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EEGARD TO HABIT OF GROWTH. 



Permanent Lawn Pastures. 



Pounds. 



Meadow Foxtail 3 



Sweet-scented Vernal, 2 



Orchard Grass, 3 



Hard Fescue, . , 2 



Sheep's Fescue, 2 



Meadow Fescue, 2 



Italian Rye Grass, 3 



Perennial Rye Grass, 4 



Timothy, 3 



Pounds. 



Redtop, 3 



June Grass, 4 



Rough-stalked Meadow, 3 



Yellow Oat Grass, 1 



Red Clover, 2 



Perennial Red Clover 2 



White Clover, 4 



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In all such mixtures, the early spring and the late 

 autumn growth, as well as the general luxuriance of 

 the summer herbage, are to be regarded. Grasses, 

 therefore, which are characterized by their early and 

 late growth, become of great value and importance in 

 the mixture, even though their nutritive qualities are 

 slight, and though they may be comparatively valueless 

 as field grasses to be mown for hay. 



If a larger number of species can be procured with- 

 out too great expense, I would suggest the importance 

 of experimenting with a still larger number of species, 

 and smaller quantities of each ; such, for instance as the 

 following : 



Pounds. 



Tall Oat Grass, 1 



Tall Fescue. 1| 



Meadow Fescue, 1 j 



Meadow Foxtail, 1 



Orchard Grass, 2 



Hard Fescue, 1 



Sheep's Fescue, 



Quaking Grass, \ 



Comb Grass, 



Pounds. 



Sweet-scented Vernal, 1 



Timothy h 



June Grass, 1 



Redtop, 



Tufted Hair Grass 4 



Red Clover, 5 



White Clover 3 



If the farmer wishes to seed down for only a year or 

 two, and then to break up again, regard should be had 



