18 MISC. PUBLICATION 194, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



NORTHEASTERN STATES (SECTION 1-a) 



Good, well-drained soils 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Kentucky bluegrass 5 or 6 



Orchard grass 4 or 5 



Timothy 4 or 5 



Redtopl 2 or 3 



Alsike clover 2 or 2 



Red clover 2 or 2 



White clover lor 2 



Total 20 or 25 



Poor, well-drained soils 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Orchard grass 8 or 10 



Canada bluegrass 5 or 6 



Redtop 4 or 5 



Alsike clover 2 or 3 



White clover lor 1 



Total 20 or 25 



In Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, bromegrass may be substi- 

 tuted for orchard grass in these mixtures. 



Wet, poorly-drained soils 



Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Timothy 4 or 6 



Redtop- 8 or 10 



Alsike clover 3 or 4 



Total 15 or 20 



Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Reed canary grass 5 or 8 



Redtop 4 or 4 



Alsike clover 1 or 3 



Total 10 or 15 



Reed canary grass may be sown alone at the rate of 8 to 12 pounds 

 per acre on land likely to be submerged for a part of the year, and 

 excellent pasture obtained thus from land other^\'ise unproductive. 



EAST CENTRAL STATES (SECTION 1-b) 



Good, well-drained soils 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Kentucky bluegrass 5 or 6 



Orchard grass. _•_ 4 or 5 



Timothy 2 or 3 



Redtop 2 or 2 



Lespedeza 6 or 7 



White clover lor 2 



Total 20 or 25 



Poor, well-drained soils 

 Mixture: Pounds per acre 



Orchard grass 5 or 6 



Canada bluegrass 4 or 5 



Redtop 4 or 5 



Lespedeza 7 or 9 



Total 20 or 25 



