taken to distribute tiie 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. I^y sowing 

 in this way a 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 either 

 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 al- 

 Fall most any time between the middle of August and 



Seeding. 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 September. 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 im- 

 possible, as harrowing the ground would uproot 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 pelt- 

 ing rains of dog days moreover will help to bury the 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. 



