196 ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



thus furnishing more uniform pasture throughout the 

 season. 



For hay production, where the meadows are left for 

 one to three years, a good mixture to be sown per acre is: 



Timothy 15 pounds 



Mammoth red clover 6 pounds 



Alsike clover 4 pounds 



Such a seeding will usually produce hay that is half 

 clover the first year and nearly clear timothy in later 

 years. If the land is very poor, 10 pounds of timothy, 

 5 pounds of red-top and 4 pounds of alsike may be used. 

 On the poorest, most acid soils, red-top should be sown 

 alone. 



For pastures on good land a mixture something like 

 the following may be used. This may be cut for hay 

 for two years and used for pasture thereafter: 



Timothy 10 pounds 



Mammoth red clover 4 pounds 



Alsike clover 3 1 pounds 



White clover 2 pounds 



Kentucky blue-grass 3 pounds 



Tall meadow fescue 2 pounds 



Orchard grass ' 2 pounds 



If the land will produce alfalfa, two pounds of this 

 should be included. The blue-grass and white clover 

 will usually be the most prominent plants after a few years. 



For pasture on land that is very poor or acid, it will 

 not pay to spend so much for seed unless fertilizers are 

 used. Some mixture like the following may be used: 



Timothy 5 pounds 



Red-top 5 pounds 



Alsike clover 5 pounds 



White clover 2 pounds 



