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rich land, whether upland or lowland, will produce it, if 

 proper attention is given. Wherever calcareous loam ex- 

 ists it can be profitably put to timothy. It will not grow to 

 any extent at a greater elevation than four thousand feet 

 above the sea, but on any less height there is no grass capa- 

 ble of greater diffusion. 



In order to secure a stand of timothy, the following sim- 

 ple rules may be adopted : 



1. Be sure of your seed by testing them before sowing. 



2. Put plenty of seed on the ground; if too thin, it will 

 require time to turf over, if too thick, it will quickly ad- 

 just itself. 



3. Sow early enough to enable the seed to get a foothold 

 before winter sets in. Late fall and winter sowings are al- 

 ways precarious. September is best, if there is no drought, 

 otherwise wait for a " season." 



4. Unlike other grasses, timothy will not admit of pas- 

 turage. The nipping of stock will destroy the bulbs. 



5. NEVER CUT THE SWARD BELOW THE FIRST JOINT. 



6. Be sure to have the ground well pulverized. 



It is necessary to impress one idea that has already 

 been stated. Do not allow the timothy to stand longer than 

 the time that the yellow spot appears near the first joint, as 

 it will from that time ripen very rapidly, and be worthless. 

 General Harding, before the Farmers' Club, called atten- 

 tion to the fact, that the greatest enemy of timothy is blue- 

 grass. If stock is allowed to pass from a blue- grass pasture, 

 at will, to a meadow of timothy, they will quickly sow the 

 meadow in blue-grass, and the latter will, in a short time, 

 supersede the former. In the meeting above alluded to, 

 timothy being the subject of discussion, Gen. Harding being 

 called on for his views, said "he had had considerable expe- 

 rience with timothy. He regarded timothy the most valua- 

 ble of all the grasses for hay, and more especially for hay 

 that must be handled or shipped or baled. He had tried 

 several varieties. Beiore the introduction of blue-grass our 

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