In either of the above fertilizer combinations containing tankage. 

 it will be best to apply the slag meal by itself, for if this be mixed 

 with tankage, the free lime which it contains will cause a loss of am- 

 monia. The other materials advised under A and B should be 

 mixed together before application. All the materials advised under 

 C should be mixed before application. The best results will usually 

 be obtained by spreading all these fertilizers on the rough furrow 

 and working them in thoroughly with the disk or other deep working 

 harrows. The nitrate of soda, it is true, does not require deep woik- 

 ing in, and it is most safely used if spread only a short time before 

 seeding, while the other materials will prove the most useful if they 

 can be put on a few weeks before the seed is sown. It is doubtful, 

 however, whether enough will be gained in the direction of greater 

 effectiveness of the nitrate to pay the extra cost of separate applica- 

 tion. 



Where the land is seeded in the summer or fall with fertilizer as 

 advised, it will not infrequently be found profitable to apply some 

 nitrate of soda the following spring. Whether or not such applica- 

 tion will prove profitable must be determined by the appearance of 

 the grass at that time. If it shows comparatively light foilage and a 

 moderate or feeble growth, a dressing of nitrate will be profitable, 

 and to facilitate its distribution, it is advised that it be mixed with 

 about double its weight of basig slag meal. 



Time and Method of Seeding. 

 There is no season of the year, not even excepting winter, which 

 has not been advocated by some one as the best season for seeding to 

 grass, and indeed each season has its advantages. The limits of 

 this circular will not permit a full discussion of the subject. The 

 writer is convinced that on all soils fairly retentive of moisture and in 

 seasons not characterized by very unusual drought, the best results 

 in seeding to mixed grass and clover will be obtained if the seed is 

 put into the ground during dog days, and on farms where corn is 

 cultivated, he strongly recommends seeding in the standing corn. 

 The cultivation of the corn must of course be level. Just previous to 

 seeding, the spiked-toothed cultivator should be used, working as 

 close to the hills or rows as possible. The seed should be sown 

 when the corn is about waist high. Much care should be taken to 

 distribute the seed evenly, and it seems best in most cases to walk 

 between every pair of rows aiming to cast the seed about three rows 

 wide, but of course in very small quantity. By sowing in this way a 



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