SODS FOR PASTURES 



Hunt recommends the following as a basis, to 

 be modified to suit varying conditions : 



Timothy 15 pounds 



Kentucky blue-grass 10 pounds 



Meadow fescue 2 pounds 



Red clover 4 pounds 



Alsike clover 3 pounds 



White clover 2 pounds 



The Cornell station recommends the following 

 for good land : 



Timothy 8 to 12 pounds 



Kentucky blue-grass 4 pounds 



Meadow fescue 1 to 4 pounds 



Orchard grass 1 to 4 pounds 



Red clover 6 pounds 



Alsike clover 3 pounds 



White clover 1 to 2 pounds 



For poor lands it recommends this mixture : 



Timothy 8 to 12 pounds 



Red-top 4 pounds 



Canadian blue-grass . 4 pounds 



Red clover 6 pounds 



Alsike clover 3 pounds 



White clover 1 pound 



Zinn, of West Virginia, recommends the follow- 

 ing mixture for permanent pasture : 



Timothy 4 pounds 



Red-top 4 pounds 



Orchard grass 4 pounds 



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