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and utilized for an April pasture. The mixture of the green 

 grass of spring with that wintered over kept the bowels in 

 good order, and growth was continuous from the start. 



Where Kentucky blue grass thrives, it makes the best of 

 winter grass. I have seen it under snow, green and invit- 

 ing to cattle. On places to which it is adapted, it should 

 be sown for late and early grazing. 



In recapitulation, as at present advised I Avould clear all 

 pasture ground incapable of tillage of weeds and bushes,- 

 sow the ground to mixed varieties of grass seed and to 

 chemicals, and at least for a time partly barn feed. All 

 land suitaljlo for tillage should be taken into a rotation with 

 fields, and made very productive. 



Other and less effective systems may be adopted, some 

 of them incorporated as partial modifications of either of 

 the above systems. It is imperative that some system of 

 improvement that is comparatively quick in action be taken 

 up at once. 



