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states is too well founded. Some improvement in the 

 treatment of such lands is required, and one most im- 

 portant line of experiment, it seems to me, will be 

 found in the use of a much larger number of species of 

 the grasses, together with such other forage plants as 

 have been found to add to the richness of pastures, and 

 to their fattening qualities for stock. Professor Low 

 recommends the following : 



Fourth Mixture for Permanent Pasture. 



Meadow Foxtail, 8$ 



Orchard Grass, 



Timothy, 5 



Rough-stalked Meadow Grass, . | 

 Meadow Fescue, 2 



Pounds. 



Perennial Rye Grass, 12 



Red Clover, 5 



White Clover 5 



Black Medic, 2 



This would give twelve million seven hundred and 

 fifty-seven thousand seeds to the acre ; a much less 

 number than those recommended in the foregoing mix- 

 tures, but still a very liberal seeding, provided the seed 

 is sound and good. I should prefer to add considera- 

 bly to the quantity of orchard grass, somewhat to the 

 rough-stalked meadow, and two or three pounds of 

 June or Kentucky blue grass. A still larger number of 

 species would be desirable ; and the tall oat grass, hard 

 fescue, and a small quantity of sweet-scented vernal, 

 would be an improvement. 



A mixture is sometimes wanted for pastures that are 

 much shaded with trees ; and in such cases those spe- 

 cies should be selected which do well in such situations, 

 blossom at different seasons, so as to give a succession 

 of forage, and possess, at the same time, the requisite 

 amount of nutritive elements. I would suggest the 

 following as the 



