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permanent sheep pasture is / generally speaking, 

 worth two or three acres of new seeding. 



The plan is to have a field properly located and 

 laid down to a large variety of grasses, some early, 

 some medium, and some late in coming to maturity, 

 some that grow thickly making a compact sward, 

 others that send down long tap roots to enable them 

 to withstand drought. The following varieties are 

 none too many and make a most valuable succession, 

 and if once well established become a source of much 

 greater profit than the ordinary seedings that follow 

 a rotation of crops. 



The following-named varieties and date of matur- 

 ity make a splendid combination. The amount in 

 pounds are the proportion of seed for one acre : 



Varieties of Grass. When Flowering. p ef Acfe 



Sweet scented vernal April and May 4 



Orchard grass April and May 6 



Sheep's fescue May and June 3 



Kentucky blue grass May and June 4 



Indian rye grass June 4 



Red top June and July 4 



Timothy June and July 4 



English rye grass July and August 6 



White clover May to September 5 



Total number of pounds per acre 40 



The seeds for an acre will cost $7 to $10, but when 

 a pasture of this kind is once established, the differ- 

 ence in the first cost is normally nothing. There 

 should be a very thorough preparation of the soil, 



