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pounds an acre at the time of seeding. For a 

 seed mixture, a good combination is eight 

 pounds of timothy, eight pounds medium 

 red clover, six pounds alsike clover and four 

 pounds of red top, using the mixture at the 

 rate of 12 pounds an acre. 



The following spring after the grass has 

 reached a height of 2 or 3 inches a top dress- 

 ing of 250 to 300 pounds of the following 

 mixture is advisably used: 1,000 pounds ni- 

 trate of soda, 500 pounds ground bone, 200 

 pounds acid phosphate and 300 pounds muri- 

 ate of potash. 



About a week after cutting the first crop, 

 about 150 pounds of this last mixture are 

 used to encourage a second growth, thereby 

 giving two cuttings a year. The last men- 

 tioned spring and supplementary applica- 

 tions may be given each year as long as there 

 is a good stand of grass. Probably after 

 three years it would be better to plow up and 

 either reseed or plant to other crops. Relim- 

 ing would generally take place only every 

 fifth year. 



