BEAL ON GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS. 23 



enduring- tluee years or more on arable land. Name five that are suit- 

 able for permanent meadow on wet laud. • 



Provided only one sort of grass or clover seed is sown, what shall 

 be the guide as to quantity per acre? Consider the various seasons of 

 the year for sowing seed. Seeding grass with grain; reasons for and 

 against. Seeding grass without a grain crop, reasons for and against, 

 in dilTerent regions of counti-y. 



Sowing seeds on meadow or j»asture to im]>rove it. 

 Should land be kejit jtermanenlly in grass or should grass come in 

 rotation with other crops? Consider all the points in favor and against 

 each ]>ractice for INIichigan. 



Pasture yields more nourishment than a meadow, but less in weight. 

 Illustrate and explain. 



The care of pastures and meadows; effects of close grazing. 



What manui-es and fertilizers to apply; the amounts, season for apply- 

 ing; court icting results. 



The battle in the meadow. 



All manures tend to drive out nearly all weeds by increasing the vigor 

 of valuable herbage. 



Drainage and irrigation improve the quantity and quality of grasses, 

 at the expense of most weeds. 



Cutting and curing hay; the season and methods. 



Securing new grasses and other forage plants. 



Great improvement by selection and crossing. Harvesting, threshing, 

 curing, and cleaning seeds of grasses and clovers. 



Plants for making a good lawn; kinds to use; methods of seeding. 



The history of the use of red clover. 



The extent and nature of the roots. 



The flower and mode of fertilization. 



Bumble bees a great help; results of experiments. 



The sleep of the leaves and the object. 



Testimony as to the value of clover for feeding; value as a fertilizer. 



Clover as a w'eed exterminator, and reasons why. 



Amount of seed to use. 



Care of young plants. 



Winter killing, cause and remedies. 



Saving the seed. 



The source of dark seeds and light seeds. 



The great variation of red clover. 



The model plant. 



Mammoth clover compared with red, in structure of plant and special 

 uses. 



Alsike clover; its habits and uses. 



White clover; its habits and uses. 



Crimson clover; its habits and uses and defects. 



Alfalfa; why not more successful in a moist climate; slow to start, a 

 poor tighter. 



The success of lupines, sainfoin, hairy vetches, peas, cow peas. 



Special uses of rape. 



