MIXED GRASSES. 



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This is my favorite mixture for either mowing lands or pasture, 

 whether sown in the fall or spring; to which is added, and sown in the 

 spring always as it is rather tender if sown in the fall in this latitude 

 ten pounds of Red or Mammoth Clover, which is also known under 

 the different names of Peavine Clover, Broad Leaved Clover, and in 

 England as Cow Grass. This variety is a great improvement on the 

 ordinary Red Clover, and I would always advise it to be sown, for the 

 best results. Another reason why it should always be sown separ- 

 ately is that its great weight makes it difficult to be kept properly 

 mixed with the lighter grass seeds, and it is therefore better to sow it 



BED TOP GRASS. 



ITALIAN EYE GBASS. 



alone in the usual way, over the grass seed, brush harrowing after 

 sowing, and then rolling. This mixture as here given is much more 

 expensive than that commonly used for seeding down either for hay 

 or for pasture, the first cost being four or five times as much as that 

 of the ordinary mixture. Thus far I have used the best grade 

 of seed, costing from $20 to $25 per acre, but I am so well satisfied 

 of its superiority, that if it cost me one-third more, I would still con- 

 tinue to use it, because it must be remembered that this investment 

 is not for one year only, but if the land is properly treated there is no 



