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of leaves will soon germinate, but the rootlets, being unable to 

 burrow in the soil, will quickly parch up and die. If the land is 

 thickly covered with trees it will not thrive well, therefore it is 

 necessary the timber should be thinned out. Leave the tallest 

 trees that are really the more valuable, taking off the low, bushy 

 kinds that make too much shade. It is ar admitted fact that blue- 

 grass does better in partial shade than where there is none. It does 

 not endure a drought as well as some other grasses, and, conse- 

 quently, some degree of shade is essential to protect it from the 

 scorching rays of midsummer. 



So many seasons have been recommended as the proper time of 

 sowing, that it may be said each one, under favorable circumstances, 

 is a good time. One Kentucky farmer says : "Anytime in the 

 winter, when snow is on the ground, sow broadcast from three 

 to four quarts of seed to the acre. With the spring the seeds 

 germinate, and are very fine and delicate in the sprouts. No 

 stock should be allowed for the first year, nor until the grass 

 seeds in June for the first time the second year. The best plan 

 is to turn on the stock when the seeds ripen in June. Graze off 

 the grass, then allow the fall growth and graze all winter, taking 

 care never to feed the grass closely at any time." 



Another authority says: "Follow nature and obey her dictates. 

 The seeds ripen in June, and are scattered by the winds and rains 

 as soon as ripe, therefore sow the seeds as soon as they can be 

 gathered." 



This plan might be a proper one in a colder or moister climate 

 than ours, but here it would result in the grass being often dried 

 up by the droughts that are almost invariable in the latter part of 

 summer. 



Many sow, as stated in the above quotation, on winter snows,, 

 and that is a very good plan, but care should be observed to have 

 the ground free from leaves before the snow falls. 



There are others who sow in the latter part of February or the 

 first of March, and this sometimes does as well as any, provided 

 time is given for the grass to get sufficient hold to resist the wither- 

 ing effects of the summer's drought. The main eare to be taken 

 is to get the grass large enough to live through freezing or dry 

 weather. It will resist the effects of frost better than heat, how- 



