very even distribution of the seed may be secured. In showery 

 weather, seed sown in this way will not need covering. 



Grass and clover sown in the early spring usually 

 Spring start well, but there is much risk of damage to the 



Seeding. young plants during the hot dry weather which is 

 likely to prevail in midsummer. If sown alone in 

 the spring, there is likely in most fields to be a rank growth of weeds 

 spring up with the grasses and clovers. In most cases, therefore, a 

 nurse crop (most frequently oats) is put in with the clover. In eith- 

 er case, the ranker and more rapidly growing weeds or grains make 

 heavy drafts on the moisture of the soil, and when these are cut, the 

 exposure of the young and tender grass and clover plants, up to that 

 time shaded by the taller growth, to the full glare of the summer sun 

 often seriously injures them. Principally for this reason the writer 

 is not in favor of spring seeding. Good results may be obtained by 

 seeding at almost any time between the middle of August and the 

 first of October, provided the soil is well drained and the lay of the 

 land such that water will not stand upon it during the winter. 

 Clovers may be sown with grass seeds up to about the loth of Sep- 

 tember. If put in later than that they are not likely to make enough 

 growth to become sufficiently well rooted to go through the winter 

 safely. If the date of seeding must be late and clover in the mowing 

 is desired, it is common to withhold the clover seed until the following 

 spring, at which time, of course, the soil is somewhat compacted and 

 covering the seed is impossible, as harrowing the ground would up- 

 root the young grass plants. Clover sown in this way will, in some 

 seasons, germinate well and make a good growth, but this method of 

 seeding is attended by a great deal of risk of failure and at best the 

 crop the first season where this method is followed will contain 

 but little clover. In fall seeding, it is customary to sow the grasses 

 and clovers without a nurse crop. 



Shallow covering only is essential, and in case of 

 Covering summer seeding in the corn, no covering at all is 

 the Seed. needed in many cases, as the shade of the corn keeps 

 the surface of the ground moist. The heavy pelting 

 rains of dog days moreover will help to bury the scattered seeds. In 

 all other cases, the weeder, or the familiar home-made brush, will in 

 most cases be the best implement for covering the seed, these imple- 

 ments to be followed in most cases by the roller, which will make the 

 surface smooth and sufficiently compact so that moisture will rise to 

 the surface. 



