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states is too well founded. Some improvement in the 

 treatment of such lands is required, and one most im- 

 portant line of experiment, it seems to me, will be 

 found in the use of a much larger number of species of 

 the grasses, together with such other forage plants as 

 have been found to add to the richness of pastures, and 



j to their fattening qualities for stock. Professor Low 



; recommends the following : 



Fourth Mixture for Permanent Pasture. 



Pounds. 



Meadow Foxtail 3| 



Orchard Grass, i 



Timothy, 5 



Rough-stalked Meadow Grass, . | 

 Meadow Fescue, 2 



Pounds. 



Perennial Rye Grass, 12 



Red Clover, 5 



White Clover, 5 



Black Medic 2 



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This would give twelve million seven hundred and 

 fifty-seven thousand seeds to the acre ; a much less 

 number than those recommended in the foregoing mix- 

 tures, but still a very liberal seeding, provided the seed 

 is sound and good. I should prefer to add considera- 

 bly to the quantity of orchard grass, somewhat to the 

 rough-stalked meadow, and two or three pounds of 

 June or Kentucky blue grass. A still larger number of 

 species would be desirable ; and the tall oat grass, hard 

 fescue, and a small quantity of sweet-scented vernal, 

 would be an improvement. 



A mixture is sometimes wanted for pastures that are 

 much shaded with trees ; and in such cases those spe- 

 cies should be selected which do well in such situations, 

 blossom at different seasons, so as to give a succession 

 of forage, and possess, at the same time, the requisite 

 amount of nutritive elements. I would suggest the 

 following as the 

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