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i»y cultliug now sitiI, harrow in j^, and \>\ tin- aj»- 

 plieatiou of plant-food, or to mow it for on*' oi 

 two years and tlu'ii plow and nse the land for 

 otliiM* crops, an' (jurslions wliich must hr au- 

 swt'H'*! l>y tlio condition of the meadow and tlu' 

 cliara<'tcr of the I'otation. Thcro is one inva- 

 riable rule to be ft)llowed, — if the meadow fails to 

 return two tons of lield-dried hay to the a»'re, 

 plow it up ; and when the old plants are suh- 

 du-'d antl the soil put in i<leal condition, ami 

 when the causes which prevented full success with 

 the old meadow are fully considereil, <'ast in the 

 new seed with understanding, trusting that fuller 

 success will he reached. 



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lillJ. With i)ermanent meadows many new 

 problems are presented. Many fields are of such 

 a I'haracter as to preclude a rotation of crops. 

 In such cases the problem is presente<l of con- 

 tinu'd liberal pro(hiction without plowing. Low 

 lands, or those whicli are wholly or in part over- 

 (lowed for brief periods, constitute the larger 

 part of our pernument meadows. These low 

 latids are tiie li«)me of many natural grasses 

 which do not thrive on the uplan<ls ; and some 

 of the cultivat'«d upland gi'asses and the clovers 

 are not at their best when grv)wn in wettibh 

 soils. 



