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combination, with or without a nurse crop. The best 

 season for sowing is the autumn, after the fall rains 

 come and early enough for the grass to get a firm hold 

 upon the soil, before the advent of winter. In cer- 

 tain parts of this area, especially those that lie to the 

 northward, red and alsike clovers may supplement these 

 grasses, but toward the Gulf the conditions are not 

 highly favorable to the growth of these. When these 

 grasses are sown alone 28 pounds of orchard grass 

 should suffice per acre; 24 pounds of tall oat grass; 

 28 pounds of redtog and 12 pounds of timothy. For 

 temporary pastures, orchard grass shoufd probably be 

 given the first place and for temporary meadows tall 

 oat grass; but for those more permanent in character, 

 redtop would probably be more valuable; in portions 

 of Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee, timothy should 

 be given first place. In combination, orchard and 

 tall oat grasses grow well together, using 14 pounds 

 of seed of the former per acre and 12 pounds of the 

 latter. White clover or Japan clover (Lespcdeza 

 striata) usually comes into these pastures when not 

 broken for two or three years. If red clover is sown 

 with orchard and redtop grasses, not more than 4 to 

 6 pounds of the seed will be required and some re- 

 duction may be made in the amounts of the seed sown 

 of these respective grasses. 



Southward tall oat grass and rescue grass will give 

 the best probable results among grasses and Japan 

 clover among clovers. Rescue grass is an annual and 

 when sowing it for pasture or to provide hay use 30 

 pounds of seed. When Japan clover is sown alone 



