154 kRNNlU's AGRICULTURE. 



As soon as the grain crops are harvested, and 

 before the stubbles are horse-raked, if there should 

 be any portion of the clover and timothy rather 

 thin through the grain lodging, or from any other 

 cause, it is advisable to scatter seed over these places 

 by hand, or with a grass seeder. By fall these parts 

 will have made sufficient growth to stand the winter, 

 and thus a uniform crop will be assured the following 

 season. 



The following year No. 1 section (see Diagram 54) 

 will be in hay or pasture, as desired. If the soil is 

 in proper condition it will require no attention 

 further than to keep all live stock off it. In the 

 early spring, until the land is dry and the clover has 

 made a good growth, harrowing meadows and 

 , pastures in the spring, with a chain harrow, will 



improve them. See III. 4. This pulverizes and 

 smooths the surface, and consequently hastens 

 vegetation. 



In deciding on a mixture of grass seed, the first 

 thing to consider is the soil and purpose for which 

 it is required. For hay it is necessary to sow a 

 mixture which will mature at the same time. For 

 pasture, although it is not absolutely necessary, it 

 is preferable to sow varieties that mature at different 

 times during the summer. 



In a rotation where the crop will be required 

 both for meadow and pasture, and where the land 

 varies so that some portions are dry while other parts 

 are wet, the mixture recommended previously will 

 give general satisfaction — that is, seven pounds red 

 clover, three pounds alsike, and four pounds timothy 

 per acre. 



The first crop will be nearly all red clover where 

 the land is dry. The wet portions will yield only 

 alsike and timothy. The second year the crop will 



