5i6 Bulletin 280. 



The plants commonly found in permanent pastures on good land 

 include timothy, Kentucky blue-grass, meadow fescue, red-top and 

 white clover . Page 361. 



For a temporary pasture on good land, the following mixture of seeds 

 may be used: 



Timothy, ten pounds. 

 Red clover, eight pounds. 

 Alsike clover, four pounds. 

 Four pounds of red-top may be added to the above for land that is 

 wet or sour. Page 362. 



For a permanent pasture on good land the following seeds should 

 be sown: Page 363. 



Timothy, eight pounds. 

 Kentucky, blue-grass, four pounds. 

 Meadow fescue, one to four pounds. 

 Orchard-grass, one to four pounds. 

 Red clover, six pounds. 

 Alsike clover, three pounds. 

 White clover, one to two pounds. 

 For a permanent pasture on poor land use the following: Page 363. 

 Timothy, eight pounds. 

 Red-top, four pounds. 

 Canadian blue-grass, four pounds. 

 Red clover, six pounds. 

 Alsike clover, three pounds. 

 White clover, one pound. 

 Mowing the pasture discourages the weeds and increases the new 

 growth of grasses. This should be done before haying time. Pages 

 364 and 390. 



The pasture responds readily to the use of barnyard manure. It 

 should be used at least on the poorer parts of the field. Page 366. 



Reseeding is recommended in case the grass is becoming too thin. 

 The field may be plowed and cultivated for a year or two, or grasses 

 and clovers may be resown without plowing. Pages 366 and 369. 



Liming the moss-grown areas of old pastures has proved successful. 

 The fall is perhaps the best time to apply lime. Page 390. 

 These cautions should be observed in grazing the pasture: 



1. Keep no more stock on the field than it can support. 



2. Do not pasture too early in the spring. 



3. Allow the grass to grow for a few weeks in the fall for winter 

 protection. 



