pasture improvement. The limits of this article do not permit 

 a discussion of the characteristics of the plants that may be used. 

 Suffice it here to say that if pastures of any degree of permanency 

 and of the greatest value are to be secured, more plants than 

 timothy and clover must be used. 



In planning pasture mixtures, the character of the land is 

 a factor of great importance. Of necessity, it will gi'eatly 

 influence our selection of species. Some pasture plants grow 

 well in wet land ; some, in dry land ; and so on. A good pasture 

 will start early in the spring, grow continuously during the season, 

 and continue to grow until late in the fall. It will make a 



Fig. ()i»;s. — W ell t'AKiiu-KOR Pasture Sustaining a Large Number of 



Stock. 



thick, even growth. These are some things to be aimed for in 

 pasture improvement, and more can be done toward attaining the 

 object in view by properly compounding the mixture than by any 

 other one thing. A gTcat amount of effort is largely wasted in 

 attempting to improve pastures, because good seeding mixtures 

 are not used. Pastures imiproved without good seeding mixtures 

 may do well for a year or two and then begin to retrograde; 

 whereas, if the mixture and other conditions are right, goofl 

 results should be obtained for a considerable period of years. 



