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Problems 



1. How much would the hay from our five-acre field 

 bring if placed on the market at the prevailing price ? 



2. Ascertain how much stable manure should be 

 spread upon our meadow as a top dressing after the hay 

 is cut. 



3. Write a list of the different grasses and legumes 

 used as hay. 



LESSON XCI 



PASTURES 



Pastures need attention. While we are working 

 with meadows and hay we shall try to learn something 

 about pastures. It is well known that the ordinary pas- 

 ture throughout the country receives very little atten- 

 tion and is of little value when compared with other 

 farm lands. With proper seeding and care the pasture 

 might be made as valuable as any other part of the 

 farm. Mr. McClennan, of the New York States Col- 

 lege farm, states that in several of the European coun- 

 tries land valued at from $2,000 to $3,000 per acre has 

 been kept in pasture for generations and at a profit, be- 

 cause it is intelligently seeded and properly treated. It 

 is entirely practical to re-seed pastures with any kind of 

 grass desired without breaking up the soil or injuring 

 the sod. 



Grasses for pasture. Good pasture land should be 

 seeded with such variety of grasses as will supply plenty 



