FARM CROPS 37 



year, grazed with young cattle and 8 to 1 2 tons 

 of well-made compost may be applied. In the 

 third year, grazing with young cattle in spring 

 is advisable, and in autumn, sheep may be 

 admitted. In the fourth year the pasture may 

 be regarded as established, and either sheep or 

 cattle put on, but if the former, let the grass 

 have a good start in spring. 



In future the pasture must be kept well 

 grazed, any rough grass left after summer 

 should be eaten off by bullocks. If there be 

 an excess of grass, as in a wet summer, the 

 stock ought to be removed for a few days and 

 the grass mown, then the pasture can be left 

 unoccupied for a few weeks and a good after- 

 math will result. 



In composing the mixture of grasses and 

 clovers that are to be sown for a permanent 

 pasture, it is well to ascertain what grows best 

 in the neighbourhood, and give them a pro- 

 minent place in the mixture. But seeds that 

 only grow well on much better soil than that to 

 to be laid down should not be included to any 

 extent, as they will not flourish. Any of the 

 first-class seed firms will supply a mixture 

 suitable to the particular soil concerned. 



