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Slimmer of 1902, inidcr conditions wliicli make comparison 

 of the results for the first year ])ossible. The mixture in- 

 cluding the larger amount of timothy gave a yield in two 

 crops at the rate of about 5 tons to the acre, while the mix- 

 ture including the fescues gave a ^deld at the rate of about 

 41/4 tons per acre. The timothy mixture is in the first year 

 clearly superior t(i the other ; but it is expected that the 

 fescue mixture will maintain its quality better, since the 

 fescues, which have underground stems similar to those of 

 witch grass, are not likely to be displaced by Kentucky 

 blue-grass to the same extent as the timothy. 



On soils which incline to be light, orchard grass proves 

 to be one of the most valuable and persistent grasses, and 

 the following mixture of seeds is recommended : — 



Pounds. 



Orchard grass, ........ 15 



Tall oat grass, 5 



Italian rye grass, 3 



Perennial rye grass, ....... 3 



Awnless brome grass, ....... 5 



Red clover, 6 



White clover, 2 



The number of seed mixtures, each of which under some 

 circumstances may prove adapted to the situation, might be 

 almost indefinitely extended, but space forbids further dis- 

 cussion of this branch of the subject: — 



Methods of Seeding. 

 The three principal methods of seeding land to grass 

 which will be discussed in this article are : first, spring 

 seeding with a nurse crop ; second, late summer or fall 

 seeding; third, seeding in corn. • 



Spring Seeding with a Nurse Crop. 

 This system of seeding land to grass is, according to the 

 writer's observation, still one of the most common followed 

 by our farmers. It is of course oftentimes attended with 

 satisfactory results. Grass can usually be depended upon 

 to make a good start if sown early in spring with a suitable 



