28 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



sequent harrowing will prove helpful to the growth of 

 tlie grain, which it does in some instances, it will also 

 prove helpful to the growth of the grasses sown along 

 with it. 



A brush is sometimes used to cover grass seeds and 

 with good results as when but a shallow covering is 

 needed, but frequently it is not easy to get a small 

 bushy tree that will cover a wide strip at one stroke, and 

 that will leave the land smooth and even. This method 

 of covering grass seed is now seldom or never resorted 

 to when a good and suitable harrow can be secured. 



Amounts of Seed to Sow. It is not possible to state 

 the amount of seed of any kind of grass that would 

 prove satisfactory in all areas, since the amount that is 

 most suitable for one locality or for a certain kind of 

 soil would be too little for another locality or for a 

 different kind of soil, and would probably be an excess- 

 ive amount under yet other conditions of climate and 

 soil. While 9 pounds of timothy may be mentioned 

 as a suitable quantity to sow under average conditions, 

 under other conditions 6 pounds will suffice, and yet 

 again it may be advantageous to sow 12 pounds. 



The following rules may be submitted as a general 

 guide in determining the amounts of seed to sow : 1. The 

 more stern and rigorous the climatic conditions, the 

 larger the amounts of seed that should be sown to allow 

 for the loss of some of the weaker plants. 2. The more 

 suitable the natural soil conditions for any kind of grass, 

 and the more perfect the preparation of the soil to re- 

 ceive the seed, the less the quantity that is required, for 

 the reason first, that these conditions insure growth 



