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on vacancies over the ground will make up whatever 

 deficiences that may have existed in the sward. 



The soils best adapted for the growth of Timothy 

 are moist, peaty or loamy, although there are fair 

 crops grown on light, gravelly soils, by heavy ma- 

 nuring, yet there are other grasses far more suitable 

 for such lands. As it is generally conceded that 

 Timothy is only profitable to grow as a marketable 

 hay crop, to make it as remunerative as possible, is 

 the object of the farmer, which can only be accom- 

 plished by the selection of suitable soils, liberal ma- 

 nuring, thorough pulverization and cleansing of the 

 land. 



The common practice is to seed down with wheat 

 in September, or later with rye, at the rate of one 

 peck, or 11 pounds of Timothy seed per acre ; it is 

 sometimes sown alone, in August or September, on 

 land which has been previously well prepared, at 

 the rate of 30 pounds per acre. 



Either a chain harrow or a grass one should be 

 used in covering the seed, in order to give the proper 

 depth of covering. 



The practice of sowing red clover with Timothy, is 

 not approved of, on account of the different seasons 

 of flowering; Timothy being later than red clover. 

 But the mammoth or alsyke clovers obviate this 

 difficulty, as the two latter flower or mature about 

 the same time of the Timothy; and during their 

 growth, the clover retains the dew and moisture longer 

 and thus preserves the Timothy from drought and 

 heat, which would otherwise affect it. xis soon as 

 the first and second joints of the grass begins to turn 

 it should be cut, and the machine so guaged, as not to 

 cut below the second joint above the tuber; this is of 



