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Amount of Seed and Cost per Acre 



Species 



GRASSES 



Canada bluegrass 



Slender wheatgrass 



Hard fescue 



Italian ryegrass 



Kentucky bluegrass 



Orchardgrass 



Perennial ryegrass 



Redtop 



Hungarian bromegrass 



Tall meadow oatgrass 



Timothy 



BROAD-LEA\TD HERBS 



Alfalfa 



Alsike clover 



Bur clover 



Red clover 



White clover 



Cost per 

 acre 



$2. 80 

 4.00 

 2.25 

 1.30 

 4.00 

 2.25 

 1.40 

 2.25 

 3.00 

 3.00 

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In an estimate of the total cost of a reseeding project, to the 

 cost of the seed itself must be added the expense of transpor- 

 tation, sowing, and soil treatment. The total cost usually 

 ranges from approximately $2 to $5 per acre. An expense of 

 as much as $5 per acre is seldom justified. 



Moisture Requirements of Cultivated Forage Plants. — A 

 common mistake in range reseeding, as already pointed out, is 

 the failure to select species that are suited to the moisture 

 conditions of the soil. Considering the matter of moisture re- 

 quirements alone, the following species may be classed as having 

 high, intermediate, and low requirements. The first group 

 refers to plants which grow luxuriantly in wet meadows, and 

 hence where the soil is poorly aerated. The second group in- 

 cludes those species which make the best growth in well-drained 

 soils, but which also do fairly well in both dry and moist habitats. 

 The third group embraces those species which do best on land 

 that is well drained at all times. 



