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fifth, as timothy is usually longer lived than clover, 

 it is then possible to secure a longer succession of hay 

 or pasture crops than if timothy were sown alone. 



Timothy has been more commonly grown in combi- 

 nation with red clover than with any other variety, and 

 chiefly for the reason, probably, that red clover is grown 

 to a far greater extent than the other varieties. If 

 grown along with red clover, the conditions being equal- 

 ly favorable to the growth of both, the first year of cut- 

 ting, the hay will be chiefly clover, the latter being thc' 

 more vigorous growing plant early in the season. The 

 second year timothy will predominate as the clover is 

 generally short lived, and the third year the crop will 

 be all or nearly all timothy. But the combination of 

 timothy and mammoth clover or of timothy and alsike 

 clover, is superior to that of timothy and medium red 

 clover, and principally for the reason that it matures 

 about the same time as these, whereas it matures about 

 three weeks later than medium clover. It has higher 

 adaptation for being grown with alsike clover than Avith 

 the mammoth, since both alsike clover and timothy 

 grow at their best in soils rich in humus and moist in 

 character. For certain uses, redtop added improves the 

 crop, especially in its yield. Timothy also matures 

 about the same time as meadow fescue, hence the two 

 may be sown in conjunction for hay where the condi- 

 tions are favorable, but this does not seem to have been 

 done to any great extent in America. On some irri- 

 gated lands in the west, timothy and alfalfa have been 

 grown together with some success. 



For permanent pastures timothy has an abiding place 



