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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



July 



SEEDING WITH RYE IKT SUMMER. 



We were recently, in conversation with P. G. 

 Bauder, Esq., of Winnebago Co., frequently men- 

 tioned in our columns as a breeder of Cotswold and 

 other sheep. The talk turned upon the subject of 

 seeding for pasture, lie is a strong advocate of 

 seeding with rye, and gave the following as, in his 

 experience, the best method. 



Plough in any of the summer months, mix 

 Timothy and clover, half and half, ten quarts to 

 the acre ; rye one and one-half bushels ; harrow 

 all in well and roll with heavy roller. 



In a few weeks the rye will completely coTer 

 the ground, affording the best of summer and fall 

 feed for either sheep or cattle. The soil has been 

 made so compact with the roller that the tramping 

 of the stock does no injury to the Timothy or clo- 

 ver roots. The rye, if properly fed down, does 

 not seed, and will live for about three years. The 

 grass and clover continually thriving form a good 

 sod, even in sandy soil, making of itself a com- 

 plete pasture by this time. 



His success in this way has always been good. 

 He has never lost a seeding from drouth, which 

 he considers the great cause of failure in seeding 

 w^ith oats or other crops in spring, or even with 

 fall grains, that are removed at harvest time, ex- 

 posing the tender grass ])lant3 to the scorching 

 sun of summer. From the experience of Mr. B. 

 and others mentioned by him, we can confidently 

 recommend this method of seeding to all our 

 Northern farmers. Especially must it prove val- 

 uable when, from any cause, there is a necessity 

 for a sudden increase of pasture. A few weeks 

 serve to furnish sufficient and reliable feed. — Prai- 

 rie Farmer. 



SEEDS— QUANTITY TO BE SOWN, &c. 



The following estimate of the quantities of dif- 

 ferent kinds of garden seeds required to produce 

 a certain number of plants, or to plant a certain 

 quantity of ground, is copied from an agricultural 

 exchange : 



Asparagus. — One ounce will produce about 

 1000 plants, and requires a seed bed about twelve 

 square feet. 



Asparagus Boots. — 1000 roots will plant a bed 

 four feet wide, and from 200 to 250 feet long, ac- 

 cording to the distance apart the plants are placed 

 in the row. 



Beans. — Engli.'<h Dico.rf. — One quart of seed 

 will plant from 100 to 150 feet of row, according 

 as the sorts may be early or late. 



Beans. — Freiich Dwarf. — One quart will be suf- 

 ficient for about ■iHO hills, and the same quantity 

 •will plant from 250 to 300 feet of row. 



Beans. — Pole. — One quart of Lima, White 

 Dutch or Scarlet Runners, will plant about 300 

 hills, or 250 feet of row. 



Beefs. — When sown as gardeners generally sow 

 it, it requires at the rate of ten pounds to an acre ; 

 one ounce will suffice for about 150 feet of row. 



Broccoli. — One ounce will produce from 2500 to 

 3000 plants, and require a seed bed of about forty 

 square feet. 



Brussels Sprouts. — The same as Broccoli. 



Cabbage. — Early sorts the same as Broccoli : ihe 

 late and Savoy sorts will require a seel b r' 

 ab'-ut sixty souare feet. 



CauUJioiver. — The same as the later sorts of cab- 

 bage. 



Carrol. — Three to four pounds are required to 

 an acre, and one ounce will sow about 200 feet of 

 row. 



Celery. — One ounce of seed will produce about 

 7000 or 8000 plants, and require a seed bed of 

 about eighty square feet. 



Cucumber. — One ounce of seed will be required 

 for about 150 hills. 



Curled Cress. — One ounce of seed will sow a bed 

 containing sixteen square feet. 



Egg Plant. — One ounce, if properly managed in 

 the seed bed, will produce from 2500 to 3500 

 plants. 



Kale. — The same as Broccoli. 



Endive. — One ounce will produce about 3,500 

 plants and require a seed bed about eighty square 

 feet. 



Leel: — One ounce produces about 2000 or 2500 

 plants, and requires about GO square feet of seed 

 bed. 



Lettuce. — One ounce will require a seed bed of 

 about 120 square feet, and will produce 6000 or 

 7000 plants. 



Melon. — One ounce will be quite sufiicient for 

 about 120 hills. 



Nasturtium. — One ounce will sow 25 feet of row. 



Onion. — From four to five pounds are required 

 for an acre, when raised for the bulbs ; one ounce 

 will sow about 200 feet of row. 



OAra. — One ounce will sow about 200 feet of 

 row. 



Parsley. — Six or seven pounds are required to 

 the acre ; one ounce will sow about 200 feet of 

 row. 



Parsnip. — From five to six pounds are general- 

 ly sown per acre ; an ounce will sow about 250 

 feet of row. 



Peppers. — One ounce will produce about 2000 

 or 2500 plants. 



Peas. — From one to two bushels are required to 

 an acre ; one quart of the smaller sorts will sow' 

 about 1 20 feet of row, and of the larger sorts one 

 quart will sow about 200 feet of row. 



Pumpkin. — One quart of the common field sorts 

 will plant from 500 to GOO hills, and, of the finer 

 garden sorts, one ounce will plant, about fifty hills. 



Eadi.'ih. — From twelve to fourteen pounds of 

 the early spring sorts are required to an acre, if 

 sown broadcast ; but half that quantity is sufficient 

 if sown in drills. Of the later sorts five pounds 

 to the acre, in drills, are sufficient. One ounce 

 will sow about one hundred square feet. 



Salsify. — From five to six pounds are generally 

 allowed to an acre. One ounce will sow about 

 150 feet of row. 



Spinach. — Cultivated in drill, from seven to 

 eight pounds to the acre are sufficient ; if .sown 

 broadcast, double that quantity. One ounce will 

 sow about 200 feet of row. 



Sqn.ask. — One ounce will plant from fifty to 

 eiglity hills, according to the sorts and size. 



Tomato. — One ounce will produce about 2000 

 or 3000 ])l;nns, and require a seed bed of ahout 



