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great enemies to the meadow, and when they prevail to any 

 extent it is best to use the meadow as a pasture, and sow 

 another meadow somewhere else. 



A top dressing of superphosphate, or of stable manure 

 every fall, after a crop of hay is taken off, will also do 

 much to keep down noxious weeds and grasses. The farmer 

 should always bear in mind that meadows require to be 

 regularly fed. It is too much to expect that they will 

 grow heavy crops of hay year after year, without exhausting 

 the elements in the soil which go to make hay. These 

 elements must be supplied. Restitution must be made if 

 the farmer expects to have luxuriant and profitable mea- 

 dows. The best rule to adopt is, never to take off a crop 

 of hay without making a liberal application of manure. 



The following is the table referred to in this chapter. 



