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stronger ami moistcr soils, where bay iiiclutling clover is 

 desired. 



White Cloccr. — This well-known plant is not often in- 

 clnded in mixtures of seeds for mowings. Its creeping habit 

 of growth renders it rather iinsuited to this use. It is, bow- 

 ever, of much value in all permanent mowings, into which it 

 comes naturally if the soils arc adapted to it, and if the min- 

 eral elements of plant food arc abundantly sup[)lied. In 

 such mowings it contributes largely to the product both in 

 quantity and in quality. It is, moreover, the most valuable 

 of the clovers for bees. 



Varying Mixtures of Seeds for Different Purposes. 



In the first article on this subject three mixtures of seeds 

 were given, and the conditions under which each should be 

 used were briefly discussed. It was stated in that article 

 that two of these seed mixtures were under careful compari- 

 son at the Experiment Station in Amherst. 



The first of these mixtures, spoken of as the timothy 

 mixture, was as follows : — 



Per acre : — Pounds. 



Timuthy, 18 



Recltop, ......... 8 



Mammoth clover, ....... 5 



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



The second mixture, spoken of as the fescue mixture, was 

 as follows : — 



Per acre : — Pounds. 



Timothy, (3 



Recltop, 8 



Kentucky blue-yrass, 4 



Meadow fescue, 6 



Tall fescue, ........ 4 



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



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



These mixtures are under comparison upon a strong, 

 retentive loam, under liberal use of manure and fertilizers. 

 The seeds were sown in August, 1902. The crops in 1904 



