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and not infrequently at the same time a marked deficiency 

 of rainfall. With hot and persistently dry weather follow- 

 ing the removal of the nurse crop damage to the young 

 grass is certain to be serious on all except the naturally 

 moist and the richer soils. For the reasons which have 

 been indicated, the writer regards this method of seeding as 

 one of the least desirable. 



Late Summer or Fall Seeding. 

 Grass which is sown in suitably prepared soil during the 

 latter part of summer without a nurse crop seldom fails to 

 do well, and where the system of rotation makes it possible 

 to have the land clear at the right time, or in cases where 

 mowings are to be broken up and immediately reseeded, 

 this seems to the writer to be the best time. In many cases 

 seeding is delayed until the middle of September or later, 

 but if this be the case the clover seed is usually left out to 

 be sown the following spring. With suitable weather in 

 spring clover often makes a good start if sown in this 

 wa}^, but a full crop cannot of course be expected the same 

 season. Better results are obtained if the land can be seeded 

 sufficientlv earl}^ to make it safe to include the clover with 

 the srrass seeds. The reseedini*- of the mo wing- in the ex- 

 periment station, which has been several times referred 

 to, was eminently successful. The clover passed through 

 the winter perfectly, and constituted a large proportion of 

 the crop of hay produced. The month of August is, in the 

 writer's opinion, the best month for seeding to mixed grass 

 and clover ; and the most satisfactory results are likely to 

 be obtained if the seed can be got in not later than about 

 the middle of that month. 



Seeding in Corn. 



Among the various methods which the writer lias tried for 

 seeding to grass and clover, he has found the system of sowing 

 in growing corn at the time of the last cultivation, usually 

 from July 20 to August 5, to give most satisfactory results. 

 The culture of the corn must be level, and it must be kept free 

 from weeds. Just previous to sowing the seed a spike-tooth 

 cultivator should be used, which will leave the surface fine and 



