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the best tivaliiuMii. On it>rl;iiintMl l)<>i;ii:y lands 

 which have l)eeii ciiltivatt'd Umg enougli to 

 »Ma«li('att> wild j)lants, th<> soil is so li«j:ht that 

 plowiiii; may !)•' uniuM'cssary. Hero a little 

 scarifying of th«» surfa<M^ and frt'<|n*'nt use of the 

 lojlci- will likely irivc hcst results. 



i>()!>. A good pasture may also he secured hy 

 less exi)ensive ])reparation, if more time is taken. 



When roUiiiLr land has 1 n de\i.ted to the pr<'- 



duction of cereals and hay until the .^oil fails t(» 

 produce satisfa<*tory croj>s, it is often wise to 

 al)andon the uni)rolital>le rotation and to devott^ 

 the land to ]>ernian<'nt pasturage ; hut few per- 

 sons are willing to s})end as nuich time and 

 niont'V as will ln« necessary to secure a good 

 pasture at once. In that ease, sow a liheral 

 i|uantity of pasture seeds in a crop of thinly 

 seeded wheat, rye, harley or buckwheat, the land 

 haviiiLT Iteeii fitted t'oi" the cereals with extra 

 can', and jtlant-food added hy a lihei-ai a|>pliea- 

 tion of fertilizers or manure. 



^510. Since the juusture is not to he plowed 

 aft«»r it is once seeded, it is necessary to prepare 

 the entire soil .so perf«»etly that it will form a 

 <'omforta)>le home and provide nourishment for 

 the plants for many years. If the land is poor, 

 fertility should i)e applied. liut pn»pare the 

 land as )»est we may, it will not he nuiny years 

 before much of th*- •• •' lily available plant-fo.-d 



