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air; some root deeper than others and thus by growing 

 them together the whole soil and space are best occupied. 



Sowing Timothy Alone. It is not necessary nor al- 

 ways desirable to sow timothy with a nurse-crop. In any 

 region not subject to very dry falls it is good practice to 

 sow timothy and clover together in late summer, say in 

 late July or during August. Sown thus early the grass 

 will make a full crop of hay the next year. This it will 

 not do sown in the fall, as there will not be time for the 

 fall seeding to grow a crop of the bulbs on which the 

 rapid spring growth depends. Getting a stand in late 

 summer is dependent on good treatment of the soil. It 

 should be plowed some time before seeding, and carefully 

 pulverized as fast as plowed. After each rain (not too 

 immediately after) the land must be disked well and har- 

 rowed to conserve moisture and yet more perfectly com- 

 plete the pulverization. The seed must be sown when the 

 soil is stored well with moisture beneath and in a com- 

 pact, mellow condition. It must be lightly covered. 

 Given these conditions, success is almost certain. 



Feeding Timothy Meadozvs. Timothy is a crop rather 

 exhaustive to the soil. This is especially true if it is 

 grown in nearly a pure stand without clover. The "run- 

 ning-out" of timothy meadows is more often the result 

 of exhaustion of readily available plant food than of any 

 other factor. It pays largely to feed timothy meadows 

 and feed them well. Experience of older countries like 

 England and Scotland is all in favor of feeding grass- 

 lands, great profit resulting therefrom. Now that the 

 manure spreader has come to nearly every stock-farm it 

 affords an easy way to rejuvenate a timothy meadow. At 



