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rather than the common red clover, as the former matures 

 more nearly at the same time with timothy and red- top. 

 Most of the soils upon the college farm are retentive of 

 moisture, and on these soils some alsike clover is invari- 

 al)ly included in the mixture. Alsike is finer than the red 

 and mannnt)tli clovers, and is especially adapted to moist 

 soils. The mixture of seeds which we usually use is as 

 follows : — • 



Founds. 



Timothy, 18 



Ked-top, 8 



Mammoth ckwei-, ........ 5 



Alsike clover, ........ 4 



If a more permanent mowing is desired, it is believed to 

 be best to include other species, for under most conditions 

 timothy does not prove permanent. It gradually gives 

 place to si^ecies which are less valuable for hay, — in the 

 eastern part of the State and on the lighter soil in many 

 cases to sweet vernal, farther inland and on the stronger 

 soils to Kentucky blue-grass. The last, although a splendid 

 pasture grass, produces too little top to prove altogether 

 satisfactory in mowings. There is, it is true, no variety' of 

 hay which sells so readily in most sections as timothy ; but 

 for the reasons stated it seems best to reduce the quantity 

 of timothy, and to introduce species which are more persist- 

 ent in all cases where the mowing is to be permanent. 

 Among such species the fescues promise to prove the most 

 valuable ; and a mixture of seeds in which I have con'sider- 

 al)le confidence f(»r permanent mowings is as follows : — 



Pounds. 



Timothy, 6 



Red-top, 8 



Red clover, ......... 5 



Alsike clover, ........ 4 



Kentucky blue-grass, ....... 4 



Meadow fescue, ........ 6 



Tall fescue, 4 



The two mixtures of seeds which have been given were 

 sown on the exi)eriment station grounds in Andierst in the 



