C¥LTURE GF ARTIFICIAL GRASSES. 99 



pasturing swine, this grass may be very advantageously used. 

 When it is made into hay, let it be cut while quite green, and 

 made without much shaking about, as the leaves fall off con- 

 siderably when dry. A little salt added to it when laid down 

 in the mow would no doubt be a great improvement. 



Saintfoin will grow well on dry stony soils,, that are unfit 

 for any good cultivation, and will produce on the waste lands 

 a ton of hay, beside considerable aftermath, in the season. 

 On good dry lands the product will be much greater. It may 

 be used for soiling during the forepart of the season, and mow- 

 ed for hay in the latter part. The hay will fatten horses con- 

 siderably, as is said, without the aid of oats. It increases the 

 quantity of the milk, and some say of the cream also : while 

 the butter is improved in its Color and flavor. Saintfoin re- 

 quires a soil free of weeds, as for lucern, and the ground 

 should be well mellowed by deep ploughings. The seed may 

 be sown with the drill or in the broad cast ; three bushels be- 

 in-g allowed to the acre in the former method, and at least four 

 in the latter* Tlie seeds should be fresh and sown early in 

 the spring. Those which have a bright husk, a plump kernel, 

 which is bluish or grey v.'ithout and greenish within, are the 

 beet. It is believed to be the better method to sow from one 

 to three bushels of this seed, with about five pounds of common 

 red clover to the aero ; as the clover serves to keep down the 

 weeds till the saintfoin has became well rooted. The seeds 

 may be sown with oats or barley. 



Durijig the first season of its growth, no cattle should feed 

 dn it, nor should sheep during the second season. At the 

 end of six or seven years, and afterwards, the ground should 

 have such top-dressings and harrowings as is directed for lu- 

 cern, and let gypsum be also applied every other spring. 



If the first season for mowing proves wet, let the cropbe left 

 for seed. It is at no time to be cut before it is in full bloom* 



JjLiixrT, {Potorium Saiiguisoi'ba,) is mostly used for early 

 shenp tecding, though it may be advantageously used fof soil- 

 ing cattle, as it'is hardy, is little affected by drought or frosts — 

 and vvill even vegetate in moderate winter weather. If season- 

 ed for hay, it must be cut early, or it will become too coarse. It 

 requires a dry soil and may be sown with the drill or broad cast. 

 It is essential to have good seed, for which purpose a spot for 

 raising it should be selected. When a crop is designed for 

 .seed, let the ground be fed till sometime in May, otherwise the 

 grass will be too rank for seed. These should be gathered 

 while moist with dew, and threshed out in the barn as soon as 

 they can bo dried there. They may be sown any time before 



