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Any of the other plants that will grow on the land 

 should be included. Such a pasture will soon be chiefly 

 red-top and white clover if the land is very poor. 



Professor Roberts, who developed the Roberts' pas- 

 ture (Fig. 101), recommended 5 pounds of timothy, 6 

 pounds of red clover, 4 pounds of alsike, and 3^ pounds 

 each of Kentucky blue-grass, red-top, orchard grass and 

 tall meadow fescue. 



A good mixture for a lawn is timothy, 10 pounds; 

 red-top, 10 pounds ; blue-grass, 20 pounds, and white 

 clover, 5 pounds per acre. The timothy and red-top will 

 make a cover while the blue-grass and white clover are 

 becoming established. In arid regions, native buffalo 

 grass makes a good lawn. 



186. Management of Permanent Pastures. Temporary 

 pastures are usually the second or later year's growth 

 on land that was seeded for hay, using only timothy and 

 clover. Too frequently a permanent pasture is made by 

 neglecting such a field. In time, blue grass and white 

 clover will appear, but in the meantime numerous weeds 

 will also have become established. 



As stock graze in the pasture, they select the plants 

 that they like and allow the undesirable kinds to grow and 

 produce seed. This is really the cultivation of pasture 

 weeds. The results are easily seen by looking at the per- 

 manent pastures that one sees in almost any community. 



If one is to maintain a good pasture, the weeds that 

 the cow saves for seed must be cut and the desirable plants 

 must be encouraged. The weeds should be mowed each 

 year before they have gone to seed. This can be done at 

 hay-making time, during rainy weather. Occasionally, 



