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plow immediately after harvest, and harrow several times 

 previous to sowing. I sow from the middle to the latter part 

 of August, about one peck of timothy and three pounds of blue 

 grass seed, per acre ; harrow once after seeding. My grass 

 generally comes up quick, and makes a good groAvth the same 

 Fall, being prepared to withstand tlie Winter. The blue grass 

 does not make much appearance the first season, but will in- 

 crease and eventuallj" drive out the timothy. I prepared my 

 land the same way, when I seeded my house 3'ard, eight years 

 ago, but sowed two-thirds of blue grass to one-third of timothy, 

 and the blue grass has taken full possession, making a nice lawn. 

 I have generally succeeded, by preparing my land well and 

 sowing grass seed in August. If there are thin spots on the 

 land, it will pay to fertilize with barnyard manure, previous to 

 plowing the land, but if this be neglected, top dress in the 

 Fall. I have no meadow of tame grass, as I make prairie hay, 

 but the. rule given above will hold good for seeding of meadows, 

 omitting the blue grass. I consider tame grass valuable for 

 pasture* it is true we have plenty of prairie to herd our stock 

 on, but we need tame pasture for early Spring and Fall. 



WHEAT. 



For wheat, if I sow stubble land, I plow it imraediatel}' 

 after harvest; by so doing the rubbish will decompose an'', pro- 

 vide a fertilizer for the crop. I harrow my land at leas twice, 

 to make it compact, and keep the weeds from growinj- If I 

 sow Fall wheat, I begin the latter part of August, or the first 

 of September, and drill about one bushel and a peck, per acre. 

 I harvest my wheat with the Haines header, and stack well in 

 narrow ricks. To save wheat with a header, and make a good 

 quality, the former should be well matured and free from weeds. 



If I sow Spring wheat, I pi-epare my land the same as for 

 Fall, and sow as early as the land is in good condition, generally 

 in March, but sometimes in February. When I sow on corn- 

 stalk land, I cultivate after sowing one bushel and a half per 

 acre, then harrow with a heavy harrow, in order to level the 

 land. I generally succeed well in corn land. 



