82 PASTURE PLANTS AND PASTURES OF N.Z. 



ON HEAVY LAND. 

 Perennial Rye . . 10 pounds per acre 



TABLE V. 



MIXTURES SUGGESTED FOR TRIAL. 



NOTES. 1. Medium soils with rainfall of over 40 inches 

 would best be treated as heavy soils. 



2. Where a fine tilth has not been obtainable the 

 quantities of seed must be increased proportionately. 

 Climates or seasons unfavourable for working the land may 

 demand an increase of up to 50 per cent, in the quantities 

 indicated below. 



For 1 year : 



LIGHT TO MEDIUM SOILS. 

 Italian Rye . . 20 pounds per acre 



Red Clover 5 ,, 



HEAVY SOILS. 



Italian Rye . . 20 pounds per acre 



Red Clover 5 



For two or three years : 



LIGHT TO MEDIUM SOILS. 



i Italian Rye . . 7 pounds per acre 



Perennial Rye ..13 

 Red Clover .. 3 



* See foot-note on page 84. 



