PASTTRKS. MKADnWs. A\l' K(»K.\<;K iSj 



weaktMird. To |»i('V«'iit till' tail i^rnwtli, mow the 

 pasture, it" thero an» not oiiouirli animals to itr»»- 

 vent til? i^rrass t'lom s«>»Mlin,ir, aM<l l«'av«' tin* cut 

 mat«'rial to shad*' the soil. Aim to jn-t'S^'rvc 

 the living irrass shadf intact. Suhstitntc yonn^ 

 plants for tin* ol<l ones. l'n»vont tho soil from 

 l)»»coininj? a<i<l !»> ii^ht applications of lime juitl 

 l)y harrowinir it. .\iitl, so tar as possil)!*', ox- 

 oivisc timely caic to jucvcnt the jtlants from hc- 

 comiiii^ hun«ri"y ami thirsty. 



."117. IIcji', then, in a nul-shdl, arc the ele- 

 ments of a p)0(l, peiinaneiit )»astui*e : su|>erioi' 

 ))rej>aration of soil, suitahle and alumdant seeds 

 sown in Aug'nst, and liirht pastnrin.ir the lirst 

 season, or, l)etter, mowin;^ the first year ; and 

 appropriate seods and jdant-food nmst he added 

 from time to time, as re(iuired. 



3. Mm (lows 



•\n. Tfm/iontry mnnhnrs 



.'n>. In ^^rain-^^rowin;; districts, the meadow 

 may oi'iuipy from one to three years in a r<»la 

 tion. In dairy districts, meadows are often per- 

 manent. The average yield of hay in the North 

 is little nK>re than one ton per acre, althouirli 

 8ome meadows yield from two to three f.-i;-.. 

 and, in rare cases, fom' tons. The averaL'e 



