284 THE CULTURE OF FARM CROPS. 



FOR MOIST -OILS. 



Timothy 6 pounds. 



Fowl meadow grass 5 



Red top ; 10 



Creeping bent 5 



Floating meadow grass 5 



Water meadow grass 5 



Total per acre, 36 " 



FOR SHADED PASTURE OR OPEN WOODS. 



Kentucky blue grass 5 pounds. 



Orchard grass 5 " 



Creeping bent 5 " 



Redtop 5 " 



Wood meadow grass 10 " 



Yellow oat grass 5 " 



Total per acre, 35 " 



In localities where Kentucky blue grass thrives natu- 

 rally, upon limestone soils especially; this variety is unsur- 

 passed, and indeed unequalled for pasture; and one who has 

 seen the verdant meadows of this grass in Kentucky, Missouri, 

 southern Ohio, and Indiana, and parts of Tennessee, will 

 have no doubt of the possibility of making permanent pas- 

 tures and meadows in our American climate, which has 

 been supposed to be unfavorable for the culture of grass. 



For temporary meadows, there are no better varieties 

 than the popular mixture of timothy and clover, which Us- 

 ually remains for two years, being mown once for hay, and 

 used for pasture the next year. 6 Ibs. each of seed is the 

 usual quantity, but we have sown a peck, each, of the seed; 

 which is 12 Ibs. of timothy and 15 Ibs. of clover, on rather 

 poor land with better results than from thinner sowing. 



In sowing grass seeds we prefer to sow one-half each way, 

 so as to get the most even covering of the soil. As the seeds 

 are very small and light, deep covering is to be avoided; 

 and usually the soft mellow soil left in small ridges and 

 furrows by the Acme harrow, will furnish sufficient cover- 

 ing by its natural settlement, or by the beating of the first 

 shower; without any special work for the purpose. We 

 much prefer to sow grass and clover seed by themselves and 

 without any crop of grain, fitting the soil specially for the 

 seed as above described, and sowing in August. A pound 

 of turnip seed sown with the grass seed will afford excellent 



