FrOCEEDIA'GS of TTfK FARMERS' ([LUH. <j47 



grass lands of Kentucky. I had genuine Kentucky hhie grass on 

 my place here this year quite as luxuriant as any I ever saw in my 

 native State, Central Indiana will some day be as famous for blue 

 grass and fine cattle as central Kentucky. 



Mr. Elias Vaughan, of Wyalusing, Pa.,_ is quite sure tliat the soil 

 of his section, a clay loam, underlaid with a strata of lime rock, is 

 naturally adapted to grazing purposes, and he thinks the blue grass 

 would succeed especially w^ell. '' Pray, gentlemen, where can I get 

 the seed?-' 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — In any of the city seed stores ; but he would 

 find it safer to go to some honest farmer. I urge this caution, because 

 it is well known that a large percentage of the blue grass seed sold 

 in New York is worthless. A friend of mine paid nine dollars per 

 bushel for some, a year or so ago, and none of it ever sprouted. 



Mr. J. Jj. Lyman. — There are quantities for sale in Lexington. 

 The Regent of the University of Kentucky, John R. Bowman, 

 would pay regard to a letter of inquiry on the sul)ject ; he is not a 

 dealer, but is a good practical farmer, and would not send an inquirer 

 to a man who sells bad seed. As to Mr. Kennedj^'s statement I will 

 add a word. The limestone of central Kentucky contains phosphate 

 as well as carbonate and sulphate of lime. This is the reason why 

 she beats Indiana and the rest of mankind with her blue grass. 



Plowing Undek (;loveu. 



Mr. E. Powers of Home, Iowa, desired to be informed "whetlier 

 it is best to plow under the first crop of clover for manure, or let it 

 remain on the ground until the second crop is ready? " 



Mr. A. S. Fuller. — The first crop, I should say, and just before the 

 seed is ripe. 



Mr. John Crane. — The second crop, I should say, as there are more 

 roots ; and especially the second crop if he wants to seed the ground, 

 as there is not much seed in the first crop. 



Dr. E. W. Sylvester. — Undoubtedly the best plan is to plow in the 

 first crop when just past blossoming. It then has a chance to become 

 well decayed before the ground freezes. 



Mr, J. W. Gregory. — My practice was to cut the first croj) off and 

 cure it for hay, and plow in the second aTid sow fall wheat on it, 

 during the winter giving a good to[) dressing of barn-yard manure: 

 and if the early growth was very rank in the sjn'ing, to turn (jn sheep, 

 or iiarrow and I'oll it. This we called wheat on clover lev, and it 



