180 THE GRASSES OF TENNESSEE. 



MIXTURE FOR PERMANENT PASTURE. 



Orchard Grass flowers in May and June 4 Iba. 



Sweet Scented Vernal flowers in April and May 2 " 



Sheep Fescue flowers in May and June 4 " 



Herds Grass flowers in June and July 4 " 



Blue Grass flowers in May and June 8 " 



Italian Rye Grass flowers in June 4 ' 



Red Clover flowers in May and June 6 " 



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This mixture is enough for one acre of ground and none 

 too much. Remember the old adage : "He that sows spar- 

 ingly shall reap sparingly." It is better to sow too much 

 seed than too little. If too much the weaker sprigs will die 

 and the grass will soon accommodate itself to the capacity of 

 the soil, but if too little is sown, it will require years for the 

 pasture to be sodded, and the owner will be lying out of the 

 use of so much soil during all that time. The wisdom of 

 this mixture is seen at a glance by examining its several 

 constituents. The blue grass, orchard grass, fescue, vernal 

 and rye grass will be permanent. The clover takes posses- 

 sion first and affords for two years an immediate pasture or 

 meadow, as may be desired. By the time the clover gives 

 out, the grasses have a fine foothold. In the Northern 

 States farmers invariably mix white clover with their seeds, 

 but iu Tennessee this is unneceesary, as that valuable forage 

 plant comes up as it were spontaneously every where. And, 

 though many farmers are prejudiced against white clover, 

 no more valuable native forage plant exists in Tennessee. 



Now, once more, let it be urged on the farmers of Ten- 

 nessee to look into this matter of pastures, and provide 

 themselves with this highly important adjunct to every farm. 

 No home is complete without pastures, and yet there are 

 many who will depend either upon the fortuitous wild grasses 

 for grazing, or feed from the crib, their stock all through 

 the year. With a rich Blue Grass lot, no stock need be fed, 

 except while |t work, and, indeed, it is sometimes the case 



