horses than when mixed with clover and usually brings a higher price 

 on the market. 



Seeding 



Timothy is usually seeded with winter wheat or rye early in the fall. 

 The earlier it can be sown the less is the danger from winter-killing. 

 When mixed with clover, the timothy should be sown in the fall and 

 the clover early in the spring. 



Without a Nurse Crop 



To insure a good stand the ground should be plowed in the fall and 

 subsequently cultivated from time to time to insure the destruction of 

 weeds and seeded without a nurse crop. 



The seed can be sown the last of July, in August or as late as the first 

 of September. Just before the ground freezes it should have a thin 

 coat of manure, for the purpose of protecting the roots during the winter 

 and furnishing a rich mulch during the coming season. Fifteen pounds 

 of good clean seed is sufficient to sow an acre. If clover is to be sown 

 in the spring with the timothy, eight or ten pounds is enough, and six or 

 seven pounds of clover. It is a mistake not to harrow timothy after it is 

 sown. The seed-bed should be made mellow, free from lumps and the 

 seed sufficiently covered with moist earth to insure rapid germination. 

 After the seed has been sown and lightly harrowed or brushed, it is a 

 good plan to roll with a corrugated roller. The roller not only crushes 

 any surface lumps that may exist, but it packs the soil around the seed. 



Kentucky Blue Grass (Often Called June Grass) 



This grass grows more generally over the United States than timothy. 

 It stands first as a pasture grass just as timothy ranks first for hay. 

 Blue grass is a hardy perennial. If left undisturbed, it does not die ; but 

 on the contrary, thickens and finally drives out all other grasses and 

 weeds. It makes a very desirable sod for yards and a splendid pasture 

 for stock. 



Soil 



It thrives best on limestone lands, but not well on sandy soils, espe- 

 cially if the season is dry. This is due to the fact that the roots do not 

 grow deep. While it will dry out during a time of drouth, and have the 

 appearance of being dead, it revives very quickly after a rain. It is the 

 earliest green grass in the spring and the latest in the fall. 



Seeding 



It can be sown with a nurse crop either in the fall or spring or alone 

 at almost any season of the year. The most serious obstacle to overcome 

 in making a good stand is to secure good seed. Twenty-five or thirty 



