PASTrUFS, MF.ADoWS, ANI> KORAUK 1 K«» 



may be to dostroy stuiic of tlic <^rass<>s in a jht- 

 inanont meadow. By tlif vii^oroiis us»* of a 

 sharj)-to<)tli('d Imrrow, iiiiK'li may l»o <lon«' to 

 n»liov»» tli»' "liido-l)ouiid" and iimssy <'oiiditioM, to 

 dt'stmy plants and to aorato tlic soil ('J70, '.W'A). 

 A liirlit <ln'ssing of linio will materially assist in 

 liltt'ratin;; plant-fond and in correcting soil 

 acidity, as in pastures, 



•'{'•. Kimls of grass* s for meadntrs 



.'^Jti. What kind and <iuantity of seed sjiould 

 he sown, is the (juestioii that is asked m<»re 

 fretjinMitly tiian any othei, hecause it is most 

 dirticult to answer, in the i^rass districts of the 

 rnite<l States, tiinotliy or "l»erd's-iri-ass " usually 

 stands first. It is extrem«'ly hardy, lon.ir MnimJ, {> 

 well adaj)tt'd to ^razin«r, and yet attains j^ood 

 size in tiie meadow, and when cut at tiie appro- 

 priate time and not over-eured, it mak<»s supi-rior 

 hay. The seeds are not expensive, and can 

 usually he secure<l without admixture of weed 

 seeds. Timothy, tlien, in most cases, may form 

 file foundation. Six quarts j)ei- acre, mor- 

 less, will sufliee when use<l alone, and it nuiN In- 

 sown at any time from early spring until fall. 



'VJ7. We have seen (312, 31!)) that elover ailds 

 to the longevity and productiveness of the pn.**- 

 tiire or meadow. If the clovers arc use4i, «!>out 



